Alice & Martin
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Alice & Martin |
| Original title | Alice et Martin |
| Country of production | France , Spain |
| original language | French |
| Publishing year | 1998 |
| length | 124 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | André Téchiné |
| script |
Olivier Assayas , Gilles Taurand , André Téchiné |
| production | Alain Sarde |
| music | Philippe Sarde |
| camera | Caroline Champetier |
| cut | Martine Giordano |
| occupation | |
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Alice & Martin (Original title: Alice et Martin ) is a French - Spanish film drama from 1998 . Directed by André Téchiné , who also wrote the screenplay with Olivier Assayas and Gilles Taurand .
action
The 20-year-old Martin Sauvagnac is the illegitimate son of an entrepreneur. He has lived with his father's family for ten years, who has a new wife and three other sons. There are frequent conflicts between Martin and his dominant father. After the death of his father, Martin felt guilty. He leaves his family and goes into hiding for a few weeks, during which time he lives in a hut. Martin steals eggs on a farm and is arrested. He is released after his stepmother promises the farmer to make good the damage.
Martin avoids contact with the stepmother and travels to Paris , where his half-brother Benjamin lives. The occasional gay actor Benjamin shares a small apartment with the musician Alice. Martin harasses her for a while until she finds him attractive and gets closer to him. She drives with him to Granada , where she takes part in a photo shoot. Alice realizes that she is pregnant.
A half-hour flashback shows the death of Martin's father and the circumstances surrounding him. Martin speaks to a friend whom he says his father took him in to annoy his half-brothers. Later he argues with his father, whom he pushes so that he falls down the stairs.
Martin is admitted to a psychiatric institution at his own request. Alice tries to prove his innocence in a court of law. She visits Martin's mother, with whom she befriends; Martin's stepmother doesn't want to see her. The woman's son, a politician, threatens Alice with a criminal complaint in the event of further "harassment". The last scene shows Martin writing a letter to Alice in the institution.
background
The film was shot in Granada and Paris . Its world premiere took place on October 23, 1998 at the Semana Internacional de Cine de Valladolid , which was followed by the French film festivals in Australia and Hungary . The film grossed approximately $ 498,000 in selected US cinemas .
Reviews
Jonathan Holland writes in the industry journal Variety that the film shows an emotionally involving love story between two outsiders. He explores - what is typical for the director - psychological extremes and avoids sensationalism. Binoche's central representation is "subtle" and "excellent". The inexperienced Alexis Loret has problems depicting the nuances of the character being played psychologically correct.
The New York Times film critic A. O. Scott finds the film's “finely structured” plot difficult to summarize. The film offers "surprising depth and some deep surprises". The camera work is “great”, the editing is “elegant”, the scenes are “meticulously planned”. The film is saturated with nobility, intelligence and art ("a surfeit of generosity, intelligence and art").
The lexicon of international films , however, is unimpressed: “The film revolves around moral categories such as guilt and atonement, trust and responsibility, and despite the intense play of the leading actors, it seems like a cool experimental arrangement. Scenic and optical metaphors leave behind a feeling of aloofness and pomposity. "
Web links
- Alice & Martin in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Alice & Martin at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
- Alice & Martin at Metacritic (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Opening dates for Alice et Martin , accessed April 2, 2008.
- ^ Box office results for Alice et Martin , accessed on April 2, 2008.
- ↑ Jonathan Holland: Alice and Martin ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Variety , November 9, 1998, accessed April 2, 2008
- ^ AO Scott: 'Alice and Martin': A Divided French Family, Unhappy in Its Own Way , The New York Times , July 21, 2000, accessed April 2, 2008
- ↑ Alice & Martin. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
