Transcendently beautiful family drama Sound Of Falling walks among ghosts

Every detail in Mascha Schilinski's exquisite Sound Of Falling is in service of creating its dreamy yet unnerving atmosphere.

‘Sound of Falling’ Review: A Fortress of Feminine Mysteries

This detour-heavy film moves across time periods to follow girlhood mischief, desire and abuse on a German farm.
FilmBook

SOUND OF FALLING (2025) Movie Trailer 2: Mascha Schilinski’s Story of Four Women from Different Eras

Sound of Falling (2025)’s plot synopsis: “A secluded four-sided farmhouse in the Altmark, Northern Germany. For over a century, the walls have breathed the lives of the people who live here, their ...
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 ...
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 ...