The pillars of power (film)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The pillars of power |
| Original title | A dangerous fortune |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German , English |
| Publishing year | 2016 |
| length | 180 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Christian Schwochow |
| production |
Marc Junker Cornelia Popp Kerstin Schmidbauer Robin von der Leyen |
| music |
Daniel Sus Cornelius Renz |
| camera | Frank Lamm |
| cut | Jens Klüber |
| occupation | |
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Die Pillar der Macht is a two-part German television film from 2016 based on Ken Follett 's novel of the same name , directed by Christian Schwochow , which was broadcast on ZDF in January 2016 .
action
The carefree youth of the Hugh Pilaster in London in the 1860s comes to an abrupt end with his father's suicide in an economic crisis.
background
Filming took place in Dublin from September 15, 2014 to November 21, 2014.
First broadcast
The first part was broadcast on ZDF on January 25, 2016, the second part on January 27. Both parts were available online in the media library two days in advance.
reception
Reviews
“Filmed mainly in Dublin and the surrounding area, The Pillars of Power is not a pure material battle, despite a sumptuous budget of eight million euros for German television standards, but a set and actor film at the same time. And - even if it gets melodramatic list in the second part - great fun. "
“The director Christian Schwochow has already produced some great pieces (most recently on Bornholmer Strasse ) and also proven that he can handle large templates (Uwe Tellkamp's Der Turm ). But with The Pillars of Power he had to play it safe to give ZDF a two-parter that would have fit into the pre-Christmas program: opulent costume television with a large cast (from which Jeanette Hain stands out as the chief intriguer), now and then dialogue joke and finally a love story like a soap opera. But the whole thing also has a few lengths. "
“Dialogues, music, storyline: In the ZDF two-part Pillar of Power , nothing just wants to work. Only two young actors resist the fiasco. [...] Schwochow did himself no favors with these 180 minutes and certainly not us. You can't get rid of the impression that you don't really know what to do with all that Follett's abundance; like a child who plays with his mother's jewelry - holds this and that time into the light, drops one chain, picks up the other and at the end is so tired of the whole sparkle that it breaks the chain. "
Audience ratings
The first broadcast of the first part of The Pillars of Power on January 25, 2016 was seen in Germany by 5.47 million viewers.
Differences to the novel
- Hugh, Edward, Solly and Micky are attending boarding school in Windfield at the same time that Hugh's father takes his own life after his company goes bankrupt. Hugh now lives with his mother Lydia (who is alive to the end of the novel) and his sister Dotty in Folkestone and goes to a simple school there. Maisie and her brother Dan leave their unemployed father so as not to be a burden in addition to their sick mother. Dan emigrates to America, while Maisie keeps afloat as a stable boy and circus performer.
- In contrast to the film, Seth Pilaster does not reject Hugh and his mother Lydia, but supports them financially and ensures that Hugh can complete an apprenticeship at the Pilaster bank.
- In contrast to his cousin Edward and Micky and the portrayal in the film, he detests gambling.
- Shortly after Seth's death, Hugh falls from grace when he is caught having sex with Maisie at his uncle Joseph's house. Hugh is therefore sent to America - not of his own free will.
- Solly Greenbourne is always described in the book as a very fat person and does not deal with literature and poetry. Hugh and Maisie's son Hubert, as he is called in the book, is and will be Maisie's only child.
- After Hugh's return, not he, but Edward is appointed partner in the bank. Edward's first business as a partner is to finance a railroad for Mickey's father. Hugh expresses concern and so the partners agree to handle the risky deal together with Greenbourne Bank. In the book, Augusta uses bribes to get her husband Joseph to be raised to the nobility instead of Solly's father Ben. Solly then refuses to accept the financing agreements. Micky kills Solly and as a result the railway is built.
- In the book, Joseph dies, followed by Edward as the bank's senior partner. Although Edward spends more time in clubs, in brothels and with his childhood friend Micky, Augusta blackmails the other partners to use their son as a new senior partner. In the book, too, the new port in South America is driving the bank into bankruptcy, but here Edward, as a senior partner, had the contracts subsequently changed without the knowledge of the other partners and paid all the money to the port company. In the book, too, Micky makes his friend Edward compliant with sex and promises of a future together.
- Some names were taken from the book, but assigned to other people. Rachel Bodwyn is the daughter of a lawyer who has been married to Micky Miranda for some time. Augusta's daughter is called Clementine and is getting married too. Edward marries Emily, who - as in the film - has no children because Edward does not share the bed with her. Florence Stalworthy is interested in Hugh. However, this relationship is sabotaged by Augusta so that her unloved nephew cannot marry into a noble family.
- Hugh meets his wife Nora after returning from America. She is a simple clerk who marries Hugh so he can have a good life for her on his income.
- Samuel Pilaster also lives in a relationship with his "secretary" in the book, but stands behind his nephew Hugh at all times and often turns against his cousin Joseph. Samuel also assists Hugh in liquidating the family's fortunes following the bankruptcy of the Pilaster bank, thus properly paying off the bank's debts. It is Augusta who cannot come to terms with the loss and proposes to get cash reserves from the bank and move abroad.
- In the course of the book, Micky kills Seth Pilaster and Solly Greenbourne as well as Peter Middleton and Tonio da Silva. He drowned Peter while he was still at school in Windfield. When he makes Edward believe that Peter is on his conscience, it becomes the basis for the long and close relationship with the Pilaster family. Tonio da Silva comes from Mickey's homeland and has already been to boarding school with him in Windfield. Towards the end of the book, Tonio is shot by Micky in London. Micky doesn't kill himself, he drowns at the end of the novel. He promised Augusta that he would take her to South America. However, when she realizes that he only used her to get out of the country, she locks it in her steamer trunk and throws it overboard along with Mickey.
- Edward does not commit suicide, but dies after emigrating to France in Antibes of the effects of syphilis , which he contracted during one of his many visits to brothels.
- Nora leaves Hugh, not wanting to accept a life of poverty, and leaves their three children alone on Christmas Eve. When Maisie wants to visit Hugh, she finds his three sons and takes care of them. At the end of the book, Hugh and Maisie get married and he adopts their son Hubert.
Web links
- A Dangerous Fortune in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- ZDF press kit
Individual evidence
- ^ Certificate of Approval for The Pillars of Power . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , September 2015 (PDF; test number: 154 088 V).
- ^ The pillars of power at crew united . Retrieved February 2, 2018.
- ↑ The pillars of power. A modern, deep fairy tale. ZDF, archived from the original on February 4, 2016 ; accessed on February 3, 2018 (ZDF official website).
- ↑ David Denk: Sex, Lies, and Five O'clock Tea. Süddeutsche Zeitung, January 24, 2016, accessed on February 3, 2018 .
- ↑ Michael Hanfeld: ZDF filmed Ken Follett. None of them are pillar saints. In: Feuilleton. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, January 25, 2016, accessed on February 3, 2018 .
- ↑ Heike Kunert: And at some point Yvonne Catterfeld sings. Die Zeit, January 25, 2016, accessed on February 3, 2018 .
- ↑ Christian Rupp: Primetime Check: Monday, January 25, 2016.quotemeter.de , January 26, 2016, accessed on February 3, 2018 .