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ERA
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Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.
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Gentle Monster
2026 1h 54m DE
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9.0
MASTERPIECE
★9.0TMDB · 4
Drama
Synopsis
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After relocating with her family to the countryside, a renowned pianist uncovers a life-shattering truth that forces her to confront the complexities of love, trust, and deception.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Léa Seydoux
Lucy Weiss
Catherine Deneuve
Eryn
Jella Haase
Elsa Kühn
Laurence Rupp
Philip Weiss
Sylvester Groth
Hermann Kühn
Katharina Lorenz
Maike
Regina Fritsch
Inge Weiss
Raphael Nicholas
Hr. Engel
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Marie Kreutzer
- Writers
- Marie Kreutzer
- Languages
- German, English, French
- Countries
- Austria, Germany, France, Sweden, Singapore, Finland
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Fun facts 🍿
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: German, English, French.
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WORLD
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International production across 6 countries: Austria, Germany, France, Sweden, Singapore, Finland.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Marie Kreutzer, shot by Judith Kaufmann. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Camille. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Ulrike Kofler shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Léa Seydoux and Catherine Deneuve and Jella Haase carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt37020296 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Marie Kreutzer directs. Judith Kaufmann behind the camera. Camille scores. Ulrike Kofler cuts. Produced in Austria, Germany, France, Sweden, Singapore, Finland. Dialogue in German, English, French.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.
- 2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: German, English, French.
- 3International production across 6 countries: Austria, Germany, France, Sweden, Singapore, Finland.
- 4Directed by Marie Kreutzer, shot by Judith Kaufmann. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Camille. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Ulrike Kofler shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Léa Seydoux and Catherine Deneuve and Jella Haase carry the top of the cast.
- 8IMDB entry: tt37020296 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Judith Kaufmann
- Original score
- Camille
- Editing
- Ulrike Kofler
- Costume design
- Monika Buttinger
- Sound
- Gustaf Berger
- Runtime
- 114 min · 1h 54m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- DE
- Certification (US)
- R
Also by
Marie Kreutzer
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Film AG
AT
Komplizen Film
DE
Kazak Productions
FR
- KJ
Kjellson & Wik
SE
Film i Väst
SE
ORF
AT
ZDF
DE
ZDF/Arte
DE
DESMAR
SG
IPR.VC
FI
mk2 Films
FR
Ad Vitam Production
FR
Key crew
- ProducerJohanna Scherz
- EditorUlrike Kofler
- Sound EngineerCarlo Thoss
- Costume DesignMonika Buttinger
- Set DesignerMyrna Wolff
- Co-ProducerMarie Kjellson
- Sound DesignerGustaf Berger
- Art DirectionFrank Herzog
- Unit ManagerHeike Schweiger
- Second Assistant DirectorTobias Joosten
- First Assistant DirectorDaniel M.J. Krause
- Crowd Assistant DirectorCarolin Meyer
- Graphic DesignerEva Hartmann
- Production Sound MixerCarlo Thoss
- Boom OperatorLieven Verbraeken
- First Assistant "B" CameraCamillo Foramitti
- ElectricianSebastián Friedrich
- Steadicam OperatorFabian Meller
- Location ManagerFlorian Leonhardt
- Script SupervisorNina Mayrhofer
- Co-ProducerJonas Dornbach
- Co-ProducerJanine Jackowski
- Co-ProducerJean-Christophe Reymond
- Executive ProducerTimo Argillander
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- countryside
- relocation
- pedophile
- pornographer
- female pianist
- panic attack
- based on magazine, newspaper or article
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2026-09-05· Telluride Film Festival
- Premiere2026-10-05· Mill Valley Film Festival
- Premiere2026-10-11· Hamptons International Film Festival
- Premiere2026-10-20· Chicago International Film Festival / Montclair Film Festival
- Premiere2026-10-12· Heartland Film Festival
- Premiere2026-10-10· Bend Film Festival
- Premiere2026-10-15· Orcas Island Film Festival / Santa Fe International Film Festival
- Premiere2026-10-25· Virginia Film Festival
- Premiere2026-10-16· Middleburg Film Festival
- Premiere2026-10-30· SCAD Savannah Film Festival
Also known as
International titles
- Něžné monstrumCZ
