Peter Paul Huth

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Film publicist

Country of origin

Germany

Peter Paul Huth (*1954) studied Sociology, Political Science, English Literature and History in Cologne, Marburg, Hannover and at UC Riverside, California, and Ohio University, Athens. As a free lance critic he wrote about cinema and cultural affairs for the daily Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung and the weekly Deutsches Allgemeines Sonntagsblatt (Hamburg). Since 1987 he has been working in the feature film department of ZDF German Television. Until 2011 he was the responsible editor of the cinema programme „Kennwort Kino“ on ZDF/3sat, as well as the author and co-author of TV portraits of numerous renowned directors. He has been a member of the critics jury in San Sebastián 1985, Huesca 1994, Karlovy Vary 2013.

Articles

Venice 2026 (8)

Peter Paul Huth comments favourably on the 2026 Venice Film Festival awards ceremony, highlighting in particular the Golden Lion winner, “Kvinde Ukendt” (Unknown Woman) by May el-Toukhy, and “Un bon petit soldat” by Stéphane Brizé, which won the award for Best Screenplay and the INTERFILM Jury Prize.

Venice 2026 (7)

Alex Gibney’s documentary *Musk* portrays a ‘hero of capitalism’, whilst Ilya Khrzhanovsky’s *DAU* evokes the victims of Stalinism.

Venice 2026 (6)

Two political films have been attracting attention in the final days of the festival. “Naza”, by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, uses testimonies from members of the Israeli army to document the strategies of the war in Gaza, which target both Hamas and the civilian population. “Ritorno a Buenos Aires”, by Mario Bechis, recalls the torture that took place during the period of military rule in Argentina.

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Florian Zeller’s *Bunker* is a relationship drama starring Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem, whilst *Kvinde Ukendt* (Unknown Woman), the only competition entry at Venice 2026 directed by a woman, tells the story of women’s vulnerability and the unhesitating (everyday) violence directed against them in Denmark shortly after the end of the Second World War.

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Venice 2026 has selected four Italian films for its international competition, including “Succederá questa notte” (It Will Happen Tonight) by Nanni Moretti, “The Echo Chamber” by Andrea Pallaoro and “L’Estranea” (The Spiral) by Paolo Strippoli.

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Paul Scheader’s *The Basics of Philosophy* explores repressed guilt, whilst Cédric Kahn’s *15/18 – A Place to Heal* deals with violence and passion amongst young people in a psychiatric institution.

Venice 2026 (2)

Two films screening at the start of the 2026 Venice Film Festival explore America’s imperial entanglements in the 20th century: “Wild Horse Nine” by Martin McDonagh and “Why Did You Kill People, Mr. Nelson?” by Shinya Tsukamoto.