Balancing Act (2019)

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Movie
Original title balancing act
Country of production Austria , Germany
original language German
Publishing year 2019
length 90 minutes
Rod
Director Vivian Naefe
script Agnes Pluch
production Thomas Hroch ,
Gerald Podgornig ,
Gudula von Eysmondt
music Martin Probst
camera Christine A. Maier
cut Vessela Martschewski
occupation

Balanceakt is an Austrian-German television film from 2019 by Vivian Naefe with Julia Koschitz , Franziska Weisz , David Rott and Jeremy Miliker . The family drama was first broadcast on May 29, 2019 on the occasion of World Multiple Sclerosis Day on ORF . The film was first shown on ZDF on August 26, 2019.

action

Marie is a sought-after architect who has a happy relationship with Axel, with whom she is raising their six-year-old son Luis. She is in the middle of life, is used to organizing and planning, to function and to have everything under control, both professionally and privately. At a young age she had to take responsibility for her younger and chaotic sister Kerstin. Her parents were always proud of the older Marie, while the younger Kerstin was the family's problem child.

That changed when Marie was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis one day . There is a constant threat of another flare-up , the timing and symptoms of which cannot be predicted. It is only clear that the disease is incurable. With the diagnosis, the conditions in the family change, now it is Marie who worries the parents. While her father Otto withdraws, her mother Edith reacts with exaggerated care. Axel's actually loving consideration also hurts her because she fears that he will no longer see her as the woman he loves, but only as the sick person. And it is difficult for her to explain to her six-year-old son that she can no longer climb with him as before and that she is constantly tired.

Marie can no longer pursue the job as usual, which had fulfilled her very well. Things of everyday life become a challenge, everyday life a balancing act. During this difficult time, of all people, her chaotic sister Kerstin is at her side. Marie discovers new aspects of herself and her sister, and slowly she manages to accept the illness as part of her life.

production

The shooting took place from August 31 to October 2, 2017 in Vienna and the surrounding area.

The film was produced by the Austrian Mona Film and the German Tivoli Film by the Austrian producers Thomas Hroch and Gerald Podgornig , the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation and ZDF were involved , the production was supported by the Vienna Film Fund and the Austrian TV Fund .

Hjalti Bager-Jonathansson was responsible for the sound, Florian Reichmann for the production design, Christoph Birkner for the costumes and Daniela Skala for the mask.

music

reception

Wilfried Geldner wrote in the Weser Kurier : “As in Johannes Fabrick's award-winning film The Last Beautiful Day (2011), Julia Koschitz is in top form here too, phases of defiance or even anger seemingly suddenly give way to a yearning for understanding and love. Passing time is skilfully passed through, the difficult letting go of everyday work made understandable. [...] The author Agnes Pluch managed with a light hand to interweave the gradual progression of the disease and the resulting partner and family conflicts. "

Tilmann P. Gangloff from tittelbach.tv found the title to be accurate in every way. Julia Koschitz would embody the main character extremely credibly, who has to find the difficult balance. The script by Agnes Pluch and the implementation by Vivian Naefe would also prove to be a successful balancing act, the drama had surprisingly cheerful moments despite all the tragic potential. “This is all the more remarkable because the director describes the offer to make this film as fateful : her own mother also had MS; she died as a result of the disease when Naefe was eight years old. "

In Germany, 3.85 million people saw the film when it was first broadcast on ZDF , with a market share of 14.5 percent.

Awards and nominations

Romy Awards 2020

  • Nomination in the category Best Director TV Fiction (Vivian Naefe)
  • Award in the category Best Book TV Fiction (Agnes Pluch)

52nd TV Prize of Austrian Adult Education

  • Nomination in the TV film category (Vivian Naefe, director; Agnes Pluch, author; Sabine Weber, ORF editorial team)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ On World MS Day 2019: ORF premiere: Balancing act . Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  2. ↑ Austrian Multiple Sclerosis Society: World MS Day: Make multiple sclerosis visible . OTS notification dated May 20, 2019, accessed May 21, 2019.
  3. ↑ a b Hinkebein under the starry sky. August 2, 2019, accessed August 2, 2019 .
  4. ↑ a b c Tilmann P. Gangloff : TV film "Balanceakt" at tittelbach.tv , accessed on August 2, 2019.
  5. ↑ a b A “balancing act” (AT) for Julia Koschitz . OTS announcement of September 5, 2017, accessed May 21, 2019.
  6. ↑ a b c Mona Film: Balancing act . Retrieved May 21, 2019.
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  8. ↑ orf.at: A “balancing act” (AT) for Julia Koschitz . Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  9. ^ Tivoli Film: Balancing Act . Retrieved May 21, 2019.
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  13. ↑ 18 nominations in four categories for the 52nd television award for adult education. July 31, 2020, accessed July 31, 2020 .