Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- warm
- candid
- witty
- reflective evening
- friends movie night
What sets it apart
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The film follows five women of different ages whose experiences converge around self-image and social expectations.
Beauty and body image are central subjects, shaping the women’s conflicts with themselves and others.
The ensemble spans different generations and explicitly confronts ageing alongside self-discovery.
The story examines gender roles, parenthood, intimate relationships, and women’s self-perception through five principal female characters.
Films like Wunderschön, and why
Little Women
shared ensemble structure, body image themes, female friendship, and warm dramatic comedy
The Hours
shared interwoven women’s stories, intimate relationships, self-discovery, and social expectations
The Women
shared female-centered ensemble drama, relationship tensions, and candid treatment of gender roles
Movie Details
- Director
- Karoline Herfurth
- Release Date
- 2022-02-03
- Runtime
- 132 min
- Rating
- 7.4 / 10 (131)
Cast
- Karoline Herfurth
- Nora Tschirner
- Martina Gedeck
- Emilia Schüle
- Dilara Aylin Ziem
- Joachim Król
- Friedrich Mücke
- Maximilian Brückner
- Eve Borchardt
- Milo Eisenblätter
Common questions
- What is Wunderschön about?
- Five women across generations navigate body image, intimacy, ageing, and the pressure to become someone else’s ideal.
- What is Wunderschön like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Wunderschön as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Wunderschön violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Wunderschön.
- Which films are like Wunderschön?
- Films with a similar feel include Little Women, The Hours, and The Women.
- How long is Wunderschön?
- Wunderschön runs 132 minutes.
