Hanni & Nanni
Jun 17, 2010 Children’s film, Family Film, Literature
Hanni & Nanni
Genre: literature, Family Film
School, boarding school, twins, parents, referral
Mainstream pop, shiny high-rise building facades, a luxury shopping mall. Completing the city panorama with two blondes and a small set of street hockey on record. Of course, the fun is soon over, of course, the two girls prove that they can survive in a totally new situation. The typical situation for one geared to a mass audience American children’s film: nice, clean and so good that not even the worthy aunt may echauffieren. She even once had to the target group of history, for the stressed modern opening scene introduces the filming of a possible old-fashioned children’s book series. Director Christine Hartmann, the first filmed adventures of twin sisters Hanni & Nanni, provided by the British children’s author Enid Blyton landed an international success, in contemporary dress. The lively Hanni (Julia Munster) and her shy twin sister, Nannie (Sophia Cathedral) pushes their sneaky hockey team-mate Octavia (Emilie Kundrun) a piece of clothing in the bag and thus a shoplifting in the shoes. The parents (Heino Ferch, Anja Kling) send the twins after the girls’ boarding Lindenhof. Here are the tricks of the confusingly similar to the strict deputy head girl found Mägerlein (Suzanne of Borsody), headmistress Theobald (Hannelore Elsner), and the classmates plenty of confusion. On the hockey pitch change Hanni and Nanni their pink jerseys against blue sports shirts. The film world is rosy, however. Among the motley mirth hides irrelevance. The triviality of Blyton series of children drive the scriptwriters Katharina Reschke and Jane Ainscough on the top. The characters live removed from everyday problems. Apparently Father Sullivan is right when he proclaimed, “cookbook translator was” a gap in the market. Where else would the money for the generous apartment of the Sullivans, the iPod, laptop and an elite boarding school, all times two, of course? Lindenhof is a perfection in its repulsive, while enticing microcosm, where there is always sunshine. The rain, which receives the twins is, there almost like a farewell to the normal weather conditions. All are good people in Linden, whether at first or second glance. Imperfect children are probably so little left to the school like cheap plastic chairs. On the other hand the rebels “good taste” Mrs Theobald. The boarding students are sitting on old wooden benches, somewhere in the clouds. Scolds Miss Mägerlein, it was not charity, is the abgeschmettert. For an orphan at Lindenhof pays the school fees mysteriously itself Increases will last even if the threat of ruin. Generous donors are always found at the last second. It’s worth just to invest in education – at least the future elite mothers. Normal children are there in Hanni & Nanni not really ever come before any children. Christine Hartmann’s family film shows adults in miniature. Which of them is still not exemplary, it learns to be. You breath the big screen adaptation into the spirit of the books in which the girls embroider, sew and clean. Instead housewife girls are now Hannah Montana, Princess lilifee or the mixture of both, which are similar to the twins. Blonde, blue-eyed and full recall, Hanni and Nanni as their classmates of fashion dolls that are so decent, that they neither interfere with the school uniforms yet girls only classes. Boys are all stupid anyway, Hartmann seems to believe. Therefore, their heroines may be lucky to stay by idiots like the Dorfschönling, for an enthusiastic student who spared. In addition to poverty and decadence lock the walls of the school building from the impending puberty. Strictly sealed off the social universe available to the top. Many as six books to be, which in this well-ordered universe is simply too rich. Therefore, the Octavia has a rich brat negative stereotypes and pampered schemer embody. The artificial scenes are not only pointless, but treacherously: but he who does their hair in the beauty salon and truffle cream supplies, can still beat the luxury of Lindenhof. The superficial film adaptation surpasses the other hand, the book playfully referred to triviality. Already in the original was Hanni & Nanni for a female readership designed reading, the message itself instructive elementary school did not escape. The movie reminds tuned to do with him what they had with the books a long time to make discard. (Lida Bach)
Title: Hanni & Nanni Country of production: , Germany Year of Production: 2010 Length: 85 (Min.) Distribution: Universal Pictures International
The chess player (DVD)
Jun 17, 2010 Drama, Literature, Movie Trailers
The chess player (DVD)
Genre: Drama
Village, hotel, chess, chess tournament, maid
Chess is something for men. It was thought. But ever since this film is likely the game will at Queen and King in a new light. Caroline Bottaro draws in its lovely feature film debut, the chess player a vibrant sensual image of the female desire for a good game. Hélène (Sandrine Bonnaire) is working as a maid in a hotel in Corsica on the side as a cleaning lady at Dr. Kroger (Kevin Kline). Your life does not allow for large jumps. But the resting in itself, a brittle woman radiating satisfaction is lacking in anything really. That changes when she observed one day a couple playing chess. The scene is burning in their hearts so that from now on no more remains, as it was. Because her husband finds no pleasure in the endless variations on the 64 fields, Hélène persuaded the sullen Kroger to teach her the basics and tricks. However, it is no ordinary game, which gives the unknown couple on the balcony of the hotel room. The two seem to wrest the game much more than a few strained thoughts. What Hélène sees there, looks like an erotic act – so relish the attention, so seductive movements, so casually drop the negligee, whose support the woman always does. And Hélène is in the room, looking through the curtains onto the balcony, like a voyeur to something just as enticing as the forbidden. The chess player / joueuse based on the novel by Bertina Henrichs. But if you do not know, one would not expect it. For the director does not provide literature, but works with genuinely cinematic means. All the hopes and doubts, all the emerging aspirations of the main character is told through gestures and glances, through a tender light and sun-drenched colors. They wrap Hélène suddenly opening possession in an erotic haze. It had to do not actually have a taboo, which the protagonist ventures there: to discover a talent in itself, which changed her life completely. The wife and mother, who was only there for others, now claimed an area of their life on their own. It is as if the true core of her personality been kissed from a long sleep. One of the great strengths of the film that Kevin Kline and Sandrine Bonnaire invest their game so diverse. The sets with and against each other at the chessboard train to train personal change in course as they would have credited any of the figures. Kevin Kline – with a gray beard, barely recognizable – is of the arrogant people who hate the charming mentor. And Sandrine Bonnaire manage to keep their Hélène in a credible balance between the call of the new and the retention of what was good. Thus, from the erotic chess padded no banal love triangle, but an affinity that knows its limits. It is a consciously female perspective, from the director Caroline Bottaro designs the scenes at the chessboard. Of competition, determination, or can you lose is not over long distances to feel anything. Only at the very end break with elements that could have been suspected in a man from the beginning. Since being bluffed and gerangelt, as do the psychological tricks her rampant mischief. But at this point Hélène plays so confidently that they can be explained by anything or anyone distract from a deep conviction: “The lady is the most powerful piece in chess.” (Peter Gutting)
Title: The chess player (DVD) Original Title: joueuse Country of production: , Germany, France Year of Production: 2009 Length: 97 (Min.) Published at: Concorde Home Entertainment format: 16:9 tone / language: Dolby Digital 5.1, German, French (# ) EAN: 4009750206805 Extras: Making Of, Trailer
Pippa Lee
Jun 16, 2010 Biography, Drama, Literature
Pippa Lee
Genre: Drama, literature
Berlinale 2009, retirement, marital crisis, nervous breakdown
What has this woman not seen it all: In the past, Pippa Lee (played in the early years of Blake Lively), a wild party girl, that was hardly averse to experiment and try out the one everyone wanted. Which included among other things, lesbian relationships, drugs and many forms of relationships as well as almost all the dramas of human life. No wonder, for even her childhood with her mother medikamentenanhängigen was not really inspired to allow the daughter of a stable and reliable education bestowed. Meanwhile, however, seems to have all that changed for the better. Pippa is old in the meantime, around 50 years (she is played by Robin Wright Penn looks now), still dazzling, and with its marriage to the publisher 30 years earlier Herb Lee (Alan Arkin) come into calmer waters. As well as eloquent radiant center of the circle of friends around her successful husband is the flawless ideal of a loving wife, full of spirit, wit and charm. After the third heart attack of her husband pull the contemplative both from the hectic Manhattan in a retired town (which is called by Herb disrespectfully “Wrinklebury” back), where the clocks seem to go slower. But even here one can not stop Herbs advanced age. While starting to show signs of slow early decay, he is sleepwalking and then ill with dementia, Pippa remembers her past life. For it is increasingly clear that soon, a life will end, that nothing remains as it was. And then there is the irritating and obviously very unstable son (Keeanu Reeves), the neighbor, the Pippa is getting closer. The eventful life of Pippa Lee is beginning to see through the not too easy. Almost seamlessly, and fluently moves the director Rebecca Miller, who also wrote the novel to the film, between the wild youth of its heroine and its quieter at some life in the present, which has yet despite the perfect facade for a closer look similar quirks like that of the “Desperate Housewives.” Nevertheless, the film is much more than just a decal and a concentration on the successful model of the successful U.S. television series. Very slowly and carefully, full of humor and a sense for the bizarre, but also full respect for all parties stripped the film is a biography that appears to be greatly exaggerated but only at first glance. In truth, it is all described excesses and later laboriously constructed settled existence to preserve something deeply human: to the questioning of life models, the impossibility, the transience of happiness and the need to confront its own past and their influence to recognize their own lives. Perfect and with a more than worth seeing Cast blessed (besides those mentioned, it is mainly Julianne Moore and Monica Bellucci, to be remembered), turns out to Rebecca Miller’s Pippa Lee with recalcitrant family drama and history of emancipation, with some Barb, whose sometimes very erratic structure simply does not access. That one is still full of sympathy and sit tied, is mainly due to the warmth of the story and Robin Wright Penn, enchanted every minute of this film and delighted. (Paul Collmar) was used to Pippa Sarkassian (Robin Wright Penn), a wild girl who missed no party and almost all incorporated on drugs, find what they could, but since then the has learned thirty years older Publishers Herbert Lee (Alan Arkin know and love) and she is the wife of the brave and successful maker brings two children to the world. When the two Herbs for third heart attack to adopt more or less out of her exciting life in the big city and retreat to retire – this is Pippa just 50 – for them it is time to turn their lives Revue to have happen. And in retrospect it is clear why this woman was to what it is today. Relentlessly, it covers its drawbacks and weaknesses, and must finally recognize that their beloved husband cheating on her for years. But not just any top, each end also dwells a magic – especially with 50 life is far from over … The world of writers and artists, it is Rebecca Miller, daughter of Arthur Miller and wife of Daniel Day-Lewis a familiar metier. Your in parts bizarre comic drama with big names like Robin Wright Penn, Alan Arkin and Keanu Reeves acts but overall too mundane to actually touch. And deal, given the problems with which Pippa Lee needs to get there can not help but miss the film as a description of its contents, especially the label of ‘Desperate Housewives – The Next Generation “. (Festival Berlinale in 2009 for criticism of Joachim Kurz)
Title: Pippa Lee Original Title: The Private Lives of Pippa Lee Country of production: USA Production year: 2008 Length: 93 (Min.) Distribution: Senator Film Distribution
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Never Let Me Go
Jun 15, 2010 Drama, Literature, Thriller
Never Let Me Go
Genre: Drama, literature, Thriller
Boarding school, love triangle, organ trafficking, cloning
has been released “Never Let Me Go” is based on a novel by Kazuo Ishiguro, who were also in Germany under the title “All what we give.” , Hailsham Abbey is at first glance, an idyllic boarding school. Here grow on Ruth, Kathy and Tommy. But the city has apparently engrossed in a strange oversight mechanisms that indicate that the idyll is deceptive. The stated by the trio, as they grow up. For their determination, they can not escape. Title: Never Let Me Go Country of production: United Kingdom Production year: 2010
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The Extra Man
Jun 11, 2010 Comedy, Drama, Literature
The Extra Man
Genre: literature, comedy
New York, writers, teachers, Gigolo, lingerie, Gentleman
”The Extra Man” is based on a novel by Jonathan Ames, which appeared in Germany under the title “Henry and Louis.” Directed the film from the director duo Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini (“American Splendor” was). Louis Ives is working as a teacher and believes he is a character from a novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Unfortunately, Louis also has a penchant for ladies’ underwear, which cost him his job. In search of a new, inexpensive place to stay, he met the unsuccessful writer and playwright Henry Harrison know who earned his living as a gigolo. Is a forced shared apartment gives the two possibly last gentlemen in New York, so there seem to fit into our time. Title: The Extra Man Country of production: USA
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Murder Farm (DVD)
Jun 9, 2010 Criminal, Drama, Literature
Murder Farm (DVD)
Genre: literature, mystery
Village, debt, crime, murder
Three years ago, Andrea Maria leg was debut novel Murder Farm is a sensational success, received the German Crime Prize, and stood for weeks on the bestseller list. This was followed by a Monica Bleibtreu read audiobook version and a play. Now, the Swiss director Bettina Oberli (North Wind, The Late Bloomers) adapted the novel for the big screen and directed an impressive, densely atmospheric drama. Murder Farm is the synonym for a tragedy. Reconstruction is a carnage in the fictional town in Bavaria, situated in a farm in the mid 50s. There the whole family Danner with the pickaxe was murdered in cold blood: the old farmer Danner, his careworn wife, daughter Barbara, her two small children and the maid. No one in the village of fact, noticed something surprising, but it does not. For the old Danner (Vitus Zeplichal) was an unpredictable tyrant, not only his own family cruelly oppressed, but also to the villagers was spiteful and malicious. No one liked him in the village. The offense is two years ago, when the 26 year old Kathrin (Julia Jentsch) in the village shows up, which also has lived in her recently deceased mother. The perpetrator is still not found and Kathleen’s presence brings the tragedy once again. The reclusive villagers Kathrin tell their version of history. Like a mosaic is made up of the individual statements of fact, which is reconstructed in flashback and back to the scene. gives a chronological processing it, neither the novel nor the film and so is the nested narrative back on the canvas. The story refers to a real and unsolved murders six times in 1922 on an isolated farmstead in Upper Bavaria Hinterkaifeck, can one’s blood run cold. The interesting thing about the film but also the conditions in the village, the milieu, the coldness, indifference and bigotry are the villagers. Mutual mistrust and accusations provide a threatening mood. Because the killer is one of them, from among its own. Drawn is a bleak picture of society after the war. States and mysterious murders in a village, stubborn villagers – that may seem familiar to who has the white band of Michael Hanecke considered. In both films it is not primarily concerned with solving the murder or murders. Both films have a similar threatening and disturbing-alone in the staging of the oppressive, patriarchal, strict religious village atmosphere. But while Haneckes drama, before the First World War is happening, and therefore before the horrors of the Nazi terror in this Tannöd are long gone. Shortly after the Second World War, people had hope that evil is finally over. The film shows how fast it can go up to the evil germinates and again how vulnerable people are in favor. With precise, almost documentary look rayed Bettina Oberli life in the village and the cruel deed that is behind it. With her film, she is both an exciting thriller, but also a terrific psychological drama succeeded. (Katrin Knauth)
Title: Murder Farm (DVD) Country of production: , Germany Year of Production: 2009 Length: 89 (Min.) Published at: Paramount Home entertainment format: 16:9 tone / language: Dolby Digital 5.1 DTS, German EAN: 4011976873280 Extras: ( #) interviews, behind the scenes, movie dog, “Colt” on set, Monica Bleibtreu is Traudl Warrior “(picture gallery), actor-info
Gulliver’s Travels
Jun 7, 2010 Adventure, Comedy, Literature
Gulliver’s Travels
Genre: literature, comedy, adventure film
Island, shipwreck, Jonathan Swift, Lilliput, Lilliputians, Bermuda Triangle
Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels “is one of the absolute literary classic. Rob Letterman moved the action from the 18th period of the novel Century in the modern world. Lemuel Gulliver is working as a messenger in a publishing house when he gets the chance of an article on the infamous Bermuda Triangle to write and finally prove himself as a journalist. Of course, the trip ends in the vastness of the ocean in a disaster and as Lemuel comes to, he finds himself on the island of Lilliput, home of the small-and hard-working little people. Title: Gulliver’s Travels Country of production: USA Production year: 2010 Distribution: Twentieth Century Fox
Sherlock Holmes (DVD)
May 21, 2010 Action, Literature, Thriller
Sherlock Holmes (DVD)
Genre: literature, Thriller
19th Century, Detective, London, occult, conspiracy, ritual murder
London in 1890, literally at the last moment it is possible Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.) and to prevent his loyal assistant Dr. Watson (Jew Law), a ritual murder of a young woman. The sinister villain Lord Blackwood (Mark Strong), who is obviously in league with dark forces, was arrested and sentenced to death by hanging. And although Watson höchstselbst the death of the villain convinced seems to be reborn in a mysterious way, still shaken as a series of murders in London, the bears the signature of the satanic villain. While the British capital in hysteria and superstition expires, the strictly logical thinking detective from Baker Street 221 B sets out on the trail of the evil wizard and is nearing a conspiracy of enormous proportions. By the way, Holmes must fight against but also very different ghosts. On the one hand, Dr. Watson determined to the winsome Mary Morstan (Kelly Reilly) to marry, which disturbs the close relationship between him and his partners in a spirit sensitive. And on the other hand suddenly emerges even Irene Adler (Rachel McAdams) which one both beautiful and cunning woman who once taught Holmes and a serious defeat in which he is in love still. It begins a breathless hunt through the whole of London for the truth in a confusing maze of occultism, conspiracy and intrigue … With obviously a great effort and amazing tries against the grain brushed occupation of the two leading roles Guy Ritchie, the slightly dusty literary hero Sherlock Holmes scenic, at least into the 21 Century to translate. The result of the elaborate spectacle has become ambiguous and is aimed primarily at the American mass audience, which gets presented here, amongst a number of hair-raising action scenes especially simple way in which deductive reasoning works. In ultra slow motion and various flashback dissolves here as some magic by themselves in pleasure. The original Sherlock Holmes, as we knew him so far from the books of Conan Doyle and of countless films, has Guy Ritchie’s show over long distances to do a little frightening. Lord Blackwood, for example, appears in any of the novels. And Irene Adler is a figure which the literary template appears A scandal in Bohemia / A Scandal in Bohemia , but do not Holmes’ beloved, but his adversary is. However, many adaptations of Holmes stories have expressed the suspicion, the brilliant detective had to have had a love affair with his rival, obviously this is a perfect match to its unstable character. All this would not worry and certainly in terms of a reinterpretation and modernization of the figure, we did not see the handwriting Ritichies everywhere, on his typical tricks and links to another hero named James Bond film flashes. to complete the various fist fights, the Holmes in the course of the film, like a copy of a similar act scenes from Snatch – Pigs and Diamonds / Snatch, Ritichies income from the year 2000. Lord Blackwood were proto-fascism as a villain in the Gestapo leather coat and with reduced expression Mussolini from a magnificent Bond adversary, while his giant henchman parlierender and French as a replica of the legendary “Biter” Richard Kiel appears. In this picture then the equally spectacular as extremely artificial showdown matches the Tower Bridge. The literary model is thus a reservoir of pop culture references and cross references to water down the peculiarity and uniqueness of the shape of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s part, beyond recognition. has But there is also good news to report: Robert Downey Jr., who appeared for years versackt in drugs and his wife Susan co-produced this film presents itself seems remarkably fit and work up to a remarkable second career. Significantly, however, and less pale is charismatic Jew Laws failed interpretation of Dr. Watson, which may be due to the characteristics of the figure. Nevertheless, the two resulting in the truest sense of the word a powerful dynamic duo that hinweghilft the film on several glitches and inconsistencies of the story, at least as many potholes as having the cobblestones of London in 1890. Downright annoying, but somehow typical of the thinking that currently prevails in mainstream cinema, is the quite outrageous and obvious penetrating Cliff Hanger to the already planned sequel Sherlock Holmes 2nd It remains to be seen whether the public vote with their feet the producers here does not make a spanner in the works. Anyone familiar fun action in historical garb, without too much demand and with set pieces from various works of popular culture (next to James Bond acts as a reference, the whole pseudo-occult background in part as a parody of the novels of Dan Brown’s) has which should be in Guy Ritchie film in a simple way to feel entertained. Fans of the true but Holmes is the bombastic spectacle almost certainly fast on my nerves. Especially since they could quickly hit upon the idea that their hero is used here merely as a vehicle for one uninspired action spectacle that significantly cross-eyed for commercial success and the optimal evaluation for the purposes of various sequels. Welcome to Theme Park Sherlock Holmes! (Joachim Kurz)
Title: Sherlock Holmes (DVD) Country of production: U.S., UK, Australia Year of Production: 2009 Length: 128 (min ) Published at: Warner Home Video format: 16:9 tone / language: Dolby Digital 5.1, German, English EAN: 5051890015532 Extras: documentation, Featurette, Making Of
Winter’s Bone
May 6, 2010 Drama, Literature
Winter’s Bone
Genre: Drama, literature
Search, father-daughter relationship, Berlinale 2010, Sundance 2010, Ozark Mountains
The 17 year old Ree Dolly has a serious problem. She must find her father who deal drugs in order to save the farm where she lives. So Ree embarks on his trail through the Ozark Mountains. With her film director Debra Granik was the same two awards at the prestigious Sundance Festival win. “Winter’s Bone” received the award for Best Feature Film and Best Screenplay. Title: Winter’s Bone Country of production: USA Production year: 2010 Length: 100 (min)
The Fantastic Mr. Fox
May 5, 2010 Animation, Comedy, Literature
The Fantastic Mr. Fox
Genre: literature, comedy, animation
Forest, farm, fox, badger, instinct
The hallmark of Mr. Fox is a whistling and snapping, which underlines his impetuous and loving character. The original American version does as a speaker at the Who’s Who of Hollywood, from George Clooney as Mr. Fox, Meryl Streep as Mrs. Fox and Willem Dafoe, who lends his voice in the rat. The German sync this animated film comes up with similar star cast, for Andrea Sawatzki and Christian Berkel says Mrs. Fox gives the smart four-legged friend the erotic clever touch. Mr. Fox is a philanderer and chicken hunter who is dedicated to only by his marriage to Mrs. Fox the idyllic family life including young and lets the chickens his finger. This will, after a few years, but boring, and he takes his old trade again. Only a few times yet he wants to revive the adrenaline-filled moments and seek active support from the mole, the rat and the roof. His actions should be primarily directed against the nasty farmers Grob, Grimm and greyish directed to make themselves at the expense of the animals a good life. Mrs. Fox, and his son and nephew may of course know nothing of these thefts, but of course the three come to him on the ropes, because Mr. Fox is indeed clever but somewhat scatterbrained. Ado, the teen foxes are clamped, as the nephew is very skillful and clever, and the son is characterized by dreams and reckless daring. Now begins the struggle of man against beast, and while some resort to excavators, dozers and other equipment, they outwit the other with animal cooperation and cleverness. It is not hard to guess who the bad guys here and who are the good guys. This is the animated characters ultimately written on their faces, for Mr. Fox and Co all look sweet, cute and cunning, while the men are marked by nasty facial expressions and gestures. But the animals are given human traits by stilts on their hind legs in the upright walking through the scenes and wear fancy clothes. From sneakers to high heels, from the suits to costumes, everything is possible. The Fantastic Mr. Fox is in a slightly altered form, the cinematic animation of the classic children’s Roald Dahl’s 1970 and sometimes recalls the Animal Farm by George Orwell, because with all the funny ideas that are implemented in the film ironically, It is ultimately a profound parable of good and evil, of morality and immorality. , Wes Anderson, who was recently talking with the comedy of Darjeeling Limited has, with The Fantastic Mr. Fox made his first animated film, for which he received two Oscar nominations. In intricate stop-motion technique, it gives the children’s book by Roald Dahl heroes on the one hand a modern face, the other an air of past days shimmers in it. You have Mr. Fox and his animal companions and human Gegenstreiter just love. Be it the slender hips of Mr. Fox, the deep blue eyes of his wife and the funny costumes of his son (especially the stocking mask!) Or the human-distorted features of the hideous farmer Grob, Grimm, and horrible, so is each character a wonderful life of its own breathed that it would attract even the adults enthusiastically to the movies. (Silvy Pommerenke)
Title: The Fantastic Mr. Fox Original Title: The Fantastic Mr. Fox Country of production: USA Production year: 2009 Length: 87 (Min.) Distribution: Twentieth Century Fox
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