10 Items or Less - You are who you meet

Movie
German title	10 Items or Less - You are who you meet
Original title	10 items or less
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	2006
length	77 minutes
Age rating	FSK 0
Rod
Director	Brad Silberling
script	Brad Silberling
production	Lori McCreary ; Julie Lynn; Brad Silberling
music	Antonio Pinto
camera	Phedon Papamichael
cut	Michael Kahn
occupation
	Morgan Freeman : 'He'; Paz Vega : Scarlet; Bobby Cannavale : Bobby; Anne Dudek : Lorraine; Jennifer Echols : Tracy with 'e'; Jonah Hill : Packy; Leonardo Nam : young salesman; Kumar Pallana : Lee; Jim Parsons : Receptionist; Alexandra Berardi : Mop saleswoman; Shawn Calizo : Terrified customer; Matthew Perales : Boy in the car wash; Danny DeVito : Big D; Rhea Perlman : Mrs. D;
synchronization

Freeman and Vega

10 Items or Less - You Are Who You Meet is an American comedy film by the director and screenwriter Brad Silberling . Morgan Freeman and Paz Vega can be seen in the two main roles .

action

'He' is an aging actor who used to be in demand and who hasn't had an engagement for four years. While preparing for a role in an independent film he eventually accepts, he meets Scarlet, a young cashier at a Latino supermarket in suburban Los Angeles. After being abandoned by his driver, Scarlet appears to be his only chance to get back to Hollywood . On the journey, the two protagonists get to know each other, as well as the similarities and differences between the worlds from which they come.

synchronization

The production took place at Mono Production in Berlin based on a dialogue book by Marie-Luise Schramm and directed by Frank Preissler .

role	actor	speaker
Big D	Danny DeVito	Kaspar Eichel
Bobby	Bobby Cannavale	Jörg Hengstler
He himself	Morgan Freeman	Jürgen Kluckert
Lorraine	Anne Dudek	Antje von der Ahe
Mop lady	Alexandra Berardi	Arianne Borbach
Packy	Jonah Hill	Björn Schalla
Scarlet	Paz Vega

criticism

In the US, the film received mixed reviews. AO Scott from the New York Times praised the film's relaxed humor, which is characterized by excessive conversations and funny situations. Washington Post's Desson Thomson described the film as a "well-intentioned but failed experiment" because the chemistry between the characters and actors was not right.

In Germany the film was not shown in cinemas, but was released on DVD in 2007, largely unnoticed by the print media. The lexicon of international film sums up: "The sympathetic film, not free of self-references, offers unusual entertainment and stimulates reflection on life in the ghetto."

Awards

The producer Julie Lynn was nominated for the Producers Award of the Independent Spirit Awards in 2007. The National Board of Review rated the film as one of the best independent films of 2006.

Worth mentioning

The film grossed around $ 1.4 million worldwide.

Distribution via the Internet

10 Items or Less is the first production in film history that could be legally downloaded from the Internet while it was being shown in cinemas. American provider ClickStar, a joint venture between Morgan Freeman , producer Lori McCreary and Intel , released a digital copy on December 15, 2006, just 14 days after the cinema premiere. However, the possibility of using the offer has so far been restricted to US users. In its annual review, the American Film Institute rated digital delivery as one of the most significant events in film history in 2006.

Web links

10 Items or Less - you are who you meet on the Internet Movie Database (English)
10 Items or Less - you are who you meet at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
10 Items or Less - You are who you meet at Metacritic (English)
Internet Marketing: Hollywood Stars Rehearse , Article on Spiegel Online , March 13, 2006

Individual evidence

↑ Release certificate for 10 Items or Less - You are who you meet . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , October 2007 (PDF; test number: 111 848 DVD).
↑ German synchronous index: German synchronous index | Movies | Ten Items Or Less - You are who you meet. Retrieved September 13, 2017 .
↑ AO Scott: "Lingering on the Express Line: Bagging Some Humanity amide Bar Code Scanner" , New York Times, December 1, 2006 (Accessed on 24 November 2008)
↑ Desson Thomson: "10 Items or Less" in the Washington Post, November 30, 2006 (accessed November 24, 2006)
↑ 10 Items or Less - You are who you meet. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
^ National Board of Review 2006 Awards . Archived from the original on January 8, 2007. Retrieved June 15, 2007.
↑ 10 Items or Less (2006) - Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 11, 2019 .
^ AFI Awards 2006. In: www.afi.com. Archived from the original on January 17, 2007 ; Retrieved July 1, 2013 .

[FSK-1] Release certificate for 10 Items or Less - You are who you meet . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , October 2007 (PDF; test number: 111 848 DVD).

[2] German synchronous index: German synchronous index | Movies | Ten Items Or Less - You are who you meet. Retrieved September 13, 2017 .

[3] AO Scott: "Lingering on the Express Line: Bagging Some Humanity amide Bar Code Scanner" , New York Times, December 1, 2006 (Accessed on 24 November 2008)

[4] Desson Thomson: "10 Items or Less" in the Washington Post, November 30, 2006 (accessed November 24, 2006)

[5] 10 Items or Less - You are who you meet. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .

[6] National Board of Review 2006 Awards . Archived from the original on January 8, 2007. Retrieved June 15, 2007.

[7] 10 Items or Less (2006) - Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 11, 2019 .

[8] AFI Awards 2006. In: www.afi.com. Archived from the original on January 17, 2007 ; Retrieved July 1, 2013 .