My Wonderful Wanda

My Wonderful Wanda is a 2020 Swiss comedy drama film directed by Bettina Oberli.^[1] The film was shot in Zürich in 2019.^[2]

My Wonderful Wanda
Directed by	Bettina Oberli
Produced by	Lukas Hobi
Starring	Agnieszka Grochowska Marthe Keller André Jung
Cinematography	Judith Kaufmann
Edited by	Kaya Inan
Music by	Grandbrothers
Release date	15 April 2020 (2020-04-15) (TFF)
Running time	111 minutes
Country	Switzerland
Language	German

Plot

Polish woman Wanda comes to Switzerland to live with Josef and his wife Elsa after he suffered a stroke. They live in his villa by Lake Zurich.

Cast

• Agnieszka Grochowska as Wanda
• Marthe Keller as Elsa
• André Jung as Josef
• Birgit Minichmayr as Sophie
• Jacob Matschenz as Gregi
• Anatole Taubman as Manfred
• Gottfried Breitfuss [de] as Vizedirektor

Reception

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 71% based on 21 reviews, with an average rating of 7.1/10.^[3] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 54 out of 100, based on 8 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".^[4]

Sheri Linden of The Hollywood Reporter called the film an "Engagingly played", but also mentioned that "[it] runs out of satirical steam",^[5] while Alissa Simon of Variety liked the film for its well-acting and surprising twists.^[6]

Ann Hornaday of The Washington Post wrote: "Despite the sometimes rickety scaffolding they're asked to inhabit, all of the actors deliver honest, grounded performances".^[7]

Kristen Yoonsoo Kim of The New York Times had this to say about the film: "[My Wonderful Wanda] loses emotional momentum with each new section.^[8]

Accordimng to Gary Goldstein of the Los Angeles Times, the film is "Still, a busy third act that features... several other emotionally charged moments help close things out on a more affecting note".^[9]

Awards

The film was the winner of the audience-voted award for Most Popular International Narrative Film at the 2020 Vancouver International Film Festival.^[10]