The sound of ice cubes

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Movie
German title The sound of ice cubes
Original title Le Bruit des glaçons
Country of production France
original language French
Publishing year 2010
length 87 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director Bertrand Blier
script Bertrand Blier
production Christine Gozlan
Catherine Bozorgan
camera François Catonné
cut Marion Monestier
occupation

The Sound of Ice Cubes is a French comedy film directed by Bertrand Blier from 2010.

action

Charles Faulque was once a well-known writer who even won the Pulitzer Prize . When he began to drink, his wife Carole left him with their son Stanislas. Since then, Charles has only been drinking and not writing a line. He is looked after by the quiet housekeeper Louisa, who secretly loves him. One day the doorbell rings at Charles' door. In front of it stands the incarnation of his cancer, which once wanted to stop by and subsequently does not leave his side. Cancer can only be seen by a person who really loves Charles. His young lover, the Russian Evguenia, does not recognize the cancer, while Louisa sees him as a man and even cooks for him. Louisa is also the first to awaken from the rigidity: She calls Charles' family doctor, who only suspects which disease Charles has attacked. However, he advises Evguenia to get out of the villa and Evguenia follows the advice.

Shortly afterwards, Cancer joins Louisa's side, this time in the form of a woman. She tells her that she has breast cancer . Both Cancer Companions are happy with their work so far, but both recognize that Louisa's love for Charles could become a problem. Without further ado, Charles' cancer decides to develop into an incurable brain tumor. When Louisa Charles confesses her love, he gets his first cancer-related migraine. In the hospital it becomes clear that the tumor is incurable. Charles returns to his villa, where his son also arrives shortly afterwards. He too can see Charles's cancer. During the night, Stanislas lets himself be seduced by Louisa, raves about the night to his father the next day and also mentions the woman who was sitting by Louisa's bed - her cancer. Louisa will also die of cancer because it has already spread and spread to the lungs.

Charles and Louisa begin to prepare for the fight against cancer. They sleep together on a regular basis and use their closeness to develop a plan against cancer that, despite their best efforts, cannot understand their whispered words. One day, Charles takes a Rodin sculpture from the safe to show his cancer. Meanwhile, Louisa hires two intruders unnoticed by her cancer, who get into the villa at night and steal the Rodin. In the presence of the two cancer incarnations, there is a shooting between Charles, Louisa and the two burglars, with Charles and Louisa being shot. When his and her cancer see all that blood, they decide that their presence is no longer necessary. You leave the villa. Only now does it become clear that Charles and Louisa faked the attack and that the blood was the contents of a paint bag. Both pack their things and shortly thereafter leave with a small private ship. They drive off together, some alcohol in the ice cube on board.

production

Anne Alvaro with her César for the portrayal of Louisa

The sound of ice cubes was filmed in the south of France, including in Saint-Félix-de-Pallières , Montpellier and Palavas-les-Flots . The costumes were created by Jacqueline Bouchard , the film construction was done by Sylvie Salmon .

The film was released in French cinemas on August 25, 2010, where it was seen by 740,455 viewers. It was screened on September 1, 2010 as part of the Venice International Film Festival . The sound of ice cubes was released on DVD in France in October 2010 and was also released on DVD in Germany in 2013.

criticism

For Cinema , The Sound of Ice Cubes was a film "which is always on the brink, changes seamlessly from absurd comedy to deepest tragedy and is filled with a desperate zest for life."

Awards

Anne Alvaro was awarded a César for Best Supporting Actress in 2011 . Bertrand Blier received César nominations in the categories of Best Director and Best Original Screenplay . Also in 2011, Blier won an Étoile d'Or for Best Screenplay.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Release certificate for the sound of ice cubes . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , February 2013 (PDF; test number: 137 279 V).
  2. ↑ See allocine.fr
  3. ↑ See Le bruit des glaçons on labiennale.org
  4. ↑ See cinema.de