The smile of the stars

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Movie
German title The smile of the stars
Original title Nights in Rodanthe
Country of production USA
Australia
original language English
Publishing year 2008
length approx. 97 minutes
Age rating FSK 6
JMK 6
Rod
Director George C. Wolfe
script Ann Peacock ,
John Romano
production Denise Di Novi
music Jeanine Tesori
camera Affonso Beato
cut Brian A. Kates
occupation

The Smile of the Stars (Original title: Nights in Rodanthe ) is an American - Australian drama from 2008. Directed by George C. Wolfe , the screenplay was written by Ann Peacock and John Romano based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks from 2002 .

action

Adrienne Willis lives alone with her daughter and son. Her husband Jack left her a few months ago. When the children are handed over, he speaks to her and wants them to live together again. She has to be clear about the changed situation and does not promise him anything. She drives to the coastal town of Rodanthe, North Carolina , where she runs a hotel owned by her friend. On the weekend she only has one guest, doctor Paul Flanner, who feels guilty after one of his patients dies during an operation. He travels to Rodanthe and lives as the only guest in the hotel.

Flanner wants to speak to the deceased's husband after he has written to him. A first discussion fails due to the behavior of the patient's son. Flanner wants to leave. An emerging storm brings Adrienne Willis together with the doctor. After speaking to the patient's husband again, Flanner travels to South America to see his son. He is also a doctor and Flanner has not seen or spoken to him for a year.

Adrienne finally separates from her husband despite her daughter's opposition. She and Flanner write love letters to each other while he is in South America. But Flanner is not returning from South America. The son comes to her and tells her that he owes it to her that he and his father were able to have a good time. Flanner died in a landslide. In her grief, Adrienne reconnects with her pubescent daughter.

Soundtrack

  1. Emmylou Harris : In Rodanthe
  2. Lauren Pritchard: Way Down In North Carolina
  3. Count Basie & His Orchestra: Jive At Five
  4. Ruth Brown : Mama (He Treats Your Daughter Mean)
  5. Slim and Slam: Swinging In The Key of C
  6. Count Basie: Moten Swing
  7. Dinah Washington : Back Water Blues
  8. Glenn Gould : Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations Bwv 988: Variation 26
  9. The Dillards : Like A Hurricane
  10. Dinah Washington: A Rockin 'Good Way (To Mess Around And Fall In Love)
  11. Jule Garrish: Before I Met You
  12. Katy Mitchell: Come Around To My House

backgrounds

The house used in the film.

Variety magazine on January 31, 2007 mentioned in its report on the film project that Diane Lane and Richard Gere had already played a couple in the 2002 drama Unfaithful . The project was co-financed by the Australian company Village Roadshow Pictures .

The film was shot in various locations in North Carolina . Warner Bros. was responsible for production and distribution. The film was released in US cinemas on September 26, 2008. The German theatrical release followed on October 16, 2008.

The German Film and Media Evaluation FBW in Wiesbaden awarded the film the title valuable.

Reviews

Roger Ebert wrote in the Chicago Sun-Times on September 25, 2008 that the film tries to make viewers cry by using one "clunky device" after another. The plot contains numerous clichés and tricks.

"[...] the story [...] is written tearfully. But when it comes across as artificially kitsched up, as in the direction of George C. Wolfe, then even Richard Gere's wrinkled eyes can't move the heart. As the graying lover of the badly grimacing Diane Lane, it is not easy for him, but with this film only one thing would have helped: cancel after reading the script. "

- tvspielfilm.de

DVD and Blu-ray publishing

  • The smile of the stars. Warner Home Video 2009 (DVD and Blu-ray)

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Age rating for The Smile of the Stars . Youth Media Commission .
  2. ↑ a b Gere, Lane reteam in 'Nights'. ( Memento of the original from March 27, 2008 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. On: Variety .com. January 31, 2007, accessed November 27, 2013.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.variety.com
  3. ^ Filming locations for Nights in Rodanthe. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
  4. ↑ Review: 'Nights in Rodanthe' in the movie database by Variety , accessed 11 September 2008
  5. ↑ The Smile of the Stars - Release Info. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
  6. ↑ Smiles from the stars on fbw-filmb Bewertung.com
  7. ^ Film review by Roger Ebert , accessed on November 27, 2013.
  8. ↑ The smile of the stars. At tvspielfilm.de , accessed on November 27, 2013.