Beauty shop

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Movie
German title Beauty shop
Original title Beauty shop
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2005
length 104 minutes
Age rating FSK o. A.
Rod
Director Bille Woodruff
script Elizabeth Hunter ,
Kate Lanier ,
Norman Vance Jr.
production Shakim Compere ,
David Hoberman ,
Queen Latifah ,
Robert Teitel ,
George Tillman Jr.
music Christopher Young
camera Theo van de Sande
cut Michael Jablow
occupation

Beauty Shop is a 2005 American comedy film directed by Bille Woodruff .

action

The hairdresser Gina Norris moves from Chicago to Atlanta so that her talented daughter Vanessa can attend a music school there. She works successfully in Jorge Christophe's salon, but gets into an argument with him when he treats her and her colleagues badly. Gina quits and opens her own hair salon. She receives a bank loan, renovates the shop and hires employees, including her sister-in-law Darnelle. She initially turned down the offer of electrician Joe, who lives above her, to renovate the electrical system.

Business is successful after a short time, and there is a relaxed, fresh atmosphere between the employee and the boss. Any difficulties that arise are overcome together. However, unexpected visits by a health inspector who imposed heavy, seemingly arbitrary sentences, plunged Gina into existential financial difficulties. When at the height of events her salon is ravaged by a gang of thugs, she wants to give up.

background

Originally the film was supposed to be released as the third part of Barbershop .

The film was shot in Atlanta and Los Angeles . It grossed approximately $ 36.3 million in US cinemas . In some countries like Germany and Italy it was released directly on DVD or video.

Reviews

Joe Leydon wrote in Variety magazine on March 29, 2005 that the film offered entertainment and a good feeling, which would not be any less because it was predictable ("feel-good entertainment that is no less enjoyable for being somewhat predictable"). It is structured episodically and consists of loosely connected scenes. Latifah plays her role "effortlessly"; some of the supporting characters would look lively.

The lexicon of international film wrote that the “episodically developed film” “does not follow a stringent story, but” rather “works its way through the individual narrative threads in the salon”. It is comparable to Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads by Spike Lee , but told "from a female point of view" and "garnished with cameo appearances by some celebrities".

Awards

Queen Latifah was nominated in three categories for the Teen Choice Award in 2005, with Kevin Bacon receiving another nomination. Queen Latifah and the screenwriters were nominated for the 2005 Black Movie Award. Bille Woodruff, the screenwriters, Queen Latifah and the film as "Outstanding Feature Film" were nominated for the 2005 BET Comedy Award. Queen Latifah was also nominated for the Black Reel Award and the Image Award in 2006.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Rebecca Murray: On the Set of “Beauty Shop” with Queen Latifah ( Memento from November 28, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) on about.com (English).
  2. ↑ See locations on imdb.com , accessed on June 3, 2019.
  3. ↑ See Beauty Shop on boxofficemojo.com (English), accessed on June 3, 2019.
  4. ↑ See premiere dates on imdb.com , accessed on June 3, 2019.
  5. ↑ Joe Leydon: Beuaty Store . In: Variety , March 28, 2005.
  6. ↑ Beauty Shop. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed June 3, 2019 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used