the labyrinth of words
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | the labyrinth of words |
| Original title | La Tete en friche |
| Country of production | France |
| original language | French |
| Publishing year | 2010 |
| length | 85 minutes |
| Age rating |
FSK 6 JMK 6 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Jean Becker |
| script |
Jean-Loup Dabadie Jean Becker |
| production | Louis Becker |
| music | Laurent Voulzy |
| camera | Arthur Cloquet |
| cut | Jacques Witta |
| occupation | |
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The labyrinth of words (original title: La Tête en friche ) is a French feature film from 2010 based on a novel by Marie-Sabine Roger . Jean Becker directed the film , with Gérard Depardieu and Gisèle Casadesus in the lead roles .
action
The film is about two dissimilar people who come closer through literature . Margueritte - 'with two "t"' - is 95 years old and an educated "bookworm" who has read a lot in the course of her life and who owns many books. Germain, 45, is almost illiterate and if he got lost regularly and thoroughly in the “labyrinth of words” he did not have a particularly good auditory memory. That didn't stop Germain from being mistaken for a fool for the rest of his life. His friends regularly laugh at him, even when they try to protect him from major language-related stupidities. He still has problems with his mother, who viewed him as a nuisance even as a child and made it clear to him. Flashbacks show that he was humiliated by a teacher and classmates during his school days.
In contrast to Margueritte, he is a non-reader and his vocabulary is accordingly limited: more vulgar than educated. But when the two meet in the park and realize that they understand each other well, Margueritte begins to introduce him to the world of books by reading to him from various novels at their meetings and reading him the novel The Plague and a Dictionary ( Le Petit Robert ) gives. This is how Germain began to be interested in literature and words. After the old lady has told him that she will go blind in the near future and will therefore no longer be able to read to him, he begins to practice reading or reading aloud with the help of his friend Annette. He also supports Margueritte in other ways. When Annette tells him that she is pregnant and he wants to tell Margueritte, he learns that she no longer lives in the old people's home in his town. Her nephew and his wife took her to a shabby old people's home on the Belgian border for financial reasons. Since Germain's mother has died in the meantime and has bequeathed her house and some money to him, he drives to her and “kidnaps” Margueritte, who is very happy about it.
criticism
"A lovingly and cautiously, emotionally yet gripping couple story from the French provinces with a strong fairy-tale touch."
“Gérard Depardieu and Gisèle Casadesus are an excellent cast of this disparate couple who brought literature together. You the petite scholar, he the stupid block that is as sparsely furnished inside as outside. It shouldn't be because of them that Jean Becker's film nevertheless has a rather sedating effect. It is the one-dimensional script, based on the novel by Marie-Sabine Rogers [sic!], With which [sic!] He proclaims his message: a plea for the dignity of old age and the power of books. He does it with a loveliness that lies on history like a sultry woman's perfume. "
“Director Jean Becker [...] once again succeeded in creating a cinematic gem with Gérard Depardieu, who was once again excellent, and a remarkable Gisèle Casadesus. With a lot of humor and a feeling for the main characters, he developed a sensitive and charming story about the power of words and the joy of life that goes with it. The original title 'La tête en friche' shows even more clearly what this film is about, because this means something like 'The unused head'. "
Web links
- The labyrinth of words in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The labyrinth of words in the German synchronous index
Individual evidence
- ^ Certificate of Release for The Labyrinth of Words . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , March 2011 (PDF; test number: 125 917 V).
- ↑ Age designation for The Labyrinth of Words . Youth Media Commission .
- ↑ The Labyrinth of Words , review by FILMDIENST
- ↑ Perfumed book plush , review by ZEIT ONLINE
- ↑ The labyrinth of words , prisma.de