The swaying ship
The swaying ship (Original title: Cradle Will Rock ) is an American drama from 1999 . Directed by Tim Robbins , who also wrote the script and co-produced the film.
action
The action takes place in the USA in the 1930s. The film begins with the impoverished young Olive Stanton sneaking into a theater building to sleep. She is discovered and thrown out. Rehearsals from Marc Blitzstein's musical The Cradle Will Rock , directed by Orson Welles, will also be shown.
The Works Progress Administration cuts funding for the Federal Theater Project , which also calls into question the performances of the prepared musical. The committee for un-American activities accuses some of those involved with communist proximity. Welles and the producer find another theater where the play could be performed. There the performance is prevented by the actors' union. There is a dispute about the appearance of Lenin in a monumental painting that was installed by Diego Rivera in the Rockefeller Center . At the end there will be a demonstration in Times Square and the play will be played from the audience.
Reviews
Filmdienst wrote that the film was a “large-scale moral portrait of American society in the early 1930s” and an “ambitious drama with a large cast” . However, he addresses too many subjects "to be able to go into them further" ; the characters are often only "drawn superficially" .
The magazine Cinema wrote that the film was a “gorgeous piece with revolutionary romance ” , which was ambitious and showed “more than a dozen stars” . He shows "very freely" actually happened events.
Philip Strick spoke at Sight & Sound of a “quite a demonstration of dexterity” and “explosions of visual energy” . Lisa Schwarzbaum at Entertainment Weekly recognized "bombast and artistry, fervor and guts" . TV Guide : "maybe a masterpiece [...] a virtuoso style [...] sensational character portrayals [...] Robbins makes the punch line brilliantly in the last recording as [...] the most sincere piece of dramatic irony in recent film history" .
Roger Ebert thought that “You need a script for this ” ( “It needs a study guide” ) and “ironically, Tim Robbins would be the ideal Welles ” .
Andy Klein at the Dallas Observer : “Robbins wants to bring the 30s back with a show of strength and pure impulse, to really push us into this era. And it's a shame. His heart is in the right place ” . David Ansen wrote in the news magazine Newsweek : “As crowded and energetic as a big parade - and also about as subtle.” Charles Taylor on the website Salon.com critically: “Like when you get a pamphlet in your hand [...] an atmosphere like in the circus [...] who [..Robbins] thinks they are? "
Awards
The film participated in the Cannes International Film Festival in 1999 as a competition entry, which Tim Robbins was nominated for the Palme d' Or. He received the National Board of Review Award in 1999 and the Gran Angular Award of the Sitges Festival Internacional de Cinema de Catalunya in 2000 in two categories ( Director , Best Film ) and a prize from the Istanbul International Film Festival .
Bill Murray was nominated for the Golden Satellite Award in 2000; he and Cherry Jones were nominated for the Chlotrudis Award in 2000. The cast was nominated for the Online Film Critics Society Award in 2000. Emily Watson was nominated for the London Critics Circle Film Award in 2001.
backgrounds
The film was shot in New York City . Its production amounted to an estimated 32 million US dollars . The world premiere took place on May 18, 1999 at the Cannes International Film Festival . The film grossed approximately $ 2.9 million in US cinemas.
literature
- Tim Robbins : Cradle will rock: the movie and the moment . Newmarket Press, New York 2000, ISBN 1-55704-399-X .
Web links
- Cradle Will Rock in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Cradle Will Rock at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
- Cradle Will Rock at Metacritic (English)
- Todd McCarthy: Cradle Will Rock in Variety (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ The musical The Cradle Will Rock in the English language Wikipedia: The Cradle Will Rock .
- ^ The swaying ship in the Lexicon of International Films , accessed on July 31, 2008
- ↑ Cinema , accessed July 31, 2008
- ↑ Philip Strick: It's almost all true. In: Sight & Sound . May 2000, accessed on September 12, 2008 (English): "quite a display of dexterity [...] explosions of visual energy"
- ↑ Lisa Schwarzbaum: Cradle Will Rock (1999). In: Entertainment Weekly. December 10, 1999, accessed on September 12, 2008 : "bombast and artifice, fervor and balls"
- ↑ Steve Simels: Cradle Will Rock. In: TV Guide . Retrieved September 12, 2008 (English): “May well be a masterpiece; […] A virtuosic style […] sensational character performances […] Robbins nails the point, brilliantly in the film's last moment […] that's the most genuinely earned bit of dramatic irony in recent movie memory "
- ^ Roger Ebert : Cradle Will Rock. In: http://rogerebert.suntimes.com . December 24, 1999, accessed on September 12, 2008 (English): "It needs a study guide [...] ironically, Tim Robbins would make an ideal Welles"
- ^ Andy Klein: Cradle and all. In: Dallas Observer. January 13, 2000, accessed on September 12, 2008 (English): "Robbins seems to be aiming to bring back the '30s through sheer force and momentum, to actually bully us into the period. And it's a shame. His heart's in the right place "
- ↑ David Ansen: Red Alert - A Kaleidoscope Of Art And Politics In The 1930s. In: Newsweek . December 13, 1999, accessed on September 12, 2008 (English): "It's as crowded and energetic as a big parade - and just about as subtle"
- ^ Charles Taylor: Cradle Will Rock - Tim Robbins makes politics for art's sake. In: Salon.com . December 10, 1999, accessed on September 12, 2008 : “as if someone is shoving a pamphlet into your hand. [...] circus-like atmosphere [...] you have to ask who does he think he is? "
- ^ Filming locations for Cradle Will Rock , accessed July 31, 2008
- ^ A b Box office / business for Cradle Will Rock , accessed July 31, 2008
- ↑ Release dates for Cradle Will Rock , accessed July 31, 2008