Dinner in America
| Movie | |
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| Original title | Dinner in America |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2020 |
| length | 106 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Adam Rehmeier |
| script | Adam Rehmeier |
| production | John Covert, Ben Stiller |
| music | John Swihart |
| camera | Jean-Philippe Bernier |
| cut | Adam Rehmeier |
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Dinner in America is a film by Adam Rehmeier that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2020.
action
The musician and punk rocker Simon not only takes drugs, he also deals with them. Because there is still not enough money, he donates his body to drug research. As a participant in a study, he should be compensated.
His drug deals are just one of many reasons the local police are looking for him. Simon barely escapes the cops, thanks in part to the intervention of Patty, a pet shop employee. The young woman seems awkward in many ways. She invites Simon to her home, unimpressed by his strange hairstyle. Simon hides in this Detroit suburb until he realizes Patty is a big fan of his alter ego, John Q. Public, the masked and anonymous singer from the punk quartet Psyops. Simon sets off on a trip through the American Midwest with Patty.
production
Directed by Adam Rehmeier , who also wrote the script.
The shooting took place in Detroit, Michigan and the surrounding area.
The film was first shown on January 24, 2020 at the Sundance Film Festival . It will be shown at the Fantasia Film Festival 2020 at the end of August and beginning of September 2020. The film is the centerpiece of the 34th Fantasy Film Festival taking place in September 2020 .
reception
Reviews
The film was rated positively by all critics recorded by Rotten Tomatoes and received an average rating of 7.7 out of a possible 10 points.
Dennis Harvey of Variety writes that Kyle Gallner is stunning in the lead role and makes Simon appear so charismatically cool that one can overlook the fact that the script also gives him some homophobic traits in addition to its profane language. The film is not well constructed or particularly original, but thanks to the work of cameraman Jean-Philippe Bernier and John Swihart's electro-trash score, the viewer has something to be “happy”.
Awards
Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival 2020
- Awarded the audience award ( Adam Rehmeier )
Odesa International Film Festival 2020
- Nomination in the international competition (Adam Rehmeier)
- Nomination for the Grand Jury Prize - Dramatic (Adam Rehmeier)
Web links
- Dinner in America in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Dinner at America in the Sundance Film Festival program (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Denis Harvey: 'Dinner in America': Film Review. In: Variety, January 25, 2020.
- ↑ https://www.cinetopiafestival.org/an-interview-with-dinner-in-america-director-adam-carter-rehmeier-and-executive-producer-sean-ogrady/
- ^ Charles Barfield: John Carpenter Masterclass Leads Fantasia Fest Third Wave Announcements. In: theplaylist.net, August 6, 2020.
- ↑ Christoph Petersen: Opening film, center piece & closing film: 3 new films for the Fantasy Film Festival! In: Filmstarts.de . August 7, 2020, accessed August 7, 2020 .
- ^ Dinner in America. In: Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
- ^ The 11th Odesa International Film Festival International Competition Program Announced. In: oiff.com, August 20, 2020.