The yellow sail

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Movie
German title The yellow sail
Original title The Yellow Handkerchief
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2008
length 102 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director Udayan Prasad
script Erin Dignam
production Arthur Cohn
music Jack Livesey
camera Chris Menges
cut Christopher Tellefsen
occupation
German DVD title (excerpt)

The Yellow Sail (original title: The Yellow Handkerchief ) is an American drama from 2008 and a remake of a Japanese film released in 1977 ( "Shiawase no kiiroi hankachi" ). It was directed by Udayan Prasad and the screenplay was written by Erin Dignam . The film was produced by Samuel Goldwyn Films . The film was released in German cinemas on November 19, 2009.

action

Brett is released from prison after six years and makes his way back to Louisiana. In a small shop, 15-year-old Martine meets the young outsider Gordy, who is just passing through. She asks him if he'd like to take her for a spin to make another boy jealous. While they are waiting for a ferry, they meet Brett and offer him a ride. A multi-day adventure trip of the unequal team begins, u. a. Louisiana destroyed by the Katrina .

While Martine struggles with family and relationship problems, Gordy is a naive eccentric who, according to his own admission, has Indian roots and grew up in a well-off family, in which he however no longer felt welcome. Therefore, he decided to take a trip through the USA and capture his impressions on photos. Gordy falls in love with Martine, who initially rejects him.

Flashbacks tell the story of Brett and his ex-wife May. After a rough start to the relationship, the two married quickly, but soon had to deal with a miscarriage of May. During a heated argument between the two of them, a passerby who had come to the rescue was killed in an accident, which is why Brett was sent to prison. Since Brett then divorced May so that she would be free from him, he wrestled with the question of whether he should try to find May again or start a new life without her. At the beginning of his trip, Brett sends May a postcard, in which he announces his return and asks her, if she wants to see him again, to set the yellow sail of her houseboat for him as a sign.

While Gordy is rather skeptical about Brett, Martine befriends him. When Gordy is attacked by a man during a stop, Brett knocks the man down and then escapes with Gordy and Martine. Shortly thereafter, however, they are caught by the police and learned of Brett's sentence. Brett is arrested for driving without a license, but released a short time later. Somewhat reluctantly, he lets Gordy and Martine take him back and tells them his story. The two young people encourage him to visit May. However, when they arrive in Brett's hometown, May's boat is nowhere to be seen. They then go to May's old house, which is now inhabited by another family. When hope already seems lost, they find May's boat in another place. She has completely decorated it with small, yellow flags, which makes it clear that she has been waiting for Brett despite everything. While Brett and May happily hug each other, Martine and Gordy kiss.

criticism

Peter Debruge wrote in the online edition of Variety magazine on January 24, 2008 , that the film shows a modern fairy tale published by Pete Hamill in 1971. Unlike in the earlier joint film Into the Wild , Hurt and Stewart had enough screen time to develop the "enigmatic" characters they played. The little-known Redmayne is convincing.

Ralf Blau wrote in the December issue of Cinema that the melancholy images of the film would stay in your memory for a long time. He also praised the portrayal of William Hurt.

The lexicon of international film states: “ The road movie sets the scenery on the Mississippi in an atmospheric way. The plot, which is overloaded with internal wounds and problems, is largely balanced out by the confident actors and the straightforward staging. "

backgrounds

The film was shot in Morgan City and New Orleans , Louisiana. Its production amounted to an estimated 15 million US dollars . After the world premiere in Japan in January 2008, the US premiere followed on January 18, 2008 at the Sundance Film Festival .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The Yellow Sails. In: Zelluloid.de. Archived from the original on February 12, 2013 ; accessed on August 8, 2018 . together with The Yellow Handkerchief. In: Zelluloid.de. Archived from the original on January 8, 2017 ; accessed on August 8, 2018 .
  2. ^ Peter Debruge: The Yellow Handkerchief. In: Variety . January 4, 2008, accessed August 8, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Cinema.de: The yellow sail. In: Cinema , Hubert Burda Media , accessed on August 8, 2018.
  4. ↑ The yellow sail. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed July 31, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used 
  5. ↑ Filming locations for Yellow Handkerchief, accessed January 27, 2008
  6. ^ Box office / business for Yellow Handkerchief, accessed January 27, 2008
  7. ↑ Yellow Handkerchief premiere dates, accessed January 27, 2008