Vivere

Brilliantly weaving the stories of three women on a bleak Christmas Eve, this film makes and then unveils connections between the members of different generations. Sent to fetch a runaway sister who has upset the family holiday, a woman stops to rescue an enigmatic older woman (German screen legend Hannelore Elsner) who’s had a car accident. As they drive away from the scene together, an attraction develops that changes both their destinies. 2007, in German with English subtitles, 93 minutes.