The wonderful Mr. Rogers

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Movie
German title The wonderful Mr. Rogers
Original title A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2019
length 109 minutes
Age rating FSK 0
Rod
Director Marielle Heller
script Micah Fitzerman-Blue ,
Noah Harpster
music Nate Helle
camera Jody Lee Lipes
cut Anne McCabe
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synchronization

The wonderful Mr. Rogers ( A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood ) is a film drama directed by Marielle Heller that premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2019 and was released in US cinemas on November 22, 2019. It should come to German cinemas in the course of 2020. The biography tells of Fred Rogers , the host and creator of the popular children's television program Mister Rogers' Neighborhood .

As part of the Oscar ceremony in 2020 was Tom Hanks as best supporting actor nomination.

Plot / content

Sullen Esquire writer Lloyd Vogel can't believe he is asked to travel to Pittsburgh to interview the television phenomenon Fred Rogers . But because he only has to write a 400 word article, he reluctantly agrees.

production

Inspiration and staff

The film is from the newspaper article Can You Say. . . Hero? inspired by Tom Junod in Esquire from 1998. For this he interviewed Fred Rogers , an American television presenter, musician, puppeteer and producer, who was best known as the leading actor and author of the children's series Mister Rogers' Neighborhood . On May 1, 1969, Rogers had to testify before the Senate to secure funding for his series. Rogers shared what he wanted to achieve with the series and performed a song to convince Senator John O. Pastore to give $ 20 million to the public broadcasting service and media. Pastore had never seen the program, but was overwhelmed by what it said. Fred Rogers' speech is considered one of the most iconic moments in the history of public media.

Directed by Marielle Heller . The script was written by Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster . The soundtrack was composed by Nate Heller , the director's brother. The soundtrack, which comprises a total of 19 pieces of music, including the one sung by Tom Hanks, Won't You Be My Neighbor? , was released for download by Sony Classical on November 15, 2019.

Cast and filming

The biography tells of Fred Rogers , here in the late 1960s

Oscar winner Tom Hanks stars and plays Fred Rogers . At the premiere of the film, Hanks said Rogers knew the three secrets of happiness: “Be nice, be nice, and be nice. In all honesty, true friendliness lies in the small gestures. For example, understanding that the person serving you or filling up your gasoline may have had just as bad a day as you. Whoever understands that is nice. ”Welsh actor Matthew Rhys stars in the role of Lloyd, a version of Tom Junod. In October 2018, the engagements of the actors Enrico Colantoni , Maryann Plunkett , Tammy Blanchard , Wendy Makkena , Sakina Jaffrey , Carmen Cusack , Noah Harpster and Maddie Corman became known. Colantoni plays Bill Isler, longtime President and CEO of the Fred Rogers Company . Plunkett can be seen in the role of Fred's wife Joanne. Blanchard plays Lorraine, Lloyd's sister, Noah Harpster, Lloyd's brother-in-law Todd and Makkena, the friend of Lloyd's father Dorothy. Jaffrey plays Lloyd's editor. Cusack can be seen in the role of Margy, longtime producer of Rogers Neighborhood . Corman plays Lady Aberlin, a character on the show. Chris Cooper , Susan Kelechi Watson , Michael Masini and Kevin L. Johnson can also be seen in other roles .

The shooting took place (among other things) in Pittsburgh. The working title was You Are My Friend . Jody Lee Lipes acted as cameraman . At the end of September 2018, the first photos of Tom Hanks in the role of Rogers were published. Sound engineer James Emswiller was fatally injured during filming .

Marketing and Publishing

The documentary Won't You Be My Neighbor? featured by Morgan Neville via Fred Rogers at the Sundance Film Festival . A first trailer was published in mid-July 2019. The film premiered on September 7, 2019 at the Toronto International Film Festival . The wonderful Mr. Rogers hit US cinemas on November 22, 2019. It is slated to hit Chinese cinemas on September 18, 2020. In Germany, the start should take place on April 16, 2020, but this has been postponed indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic.

reception

Reviews and grossing results

Tom Hanks at the premiere for the film at the Toronto International Film Festival

The film has so far won over 96 percent of all Rotten Tomatoes critics and received an average rating of 8.1 out of a possible 10 points.

Hollywood Reporter's Todd McCarthy says there is no question that Tom Hanks is perfect for the role, as the actor's kindness and undeniable sincerity are an ideal match for the unique television personality Fred Rogers . The actor's gifts had long been taken for granted, McCarthy said, and as soon as the film was announced, it was almost taken for granted that he would be perfect for the role. However, the film critic would have found it better to see him in a few more varied situations. The film by Marielle Heller himself is a rather modest performance, though sympathetic and yet entirely predictable in its dramatic development when a cynical journalist to one of Rogers' faithful.

Frédéric Jaeger from Spiegel Online writes that the surprising thing about Heller's adaptation is that the director succeeds in playing with the predictability of the story and creating a nice tension between the skepticism of one man and the joie de vivre of the other: “In small steps, slow Changes in atmosphere, looks and gestures find the two men understanding and openness without either of them being exposed. ”The chic, romanticizing retro look of the film also sets a sign of an earlier, supposedly simpler America that is longing for again will.

The budget of around 25 million US dollars is offset by worldwide income of 64.1 million US dollars.

Awards

Art Directors Guild Awards 2020

  • Nomination in the Contemporary Film category

Costume Designers Guild Awards 2020

  • Nomination in the category Excellence in Contemporary Film (Arjun Bhasin)

Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2020

Golden Globe Awards 2020

London Critics' Circle Film Awards 2020

Academy Awards 2020

Satellite Awards 2019

Screen Actors Guild Awards 2020

Writers Guild of America Awards 2020

  • Nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay (Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster)

Trivia

In the satirical comedy My Devilish Neighbors (1989), by Joe Dante , the title character Ray Peterson, played by Tom Hanks, sees the original title sequence of "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood" on his television the next morning after a violent nightmare.

synchronization

The German dubbing was based on a dialogue book and dialogue direction by Hubertus von Lerchenfeld on behalf of Scalamedia GmbH, Berlin.

actor Voice actor role
Tom Hanks Thomas Nero Wolff Fred Rogers
Matthew Rhys Jaron Lowenberg Lloyd Vogel
Chris Cooper Jan Spitzer Jerry Vogel
Susan Kelechi Watson Svantje washer Andrea Vogel
Maryann Plunkett Sabine Walkenbach Joanne Rogers
Enrico Colantoni Detlef Bierstedt Bill Isler
Wendy Makkena Arianne Borbach Dorothy
Tammy Blanchard Christin Marquitan Lorraine
Noah Harpster Christian Gaul Todd
Carmen Cusack Ann have a lot Margy
Arsenio Hall Rainer Doering Arsenio Hall
Christine Lahti Traudel Haas Ellen

Web links

Commons : The wonderful Mr. Rogers  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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  4. ^ A b Todd McCarthy: 'A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood': Film Review. In: The Hollywood Reporter, September 7, 2019.
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  7. ↑ Nate Heller to Score Marielle Heller's Untitled Mr. Rogers Biopic. In: filmmusicreporter.com, October 3, 2018.
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