Blueberry and the Curse of the Demons

Movie
German title	Blueberry and the Curse of the Demons
Original title	Blueberry
Country of production	France , Mexico
original language	English
Publishing year	2004
length	124 minutes
Age rating	FSK 12 JMK 14
Rod
Director	Jan Kounen
script	Matt Alexander Gérard Brach Jan Kounen Louis Melli's David Scinto
production	Thomas Langmann Ariel Zeitoun
music	Jean-Jacques Hertz François Roy
camera	Tetsuo Nagata
cut	Jennifer Augé Bénédicte Brunet Joel Jacovella
occupation
Vincent Cassel : Mike S. Blueberry Michael Madsen : Wallace Sebastian Blount Juliette Lewis : Maria Sullivan Temuera Morrison : Runi Nichole Hiltz : Lola Colm Meaney : Jimmy McClure Eddie Izzard : Baron Werner Amadeus von Luckner Djimon Hounsou : Woodhead Tchéky Karyo : Uncle Dominique Bettenfeld : Scarcrow Ernest Borgnine : Sheriff Rolling Star

Blueberry and the curse of the demons is a Western comic book adaptation of Jan Kounen from the year 2004 . The film, shot in a Franco-Mexican co-production, opened on July 1, 2004 in cinemas in German-speaking countries. It is based on the comics about Lieutenant Blueberry ; the film offers a loose adaptation of the work.

action

US Marshal Mike Blueberry, known by the natives as a "Broken Nose", has vague premonitions and visions of the death of his first love. Professionally, he ensures that the peace between the troops and the Indians is kept; the latter had once adopted and raised him. Above all, he has to deal with the white wizard Blount, whose actions are directed against this peace. He goes to the Holy Mountains to face the villain. With shamanic rituals, which also include drug use, he fights his fears and can bring back memories of earlier events: As a greenhorn, he fell in love with a prostitute; However, Blount made claims on them. In the following shooting, the girl was killed and he himself was badly wounded. Rescuing himself in the desert, he was found by the Indians. After returning to reality, he faces the fight with Blount and can defeat him.

criticism

The lexicon of international films praised the brilliant photography, but was otherwise not very enthusiastic: “The archaic struggle between good and evil turns into a rather flimsy, mystically disguised game with different perceptions of reality.” Steffen Anton calls the film a crude mixture Dead Man and Matrix . Other reviews also noted the somewhat confused narrative.

Remarks

The following pieces can be heard in the film:

• Feel the Universe ( Schaye B )
• Welcome to Palomito (From Galway to Dublin) ( Paul Rodden )
• Pashan Biri Song ( Shaman Pashan Biri )
• Uni ( Altai Kanghai )
• Danny Boy Song ( Juliette Lewis )
• Kestenbetsa Son and Energia Shamanica ( Shaman Kestenbetsa )
• Aux Natchitoches ( Tchéky Karyo and Vincent Cassel ).

The film was shot in Spain and Mexico. For the American market, the title hero became Mike Donovan, as the character of Blueberry is unknown there. Film title there was Renegade .

Web links

• Blueberry and the curse of the demons in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Blueberry and the Curse of the Demons in the online movie database
• Blueberry at the British Film Institute

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Age rating for Blueberry and the Curse of the Demons . Youth Media Commission .
2. ↑ Jeremy Wheeler, Rovi , on the film
3. ↑ Blueberry and the Curse of the Demons. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .  
4. ^ Anton: 100 films in one Olympiad. 2007, p. 29
5. ^ Paul Green: Encyclopedia of Weird Westerns: Supernatural and Science Fiction. 2009, p. 42