I really like director Tom Tykwer but it seems that as of late, he hasn’t managed to catch a break with his English language features. Perfume was brilliant, managing to capture on screen, as closely as I’ve ever seen, scent, but the film seems to have been largely overlooked (did anyone see it?) while The International (our review) had the attention but failed to live up to expectation. The time seems ripe for a recharge and there’s no better way to regroup than by returning home.

First Showing reports that Tykwer is returning to Germany to direct Drei, his first German language film since the release of The Princess & the Warrior in 2000. The new project is said to be a “tragicomic film about love, morality and gender in late modern Germany, set against late modern Berlin backdrops — a story of a love triangle with social and cultural-philosophical depth.”

I’m happy to see that Tykwer continues to make film. He’s shown great talent behind the camera and it would be a shame to see him disappear so early into his career (though I realize he’s been working for some time, it seems like just yesterday that we saw him make an appearance on the world stage with Run, Lola, Run). Regardless of the language he’s working in, he’s one to watch out for and I look forward to more details on the project.