The calling - your fight for justice
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| German title | The calling - your fight for justice |
| Original title | On the basis of sex |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2018 |
| length | 121 minutes |
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| Director | Mimi leather |
| script | Daniel Stiepleman |
| production | Robert W. Cort |
| music | Mychael Danna |
| camera | Michael Grady |
| cut | Michelle Tesoro |
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The vocation - your fight for justice (original title: On the Basis of Sex , English for "On the basis of gender") is a biography by Mimi Leder about the American lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg . The film celebrated its world premiere on November 8, 2018 as part of the AFI Festival and was released in US cinemas on December 25, 2018 and in German cinemas on March 7, 2019.
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The film traces the rise of the US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in three time periods.
1956
Ruth Bader Ginsburg begins her first semester at Harvard Law School as one of nine women . In an environment dominated by men, she has to assert herself. Ruth has a young daughter, her husband Marty is studying law in his second year. Then he got cancer. She also attends his courses, types his papers so that he can continue studying. During a dinner hosted by the dean of the faculty, she is asked why she is occupying a seat that could have gone to a man. She finished her studies as the best of her year.
1959
Two years after her husband's illness subsided, a company in New York City hires him. Ruth asks the Dean of Harvard, Erwin Griswold , to finish her law degree at Columbia University in New York City. But Grisworld insists on obeying the university's then applicable rules and declines her request. Ruth then moves to Columbia University anyway. Although she was top of the class, she cannot find a job. She rejects all companies she applies to because she is a woman. She then accepted a position as a professor of law at Rutgers University in New Jersey, specializing in gender discrimination and the law.
1970 and thereafter
In addition to their daughter Jane, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Marty Ginsburg have a son named James Steven. Ginsburg, who works as a tax attorney, presents her with a case that involves gender discrimination and that arouses her interest. It's about the case of Charles Moritz, who as an unmarried man is not allowed to deduct the cost of caring for his mother from tax. This is only available to women or widowers, not to unmarried men. In 1970 there were no fewer than 178 American laws that discriminate between the sexes, and which generally discriminate against women . Ruth Ginsburg sees in this case a possibility of changing the direction of the jurisprudence. Strengthened by the changed zeitgeist of the 1970s , Bader Ginsburg sees a moment to change the case law accordingly. With the help of Mel Wulf of the American Civil Liberties Union , she is taking the case and taking it to the federal appeals court in Denver.
Ruth Ginsburg's former professors represent the government before the appeals court and want to prevent an avalanche of changes in the law from being set off and, as a result, women, for example, gain access to all professions and offices. Their line of argument is that the legal unequal treatment of the sexes corresponds to the natural order and serves to protect the family. Ginsburg, however, argues with the 5th Amendment to the United States Constitution , which guarantees everyone the right to fair and impartial legal proceedings. This so-called due process clause applies to all people. Therefore, they argue, laws that implicitly or explicitly distinguish between the sexes must be unconstitutional. With her appointment , Ruth Bader Ginsburg is setting a precedent which paves the way for the gradual abolition of legal gender discrimination. She finds her personal vocation as a women's rights activist who fights for the implementation of the constitutional principle of equality in practical life.
Before the end credits, the further Schicksel of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her family is shown in a text. We also learn that the Federal Court of Appeal in the case “Moritz v. Commissioner ”(1972) and the US Supreme Court in the Reed v. Reed ”(1971) declared discrimination on the basis of sex to be unlawful for the first time that Ruth Bader Ginsburg founded the Women's Rights Project at the American Civil Liberties Union , through which many of the sexes differentiating and in the case of“ Moritz v. Commissioner ”, and that the US Senate elected Ginsburg as Associate Justice to the Supreme Court by 96 votes in favor and 3 against in 1993. In the last scene you see the young Ruth Bader Ginsburg, played by Felicity Jones, climbing the stairs to the Supreme Court building, in order to then show the old and real judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who works at this court, in a close-up, as she at one of the Columns at the top of the stairs.
Biographical background
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg is an American lawyer and since 1993 Associate Judge at the Supreme Court , where she is assigned to the liberal or "left" wing.
Betsy West and Julie Cohen already made a documentary about Ginsburg called RBG , which was released in US theaters in May 2018.
On November 7, 2018, the day before the film's world premiere, 85-year-old Ginsburg broke three ribs in a fall. In the event of their resignation or death, the then incumbent US President will fill the judge's post at the Supreme Court.
production
Mimi Leder directed. The screenplay is by Daniel Stiepleman , who made it on the 2014 black list of the most popular non-film scripts made in Hollywood every year. Stiepleman is Ruth Ginsburg's nephew. On the Basis of Sex , the original title of the film, refers to the 178 laws that Bader Ginsburg finds that differentiate between sexes and that she refers to in her plea.
After Natalie Portman was originally intended for the role of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Felicity Jones ultimately took over the lead role. Armie Hammer plays her husband Marty Ginsburg.
The shooting took place in Montréal , Canada . Isis Mussenden was responsible for designing the costumes .
The film music was composed by Mychael Danna . The recording was made in spring 2018. In September 2018, Kemosabe Records and RCA Records released the song Here Comes the Change , which was sung by Kesha for the film and written with Drew Pearson and Stephen Wrabel . The soundtrack for the film, which includes 20 pieces of music, was released by Sony Classical on December 14, 2018.
A first trailer for the film was presented in July 2018. On November 8, 2018, the film opened the AFI Fest in the Chinese Theater and celebrated its world premiere here. It was released in US cinemas on December 25, 2018, on the 25th anniversary of Ruth Bader Ginsburg's appeal to the Supreme Court. It was released in Germany on March 7, 2019.
reception
Reviews and grossing results
The Call - Your Fight for Justice received mixed ratings. So far, the film has won 74 percent of Rotten Tomatoes ' critics . In the film review collection it says:
"On the Basis of Sex is nowhere near as groundbreaking as its real-life subject, but her extraordinary life makes a solid case for itself as an inspirational, well-acted biopic."
"The Vocation - Your Fight for Justice" is by no means as groundbreaking as the subject of real life, but an extraordinary life itself calls for an inspiring, well-acted biopic . "
Piringer Piringer from kino-zeit.de describes the film as "an exciting, very well told and informative history lesson about a pioneering achievement for legal gender equality in America." The editorial team of the film magazine Cinema thinks that the script written by Ginsburg's nephew Daniel Stiepleman bristling with lightning-fast and clever dialogues. In addition to the case law, which his aunt attached great importance to precisely portraying, the focus is on the love story between her and Marty, which Felicity Jones and Arnie Hammer bring to the screen with dazzling intensity. The conclusion of the Cinema editorial team: "Portrait of an icon: engaging drama about a great love and the struggle for equality."
Till Kadritzke from Spiegel Online sums up that on the one hand Mimi Leder's film tries to make the social struggles behind social changes visible, not to see the area of law as closed, but to let in a proper feminist wind. “On the other hand, this wind is slowed down again by an overly functional dramaturgy. Personal and political issues reliably meet at exactly the right moment to lead our heroine onto the road to victory. "
Knut Elstermann from MDR certified that the film was always understandable and interesting for legal laypeople, "although the Song of Songs could have been a little less pleasant and round - more often an objection would have done the film good." Frank Arnold from epd Film describes the film as the fictional counterpart to the documentary RBG - A Life for Justice , which is also his problem, because whoever saw the real Ruth Bader Ginsburg in this film will have a hard time with Felicity Jones as her fictional representative: “It seems too smooth compared to the small woman with the big glasses, who has lost none of her wit and arrogance even at the age of 85 - and whose personality is more noticeable in this film in the older lawyer played by Kathy Bates . "
The film's worldwide revenue from theatrical screenings is $ 37.9 million. In Germany, the film has so far recorded 102,378 visitors.
Use in school lessons
The online portal kinofenster.de recommends the appointment for the subjects German , ethics , social studies / community studies , history and politics and offers materials for the film for the classroom.
Web links
- The appointment - your struggle for justice in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The vocation - your fight for justice in the German dubbing index
- On the Basis of Sex - Official website for the film by Focus Features
- On the Basis of Sex - Official Trailer from Focus Features on Youtube (Video, English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Certificate of Release for The Vocation - Your Fight for Justice . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry (PDF; test number: 186175 / K).
- ↑ Age rating for The Vocation - Your Fight for Justice . Youth Media Commission .
- ↑ Eileen Sullivan: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hospitalized With 3 Broken Ribs . In: The New York Times . November 8, 2018, ISSN 0362-4331 ( nytimes.com [accessed February 7, 2020]).
- ↑ On the Basis of Sex. In: moviepilot.de. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
- ↑ Natalie Portman Taps Mimi Leder to Direct Ruth Bader Ginsburg Movie "On the Basis of Sex". In: The Tracking Board. February 3, 2017, Retrieved February 7, 2020 (American English).
- ↑ Kate Erbland: Felicity Jones Set to Play Young Ruth Bader Ginsburg in Mimi Leder's 'On the Basis of Sex'. In: indiewire.com, July 18, 2017.
- ^ Andrew Bullock: Felicity Jones is spotted on set of On The Basis Of Sex. September 27, 2017, accessed February 7, 2020 .
- ↑ Mychael Danna Scoring Mimi Leder's 'On the Basis of Sex'. In: filmmusicreporter.com, May 7, 2018.
- ↑ Kesha's Original Song 'Here Comes the Change' from 'On the Basis of Sex' Released | Film Music Reporter. Retrieved February 7, 2020 (American English).
- ↑ 'On the Basis of Sex' soundtrack details | Film Music Reporter. Retrieved February 7, 2020 (American English).
- ↑ Dave McNary, Dave McNary: Felicity Jones Channels Young Ruth Bader Ginsburg in First 'On the Basis of Sex' Trailer. In: Variety. July 16, 2018, accessed February 7, 2020 .
- ^ Nate Nickolai, Nate Nickolai: AFI Fest to Open With Ruth Bader Ginsburg Biopic 'On The Basis of Sex'. In: Variety. September 25, 2018, accessed February 7, 2020 .
- ↑ mediabiz.de/news/0/433759. (No longer available online.) Formerly in the original
- ↑ Start dates Germany In: insidekino.com. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
- ↑ On the Basis of Sex. In Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved March 10, 2019. Note: The Tomatometer at Rotten Tomatoes shows what percentage of the registered critics gave the film a positive rating.
- ↑ Bianka Piringer: The Vocation - Your Struggle for Justice (2018): A precedent for women's rights . Archived from the original on March 9, 2019. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
- ↑ The Calling - Your Fight for Justice . Cinema . Archived from the original on March 9, 2019. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
- ↑ Icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Hordes of suit wearers. And this woman . In: Spiegel Online , March 8, 2019. Archived from the original on March 9, 2019. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
- ↑ Knut Elstermann: "The calling" - biography about US legal legend Ruth Bader Ginsburg . Central German radio. Archived from the original on March 9, 2019. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
- ↑ Frank Arnold: Critique of The Call - Your Struggle for Justice . epd film . February 22, 2019. Archived from the original on March 9, 2019. Retrieved on March 9, 2019.
- ↑ On the Basis of Sex. In: boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
- ↑ Top 100 Germany 2019. In: insidekino.com. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
- ↑ The calling. In: kinofenster.de. Retrieved March 22, 2019.