Pretty in pink
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Pretty in pink |
| Original title | Pretty in pink |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1986 |
| length | 96 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Howard Deutch |
| script | John Hughes |
| production | Michael Chinich |
| music | Michael Gore |
| camera | Tak Fujimoto |
| cut | Richard Marks |
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Pretty in Pink is an American film released in 1986 . The romantic comedy tells the story of a teenage couple in love who come from different social backgrounds.
action
Andie comes from a simple background and goes to a school that is mainly attended by children of wealthy parents. Andie buys her clothes in the thrift store , which earns her condescending remarks from her wealthy classmates. She works with her friend Iona on the side in a record store. There she meets Blane, who comes from a good background. You're going to meet on a date. This annoys "Duckie" Dale, who comes from the same class of society as Andie and has had an eye on her for a long time. On a second romantic date, Blane invites Andie to go to prom with him.
Blane is viewed crookedly by his association with Andie in his clique . The different couple does not fit into either of the two groups of friends: Andie feels uncomfortable at the parties of the wealthy children and Blane is turned on in her disco because of his conservative clothes. Andie is ready to face the hostility and doesn't care about other people's opinions, while Blane can't take it. He avoids Andie and no longer calls her. When Andie meets him in the school hallway, she wants a debate. She asks him to tell her face that he is ashamed of his rich friends for her. Blane evades and then claims that he forgot that he had already asked someone else and could therefore not go to the ball with her.
Andie doesn't let the rejection get her down and is determined to go to the ball alone. She has already received a dress from her father, and Iona is giving Andie her 1960s-style prom dress. Andie uses the two dresses to tailor a completely new creation in pink. When she shows up alone at the prom, Duckie meets her and leads her into the ballroom. There they meet Blane, who has come alone. Blane apologizes for his behavior and tells Andie that he still loves her. Then he goes. Since Duckie now realizes that he can never get together with Andie, he asks the initially reluctant Andie to follow Blane. She finds him in the parking lot, they kiss and it comes to a happy ending.
background
After Das is only allowed as an adult and The Breakfast Club , Pretty in Pink was the third and last successful collaboration between Molly Ringwald and director and producer John Hughes , who handed the direction to Howard Deutch . In the film, Andrew McCarthy , Jon Cryer and James Spader can be seen from other actors from the so-called Brat Pack . Gina Gershon , Dweezil Zappa and Kristy Swanson had smaller appearances .
Reviews
"Sympathetic, well-acted teenage romance, which of course deals with all deeper problems, albeit with elegance."
“Pretty in pink is loved or hated because for many a class M planet dweller, the kitsch limit is quickly exceeded and consistently and unconditionally indulged in superficiality. Clichés are exhausted and, incidentally, little postcard slogans are interspersed that fit perfectly with pop culture. In any case, Pretty in Pink is the ideal time machine for those who experienced the 80s and they will perhaps find themselves / lose themselves in this film when the countless songs from this decade are heard ... "
"[...] Regardless, the dialogue, scenarios, and emotions on display in Pretty in Pink are as close to real as 1980s teen romances could get. [...] It may not be the greatest love story ever told, but it might be the one with the most heart. "
Translation: " [...] Nevertheless, the dialogues, scenarios and feelings in Pretty in Pink are as realistic as they can be in a 1980s teenage romance. [...] It may not be the greatest love story that has ever been told, but maybe the one with the most heart. "
"All in all, Pretty in Pink is a diverting and generally colorful 'teenage wish fulfillment' flick that has the decency to offer one of the finest soundtracks ever featured in an '80s movie. It's not deep, and it's far from original, but Hughes' word processor still had a little magic left in it, and the superlative cast lifts the movie above the Treacle Line at every conceivable opportunity. "
Translation: " All in all, it's pretty in Pink, a fun, and generally colorful, “teenage dreams come true” flick that is decently one of the best soundtracks ever to appear in an '80s movie. It's not profound and certainly not original, but Hughes' writing style still manages to be a bit enchanting, and this cast of superlatives takes the film over the kitsch line at every conceivable opportunity. "
"Pretty in Pink is evidence, I suppose that there must be a reason why certain old stories never seem to die. We know all the cliches, we can predict half of the developments. But at the end, when this boy and this girl, who are so obviously intended for one another, finally get together, there is great satisfaction. "
Translation: " I think Pretty in Pink proves that there is a reason why certain old stories will never die out. We know the clichés, we can predict half of the plot developments. But in the end, when the boy and girl who are so obviously meant for each other finally come together, it is a great satisfaction. "
Film music
The title song Pretty in Pink comes from the British band The Psychedelic Furs . The original version of the song was released in 1981, and a new version was recorded for the film. The film features other New Wave songs from the early 1980s, including If You Leave by OMD , three songs by New Order ( Thieves Like Us , Elegia and Shell-Shock ), and one sung by Danny Hutton Hitters Cover version of Nik Kershaw's Wouldn't It Be Good .
Awards
- In 1987 Michael Gore won the BMI Film Music Award for the soundtrack of Pretty in Pink .
literature
- Jonathan Bernstein: Pretty in Pink. The Golden Age of Teenage Cinema. New York 1997. ISBN 0-312-15194-2
Individual evidence
- ↑ Pretty in Pink. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed July 3, 2017 .
- ↑ Pretty in Pink - Love at 18 can be so cruel on filmzentrale.com
- ↑ Pretty in Pink ( Memento of the original from March 10, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) 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. on filmcritic.com
- ↑ Pretty in Pink ( Memento of the original from September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) 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. on apolloguide.com
- ↑ Pretty in Pink , Chicago Sun-Times, February 25, 1986
Web links
- Pretty in Pink in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Pretty in Pink at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
- Pretty in Pink fan page ( Memento from November 11, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) (Version from the Internet Archive from November 11, 2007) (English)