Beanpole
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Beanpole |
| Original title | Дылда (Dylda) |
| Country of production | Russia |
| original language | Russian |
| Publishing year | 2019 |
| length | 134 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Kantemir Balagow |
| script | Kantemir Balagow, Aleksandr Terekhov |
| production | Natalia Gorina, Sergey Melkumov, Ellen Rodnianski, Alexander Rodnianski |
| music | Evgueni Galperine |
| camera | Kseniya Sereda |
| cut | Igor Litoninskiy |
| occupation | |
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Beanpole (original title: Дылда / Dylda , Russian for "Lulatsch") is a Russian feature film by Kantemir Balagow from 2019 . The drama tells of two traumatized former soldiers of the Red Army (played by Viktoria Miroshnichenko and Vasilisa Perelygina ) who unsuccessfully tried to return to normal in Leningrad after the Second World War . This is the second feature from director Balagow that the screenplay by himself Svetlana Alexijewitschs report The war no female face has (1985) inspired left. The roles were mainly cast with film debutants.
Beanpole premiered on May 16, 2019 at the 72nd Cannes Film Festival, where the film was featured in the Un Certain Regard section . The Russian theatrical release took place on June 20, 2019. In Germany, the film is scheduled to hit cinemas on September 10, 2020.
action
Leningrad, autumn 1945: tall, shy Iya works in a hospital in the war-torn city. Due to repeated stare, the thin, young woman was discharged from the army as a soldier. At the same time she has taken care of little Pashka, with whom she lives in a room in a mixed-up flat-sharing community. The child is the son of her best friend Masha, who is still at the front. Nevertheless, Pashka is seen as Iya's child by outsiders. She takes the boy to work when a seamstress friend cannot take care of him. There Iya tends to wounded soldiers under the supervision of the ward doctor Nikolay Ivanovich, who is devoted to her.
One evening, while playing with Pashka, Iya has another seizure and accidentally suffocates the child under her with her own body. A little later, Masha returns. Both women are very fond of each other. Iya lies to her friend and claims that Pashka died in her sleep. The disturbed Masha then pulls out onto the street with Iya to go to a dance hall. By chance they make the acquaintance of Sasha, who comes from a wealthy family, and get drunk. The shy young man sleeps in his car with Masha, whereupon he is beaten up by Iya out of jealousy.
The exhausted Masha moves in with Iya and begins to work with her as a temporary worker in the hospital. Masha calls on her friend to pay off the debt imposed by Pashka's death. Since Masha has become sterile from a war injury, Iya is supposed to have a new child for her. The disaffected Nikolay Ivanovich, who lost his two children in the war, is chosen as the potential father. The two women let the doctor in on their plan, whereupon he agrees to spend the night with Iya. Iya insists that Masha be present during the sex act. At the same time, Masha accidentally meets Sasha again in the hospital, who begins to woo her. Iya finds out that she is not pregnant, but keeps this information a secret from Masha. She tries unsuccessfully to seduce Nikolay Ivanovich one more time, but he wants to leave Leningrad. She rejects his offer to accompany him. She would rather be the "mistress" of Masha.
The heavily burdened Masha subsequently suffers a nervous breakdown when she tries on a new dress for the seamstress who is in the household. Iya takes advantage of the situation with violence and kisses her friend. Masha is able to break away from Iya when she falls into one of her states of shock. Over time, Iya becomes more and more jealous of Sasha, who often visits Masha. When he wants to introduce her to his parents, Masha gets Iya's approval. Masha, however, is turned down by his mother Lyubov Petrovna, to Sasha's disappointment, when she talks about her past in the army and Iya's planned surrogacy at the dining table. She returns alone and on the way back on the tram she witnesses how a woman throws herself in front of the car and dies. Shocked, Masha runs to the apartment, where she meets Iya, who is still in shock. Iya confesses to Masha that she is not pregnant. Both women hit and hug. Masha refuses to admit Iya's confession. She vows to stay with Iya and the expected child and so hopes for a cure.
reception
Reviews
On the Rotten Tomatoes website , Beanpole currently (as of November 2019) has a rating of 96 percent, based on 26 English-language reviews and an average rating of 7.95 out of 10 points. The conclusion of the site is: "Filmed with impressive skill and brought to life through unforgettable performances, 'Beanpole' casts a heartbreaking, sensitive look at lives that are shaken by war". On Metacritic , the film received a rating of 81 percent, based on 6 evaluated reviews.
At the presentation at the Viennale 2019, the Standard praised Beanpole as "one of the films of the year: aesthetically brilliant, with just masterful skill, content-wise ruthless to sheer unbearable". Despite the subject, Balagow “made a beautiful film”. There was also great praise for the acting ensemble around the two leading actresses Viktoria Miroshnichenko and Vasilisa Perelygina. Balagow said “not least of all of a gigantic betrayal that the functionaries committed against ordinary fighters, especially women in the Red Army. Iya and her friend Masha literally and painfully become the embodiment of the war victims, who also and especially had to demonstrate the victorious power with their totalitarian methods ”, according to Der Standard .
In Germany, Beanpole was shown in 14 films in November 2019 as part of the Around the World festival . Andreas Busche ( Der Tagesspiegel ) praised the film as one of the “highlights” of the festival and counted it “among the most impressive experiences” of the 2019 cinema year. The director designed “a post-war Russia like a large-format apocalyptic painting: with interiors that are orange-red until they glow greenish-brown and are contrasted by the harsh hospital light at Iya's workplace ”.
Awards
Beanpole has won 17 film and festival awards to date and has been nominated for 25 more. In autumn 2019, Balagow's directorial work was selected as a Russian proposal for the category “ best international film ” at the 2020 Academy Awards and made it onto the shortlist of nine preselected films, but not among the five nominated entries.
A selection of the film and festival prizes and nominations won:
| Film award / festival | category | Prize winners / nominees | result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2019 | Best script |
Kantemir Balagow, Aleksandr Terekhov |
Won |
| Best camera | Kseniya Sereda | Won | |
| Best movie |
Alexander Rodnyansky, Sergey Melkumov, Natalia Gorina, Ellen Rodnianski |
Nominated | |
| Best Actress | Viktoria Miroshnichenko | Nominated | |
| Cannes Film Festival 2019 | Section “Un Certain Regard” - Best Director | Kantemir Balagow | Won |
| Section “Un Certain Regard” - FIPRESCI Prize | Kantemir Balagow | Won | |
| Prix "Un Certain Regard" | Kantemir Balagow | Nominated | |
| Queer Palm | Kantemir Balagow | Nominated | |
| European Film Award 2019 | Best Actress | Viktoria Miroshnichenko | Nominated |
| Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival 2019 | Silver apricot | Kantemir Balagow | Won |
| Lisbon & Estoril Film Festival 2019 | Special prize from the jury |
Viktoria Miroshnichenko, Vasilisa Perelygina |
Won |
| Ljubljana International Film Festival 2019 | Kingfisher Award - Best Film | Kantemir Balagow | Won |
| Montréal Festival of New Cinema 2019 | Louvre d'Or | Kantemir Balagow | Won |
| Sakhalin International Film Festival 2019 | Best Actress |
Viktoria Miroshnichenko, Vasilisa Perelygina |
Won |
| Stockholm Film Festival 2019 | Impact Award | Kantemir Balagow | Won |
| Torino Film Festival 2019 | Best Actress |
Viktoria Miroshnichenko, Vasilisa Perelygina |
Won |
| Premio Scuola Holden - Honorable Mention | Kantemir Balagow | Won | |
| Viennale 2019 | Standard reader award | Kantemir Balagow | Won |
literature
- Svetlana Alexievich : The war has no female face. suhrkamp pocket book, Berlin 2015, ISBN 978-3-518-46605-6 .
Web links
- Beanpole in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Profile at festival-cannes.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Beanpole as seen by Kantemir Balagov . In: festival-cannes.com, May 16, 2019 (accessed November 24, 2019).
- ↑ Release Info - Dylda . In: imdb.com (accessed November 25, 2019).
- ↑ Start dates Germany In: insidekino.com (accessed on February 29, 2020).
- ↑ a b Beanpole . In: rottentomatoes.com (accessed November 24, 2019).
- ↑ Beanpole . In: metacritic.com (accessed November 25, 2019).
- ↑ The great patriotic betrayal . In: Der Standard, November 2, 2019, Spezial, p. 12.
- ↑ Andreas Busche: Russia breathes heavily - Best of Festival: "Around the World in 14 Films" . In: Der Tagesspiegel, November 21, 2019, No. 24013, p. 25.
- ↑ Dylda - Awards . In: imdb.com (accessed January 13, 2020).
- ↑ Leo Barraclough: Russia Selects Cannes Entry 'Beanpole' for Oscar Race . In: variety.com, October 1, 2019 (accessed November 26, 2019).