Drive (2011)

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Movie
German title Drive
Original title Drive
Drive 2011 Film.svg
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2011
length 100 minutes
Age rating FSK 18
JMK 16
Rod
Director Nicolas Winding Refn
script Hossein Amini
production John Palermo ,
Adam Siegel ,
Michel Litvak ,
Gigi Pritzker ,
Marc Platt
music Cliff Martinez
camera Newton Thomas Sigel
cut Matthew Newman
occupation
synchronization

Drive is an American thriller from 2011 by Danish filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn , who made his debut as a Hollywood director with the literary film adaptation of James Sallis' novel of the same name .

In Germany , the film opened in cinemas on January 26, 2012.

action

The unnamed driver ( Engl. Driver), who has a day job as a mechanic and stunt driver at night offers his services as a getaway driver for robberies and robberies in Los Angeles on. After the time and place of the planned crime have been agreed anonymously by telephone, the driver waits in his car for a time window of exactly five minutes at the scene of the event, during which his customers can commit the robbery or hold-up. He never works with the same people more than once, will not help them with the crimes under any circumstances and will leave the scene of the crime after the agreed time, even if they are not in the getaway car. With the help of the surveillance of the police radio and his extraordinary driving skills, the driver manages to help two intruders to escape by hiding the getaway car in the parking garage of the Staples Center at the beginning of the film . Since a sporting event has just ended at this point in time, he can escape unnoticed in the crowd and return to his sparse apartment. Meanwhile, his boss and friend Shannon plans to use his driving talent and start a racing team, which is why he borrows $ 300,000 for a stock car from gangster Bernie Rose . Bernie's business partner is Nino, a gangster of Jewish descent .

Meanwhile the driver gets to know his single neighbor Irene and her son Benicio. He meets Irene in a supermarket. Irene's car has an engine failure, she has her car repaired in the workshop where the driver is employed, which is why he drives her home. The driver spends more and more time with them and feels drawn to Irene. After a short time, however, her husband, Standard, was released from prison. Standard owes an Albanian gangster named Cook protection money , which is why he beats him up and threatens to tackle Irene and Benicio next if Standard doesn't rob a pawn shop in the Valley for him.

To protect Irene and Benicio, the driver helps his neighbor, Standard, by forcing himself on Cook as a getaway driver. Cook, for his part, determines that the red-haired Blanche is involved in the robbery. At first the coup seems to go well, but meanwhile an unknown limousine drives up to the parking lot. Blanche can get into the getaway car with a large wallet of money, but Standard is shot after leaving the pawnshop - fatally hit in the back, he remains lying on the way to the car. The driver flees with Blanche and is able to escape the pursuers in the limousine with the help of a rapid maneuver and hide in a motel room with the accomplice and the money . There he discovers that they have looted over a million US dollars , far too high an amount to rob a pawn shop. Under threat of violence, Blanche tells that the other car belongs to Cook and that Cook was planning to defraud the driver and Standard to keep the money to himself. A short time later, Blanche is shot dead when two armed men break into the motel room. The driver is shot in the upper arm, but can overpower and kill them.

He then visits Cook in his strip club to uncover the background to the attack. He learns through the use of force that Cook works for Bernie Rose's business partner Nino, who heard that the East Coast mafia had deposited money in the pawn shop to later invest in the region. To weaken the competition, Nino Cook had the money stolen. In the meantime, the driver and Irene meet one of Nino's killers in the elevator of their house. When the driver notices his gun, he pushes Irene behind him, kisses her and then attacks the man. Irene watches in horror as he crushes the head of the man lying on the floor, completely uninhibited. Bernie Rose has since found out about Nino's coup and fears the reactions of the Mafia. You decide to kill everyone who knows about the attack and get the money back. Bernie stabs Cook and later shows up at Shannon's workshop, who is preparing his escape. He kills Shannon by severing the arteries on his forearm.

Later the driver chases Nino and pushes his limousine off the road. Then he rams the limousine sideways so that the car overturns and falls down a cliff. The injured Nino frees himself from the car and flees to the beach, where he is pushed into the Pacific by the driver and perishes there. The driver then phoned Irene and told her that he had to leave Los Angeles and that the time with her and Benicio had been the best thing in his life. The driver arranged a meeting with Bernie Rose in a restaurant, where he promised him that in exchange for the money he could guarantee Irenes and Benicio's safety, but not that of the driver . When handing over the money in the restaurant parking lot, Bernie Rose stabs the driver in the stomach and is seriously injured by him himself. The driver then sits motionless in the car, which suggests that the injuries were fatal. But then he starts the car and drives away. He leaves the money next to dead Bernie. Irene knocks on the door of the driver's empty apartment . This drives alone into the night.

Pre-production

development

Ryan Gosling during the premiere of Drive at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival
Carey Mulligan at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival

The novel Drive by James Sallis was published of 2005. The producers Marc Platt and Adam Siegel of Marc Platt Productions acquired the film rights after sealing a review in Publishers Weekly had read. Siegel was fascinated by the driver because he was “the kind of figure you don't meet often. He was a man with a purpose. He was very good at one thing and didn't apologize for it. ”Platt became interested in the character because it reminded him of childhood film heroes, often played by Steve McQueen and Clint Eastwood .

The Oscar -nominated screenwriter Hossein Amini has been hired for the adaptation of the novel. He said that it is rare to get a book like this from a studio because the story is particularly short, dark and more like a poem. He also found the adaptation particularly challenging because the novel does not present a linear story but is characterized by many flashbacks and jumps in time. At the same time, he said that the non-linear narrative would have resulted in "a particularly tricky structure" for a feature film.

In the spring of 2008, the literary adaptation Drive was announced for the first time with director Neil Marshall and leading actor Hugh Jackman as a " Los Angeles mystery action film" by Universal Studios . In February 2010, however, both were no longer involved in the production of the film and were replaced by the Danish filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn and the Canadian actor Ryan Gosling . When Gosling signed, he was granted the choice of director. Since he was a fan of Refn, he chose him. When Refn read the script of Drive for the first time , he was more enthusiastic about the character and the idea of ​​the main character with a split personality, which is expressed through the different professions as a stunt driver during the day and as an escape driver at night than from the actual story.

occupation

Producer Marc Platt reached out to Ryan Gosling, explaining that he had made a list of talented people whose work he inspires and is dying to work with before moving on to a new career or doing something else in his life. Gosling is at the top of his list. Gosling responded about 48 hours later. He liked the script, which not only had a very strong main character, but also had a strong love story at its core. Gosling also stated that he always wanted to make an action movie, but today's movies focus too much on the stunts for the characters. To get a better understanding of his character, he rebuilt the engine of a 1973 Chevrolet Malibu in preparation for the film. Since Gosling was also given the right to choose the director, he decided on Refn. Although it was not clear whether this would work, since Refn had not made an action film by then, Gosling stated that he could not imagine any other director besides Refn.

The character of Blanche, played by Christina Hendricks

Refn himself decided against auditioning and cast the roles after personally inviting the actors to his home. Carey Mulligan was negotiating the role of single mother Irene in August 2010. According to Mulligan's testimony, she had previously been a fan of Refn's work, particularly Bronson and Walhalla Rising . The role was originally intended for a Latina in her late twenties, but Refn changed the script in favor of Mulligan. And although Refn hadn't seen a movie with Mulligan before, he was so impressed by her appearance that he believed that just by her presence the love story would be qualitatively more like Romeo and Juliet , only without politics and religion.

Bryan Cranston plays the role of Shannon. Especially because Refn was a fan of Breaking Bad , he tried to cast Cranston from the start. Knowing that Cranston had other offers, Refn offered him to develop the role himself. When Cranston did not answer, Refn tried hard to make himself noticed until finally Cranston was so convinced of Refn's interest that he accepted.

For the character of Blanche, Refn originally wanted an actress who portrayed it as realistically as possible, which is why he spoke to several porn actresses . But he couldn't find anyone who could act well enough. His wife saw photos of Christina Hendricks and drew his attention to them.

Albert Brooks plays the gang boss Bernie Rose. When Refn suggested the actor, Gosling agreed with reservations because he couldn't imagine Brooks playing such a brutal and sinister character. Brooks agreed because he was interested in playing outside of type casting and because he also found the character of Rose to be successful and free from clichés . He saw it as a challenge to play a person who is not a murderer on his own, but who is forced to kill by external circumstances.

As one of the last actors Ron Perlman was chosen for the role of Nino. Refn himself saw Nino as by far the most uninteresting character in history, which is why he was surprised that Perlman was so interested. However, he always wanted to play a Jewish gangster who tries to be an Italian gangster. When Refn asked why that was so, Perlman replied that this character corresponded exactly to him, a Jew who was born in New York .

production

Filming began on September 25, 2010 and ended on November 12, 2010. The film was shot in various locations in California , including Los Angeles , the Los Angeles River , Point Mugu, and Saugus , Santa Clarita and Northridge .

publication

Originally Drive as Blockbuster planned before as independent film was released. Before shooting began, Refn tried to sell rights to the film during the 2010 Cannes Film Festival and released first promotional material. About a year later, the film had its world premiere on May 20, 2011 at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival , where it was received with great praise and by some as the film with the best response of the entire film festival. In Switzerland, the film was shown on August 6, 2011 at the Locarno International Film Festival .

Drive had its theatrical release in the United States on September 16, 2011 and grossed over $ 76 million worldwide with an estimated production budget of approximately $ 15 million . The film grossed another $ 19 million on DVD and Blu-ray in the USA. The film opened in Germany on January 26, 2012.

Soundtrack

The score was composed and produced by Cliff Martinez . The official soundtrack album was released on September 27, 2011 on the Lakeshore Records label and includes Martinez's score as well as the five songs from Drive . The film music is assigned to the ambient , whereas the songs come from the genres Synthwave and Synthpop .

Track list
1. Kavinsky feat. Lovefoxxx - Nightcall (Vincent Pierre Claude Belorgey, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo )
2. Desire - Under Your Spell (Johnny Jewel)
3. College feat. Electric Youth - A Real Hero (David Grellier, Austin Garrick, Bronwyn Griffin)
4. Riz Ortolani feat. Katyna Ranieri - Oh My Love (Riz Ortolani, Rina Ranieri)
5. Chromatics - Tick ​​of the Clock (J. Jewel)
6. Rubber head
7. I Drive
8. He had a good time
9. They Broke His Pelvis
10. Kick Your Teeth
11. Where's the Deluxe Version?
12. See You in Four
13. After the chase
14. Hammer
15. Wrong Floor
16. Skull crushing
17. My name on a car
18. On the beach
19. Bride of Deluxe

Reviews

The film received mostly positive reviews, earning a 93% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 235 reviews. At Metacritic one could Metascore of 78, 43 reviews, achieved based.

“Basically, the characters that Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn draws in his films are old-fashioned in a likeable way. His taciturn loners are often reminiscent of roles that were trendy in the 70s. His imagery, on the other hand, is modern and how he manages to create the feeling of forlornness and loneliness through the use of colors and music - "Drive" is very reminiscent of Michael Mann's films . What also connects his work with the films of the " Miami Vice " maker is the depictions of violence that not everyone can endure. Conclusion: The tough gangster thriller captivates with its cool atmosphere and a convincing leading actor. "

- Cinema

“Conclusion: Arthouse meets Grindhouse - Nicolas Winding Refn has submitted a really strong application for an important career in Hollywood with his rousing action drama“ Drive ”. His hypnotic neo-noir masterpiece is the coolest piece of celluloid in years and the stuff that cult films are made of. "

- Carsten Baumgardt from Filmstarts

"A neo-noir thriller, developed in a dream-strolling manner, as a passionate homage to the crime wave of the 1980s, which artfully juggles the elements, but decidedly foregoing any irony."

- Lexicon of international film

synchronization

role actor German voice actor
The driver Ryan Gosling Tommy Morgenstern
Irene Carey Mulligan Natascha Geisler
Shannon Bryan Cranston Ronald Nitschke
Bernie Rose Albert Brooks Frank-Otto Schenk
default Oscar Isaac Viktor Neumann
Blanche Christina Hendricks Christin Marquitan
Nino Ron Perlman Tilo Schmitz
cook James Biberi Michael Iwannek

Bryan Cranston was not voiced by Joachim Tennstedt , his regular speaker on Breaking Bad .

Awards

Web links

Individual evidence

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