The intoxication

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Movie
German title The intoxication
Original title Pressure
Country of production Denmark , Sweden , the Netherlands
original language Danish
Publishing year 2020
length 116 minutes
Rod
Director Thomas Vinterberg
script Thomas Vinterberg,
Tobias Lindholm
production Sisse Graum Jørgensen ,
Kasper Dissing
music Mikkel Maltha
camera Sturla Brandth Grøvlen
cut Anne Østerud ,
Janus Billeskov Jansen
occupation

The noise (original title: Druk , dt .: " binge drinking "; international title: Another Round , dt .: "Another Round") is a feature film by Thomas Vinterberg from the year 2020 . The social satire is about four teacher friends (portrayed by Mads Mikkelsen , Thomas Bo Larsen , Magnus Millang and Lars Ranthe ) who start a “drinking experiment” out of frustration in order to be able to step in front of their students again with motivation.

The premiere of the film was originally planned for May 2020 at the 73rd Cannes International Film Festival , but it had to be canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic . The European co-production then premiered on September 12, 2020 as part of the 45th Toronto International Film Festival . The regular theatrical release in Denmark took place on September 24, 2020. Measured by the number of cinema tickets sold , Der Rausch became the most-watched production of the 2020 film year. In the same year, Vinterberg's directorial work was awarded four European film awards.

A German theatrical release in the distribution of Weltkino is planned for January 28, 2021.

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Martin was once one of the best teachers in his high school. But now he feels empty and burned out. Martin is hardly noticed by his students in class. And the parents also try to get rid of the less motivated teacher. In addition to the problems at work, there are also marital problems with his long-suffering wife Anika.

One day when Martin, who had previously been abstinent, got very drunk at a birthday party with his best friends and also disaffected work colleagues Peter, Nikolaj and Tommy, they had the brilliant idea. Nikolaj reports on the obscure theory of a philosopher who assumed that people are not born with enough alcohol in their blood. He therefore proposes a kind of "scientific experiment" to his friends. Martin, Peter, Nikolaj and Tommy should try to get drunk every day and thus maintain a constant level of 0.5 per mil.

The drinking experiment seems to be a success. The four teachers feel alive again. Martin in particular benefits from the method. He succeeds in making his lessons creative and thrilling again, much to the astonishment of his wife Anika. But it soon becomes apparent that not all of the four friends can keep control of the drinking. Conflicts that have built up for years are emerging. Martin, Peter, Nikolaj and Tommy then have to make a decision. Should they deal with their problems or continue the experiment?

History of origin

Director Thomas Vinterberg (2010) finished the film despite his daughter's accidental death.

The film was inspired by the theories of the Norwegian psychologist Finn Skårderud , according to which a person is born with a blood alcohol level of 0.5 parts per thousand. Director and screenwriter Thomas Vinterberg was introduced to this non-scientific thesis through an email from his Norwegian film editor Anne Østerud . Vinterberg and his long-time script partner Tobias Lindholm would have spent several years working on a possible script, where they wrote the character of Martin Mads Mikkelsen on the body. Mikkelsen had previously successfully starred in Vinterberg's multi-award-winning drama Die Jagd (2012).

Vinterberg originally wanted to entrust his eldest daughter Ida with the role of a schoolgirl, which would have made Der Rausch her film debut. Vinterberg's daughter's school was also used as the location, while friends of hers were cast as students. In early May 2019, four days after film production began, Ida died at the age of 19 in a traffic accident on a Belgian motorway. Vinterberg's ex-wife Maria Walbom, Ida to friends in Pariswanted to drive, survived the car accident injured. Another driver, distracted by his mobile phone, had rammed into their car. Although Vinterberg was traumatized by his daughter's sudden accidental death, he decided to resume filming after her funeral. He was supported by his screenwriting colleague Tobias Lindholm. In a situation of uncertainty, according to the main actor Mikkelsen, the actors would also have met and discussed how to proceed and how they would react. They decided to follow Vinterberg's instructions because it was exactly what he needed at the time. In the final version of the film, the main character Martin is the father of two sons, but Vinterberg added the credits a dedication to Ida in the credits.

Originally Vinterberg had planned to make the alcohol scenes less comedic. After several versions without slapstick , he returned to the original plans. In rehearsals for the film, the actors tended to actually consume alcohol. Vinterberg then banned drinking on the film set for practical reasons. Instead, the performers studied Russian YouTube videos of marathon drinking bouts.

reception

Mads Mikkelsen (2016) plays the leading role of Martin in the film

On the Rotten Tomatoes website , Der Rausch currently has a rating of 90 percent, based on over 90 English-language reviews and an average rating of 7.7 out of 10 points. The bottom line is: “Take a piece of safely staged tragic comedy, add a shot of Mads Mikkelsen in vintage form and you have 'Another Round' - an intoxicating view of midlife crisis ”. On Metacritic , the film received a 77 percent rating based on 17 evaluated reviews.

Measured by the number of cinema tickets sold, the intoxication developed into by far the most-watched film of the 2020 cinema year in Denmark. As of December 11, 2020, 800,658 tickets had been sold. In second place followed by Anders Thomas Jensen's tale of revenge Retfærdighedens Ryttere also with Mads Mikkelsen in the lead role (release date: November 19, 2020 440,639 sold movie tickets), in third place Mikkel Nørgaard Comedy Klovn the Final (release date: January 30, 2020 437,381 tickets sold ).

Awards

The Rausch has won nine film and festival awards so far and has been nominated for four more, including the following:

  • Silver Shell Actor Award (Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Magnus Millang, Lars Ranthe)
  • Premio Feroz Zinemaldia - Best Competition Film
  • SIGNIS Award (Thomas Vinterberg)
  • Nomination - Golden Shell for Best Film
  • Audience award
  • Audience award

In addition, Vinterberg's film was submitted as a Danish entry for the “ Best International Film ” category at the 2021 Academy Awards . The intoxication prevailed against the transgender family drama En helt almindelig familie by Malou Reymann and the action film Shorta by Frederik Louis Hviid and Anders Ølholm . For Vinterberg it is the third Oscar submission after Das Fest ( 1999 ) and Die Jagd (nomination 2014 ).

Web links

Individual evidence

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  2. ↑ Der Rausch (2020) - Release Info . In: imdb.com (accessed November 10, 2020).
  3. ↑ a b Livestream via www.europeanfilmawards.eu (accessed on December 12, 2020).
  4. ↑ Michael Müller: Vinterberg's "Rausch" wins audience award in London . In: beta.blickpunktfilm.de, October 19, 2020 (accessed November 10, 2020).
  5. ↑ a b c Another Round . In: filmfesthamburg.de (accessed on November 10, 2020).
  6. ^ A b c Steve Gravestock: Another Round . In: tiff.net (accessed November 10, 2020).
  7. ↑ Tina Jøhnk Christensen: Another Round (Denmark) - In Conversation with Thomas Vinterberg . In: December 7, 2020 (accessed December 12, 2020).
  8. ↑ a b Eric Kohn: How Thomas Vinterberg Overcame the Greatest Tragedy of His Life to Make 'Another Round' . In: indiewire.com, December 9, 2020 (accessed December 12, 2020).
  9. ^ Another Round (Print) . In: rottentomatoes.com (accessed December 12, 2020).
  10. ^ Another Round . In: metacritic.com (accessed December 12, 2020).
  11. ↑ Filmåret 2020 . In: dfi.dk, December 11, 2020 (accessed December 12, 2020).
  12. ↑ Der Rausch (2020) - Awards . In: imdb.com (accessed December 12, 2020).
  13. ↑ Five Films Nominated for EUFA 2020. In: eufa.org. September 30, 2020, accessed October 1, 2020 .
  14. ↑ Ben Dalton: Denmark selects Thomas Vinterberg's 'Another Round' for Oscars 2021 . In: screendaily.com, November 18, 2020 (accessed November 19, 2020).