The last gigolos
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | The last gigolos |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German , English , French |
| Publishing year | 2014 |
| length | 91 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 0 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Stephan Bergmann |
| script | Stephan Bergmann |
| production | Melanie Andernach |
| music | The Embassadors |
| camera | Janis Mazuch |
| cut |
Gesa Marten , Martin Kayser-Landwehr |
The last Gigolos is a German documentary by Stephan Bergmann . The film had its German premiere on May 8, 2014 at the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Film Festival in Schwerin and its international premiere on April 21, 2015 at the Visions du Réel in Nyon. It opened in theaters on January 29, 2015.
content
The documentary is about older men who work as so-called gentlemen hosts on cruise ships . The gentlemen of the old school are familiar with the best manners and are passed on by agencies to cruise lines so that interested women can enjoy their stay on board. One of her main tasks is to be available as a dance partner for women who travel alone or whose partners are non-dancers. In addition, the gigolos hope to escape the everyday life of pensioners in this way. The film portrays two 70-year-olds on board the “ Deutschland ” and asks them about the topics of getting older and sex. In doing so, he also questions their individual ideas about happiness.
criticism
The film service judges, the film portrays the life of two “gentleman hosts” in a “formal, playful and humorous way”. "The lively glimpse into the microcosm of cruises also shows the huge machinery that keeps luxury going". Epd Film says, "without condescending irony, but with a fine sense of humor, director Bergmann not only throws the spotlight on gender relations in old age". He conveys "the little joys in life, making yourself beautiful, the lively tango swarming, sunbathing in a deck chair: an enchanting lightness of being infused with subliminal melancholy".
Awards
- German Film and Media Assessment (FBW) : Rating "particularly valuable"
Web links
- The last gigolos in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The last gigolos at filmportal.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for the last gigolos . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , July 2014 (PDF; test number: 146 158 K).
- ↑ Release Info. Internet Movie Database , accessed February 29, 2016 .
- ↑ The last gigolos. Filmdienst , accessed on February 29, 2016 (short review).
- ↑ Birgit Roschy: Review of The Last Gigolos. epd film , January 20, 2015, accessed on March 22, 2016 .
- ↑ The last gigolos. German Film and Media Assessment (FBW) , accessed on March 22, 2016 .