The playboys

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Movie
German title The playboys
Original title The Playboys
Country of production USA , Ireland
original language English
Publishing year 1992
length 117 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director Gillies MacKinnon
script Shane Connaughton
Kerry Crabbe
production William P. Cartlidge
Simon Perry
music Jean-Claude Petit
camera Jack Conroy
cut Humphrey Dixon
occupation

The Playboys (Original title: The Playboys ) is an American - Irish drama film directed by Gillies MacKinnon from 1992 . The leading roles are Albert Finney , Aidan Quinn and Robin Wright .

action

The action takes place in the small village of Butlershill in Ireland in 1957 : The unmarried Tara Maguire becomes pregnant, which causes a scandal in her hometown. It does not reveal who the child's father is; in particular, she resists the strong pressure exerted on her by the local priest, who even publicly pillories her in the church. Together with her sister Brigid, she gives her child a safe home.

Not only the not very young Constable Brendan Hegarty is wooing the beautiful young woman. Brendan, who claims to be the father of Tara's child, derives special rights from this. Tara rejects him, however, because she does not like his lethargic manner in the long run, and her expectations of life differ considerably from those of Hegartys. Although the village policeman has renounced drinking, he spends most of his time in pubs . When the actors “The Playboys” stop in the small town, to which the actor and traveling artist Tom Casey belongs, Tara falls head over heels in love with the charming young man who reciprocates her feelings wholeheartedly. Then there is a violent confrontation between the rival men, which escalates to the point that Hegarty ambushes Tom to tell him that he is the father of Tara's child. Since Casey's past life is not entirely unproblematic, this also helps to escalate the situation.

In the end it seems only logical that Tara decides to go to Dublin with her child. Her further destination is the United States, the country that has captivated her since she first met Tom, who posed as an American. She no longer wants to be exposed to the bourgeois atmosphere of her hometown and to see her child grow up more freely.

Production, background and publication

The production company was Green Umbrella Ltd., The Samuel Goldwyn Company . The film was shot in Redhills Village, Ireland . It grossed approximately $ 4.9 million in US cinemas .

Annette Bening was originally supposed to play the role of Tara. Since she was pregnant at the time, the role went to Robin Wright. In an interview with the film, the actress said that she was aware that she was not the first choice for the role, which put a lot of pressure on her in the first few weeks during filming. Wright told Irish writer Shane Connaughton , who wrote the screenplay for the drama movie My Left Foot , "It's a great story and very funny and very touching."

The role of Tara is a very complex role that is not often offered to an actress. Of course she was happy to take this opportunity. Tara is independent, honest and not caught up in conventions like her fellow citizens. She is the only person who doesn't suppress what she feels deep inside. As a result, she is the outcast in her village and far ahead of her time. The collaboration with Albert Finney meant a lot to her and she was not disappointed. Working with him released a completely different energy, because he had a kind of professionalism, the background of which was also based on his work in English theaters. Wright also found words of praise for her interaction with Aidan Quinn. She also paid similar praise to the Scottish director Gillies Mackinnon and his approach to film production. They would have had a relationship like brother and sister.

For her role as Irish, Wright had to have her hair dyed red and wear blue contact lenses. In addition, her additional freckles were made up.

The film premiered in the United States on April 22, 1992, in the United Kingdom on May 29, 1992 and in Ireland on June 19, 1992. In Australia it opened on September 17, 1992, in Germany on May 6, 1993 , in Spain on July 2, 1993, in France on March 9, 1994 and in Argentina (video premiere) on February 6, 1996.

It was also broadcast in Brazil, Canada, Greece, Hungary, Italy and Portugal.

The film was released on April 22, 1992 with a German soundtrack on DVD (104 minutes), published by the MCP Sound & Media AG studio.

criticism

Roger Ebert wrote in the Chicago Sun-Times of May 1, 1992 that the film had "considerable charm" and "local color". However, he wishes the script would match the visual and acting level of the film. The film is predictable.

The lexicon of international films wrote that the film was "ultimately just an atmospheric, photographed melodrama". He used "only in rudimentary form" the "opportunity to grapple with human problems between the will for independence, the need for freedom, romantic longing and socially and morally established behavior".

Cinema's conclusion was: "Humorous, poetic drama, well played"

At kino.de it was said that this was again “a beautifully twisted film from Ireland”, “where the laws of the time seem to be suspended”. It was also said: first directing Gillies McKinnon can rely on his acting team. Robin Wright in particular, who is too often used as staffage, shows talent. A treat for fans of ' Mein Linker Fuß ' or ' Hear My Song '.

CinetvX summed up his judgment in the sentence: "Beautiful, calmly told love story, in which the chemistry between the two main actors is right."

Award

Gillies MacKinnon won the audience award at the Würzburg International Filmweekend film festival in 1993 .

The German Film and Media Evaluation FBW in Wiesbaden awarded the film the title valuable.

Web links

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  1. ^ Filming locations for The Playboys in the IMDb, accessed July 31, 2007.
  2. ↑ Box office / business for The Playboys in the IMDb, accessed on July 31, 2007.
  3. ↑ a b c The Playboys at robinwright.org.es (English)
  4. ↑ The Playboys DVD (Cover: Robin Wright, Aidan Quinn)
  5. ↑ The Playboys Review by Roger Ebert , accessed July 31, 2007.
  6. ↑ The Playboys in the Lexicon of International FilmsTemplate: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used , accessed on July 31, 2007
  7. ↑ The Playboys … are traveling actors who turn an Irish dump on its head , at cinema.de (with 19 pictures of the film), accessed on September 8, 2016.
  8. ↑ Playboys (1992) at kino.de, accessed on September 8, 2016.
  9. ↑ The Playboys at cinetvx.com, accessed 8 September 2016th