“There are many different ways to grieve”
by Ana Stanic
BERLINALE 2026: The Austrian director spoke about finding the difficult balance between sorrow and lightness and about respecting the experience of the story’s protagonist
We sat with Austrian director Adrian Goiginger to talk about the challenge of portraying a woman who lost her entire family in a car accident and follows her path through grief towards the possibility of a new life. Screened in Berlinale‘s Panorama, Four Minus Three [+see also:
film review
interview: Adrian Goiginger
film profile] is based on the autobiographical book by Barbara Pachl-Eberhart. The screenplay was written by Senad Halilbašić and the demanding lead role is carried by Valerie Pachner. Goiginger spoke about finding the difficult balance between sorrow and lightness, about respecting the experience of the story’s protagonist, and about the joy of bringing a clown to the screen.
