August 32nd on earth
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | August 32nd on earth |
| Original title | Un 32 août sur terre |
| Country of production | Canada |
| original language | French |
| Publishing year | 1998 |
| length | 88 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Denis Villeneuve |
| script | Denis Villeneuve |
| production | Roger Frappier |
| camera | André Turpin |
| cut | Sophie Leblond |
| occupation | |
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August 32nd on earth (original title: Un 32 août sur terre ) is a Canadian drama directed by Denis Villeneuve from 1998 .
action
After a car accident, the young Canadian Simone wants to give her life a new direction. While time seems to have stood still on a fictional August 32nd, she decides to have a child. She asks her best (platonic) friend Philippe to act as producer. He agrees, but wants to comply with her request in an unusual place: the Great Salt Desert in Utah , USA . The trip to the salt desert comes to an abrupt end when the couple finds the body of a stranger who was apparently the victim of a police attack. Upon her return, Simone realizes her love for Philippe, but at the place where they meet, Philippe is arbitrarily beaten up by a group of young men. Simone wakes up in the hospital next to Philippe, who is in a coma, and we don't know if he will ever wake up again. In his dreams, Philippe meets Simone again in the salt desert.
background
The 32nd August on Earth was shown in May 1998 as part of the Un Certain Regard section at the Cannes Film Festival . On September 17, 1998, it screened at the Toronto International Film Festival .
The film opened in German cinemas on February 18, 1999, and was awarded by the (now inactive) Munich film distributor TiMe.
criticism
“A virtuoso study of the perception of time […] As if by the way,“ Der 32. August ”is also a precise generation portrait. Not knowing what you want or knowing exactly that life falls by the wayside somewhere in between, Simone and Philippe are looking for nothing but happiness. "
"This beautiful film by the hopeful Canadian director Denis Villeneuve leaves open where it takes place: in reality or in dreams, in life or in the hereafter?"
"A sensitive film about self-discovery and love, characterized by a passion for telling stories, intensive camera work and the two sensitive main actors."
“After the mysteriously fascinating first half hour [the story falls off], there are no more new insights or views. At the very end, the director devotes himself to melodrama and robs his film of the last bit of credibility and humor. "
Awards (selection)
- 1998: “Bayard d'Or” as best film at the Namur International Film Festival of French-Language Films
- 1998: Award for the best film and the best director at the International Festival of Young Directors in Saint-Jean-de-Luz
Web links
- August 32nd on Earth in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- August 32nd on earth in The Canadian Encyclopedia
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b August 32nd on Earth on Cinema.de, accessed on December 2nd, 2012.
- ^ Festival de Cannes: August 32nd on Earth . In: Archives of the Cannes Film Festival . Retrieved December 2, 2012.
- ↑ August 32nd on Earth in the Internet Movie Database .
- ↑ a b August 32nd on Earth in the Lexicon of International Films .
- ↑ August 32nd on Earth at Kino.de, accessed on December 2nd, 2012.
- ↑ August 32 on earth , Berliner Zeitung of February 18, 1999, accessed on December 2, 2012.
- ↑ August 32 on earth , KulturSpiegel No. 2, February 1999, accessed on December 2, 2012.
- ↑ Prize Winner 1998 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on the website of the Namur Film Festival, accessed on December 2, 2012.
