Köln 75 is not strictly a jazz movie – but then, as Ido Fluk’s film keeps telling us, the improvised music of pianist Keith Jarrett is not really jazz. This is the story of the 1975 solo concert at the Köln Opera House that yielded Jarrett’s legendary best-selling album The Köln Concert – or rather, the story behind the concert. While it highlights an engagingly spiky performance by John Magaro as Jarrett, the real focus is on Vera Brandes, the teenage jazz fan who, against all odds, made the event happen. Contrary to the exalted aura that often surrounds Jarrett – and which the film fondly sends up – this larky, sometimes facetious film above all celebrates Brandes and the rebellious spirit she represents, here energetically embodied by Mala Emde. Written and directed by US-based Fluk (Never Too Late, The Ticket), this Berlinale Special Gala title may infuriate music purists, but its freewheeling ebullience is likely to strike a chord with curious non-specialist audiences. – ScreenDaily

“Actress Mala Emde’s energy electrifies the very unorthodox retelling of Keith Jarrett’s legendary, yet improbable, concert”-El Mundo