The escape into the unknown
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The escape into the unknown |
| Original title | Running on Empty |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1988 |
| length | 116 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Sidney Lumet |
| script | Naomi Foner |
| production |
Amy Robinson , Griffin Dunne |
| music | Tony Mottola |
| camera | Gerry Fisher |
| cut | Andrew Mondshein |
| occupation | |
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The flight into the unknown (Original title: Running on Empty ) is an American drama film directed by Sidney Lumet from 1988.
action
Danny Pope is a young man whose parents Annie and Arthur took an active part in the anti-war movement in the 1970s. Back then, they blew up a napalm laboratory. A caretaker they knew nothing about was seriously injured. Since that time they have been on the run and are financially supported by an underground network of the movement. Again and again they have to move and develop new identities.
A music teacher becomes aware of Danny, a talented pianist. Because earlier school documents of Danny's piano playing cannot be found, the teacher becomes curious. While Danny is rehearsing for a performance, he falls in love with Lorna, the teacher's daughter. In order to come to terms with his circumstances, he confides in Lorna.
Meanwhile, Annie learns of Danny's performance. She realizes that her son wants to lead an independent life and she has to let him go. Father Arthur is not enthusiastic about it. Annie risks family safety when she contacts her stranger father. She wants Danny to be safe when she and Arthur have to go into hiding again. Arthur realizes that he is becoming the kind of authoritarian person he protested against in days gone by. He also realizes that he cannot regulate Danny's life. The family - Annie, Arthur, and the younger brother - leave Danny to reassume a new identity.
background
The shooting took place in the US state of New York .
There are four films called Running on Empty . Three of them are American works that bear this original title: Mike - In 3.8 on 100 (1982) by John Clark and two films that have not yet been released in Germany. Another film, the German production Der Lebensversicherer (2006) by Bülent Akıncı , which was released in the USA with the title Running on Empty .
Reviews
Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film four stars out of four and named it one of the best films of the year. The lexicon of international films said that director Sidney Lumet “did not stage the story as a political thesis or as a spectacular escape”. Instead, "the people, their personal responsibility, their thoughts and feelings are [in] the center". The result was "a moving drama about people trapped in their own fault and those of others, which also reflects the effects of the protest movement of the 1960s". The conclusion of Cinema was: "Morally complex, moving and subtle."
Awards
At the 1989 Academy Awards , River Phoenix was nominated for Best Supporting Actor and Naomi Foner was nominated for Best Original Screenplay. The latter won the Golden Globe for Best Screenplay. There were further Golden Globe nominations in the categories of Best Film - Drama, Best Director, Best Actress - Drama (Christine Lahti) and Best Supporting Actor (River Phoenix). Martha Plimpton was also nominated for the Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress.
synchronization
The German dubbed version was created by Interopa Film GmbH Berlin based on the dialogue book by Frank Schaff and directed by Jürgen Neu .
| role | actor | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Annie Pope | Christine Lahti | Marianne Gross |
| Danny Pope | River Phoenix | Frank Schaff |
| Arthur Pope | Judd Hirsch | Klaus Sunshine |
| Lorna | Martha Plimpton | Judith Brandt |
| Harry Pope | Jonas Abry | Kim Hasper |
| Gus Winant | LM Kit Carson | Manfred Lehmann |
| Donald Patterson | Steven Hill | Eberhard Wechselberg |
| Mr. Phillips | Ed Crowley | Peter Schiff |
Web links
- Running on Empty in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Running on Empty at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ See review by Roger Ebert on rogerebert.suntimes.com
- ↑ The escape into the unknown. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed May 25, 2017 .
- ↑ See cinema.de
- ↑ The escape into the unknown. In: synchronkartei.de. German synchronous index , accessed on May 25, 2017 .