Best & Worst Films at the 2017 Berlin International Film Festival

by Keith Kimbell, Metacritic Film Editor – February 18, 2017

One of international cinema's most prestigious annual events, the 67th Berlin International Film Festival (commonly known as the Berlinale) wrapped up this weekend, with Hungarian drama On Body and Soul earning the top award from a jury led by director Paul Verhoeven.

Below, we sample the reactions from film critics to that and other notable films premiering at this year's festival (including the upcoming X-Men film Logan, new features from Oren Moverman, Sally Potter, and Agnieszka Holland, and more).

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This story of the turbulent relationship between three generations of women is most notable for its cast. Isabelle Huppert (coming off stunning performances in Elle and Things to Come) and her real-life daughter Lolita Chammah play mother and daughter in what Ed Frankel of The Film Stage calls an “average” drama “anchored by three great performances.” The third of those performances belongs to actress Thémis Pauwels, who plays Chammah’s daughter and “gives the standout performance,” according to Screen Daily’s Lisa Nesselson.

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