The writer-director duo Kata Wéber and Kornél Mundruczó entered in Berlinale's Golden Bear Competition with At the Sea [+see also:
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interview: Kornél Mundruczó
film profile], a European production with a Hollywood-led cast headed by Amy Adams as Laura, a woman returning from rehab to a family, struggling to adjust. On the bright beaches of Cape Cod, walking in flowing robes, she is haunted by memories of a childhood shaped by her genius, patriarchal father and the dance company she inherited from him, a legacy she no longer wants to carry. As the film is anchored in her inner journey, it relies on Adams’ delicate performance, where the emotional labor is engraved in subtle facial shifts. Abstract, musical-like dance sequences pulse with unspoken conflict, transforming tension into movement. In our conversation, Mundruczó reflected on why this film moves beyond conventional drama into something more existential.