Italian Seduction - School for Seduction
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Italian Seduction - School for Seduction |
| Original title | School for Seduction |
| Country of production | Great Britain |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2004 |
| length | 100 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Sue Heel |
| script | Sue Heel, Martin Herron |
| production |
Christine Alderson , Steve Bowden , Angad Paul |
| music | Mark Thomas |
| camera | Tony Imi |
| cut |
Sean Barton , David Martin |
| occupation | |
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Italian seduction - School for Seduction ( School for Seduction ) is a British film comedy from the year 2004 . Directed by Sue Heel , who wrote the script together with Martin Herron .
action
The pretty Italian Sophia Rossellini comes from Naples to Newcastle upon Tyne in the north-east of England to open a "school of seduction" there. The course is attended by, among others, the manager Claire, the single mother Kelly, her boss Iren and the young and somewhat crazy Donna and transvestite artist Tony. All four women have big problems, so Claire suffers from the fact that her husband Craig only has a tender relationship with his streaker "Charlotte". Kelly finds it difficult to bear the accusations of her pubescent daughter Lucy while she juggles two jobs herself, Irish finds her marriage to Derrick run-in and Donna is dissatisfied with her meaningless life. Sophia tries to teach women self-confidence and erotic movement, initially with moderate success. But the women don't give up, and finally Donna manages to start a relationship with Iren's son Mark, who shares her dream of meaning. The two decide to go to Ghana to work for an aid project.
After much effort, Claire has to realize that her husband's jealousy of her success and his boundless selfishness make a continuation of the marriage impossible, and separates from him, but not without first scrapping his beloved car and the squared cuboid in the marriage bed to lay.
Iren finally angrily asks her husband for the divorce, whereupon he explains to her why he is so reluctant: Iren dominates their life together so that there is no place for him in it. Horrified, his wife realizes that he is right and tries to help him until the two finally lie in each other's arms, declaring their love.
Kelly realizes that her path to a better paying job is being blocked by her unscrupulous supervisor, Brian. When he tries to force her to give up by making up “missteps”, the women forge a plan with Sophia. Kelly explains to him that she would withdraw her application and lures the unsuspecting Brian to the ladies room of a restaurant with the prospect of an erotic experience. There, however, transvestite Tony awaits him, and the women can take a captivating photo. Kelly gets the job.
While the lives of her "students" are straightening out, Sophia has to struggle with her own problems. Her chauvinistic husband Giovanni, whom she left at the beginning of the film, shows up for the last lesson in her course. Startled, Sophia forgets her accent and Donna recognizes her former schoolmate Gillian, who was also a total "loser". The other women also react disappointed, and so it is easy for Giovanni to blackmail Gillian back into the marriage under threats. When the four women realize their mistake, they drive together to Gillian's apartment, where Giovanni is about to put his wife in the car to the airport. At first, the friends' pleading seems to be fruitless, but then Gillian changes her mind, breaks away from Giovanni for good, and the five women go out to celebrate themselves.
Reviews
The Lexicon of International Films wrote that the film was a " well-acted comedy in a familiar tradition " of films such as Calendar Girls . He entertains " largely lively [...] with convincing actors " and mocked " everyday British life with satirical swipes. "
The Lausitzer Rundschau of September 6, 2007 wrote that the film was "a typically English comedy that rediscovered the old topic of entrenched gender roles ". He lives “ from the different female characters, whose everyday life and social background are the focus ”.
Christopher Null wrote on www.filmcritic.com that the film was a " lively [...] largely harmless " comedy. The third part seems artificial, even if it doesn't ruin the film.
Awards
Sue Heel was nominated for the Emden Film Award in 2004.
backgrounds
The film was shot in Newcastle upon Tyne . It had its world premiere on May 14, 2004 at the Cannes Film Market taking place on the sidelines of the Cannes International Film Festival . On October 7, 2004 it was screened at the Dinard Festival of British Cinema .
Web links
- Italian seduction - School for Seduction in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Italian Seduction - School for Seduction at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Italian seduction - School for Seduction in the Lexicon of International Films , accessed on September 6, 2007
- ↑ Film review by Christopher Null, accessed on September 6, 2007 ( Memento of the original from July 31, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Filming locations for School for Seduction, accessed September 6, 2007
- ↑ School for Seduction premiere dates, accessed September 6, 2007
