IndieWire

To Create the Atmosphere in ‘Sound of Falling,’ Mascha Schilinski Asked, ‘What Does a Black Hole Sound Like?’

The German filmmaker tells IndieWire about making her Cannes-winning international Oscar entry, a sprawling portrait of generational family trauma, on location at a farm with child actors tackling ...
NPR

'Sound of Falling' is a hypnotic history of German rural life

The opening line of L.P. Hartley's seminal coming-of-age novel The Go-Between reads, "The past is a foreign country, they do things differently there." That sentiment resonates throughout writer and ...
FilmBook

Sound of Falling Review

Sound of Falling (2025) Film Review, a movie directed by Mascha Schilinski, written by Louise Peter and Mascha Schilinski and starring Hanna Heckt, Lena Urzendowsky, Susanne Wuest, Luise Heyer, Laeni ...
Los Angeles Times

A family’s past and present intermingle in Germany’s eerie, elliptical ‘Sound of Falling’

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. There are ghosts inhabiting “Sound of Falling” — you just need to know where to look for them. German director ...
Variety

‘Sound of Falling’ Review: Shattering, Century-Spanning Tapestry of Female Unrest Shoots Mascha Schilinski Into the Big Leagues

The surprise package of this year's Cannes competition is an astonishingly poised and ambitious second feature from the German writer-director, steeped in sadness and mystery. Intricately braiding the ...