The funeral (film)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The funeral |
| Original title | The funeral |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1996 |
| length | 99 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Abel Ferrara |
| script | Nicholas St. John |
| production | Mary Kane |
| music | Joe Delia |
| camera | Ken Kelsch |
| cut |
Mayn Lo Bill Pankow |
| occupation | |
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The funeral is an American film drama by Abel Ferrara from the year 1996 . The cast are Christopher Walken , Chris Penn and Vincent Gallo . Isabella Rossellini and Benicio del Toro can be seen in supporting roles . The long-time screenwriter of the director, Nicholas St. John , was responsible for the film script, which, like many of Ferrara's films, deals with Catholic beliefs .
action
In non-chronological form , a fatalistic drama about brotherly love and competition, grief, pride, anger and revenge is spun around the wake for the 22-year-old Johnny Tempio. In New York City , the Italian brothers Ray, Chez and Johnny found themselves between unions and the automobile factory, opportunistic small-time stargazers and hot-blooded communist zealots, until the most uncomplicated but also most radical of the brothers is the victim of an exchange of fire in this spiral of violence. The brothers' survivor, Ray, says he has no choice but to shed more blood. Chez, who has been shown to be choleric or manic-depressive for a long time , judges all male members of the Tempio family and himself in the final in a rampage .
Reviews
- “An extremely dark film that uses the ciphers of the traditional gangster film to tell a tragedy of classic proportions. Multi-layered, excellently played and staged, it expands the genre to include a philosophical-theological depth and asks questions about responsibility for evil, for guilt, grace and redemption. - Worth seeing. ”
Lexicon of international film - “The audience has the feeling that they have already met the characters in a variety of genre films. Ferrara does little to counter this impression. His film tends to encourage the viewer's disinterest over the entire distance. A little more variety would have done his bitter study good. ”- Dirk Steinkühler, in cut - Das Filmmagazin
- “Abel Ferrara analyzes the biographies of the torn characters in long flashbacks and recalls their blood-soaked history. The rivalry fights take a back seat in favor of a psychological view of violence. In addition to the women, Benicio Del Toro and Chris Penn are particularly enthusiastic about the excellent ensemble. ”- TV feature film
Awards
At the Venice Film Festival in 1996 Abel Ferrara competed for the Golden Lion ; Together with Ponette, he won the prize of the organization catholique internationale pour le cinéma et l'audiovisuel (OCIC), Chris Penn received the Coppa Volpi .
The film was nominated five times for the Independent Spirit Award in 1997; including for Abel Ferrara and Chris Penn.
Web links
- The funeral in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The funeral at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
- Box office earnings from Das Funeral
- Meeting at artechock film
- James Berardinelli: about the film (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mick LaSalle: Buried by the Mob - Chris Penn in eerie 'Funeral' . In: San Francisco Chronicle , Nov. 8, 1996; Retrieved March 7, 2007
- ↑ Self-destruction keeps me alive. A conversation with the New York director Abel Ferrara . In: Süddeutsche Zeitung , October 24, 1996, features section
- ↑ The funeral. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed February 11, 2017 .
- ↑ schnitt.de ( Memento of the original dated August 4, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Cut - the film magazine ; Retrieved March 3, 2007
- ↑ tvspielfilm.de accessed January 4, 2008
- ^ Film awards for The Funeral. Internet Movie Database , accessed May 22, 2015 .
