Eighth grade
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Eighth grade |
| Original title | Eighth grade |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2018 |
| length | 94 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Bo Burnham |
| production |
Scott Rudin , Eli Bush , Lila Yacoub, Christopher Storer |
| music | Anna Meredith |
| camera | Andrew Wehde |
| cut | Jennifer Lilly |
| occupation | |
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Eighth grade is a American independents comedy drama from 2018 and marks the feature directing debut of comedian, singer, writer and director Bo Burnham , who also wrote the screenplay. The coming-of-age story is about the life of an eighth grader struggling with social phobias, played by Elsie Fisher , in the last few days before moving to high school .
The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2018 and was released on July 5, 2019 on several German-language streaming platforms.
Josh Hamilton and Emily Robinson play the leading roles alongside Elsie Fisher .
The film was received very positively, with particular praise for the script and Fisher's portrayal of Kayla Day.
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Eighth grader Kayla Day posts vlogs on YouTube about confidence, makeup, and other things she's worried about. The videos are not very successful, which may be because Kayla struggles for words and comparisons in the videos, which makes it tedious and unprofitable to watch.
Kayla is in her final week before graduation from a public middle school in New York State . She is a silent loner, which is shown, among other things, in the award as " Most Quiet " (quietest / inconspicuous) by her year in the context of the approaching graduation. At home, too, she isolates herself from her single father, Mark, who tries to find a common ground with his daughter. He looks at her escape on social media with concern .
Kayla is invited to a pool party hosted by her classmate, Kennedy. Kennedy's mother knows Kayla's father from fundraising, where he was very helpful, which is why the invitation comes over Kennedy's head as a token of gratitude. At the party, Kayla has an anxiety attack in the bathroom, but catches herself and goes outside to the pool. There she meets Gabe, Kennedy's strange cousin. After attempting to leave the party, she has an embarrassing encounter with her secret crush, Aiden, who brings her back to the party. There Kayla overcomes herself and signs up to sing karaoke.
She learns that Aidan broke up with his last girlfriend because she refused to send him nude photos. Kayla manages to speak to Aidan (during a security drill) and mentions that she has a folder with her own nude photos on her cell phone to pique his interest in her. She is very insecure about this. He asks if she gives blowjobs, which she uncertainly affirms. She later looks at oral sex tips online and is disgusted.
Kayla participates in a high school taster program where she meets Olivia, a friendly twelfth grader who guides her through high school. Olivia gives Kayla her number and later invites Kayla to meet up with friends at the mall . Actually, they have a good time until the group discovers Kayla's father, who is spying on her from afar. She goes to him and confronts him with a request that he go. Riley, one of Olivia's friends, drives Kayla home late at night. He begins an awkward fact-or-truth game in which he asks about her sexual experience, takes off his shirt, and asks her to do the same. Kayla is overwhelmed by the situation and refuses, whereupon Riley slows down a gear, claiming he was just trying to help her gain experience. Kayla collapses at home and is comforted by her father. She makes a video announcing that she wants to stop making videos because she feels unable to offer advice unless she is even able to follow her own.
Kayla then opens a time capsule that she created for herself in sixth grade. She watches a video she made of her past self asking questions about her current friends and love life. She asks her father to help her burn the time capsule and asks if she is making him sad. He says that he makes him proud and that he can never be sad about her, which makes her relieved.
Shortly before graduation, Kayla takes heart and holds to Kennedy personally for ignoring her thank you letter, which Kayla gave to a disinterested Kennedy after the pool party, and behaved indifferently towards her despite Kayla's best efforts to be nice. In the evening she eats with Gabe, who has in the meantime contacted her; they have a good evening. Kayla makes a new time capsule that she and her father bury in the garden; she leaves a video message for her high school self encouraging herself to persevere in difficult times.
Awards
The film received numerous awards and nominations. Elsie Fisher received a Golden Globe nomination. Both Fisher and Burnham won the Breakthrough Prize at the Gotham Awards . The National Board of Review awarded the film two awards and included it in the 2018 Top Ten Film List. The American Film Institute also ranks Eighth Grade in the top ten films of 2018.
Writers Guild of America Awards 2019
- Award for Best Original Screenplay (Bo Burnham)
Independent Spirit Awards 2019
- Award for Best Screenplay Debut (Bo Burnham)
Reviews
Eighth Grade received very positive reviews from critics across the board. On the review-aggregating website Rotten Tomatoes , the film has a rating of 99%, based on 236 reviews, with an average rating of 8.8 / 10 and the summary "'Eighth Grade" takes a look at the eponymous time span that one brings a rare and powerful sound of truth with it as it heralds the breakthrough for writer and director Bo Burnham and the captivating Elsie Fisher. ” Metacritic , another review aggregator, gave Universal Recognition a 90% rating based on 46 reviews.
Web links
- Eighth grade in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Eighth degrees at rotten tomatoes (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ July highlights on Amazon Prime Video. In: Amazon-Presse.de. June 25, 2019, accessed November 15, 2019.
- ↑ Who is streaming Eighth Grade? Watch the film online. In: werstreamt.es. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
- ↑ a b Eighth Grade at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
- ↑ Amy Kaufman: Elsie Fisher of 'Eighth Grade' on scoring her first Golden Globe nomination and her social media reaction . In: Los Angeles Times . December 6, 2018. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
- ↑ Elizabeth Wagmeister: 'The Rider' Wins Best Feature at Gotham Awards (Complete Winners List) . In: Variety . November 26, 2018. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ↑ Zack Sharf: National Board of Review 2018 Winners: 'Green Book' Named Best Film, Lady Gaga Best Actress . November 27, 2018. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
- ↑ Adam Chitwood: AFI Reveals Its Top 10 Films of 2018, Including 'Black Panther' and 'Eighth Grade' . December 4, 2018. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
- ↑ orf.at: Script award for “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” And “Eighth Grade” . Article dated February 18, 2019, accessed February 20, 2019.
- ↑ Eighth Grade at Metacritic (English)