Behind the sun
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Behind the sun |
| Original title | Abril Despedaçado |
| Country of production |
Brazil , France , Switzerland |
| original language | Portuguese |
| Publishing year | 2001 |
| length | 105 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Walter Salles |
| script | Walter Salles, Sérgio Machado , Karim Ainouz |
| production | Arthur Cohn |
| music |
Ed Cortês , Antonio Pinto , Beto Villares |
| camera | Walter Carvalho |
| cut | Isabelle Rathery |
| occupation | |
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Behind the Sun (AKA: Abril Despedaçado ) is a film of the Brazilian director Walter Salles from the year 2001 , which on the novel Torn April the Albanian writer Ismail Kadare is based. The main role was played by Rodrigo Santoro .
action
Two Brazilian farming families who live in an area where it rarely rains and dry seasons predominate, have been fighting for ages. The eldest sons of the families should constantly avenge their dead brothers. One family, Breve, makes a living from growing sugar cane , while the other, Ferreira, lives from cattle breeding and is far more successful with it.
The three sons of the Breve family, like their mother and father, had to help run the sugar cane mill in 1910. When the eldest son Ignacio is killed, the second eldest, 20-year-old Tonho, is supposed to avenge the murder of his brother. Although the youngest son, called "little one", tries to stop him, Tonho sets off with a rifle and shoots the murderer of his deceased brother. At the funeral of the man who was shot, Tonho asks in vain for a ceasefire. With the next full moon revenge should follow.
The "little one" receives a book from two circus people passing by, Salustiano and Clara. Since he cannot read, he is particularly enthusiastic about the illustrations, one of which shows a mermaid. He sees Clara in the mermaid and thinks up a story. When the family is selling sugar cane in town, Tonho and the "little one" see the two circus people advertising a performance on stilts. At night the two brothers sneak out to see the performance. Then speak to Salustiano and Clara. Tonho falls in love with Clara, while Salustiano's “little one” is given the name Pacú. When the father beats Tonho with a thong at home, he leaves the next day to spend time with the two circus people. He finally returns.
On a rainy night, at a full moon, Clara appears, whereupon Tonho sleeps with her. Clara disappears and tells Tonho that she is expecting him. Pacú puts on the hat of the sleeping Tonhos and ties his brother's ribbon on. The eldest son of the Ferreiras confuses Pacú with Tonho and shoots the boy. Tonho wakes up, takes his little brother in his arms and does not want to continue the fight for revenge. He's going to the sea.
History of origin
Walter Salles read Ismail Kadare's novel during the release of his previous film, the Golden Bear- winning Road Movie Central Station , in 1998. Although he had several other projects planned, he scripted the novel. He moved the story from Albania to Brazil.
The director worked on the film with both amateur and professional actors. While nine professional actors like José Dumont and Rodrigo Santoro had already made a name for themselves in Brazilian television, theater and cinema before Hinter der Sonne , Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos as Salustiano and the circus artist Flavia Marco Antonio as Clara had their first roles in the film. Ravi Ramos Lacerda , who had previously appeared in street theater, was able to prevail against hundreds of other applicants and was given the role of "little one" or Pacú .
The film was shot in Bom Sossego , Caetité and Rio de Contas in the Brazilian state of Bahia .
reception
The film premiered on September 6, 2001 at the Venice Film Festival . On December 12, 2001, it was released in US cinemas, grossing $ 19,861. Just one day later, it was released in German-speaking Switzerland, where a total of 27,120 visitors saw it. It opened in German cinemas on April 14, 2002 . Hinter der Sonne was most successful in Brazilian cinemas, where 293,000 visitors saw it between May 5 and August 18, 2002.
Reviews of the film varied. While some film critics - such as the renowned American film critic Roger Ebert - found it difficult to make friends with the film, others particularly praised Walter Salles' directorial work.
Reviews
“After a certain point, it becomes impossible to say which of the two sides, both of whom are suffering deeply, is right or wrong. The audience would love to run away with the circus. "
“The film cannot choose between a realistic and fairytale narrative. In the end, social criticism falls by the wayside. It is also unfortunate that Salles did not rely on the rich, beautiful music of the region. The music used is mostly exaggerated and cannot be reconciled with the world shown. "
“He got his dramatic material from a novel by the Albanian Ismail Kadaré, but he also likes to refer to Aeschylus and the birth of Greek tragedy to indicate the height of his work. The sweat-inducing, highly styled blood revenge piece comes with an impressively archaic gloom under the blazing sun, pathetic like a Puccini opera in Zeffirelli's grip, entirely skilfully done: Folklore nominated for the Golden Globe at the finest world film art level. "
“A dramatic drama that is set in the 1920s and falls back on historical events, but sees itself less as an analytical interpretation than as a fundamental parable about violence and counterviolence. But it is precisely in this that, despite the powerful narrative language, she succumbs to a consumptive intrusiveness. "
Awards
Walter Salles and producer Arthur Cohn won the Little Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 2001 . The film also competed in the Golden Lion competition for Mira Nairs Monsoon Wedding . At the Havana Film Festival , Walter Salles was awarded the Premio Casa de las Américas for Best Director and the film itself .
The film was nominated for the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film in 2002, but had to admit defeat to the Bosnian anti-war film No Man's Land . Behind the sun was also the Brazilian entry for a nomination in the category Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards 2002 , but was neither nominated nor awarded. The film was nominated for the British Academy Film Award in 2002 in the category Best Non-English Language Film .
The German Film and Media Assessment FBW in Wiesbaden awarded the film the rating particularly valuable.
Web links
- Behind the Sun in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official homepage (Portuguese / English / French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Behind the sun. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed August 30, 2017 .