NPR

'Sound of Falling' is a labyrinthine tale that's well worth exploring

Sound of Falling weaves together the experiences of four generations of women living in the same rural stretch of northern Germany, and the secrets that have accumulated over that time. This is FRESH ...
collider

'Sound of Falling' Review: This Cannes Opener Is One of the Most Grim Films About the Female Experience I've Ever Seen

Emma Kiely has been with Collider since 2021 and has been Horror Editor since July 2023. Emma has a degree in English and Film from University College Dublin. For a while, due to pandemic-induced ...
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 ...
The New Yorker

The Ghosts of Girlhoods Past in “Sound of Falling”

At the start of the extraordinary German drama “Sound of Falling,” a teen-ager, Erika (Lea Drinda), hobbles down a hall on one leg and a pair of crutches. It takes a second to realize that she has no ...
The New York Times

Why Falling Cats Always Seem to Land on Their Feet

It takes backbone to solve an enigma like the “falling cat” problem. By Taylor Mitchell Brown In 1894, the French physiologist Étienne-Jules Marey tried to resolve a particularly vexing question in ...