Phantoms of July review – interlocking tales hop across time in funny-quirky fable with a point (opens in new tab)

From a disgruntled maid in the 18th century to an Iranian influencer facing snide nationalists, four stories explore what it is to be trapped and longing for moreThis is surely not how the German Romantic poet and philosopher Friedrich von Hardenberg (known by his pen name Novalis) would like to be remembered – by a giant poo in a chamber pot. But that is the lingering image in this absurdist comedy-drama from Julian Radlmaier, which is mostly set in the present day, but begins in the late 18...