Breath (2017)

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Movie
Original title Breath
Country of production Australia
original language English
Publishing year 2017
length 115 minutes
Rod
Director Simon Baker
script Simon Baker,
Gerard Lee
production Simon Baker,
Jamie Hilton ,
Mark Johnson
music Harry Gregson-Williams
camera Marden Dean ,
Rick Rifici
cut Dany Cooper
occupation

Breath is an Australian drama directed by Simon Baker , which premiered on September 10, 2017 at the Toronto International Film Festival . The film is based on a novel of the same name by Tim Winton .

action

13-year-old Bruce, called Pikelet because of his surname, and the sociable 14-year-old Ivan, called Loonie because of his surname, are unequal friends, but they are united by their desire for adventure and a life away from everyday routines. So they explore a river together. Loonie is a wild child, but is beaten by his father. Pikelet, on the other hand, who comes from a secure family and is a hardworking student, really likes fishing trips with his much more tolerant father. Pikelet and Loonie, who live in the 1970s, ride their bikes through Sawyer, a small town on Australia's west coast, and one day watch surfers. They find this hobby completely pointless, but it also seems so elegant to them that they also start surfing on cheap Styrofoam boards. They later save money in order to be able to afford a used fiberglass board.

When the surfer Sando realizes that the boys always come to the beach with their bicycles, he offers them to take their boards there in his truck, which is very convenient for them. At first they think Sando is just another hippie surfer, and his not particularly friendly friend Eva does little to change this judgment, but soon he takes the boys under his wing and not only teaches them surfing techniques, but encourages them to to conquer ever higher waves and overcome their fears.

Sando also becomes a kind of mentor for the boys, discussing philosophical questions with them, although Pikelet is better at expressing himself than the emotionally inhibited Loonie. They also learn that Sando was once a famous professional surfer and Eva, who is from the USA, was a hot dog skiing champion until she sustained a serious knee injury, which explains her often bad mood. Pikelet finds a girlfriend in Queenie when school starts again, but surfing is his real passion. However, he is not quite as daring as Loonie, which is why Sando treats him preferentially.

production

The shooting took place in and around the Australian coastal city of Denmark held

The film is based on Tim Winton's novel Breath from 2008, which was later translated into German and published under the title breath . In 2009, Winton received the Miles Franklin Award for this novel.

Directed by Simon Baker , who together with Gerard Lee also adapted Winton's novel for the film and also produced it with Jamie Hilton and Mark Johnson . The film is Baker's directorial debut. The film received a grant of AU $ 1.5 million from the Great Southern Development Commission (GSDC) and AU $ 800,000 from Screenwest.

Filming began in April 2016 and took place for six weeks in and around the Australian coastal town of Denmark, about 50 km west of Albany on the Southern Ocean in the state of Western Australia, against the backdrop of Elephant Rocks on Denmark's coast.

The score was composed by Harry Gregson-Williams . On May 25, 2018, Filmtrax released the soundtrack, which includes 20 pieces of music, as a download.

The film premiered on September 10, 2017 at the Toronto International Film Festival . The film was presented at the Zurich Film Festival on October 5, 2017 , where it celebrated its European premiere. The film opened in Australian cinemas on May 3, 2018. A theatrical release in the USA is planned for June 1, 2018. The film is to be shown at the Munich Film Festival in June and July 2018 .

reception

Reviews

The film was rated rather positively by 78 percent of Rotten Tomatoes critics . David Rooney from The Hollywood Reporter thinks that the youth film , made with warmth and empathy, is characterized by the outstanding acting performances of the two young actors in the central roles.

Awards

Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards 2018

  • Nomination for best film

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Dennis Harvey: Toronto Film Review: 'Breath'. In: Variety, September 15, 2017.
  2. ↑ https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/breath-toronto-review/5122216.article
  3. ↑ http://www.gsdc.wa.gov.au/our-activities/our-projects/breath-feature-film/
  4. ↑ http://www.gsdc.wa.gov.au/media/1069/gsdc_bulletin_no_38.pdf
  5. ↑ http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/simon-baker-starts-filming-breath-in-denmark-20160412-go4cth.html
  6. ↑ https://thewest.com.au/news/australia/simon-baker-and-young-surfers-bring-film-version-of-tim-wintons-breath-to-denmark-ng-ya-103701
  7. ↑ https://thejackalmagazine.com/breath-simon-baker-debut/ + https://thewest.com.au/news/australia/simon-baker-and-young-surfers-bring-film-version-of- tim-wintons-breath-to-denmark-ng-ya-103701
  8. ↑ http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-04-08/filming-of-tim-winton-breath-starts-in-denmark-wa/7311388
  9. ↑ http://filmmusicreporter.com/2018/05/24/soundtrack-album-for-simon-bakers-breath-to-be-released/
  10. ↑ https://zff.com/de/festival-info/news/2017/1936/simon-baker-breath-de/
  11. ↑ http://www.gsdc.wa.gov.au/our-activities/our-projects/breath-feature-film/
  12. ↑ Breath. In: filmfest-muenchen.de. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  13. ↑ Breath. In: Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  14. ↑ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/breath-tiff-2017-1038558
  15. ↑ AACTA Reveals Record-Breaking Number of Feature Films in Competition for 8th AACTA Awards. In: aacta.org. Retrieved August 14, 2018.