According to Variety, acclaimed Polish director Agnieszka Holland is developing her next feature: a biographical film about Marlene Dietrich, titled 'Berlinweh: Yearning for a Home.' The German title—meaning 'Berlin yearning'—signals the film's focus on Dietrich's complicated bond with Berlin and her life as an exile. Production reunites Holland with Berlin-based X Filme Creative Pool, which backed her earlier feature 'Franz.' Films Boutique will handle world sales.

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