Sunday angel

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Movie
German title Sunday angel
Original title Søndagsengler
Country of production Norway
original language Norwegian
Publishing year 1996
length 103 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director Berit Nesheim
script Let Glomm
Berit Nesheim
Reidun Nordtvedt
production Grete Rypdal
Oddvar Bull Tuhus
music Bent Åserud
Geir Bøhren
camera Arne Borsheim
cut Lillian Fjellvaer
occupation

Sunday Angel ( Norwegian Søndagsengler ) is a Norwegian feature film from 1996 by director Berit Nesheim . The film is based on the book Søndag by the Norwegian writer Reidun Nordtvedt . The plot of the film takes place between 1950 and 1960. The film was one of the few Norwegian productions to be nominated for an Oscar. Previously Nesheim had on the films Frida - with the heart in his hand ( - med i hjertet hands Frida in 1991 and) higher than the sky ( Høyere hen himmelen out) from 1993 as director.

action

The fourteen-year-old girl Maria, the daughter of the priest Johannes Faren, who is in puberty , grew up with her parents in a strictly religious house in a small town in the 1950s. Her strict father forbids her almost everything, from playing the piano and modern clothing to cosmetics, in contrast to her peers. While other girls are having fun, she has to go to church regularly during the week, dressed properly. Her mother becomes ill for a long time and has to go to hospital for treatment, while Maria uses this time to lead a more carefree life. She decides to spend a weekend in a hut with a few teenagers. During her stay, one of the boys comes close to her, but Maria is overwhelmed by the situation and runs home. Even when her mother later returns home, she decides to continue spending her free time with her friends, which leads to renewed conflicts with her moralizing father, who is afraid for his daughter's virtues and sees her on the way to sin. Ms. Tunheim, who is also active in the parish, but is considered an outsider, is the only person she can confide in and supports her in this decision. At the same time, they also have some common secrets together and share the joy of exchanging physicalities. Finally the pastor notices this and tries to talk to Marie. But Maria does not tell anyone about the incident. When Ms. Tunheim committed suicide as a result, Maria was initially devastated. Despite all desperation, she decides to take a new courage and says goodbye to her beloved friend on the bank of the river where Frau Tunheim drowned; she says to her: "Between us everything remains as it was". At the end of the film, Maria walks along the street while the song “You're nobody till somebody loves you”, a song about freedom, sounds in the background.

reception

The film received a five-star rating in the Norwegian daily newspapers Verdens Gang and Dagbladet . In 1997 the film was nominated for an Oscar in the category of best foreign language film .

Reviews

“A film of astonishing seriousness, which is characterized by careful narration and sensitive character images. He succeeds in leaving the negative characters to the sympathy of the audience. Although the religious message of the film requires interpretation, the use of the film in educational work is recommended. "

- Lexicon of international film , zweiausendeins.de

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Sunday Angel in the Lexicon of International FilmsTemplate: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used