Grown up from today

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Movie
Original title Grown up from today
Country of production GDR
original language German
Publishing year 1985
length 87 minutes
Rod
Director Gunther Scholz
script Gunther Scholz
production DEFA , KAG "Berlin"
music Gerhard Laartz
camera Michael Göthe
cut Helga Krause
occupation

A DEFA film by Gunther Scholz from 1985 has grown up today .

action

Stefan's mother is interviewed by a television crew at her home; The topic is the question of how a single woman is doing who is actively involved in the work process. The present Stefan only gives snotty answers when he is asked something. He leaves the apartment and goes to a nearby park, where he meets Cecilia, who has moved from home and is now looking for a place to stay in Berlin. He will get a list of addresses from her where you can inquire about rooms to sublet.

Stefan works as a bricklayer's apprentice and helps to build the French Cathedral on the Berlin square of the academy. He is popular and recognized by his colleagues. On the day of his 18th birthday, he revealed to his mother that he would move out of his home immediately. The addresses given by Cecilia help him find accommodation, because he is lucky with a Mr. Graubaum and finds a furnished room. Mr. Graubaum works in a restaurant in the center of Berlin as a cloakroom worker. With a little money, he convinces Stefan to keep the entire apartment in good condition.

In the new environment, Stefan meets the telegram messenger Christel, with whom he falls in love. An attempt to spend a night together in the vacant mother's apartment fails because Christel wants to tie him tightly to her right away. Stefan's mother also appears earlier than expected. She still hasn't given up on her son. There is a lot of trouble when she catches him visiting a restaurant as a toilet attendant. As a result, Stefan has to leave Mr. Graubaum's apartment. Stefan is not only looking for an apartment, but also for a new relationship with his mother.

production

The dramaturgy was in the hands of Anne Pfeuffer and Helga Schubert was responsible for the scenario .

From today grown up , the DEFA studio for feature films (Artistic Working Group “Berlin”) shot in Orwo Color and had its premiere on March 14, 1985 in the Berlin Kino International . The film was shown in German cinemas for the first time on March 6, 1986. It was shown on the 2nd program of GDR television on December 2, 1986, followed by a broadcast on the 1st program of the ARD on February 27, 1987.

The coming-of-age film also underlines its message with songs and concerts by Silly and Tamara Danz , the Modern Soul Band and the Enno group . The film provides insights into contemporary Berlin: the wooden dome cladding of the French Cathedral is put on at the Gendarmenmarkt , which is under reconstruction . In Prenzlauer Berg you can see squat apartments in old buildings and dilapidated backyards. Other locations in Berlin were Alexanderplatz , Schönhauser Allee and Lichtenberger Stadtpark .

criticism

In New Germany , Horst Knietzsch said that the acceptable rational approach did not work artistically in all parts. The young hero of this film, excellently portrayed by high school student David C. Bunners, has few opportunities to express his own personality, to tread paths that can influence the totality of his moral values ​​and feelings. Its universities are not carried out in the conquest or defense of socialist values, not through practical action in everyday life. They were more like walking on a narrow beaten path, which is largely narrowed by looking for a room, the healing experience with a speculative bad guy and other episodic tendrils. The ideal, moral and philosophical gain of this film remains too small.

In Die Neue Zeit , Helmut Ullrich said that the film is not a well-rounded story, and other advantages such as the realistic dialogue language, the precise observation and representation of Berlin's local color, the mentality and behavior of young people, the building site work climate, everyday details, the Music of the youth in a film for the youth as well as the acting achievements do not help away. “A nice film? Absolutely. An exciting film? Unfortunately, no!"

The lexicon of international films wrote that from today grown up is a film that is markedly youth-friendly, designed in a laconic, concise narrative style, which is not entirely convincing in terms of its staging, but realistically deals with the difficulties of understanding between the generations.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ New Germany of March 15, 1985
  2. ↑ Neue Zeit from March 15, 1985
  3. ↑ Grown up from today. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used