Jonathan the Seagull (film)

Movie
German title	Jonathan the seagull
Original title	Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1973
length	99 minutes
Age rating	FSK 6
Rod
Director	Hall Bartlett
script	Hall Bartlett
production	Hall Bartlett
music	Neil Diamond ; Lee Holdridge ; Tom Catalano
camera	Jack Couffer
cut	Marshall M. Borden ; James Galloway ; Frank P. Keller
occupation
	James Franciscus; Juliet Mills; Philip Ahn; David Ladd; Kelly Harmon; Dorothy McGuire; Richard Crenna; Hal Holbrook;

Jonathan Livingston Seagull (Original Title: Jonathan Livingston Seagull ) is an American film of the year resulted in 1973. Directed by Hall Bartlett , who also wrote the screenplay, based on the novel Jonathan Livingston Seagull (English Jonathan Livingston Seagull.) By Richard Bach . The score was composed by Neil Diamond .

Human actors do not appear in the film; all figures are seagulls whose thoughts are expressed through speakers.

action

At the beginning of the film, Jonathan the seagull tries to reach the highest possible flight speed. He eventually manages to reach his goal of more than 60 miles per hour. He does not get any recognition from the members of his crush: he is expelled from the crush and banished. Alone he now devotes himself to his goal of perfecting flying. When he dies after a lonely but fulfilled being, he wakes up in the midst of a flock of seagulls who, like himself, strive for perfection in flight.

Reviews

“Fascinatingly beautiful images, seen through the eyes of a seagull, combine emotional, colorful natural spectacles with longing dreams of freedom and love. Although the philosophy of life seems blurry and the exaggerated, enthusiastic feelings are dangerously close to kitsch, the film reflects the attitude towards life of part of the youth in the early 1970s. "

- Lexicon of international film

"Back then close to the lifestyle of the 70s, today close to kitsch."

- Cinema

Awards

The film was at the Academy Awards 1974 in the categories of Best Cinematography and Best Editing nomination.

Neil Diamond's score won a Golden Globe Award and a Grammy Award .

publication

The film celebrated its US theatrical release on October 23, 1973 and was shown in West Germany from July 9, 1976 in theaters. After being in Germany on 1 January 1989 VHS appeared, was his first broadcast on 29 December 1991 to the pay-TV broadcaster Premiere . The film has been available on DVD since October 5th, 2006 .

Web links

Jonathan Livingston Seagull in the Internet Movie Database (English)
The seagull Jonathan in the German dubbing file
Jonathan Livingston Seagull at Rotten Tomatoes (English)

Individual evidence

↑ The Seagull Jonathan. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .

[1] The Seagull Jonathan. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .