“I am trying something totally new.” 1-2 Special has unveiled their official US trailer for the wonderful film Silent Friend, one of my Top 10 films of 2025 from last year’s film festivals. 🌳 Silent Friend is the latest fascinating creation by award-winning Hungarian filmmaker Ildikó Enyedi. It first premiered at the 2025 Venice Film Festival and should’ve won the Golden Lion – most agree, but the jury did not. Silent Friend is set at a university centered around a giant, old ginkgo tree. The film follows three intertwined stories at different time periods, exploring the idea of trees & plants being sentient and interacting with people. In the heart of a botanical garden in a medieval university town in Germany stands a majestic ginkgo tree. This silent witness has observed over a century the quiet rhythms of transformation across three human lives… This stars Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Luna Wedler (who won a Venice award), Enzo Brumm, Sylvester Groth, Martin Wuttke, Johannes Hegemann, Rainer Bock, Marlene Burow, as well as the iconic Léa Seydoux. I fell hard for the film – it’s an instant all-timer favorite, everything about it is magical. So many beautiful shots and interactions with all the plants & trees within… Don’t miss this film when it opens. // Continue Reading ›
No responses yet