Connie and Carla

Movie
German title	Connie and Carla
Original title	Connie and Carla
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	2004
length	94 minutes
Age rating	FSK 6
Rod
Director	Michael Lembeck
script	Nia Vardalos
production	Gary Barber , Roger Birnbaum , Jonathan Glickman , Tom Hanks
music	Randy Edelman
camera	Richard Greatrex
cut	David Finfer
occupation
Nia Vardalos : Connie Toni Collette : Carla David Duchovny : Jeff Stephen Spinella : Robert / Peaches Alec Mapa : Lee / N'Cream Chris Logan : Brian / Brianna Robert Kaiser : Paul Ian Gomez : Stanley Nick Sandow : Al Dash Mihok : Mikey Robert John Burke : Rudy Boris McGiver : Tibor Debbie Reynolds : Debbie Reynolds

Connie and Carla (Original title: Connie and Carla ) is an American crime comedy from 2004 . Directed by Michael Lembeck ; the script was written by Nia Vardalos , who also played one of the leading roles.

action

Connie and Carla are from a small town and have been friends since childhood. You have aspired to a musical career, but only appear in shabby engagements in the Chicago area . One day they have to watch their boss get murdered for drug dealing. The women flee to Los Angeles , where they pretend to be drag queens in a gay bar and are hired. Her colleagues include Robert, whose brother Jeff Connie falls in love.

The show becomes known, whereupon the women are exposed. The mafia hit men appear during a performance; however, they are overwhelmed with the assistance of the other performers. The audience is convinced that the fight is part of the show. Connie and Carla reveal to the audience that they are women; Connie and Jeff become a couple.

Reviews

David Rooney wrote in Variety magazine on April 12, 2004 that it takes chutzpah to borrow ideas from Billy Wilder and Blake Edwards . Collette played more nuanced, had better timing and was more successful than Vardalos, who nonetheless played “lively” and “attractive”. The camaraderie between the two actresses is "contagious".

The lexicon of international films described the film as a “fast-paced antics”, which “only stays for moments with deep reflections on gender and role understanding, being gay and the search for identity” and relies on “wild slapstick hustle and bustle”. However, he "always succeeds in balancing subtlety and slapstick", as he also seems like a "sympathetic romantic comedy full of warmth and affection for the refreshingly played characters".

Awards

The film received the Canadian Network of Makeup Artists Award in 2004 .

backgrounds

The film was shot in Los Angeles , Chicago and Vancouver . He played in the cinemas of the United States about 8 million US dollars and in British cinemas around 334,000 pounds sterling . Fox Searchlight did not distribute the film in Germany, Switzerland and Austria and was released directly on DVD by Universal Pictures in May 2005.

Web links

• Connie and Carla in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Connie and Carla at rotten tomatoes (English)
• Connie and Carla at Metacritic (English)
• Connie and Carla in the online movie database

Individual evidence

1. ^ Certificate of Release for Connie and Carla . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , March 2005 (PDF; test number: 101 761 DVD).
2. ^ Review by David Rooney , accessed June 25, 2008
3. ↑ Connie and Carla in the Lexicon of International Films , accessed June 25, 2008
4. ^ Awards for Connie and Carla , accessed June 25, 2008
5. ^ Filming locations for Connie and Carla , accessed June 25, 2008
6. ^ Box office / business for Connie and Carla , accessed June 25, 2008
7. ↑ Release dates for Connie and Carla , accessed June 25, 2008