The Invisible Man (1987)
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| Original title | The invisible |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1987 |
| length | 90 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
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| Director | Ulf Miehe |
| script | Ulf Miehe, Klaus Richter |
| production | Peter Zenk |
| music | Boris Jojic |
| camera | Franz Rath |
| cut | Barbara von Weitershausen |
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The Invisible is a German comedy film from 1987 with Klaus Wennemann , Barbara Rudnik and the singer Nena in the leading roles.
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Benjamin, a middle-aged man who is successful hosting a TV talk show, has become a tender city neurotic and a bundle of nerves. Because since his well-traveled uncle Josef died and left him a mysterious cap, Benjamin's life has gotten completely off track. The checked headgear doesn't look like much, but it has magical powers. Once placed on the head, the wearer suddenly becomes invisible to his fellow human beings. The first thing Benjamin thinks about is trying it out with his wife Helene. Since she does not see him, she doesn’t allow herself to be interrupted on the phone, and so Benjamin has to find out that his wife is talking to her lover. This realization throws him off track that same evening Benjamin goes nuts on his show and suddenly begs his wife on his own behalf to stop what she is doing.
The audience is confused, Intendant von Selbwitz horrified, and the smart journalist Jo Schnell senses a very hot story behind these ominous words. While Benjamin is becoming more and more visually and psychologically degenerate and also has suicidal thoughts, Jo clings to his heels from now on. Even his quirky mother doesn't let Benjamin rest, which doesn't make his work to find out who Helene might be cheating on him any easier. The invisibility cloak, with which the whole misfortune originally took its course, soon also serves him well, because Benjamin can elegantly evade even the most unpleasant situation with it.
Production note
The Invisible was written in July and August 1986 in Munich and Vienna and was premiered on October 8, 1987, a long time ago. The TV first broadcast took place on May 23, 1991 on RTLplus .
Heidi Genée and Bernd Eichinger operated as co-producers. Hans Gailling was responsible for the equipment, Claudia Bobsin designed the costumes.
Ulrich Miehe, who directed a feature film here for the first time in a dozen years - his last - and Klaus Richter received the Bavarian Film Prize in 1988 for their script .
For screen legend Camilla Horn , a star since the silent film era, this production meant, after almost two decades of absence, the return to a movie camera.
Supporting actor Benedict Freitag met Nena (who is not singing here) while filming, and who was to become his partner until 1992.
Reviews
“Director Ulf Miehe has made it: Beyond the stupid and clothes humor of Otto, Didi, Krüger / Gottschalk and Co., with 'The Invisible' he succeeded in making a movie fun that also satisfies higher demands for humor and from smirking to roaring every shade of the able to provoke human laughter palette. "
“A turbulent comedy in which the quality of the script and the solid play of the actors are impaired by the sometimes clothing-like staging. The film is always appealing when the reversal of real expectations turns into an ironic game with viewing and thinking habits. "
The German Film and Media Evaluation FBW in Wiesbaden awarded the film the title valuable.
Web links
- Invisible in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The invisible at filmportal.de