The stories in Phantoms of July unfold across different eras, yet all are set in the East German
town of Sangerhausen, famed for its wild rose gardens. One of the most distinctive voices in
contemporary German cinema, Julian Radlmaier draws on the town’s medieval architecture and
the poetry of Romantic writers to address pressing questions in today’s German society. Within
the film’s mysterious, surreal fabric emerge tales of love, longing, and the pain of separation.
Julian Radlmaier
Julian Radlmaier studied film and art history in Berlin and Paris and worked as an assistant to
director Werner Schroeter. He also translated and edited French philosopher Jacques Rancière’s
writings on cinema. According to Radlmaier, the theatricality of his films is an act of rebellion
against prevailing stylistic norms. He has previously visited Scanorama to present his earlier
films Self-Criticism of a Bourgeois Dog (2017) and Bloodsuckers (2021).
The stories in Phantoms of July unfold across different eras, yet all are set in the East German
town of Sangerhausen, famed for its wild rose gardens. One of the most distinctive voices in
contemporary German cinema, Julian Radlmaier draws on the town’s medieval architecture and
the poetry of Romantic writers to address pressing questions in today’s German society. Within
the film’s mysterious, surreal fabric emerge tales of love, longing, and the pain of separation.
Julian Radlmaier
Julian Radlmaier studied film and art history in Berlin and Paris and worked as an assistant to
director Werner Schroeter. He also translated and edited French philosopher Jacques Rancière’s
writings on cinema. According to Radlmaier, the theatricality of his films is an act of rebellion
against prevailing stylistic norms. He has previously visited Scanorama to present his earlier
films Self-Criticism of a Bourgeois Dog (2017) and Bloodsuckers (2021).
town of Sangerhausen, famed for its wild rose gardens. One of the most distinctive voices in
contemporary German cinema, Julian Radlmaier draws on the town’s medieval architecture and
the poetry of Romantic writers to address pressing questions in today’s German society. Within
the film’s mysterious, surreal fabric emerge tales of love, longing, and the pain of separation.
Julian Radlmaier
Julian Radlmaier studied film and art history in Berlin and Paris and worked as an assistant to
director Werner Schroeter. He also translated and edited French philosopher Jacques Rancière’s
writings on cinema. According to Radlmaier, the theatricality of his films is an act of rebellion
against prevailing stylistic norms. He has previously visited Scanorama to present his earlier
films Self-Criticism of a Bourgeois Dog (2017) and Bloodsuckers (2021).