Gang of girls
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Gang of girls |
| Original title | Band de filles |
| Country of production | France |
| original language | French |
| Publishing year | 2014 |
| length | 113 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Celine Sciamma |
| script | Celine Sciamma |
| production | Bénédicte Couvreur |
| music | Jean-Baptiste de Laubier |
| camera | Crystel Fournier |
| cut | Julien Lacheray |
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Mädchenbande (Original title: Bande de filles , or Girlhood ) is a French drama directed by Celine Sciamma from 2014.
action
The 16-year-old Marieme lives with her two younger sisters and her older brother Djibril in a small apartment in a high-rise building on the outskirts of Paris. Her mother works as a cleaning lady, there is no father. Marieme will not be able to attend secondary school because of her poor performance, so the teacher recommends her training. Marieme is depressed and angry. In this situation she meets the threesome girl gang Lady, Fily and Adiatou, who take on the quiet Marieme as the fourth member of the group. Marieme integrated quickly, now carries a jackknife with her, extorts money from students and steals clothes with the group that she wears at a small hotel room party. Lady, the leader of the group, gives her a necklace with the inscription "Vic" for "Victoire". Marieme leaves the group as soon as she gets home. Here her brother is in charge, he controls his eldest sister and is always concerned about the reputation of the family. Therefore, Marieme does not admit to him that she has fallen in love with his best friend Ismaël.
There are arguments among the girl gangs in the area and so one day the lady faces the leader of another gang who has spread lies about her. Lady is defeated in a duel; Images of her on the floor, wearing only a bra as a top, spread quickly and lead to the humiliation of the whole group. Lady's hair is cut off by her father as a punishment. Marieme organizes her own duel with the other to avenge Lady and wins. Lady says that Marieme also fought the fight for herself. Marieme ensures that she doesn't have to work as a cleaning lady like her. She also deepens her relationship with Ismaël, with whom she finally sleeps in one night.
One day when Marieme is out with her group, she sees her little sister trying to rob a young woman with other girls. She is sobered and goes home with her. At home she is waiting for her brother, who has found out about her relationship with Ismaël and beats her up. She takes refuge in a café, where drug dealer and pimp Abou becomes aware of her. She agrees to work for him as a drug courier. In return, he organizes her own apartment in a distant district. She ignores the concerns of her friends, so that there is a break between her and the clique. However, she maintains contact with Ismaël, but he is confused about her new life: Marieme dresses like a boy, cuts her hair short and ties her chest. He goes. When Marieme is harassed by Abou at a party, she flees. She goes to Ismaël, who apologizes for his behavior and proposes marriage to her, as she regains her honor and is considered a "good girl". Marieme refuses the application because she does not want to lead a life as a good girl. She goes to the skyscraper in which her family lives, but does not dare to enter the house. She starts to cry. A short time later she calmed down and started walking with a determined expression on her face.
production
Bande de filles was the third feature film that Celine Sciamma made as a director. She was inspired on the subject by teenage groups that she often saw in the metro and in shopping centers. She took a closer look at her life and read, among other things, blogs that the young women led. For over four months she finally looked for actresses for her film. It was the first film role for all leading actresses. The film was shot in the Cité de la Noue in Bagnolet , in the Quartier des Halles and in the La Défense district not far from the Grande Arche . The costumes were created by Céline Sciamma, the film structures are by Thomas Grézaud .
Bande de filles had its premiere on May 15, 2014 at the Cannes International Film Festival as part of the Quinzaine des réalisateurs. It opened in French cinemas on October 22, 2014, where it was seen by more than 300,000 viewers. In Germany, the film was released in cinemas on February 26, 2015 and was released in September 2015 in the original sound with subtitles on DVD.
criticism
The film “does not exercise any social criticism”, stated the Frankfurter Rundschau . Instead, you can feel “how fascinated the director is by the aesthetics of the young women, their poses, their charisma, the warmth between them. Celine Sciamma shot a coming-of-age story that paints a realistic portrait of these young women. ”The film was“ not a social drama, but an artfully staged film about individuality, ”also found Die Zeit .
Awards (selection)
At the Cannes International Film Festival, Bande de filles was screened in the competition for Queer Palm in 2014 . The film won the bronze horse for best film and an aluminum horse for best camera at the Stockholm International Film Festival .
The film was nominated for a British Independent Film Award for Best Foreign Independent Film in 2015 . He was also nominated for four Césars : in the categories of Best Director , Best Young Actress (Karidja Touré), Best Sound ( Pierre André , Daniel Sobrino ) and Best Film Music . The film received three nominations for a Prix Lumières ( best film , best director , best young actress ).
At the Black Reel Awards 2016, Bande de filles was recognized as best foreign film. Karidja Touré and Assa Sylla were nominated in actor categories.
Web links
- Girl band in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for girl gang . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , February 2015 (PDF; test number: 149 990 K).
- ↑ Secrets tournage on allocine.fr
- ↑ a b Susanne Lenz: The bling ring of the banlieue . fr-online.de, February 25, 2015.
- ↑ Box Office France on allocine.fr
- ↑ Andreas Busche: Girls, hard and shining like diamonds . zeit.de, February 26, 2015.