Juno (film)

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Movie
German title Juno
Original title Juno
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2007
length 96 minutes
Age rating FSK 6
JMK 10
Rod
Director Jason Reitman
script Diablo Cody
production Lianne Halfon ,
John Malkovich ,
Mason Novick ,
Russell Smith
music Mateo Messina
camera Eric Steelberg
cut Dana E. Glauberman
occupation

Juno is an American Filmmelodram from the year 2007 . Directed by Jason Reitman , the screenplay was written by Diablo Cody .

action

Juno MacGuff, a 16-year-old Minnesota student, offers her long-time best friend Paulie Bleeker to sleep with him, only to find out she is pregnant. Without her father Mac and stepmother Bren knowing about it, she goes to an abortion clinic. Only her best friend Leah knows about it. In front of the abortion clinic, a classmate demonstrates against abortion and tells Juno that her baby already has fingernails. This and the whole clinic put Juno off, and she decides to carry her baby to term and give it up for adoption after the birth. Together with Leah, she looks for adoptive parents in a newspaper and finds them.

Juno now tells her parents about the pregnancy and also that she will meet with the future adoptive parents Mark and Vanessa Loring. The couple are wealthy and have been trying to have a baby for five years. Juno's father agrees to take her to see the couple. The meeting ended up being a complete success, and Juno had even more meetings with Mark and Vanessa.

Over time, Juno just keeps getting thicker. She argues with Paulie about various things, for example another girl. After talking to her father, Juno realizes how important Paulie is to her, and she surprises him by putting a hundred tic-tac packages in his mailbox, for which Paulie has a particular weakness. He is touched and speaks briefly to Juno on the sports field, where Juno confesses to being in love with him. You decide to have a relationship from now on.

Vanessa and Mark have since split up because Mark doesn't feel ready to become a father. Juno is shocked and runs out of the Loring house. A little later she puts a note in front of the door for Vanessa that says: Vanessa, if you're still in, I'm still in. Juno (German : Vanessa, if you're still there, I'm still in . Juno ). From now on, this note hangs framed in the baby's future nursery. A little later the time has come and Juno has a son she doesn't want to see at all. Vanessa takes the baby.

At the end you can see how Juno - now slim again - drives to Paulie with his guitar on his back and sings a song with him that expresses their mutual love.

backgrounds

  • The film was shot in Vancouver and other locations in British Columbia . Its production amounted to an estimated 7.5 million US dollars .
  • The name Juno comes from Roman mythology and is the name of the wife of Jupiter , the goddess of childbirth and marriage. In the film Juno says that she was named after the wife of the Greek god Zeus , but Zeus's wife is Hera , with whom Juno was equated.
  • The film had its world premiere on September 1, 2007 at the Telluride Film Festival . On September 8, 2007, it was screened at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival ; other film festivals followed. The film opened in selected cinemas in the USA on December 5, 2007, and widespread release in US theaters began on December 25, 2007.
  • The German theatrical release followed on March 20, 2008. In total, the film grossed around 229.9 million US dollars worldwide, including around 143.5 million US dollars in US cinemas.
  • In 2011, Young Adult appeared , in which Reitman and Diablo Cody worked together again.

Film music

The music plays a central role in the film. Especially the songs by Kimya Dawson underline the plot with their lyrics. In addition to Dawson's songs, pieces from other independent bands such as Belle and Sebastian and Cat Power are featured on the soundtrack . It also contains the rock music Juno and Mark share with each other. Barry Louis Polisar plays the song All I Want Is You during the opening credits . In addition to the original, there is also the cover version of the Moldy Peaches song Anyone Else But You , sung by the main actors Ellen Page and Michael Cera . The soundtrack album reached number 1 on the Billboard charts and was awarded gold. The soundtrack also hit the charts in German-speaking countries (Germany # 81, Austria # 34, Switzerland # 100).

No. title Interpreter
1. All I want is you Barry Louis Polisar
2. My rollercoaster Kimya Dawson
3. A well respected man The Kinks
4th Dearest Buddy Holly
5. Up the spout Mateo Messina
6th Tire swing Kimya Dawson
7th Piazza, New York catcher Belle & Sebastian
8th. Loose lips Kimya Dawson
9. Superstar Sonic Youth
10. Sleep [instrumental] Kimya Dawson
11. Expectations Belle & Sebastian
12. All the young dudes Mott the Hoople
13. So Nice So Smart Kimya Dawson
14th Sea of ​​Love Cat power
15th Tree Hugger Kimya Dawson & Antsy Pants
16. I'm sticking with you The Velvet Underground
17th Anyone Else But You The Moldy Peaches
18th Vampires Antsy Pants
19th Anyone Else But You Michael Cera & Ellen Page

criticism

In the United States

Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film a full four-star rating and called it “simply the best film of the year. [...] Was there a better acting performance this year than Ellen Page's portrayal of Juno? I don't think so. ” Kirk Honeycutt wrote in The Hollywood Reporter on September 10, 2007 that the film defied expectations for twists and turns and complex characters. The dialogues would be artificial but funny; the film turns the old-fashioned story into a "lively" comedy. Todd McCarthy wrote in Variety magazine on Sept. 5, 2007 that leading actress Ellen Page was "visibly talented." McCarthy criticized the middle part of the plot as "bad". The dialogues would contain overly chosen words in places, but none of the characters would come across as precocious. The direction is "fast"; the action would be accompanied by “catchy” songs.

Ratings of the German-speaking press

Part of the criticism was about the independent character of the film. According to the daily newspaper Die Presse , his superimposed independent cinema outsider figures demonstrate "how the niche market trademarks of the supposedly independent 'independent film' have been developed into a mainstream business model since the 90s." Like so many US independent films At its core, the film spreads the lie that everyone can achieve their happiness with effort and will, Der Spiegel found ; after all, Juno is not holding up the flag of independence from Hollywood. The Filmzentrale wrote something similar about the “consensus film” with regard to the topic of pregnancy: The film played down “by leaving out social adversity and (serious) personal doubts [...] successfully the existential significance of such a life situation and finally slithered lightly back into everyday teenage life ". It said in the press , ideological production was confused; she tries to please all target groups and their opposing positions. The Tagesspiegel stated that "only bad-tempered observers" take this view, and according to the Spiegel the charm lies precisely in the fact that "the film always shrugs shoulders, but always follows the whims of its heroine with affection."

The Spiegel made a “squeaky, feel-good film” , the director of which had a “good sense of nonchalance” and had the skill to make the film look like a YouTube pop video. The imaginative comedy offers an “uninhibited throwing of points” , but takes its quirky characters seriously, and one of the strengths is the actress of the Backfisch. The German dubbed sound version is funny and almost equal to the original. The Tagesspiegel found Reitman's film "rips the viewer from the start in a vortex of freshness, pain, happiness, silliness, wisdom, eternity and time again new momentary pleasure." The extremely witty screenplay avoid predictable courses of action, and the figure drawing potential clichés. The Cinema described the comedy as "wonderfully relaxed, but never silly, snotty, yet empathetic."

The judgments in the film service and in the taz were somewhat clouded . The adults came across like caricatures, said the film service , and Juno's dialogues remained brash even in serious situations. But otherwise the gripping film develops human depth and has a convincing leading actress. It has an educational effect on young people and leads them to more responsibility. Although the film is contemporary, it does without realism, explained the taz . It is unbelievable that such a self-centered, hard-boiled girl should choose the arduous path of continued pregnancy. "Girls nowadays are independent, everyone is wallpapering their own hell." The solidly played comedy offers surprises, is a "feel-good film for the whole family" and is refreshingly free from bigoted morals. She denies that the birth mother is necessarily best for the child, and Juno need not atone. "The patriarchal logic that keeps women small by confirming self-doubts at every opportunity and systematically devaluing achievements as self-evident or inadequate, the film replaces this logic with an inevitable solidary optimism."

Despite the charming actress and the enjoyable approach to a problematic topic, epd Film distanced itself from exuberant US reviews. She found that the not so great film does not portray any interest-arousing characters, “that is, people with a fate, a soul, a conscience, but instead constructs types in the well-known sitcom manner. Types who present a strange exterior on which a forced fireworks display of dialogue gags can work off [...] “ - gags on a low level. Die Presse analyzed very similarly that the strip was in fact a film-length sitcom. At first glance, it shines with strong but superficial dialogues and punchlines, but there is a lack of substance and characters with depth. The main actress acts very confidently, her charm is of course synthetic.

Awards

Juno was nominated for three categories (Best Actress (Comedy), Film (Comedy), Original Screenplay) at the Satellite Awards 2007 and won all three. Ellen Page also won the 2007 Gotham Awards Young Actor Awards and the National Board of Review .

The film was nominated in three categories at the 2008 Golden Globe Awards , but came away empty-handed: For Best Picture - Comedy or Musical , For Best Screenplay and Ellen Page for Best Actress - Comedy or Musical .

At the Independent Spirit Awards 2008 , the film was nominated in four categories (Best Picture, Director, Ellen Page as Leading Actress and First Screenplay) and won in the categories of Film, Screenplay and Leading Actress.

In 2008 the film was nominated for four Academy Awards: Best Picture , Best Director for Best Original Screenplay and Ellen Page for Best Actress . Ultimately, screenwriter Diablo Cody won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.

The German Filmbewertungsstelle FBW in Wiesbaden awarded the film the rating of particularly valuable.

synchronization

The German dubbing took place at Berliner Synchron. Marius Clarén wrote the dialogue book and directed the dialogue.

role actor Voice actor
Juno MacGuff Ellen Page Tanya Kahana
Paulie Bleeker Michael Cera Nicolás Artajo
Vanessa Loring Jennifer Garner Dorette Hugo
Mark Loring Jason Bateman David Nathan
Leah Olivia Thirlby Luise Helm
Mac MacGuff JK Simmons Jan Spitzer
Bren Allison Janney Karin Buchholz
Roller blind Rainn Wilson Stefan Krause
Su-Chin Valerie Tian Tina Haseney

literature

conversations

Review mirror

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  • epd film No. 3/2008, p. 44, by Rainer Gansera: Juno
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Others

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Release certificate for Juno . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , May 2008 (PDF; test number: 112 615 V / DVD / UMD).
  2. ↑ Age rating for Juno . Youth Media Commission .
  3. ^ Filming locations for Juno. Retrieved September 17, 2007 from IMDb.com.
  4. ↑ a b Juno. In: Summary. From BoxOfficeMojo.com. Retrieved October 13, 2008.
  5. ↑ a b Box office / business for Juno. Retrieved October 13, 2008 from IMDb.com.
  6. ↑ Juno premiere dates. Retrieved October 13, 2008 from IMDb.
  7. ↑ billboard.com
  8. ^ Film review by Roger Ebert, accessed March 7, 2008
  9. ↑ Film review by Kirk Honeycutt ( Memento from August 25, 2010 in the Internet Archive ), from September 10, 2007 Archived version of the original ( Memento from September 30, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
  10. ↑ Film review by Todd McCarthy ( Memento of the original from September 9, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , dated September 5, 2007  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.variety.com
  11. ↑ a b c Die Presse, March 17, 2008, by Christoph Huber: Decent from the abortion clinic
  12. ↑ a b c Wolfgang Höbel: Fruit dwarf with a giant flap . In: Der Spiegel . No. 12 , 2008, p. 160 ( online ).
  13. ^ Film review by Jan-Philipp Kohlmann , accessed on June 9, 2009.
  14. ↑ a b Jan Schulz-Ojala: A little mother . In: Tagesspiegel , March 19, 2008, p. 25
  15. ↑ Cinema No. 4/2008, p. 42, by Ulrike Schröder
  16. ↑ film-dienst No. 6/2008, pp. 54–55, fd 38618, by Michael Kohler
  17. ↑ taz, March 19, 2008, p. 16, by Ines Kappert: Penance is something for bigots
  18. ↑ epd Film No. 3/2008, p. 44, by Rainer Gansera: Juno
  19. ↑ German synchronous index: German synchronous index | Movies | Juno. Retrieved March 4, 2018 .