life is a building yard
| Movie | |
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| Original title | life is a building yard |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1997 |
| length | 115 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Wolfgang Becker |
| script | Wolfgang Becker, Tom Tykwer |
| production | Stefan Arndt |
| music |
Jürgen Knieper , Christian Steyer |
| camera | Martin Kukula |
| cut | Patricia Rommel |
| occupation | |
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Life is a construction site is a German feature film from 1997 by Wolfgang Becker and Tom Tykwer with Jürgen Vogel and Christiane Paul in the leading roles. The film tells the story of the unfortunate Jan Nebel, who falls in love with the mysterious Vera.
action
Jan lives in Berlin. One day he loses his job in the meat factory. In addition, his ex-girlfriend tells him that she is HIV- positive and may have infected him. There he met the musician and bon vivant Vera when he happened to get into a street battle and defended her against two plainclothes police. He is arrested and given a fine. He tries to suppress the thought of a possible HIV infection, but then wants to deal with it. Because of the relationship he has just begun with Vera, he sometimes forgets the intolerance of his existence. He dares to start over while Vera has secrets. She sneaks out of bed night after night, failing to explain her behavior.
background
The film is a co-production by X Films Creative Pool , Westdeutscher Rundfunk and Arte , funded by the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW and the Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg . Production management was the responsibility of Tom Spieß . Filming in Berlin and Westermark began on November 28, 1995 and lasted until February 1996. The voice of "Buddy" was dubbed by Wolfgang Hess .
criticism
The film received favorable reviews from German critics. Rudolf Worschech even considers the film a great “work of art”. In it, everyday things in life are given that “bigger than life” that cinema needs. Michael Fischer of Associated Press described the film as an "everyday sketch from today's Berlin".
“An episodic film, oscillating between comedy and melancholy. It thrives on the precision of its casualness and draws a sober picture of life in the German capital in a cleverly linked sequence of individual fates. A remarkably stimulating attempt to reflect everyday reality and the dwindling social relationship patterns in the medium of comedy. "
Awards
The film took part in the Berlinale competition in 1997 , but received nothing when it came to the award. Jürgen Vogel won the gold film tape at the German Film Awards in the category “ Best Acting Performance - Male Leading Role ”. Martina Gedeck won the award in the category “ Best Acting Performance - Female Supporting Role ” (alongside that for Rossini ) . The production received a silver film tape in the “ Best Film ” category . At the awarding of the Golden Camera , Christiane Paul won the Young Actor Award in 1998, the Lilli Palmer & Curd Jürgens memory camera . In 1997 Wolfgang Becker was awarded the German Film Critics' Prize for the best feature film.
The German Film and Media Evaluation FBW in Wiesbaden awarded the film the title valuable.
Web links
- Life is a building site on the manufacturing company's website
- Life is All You Get in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Life is a building site at filmportal.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Rudolf Worschech “Life is a construction site” at filmportal.de, accessed on October 10, 2013
- ↑ Michael Fischer: "Review: Wolfgang Becker's tragic comedy" Life is a construction site " in Rhein-Zeitung from January 15, 2010, accessed on October 10, 2013
- ↑ Life is a building site. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed September 26, 2016 .