A house in Ireland
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | A house in Ireland |
| Original title | Tara Road |
| Country of production | Ireland |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2005 |
| length | 94 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 6 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Gillies MacKinnon |
| script |
Cynthia Cider Shane Connaughton |
| production |
Miron Blumental Noel Pearson Sarah Radclyffe |
| music | John Keane |
| camera | John de Borman |
| cut | Pia Di Ciaula |
| occupation | |
A House in Ireland (Alternative title: Maeve Binchys - A House in Ireland ; Original Title: Tara Road ) is an Irish drama directed by Gillies MacKinnon from 2005 . The script is based on a novel by Maeve Binchy , in which two women swap houses for a while to overcome their personal crises. In doing so, they discover some secrets about the others, but do not reveal them.
action
In New England living scientist Marilyn is married to Greg Vine. When her son had a fatal motorcycle accident on his 15th birthday, their marriage fell apart. She cannot accept the boy's death and somehow blames her husband for the misfortune, who gave this motorcycle to their son on his 15th birthday. She evades her husband and refuses a vacation trip to Hawaii together , so Greg drives without her.
In Dublin living Ria Lynch, mother of two children, is abandoned by her unfaithful husband Danny. For Ria this change in her life comes as abruptly as news of her death. Since Danny works for a property manager helping Greg Vine find his home in the United States, Marilyn Vine calls the Lynchs one day. She wants Danny Lynch to find someone in Dublin who would like to swap houses with her for a while. Ria made this swap on the spur of the moment, hoping to endure her new life situation sooner. Both men are not very enthusiastic about the fact that a complete stranger should live in their house. For Danny it also means that he has to look after their two children for a while before they can go on vacation and join their mother.
Ria and Marilyn set off at the same time so that they don't meet. In Dublin, Marilyn is greeted by Colm Maguire, who takes care of the quite large garden of the Lynchs and actually runs a restaurant. Meanwhile, Ria is introduced to the details of her new home by Marilyn's neighbors Carlotta and Heidi. When her two children call in the evening, she gets homesick and would like to turn back. Suddenly a relative of the Vines rings the doorbell and realizes that the house is occupied by a pretty stranger. Andy Vine comes from the east coast and always takes a few days off with his brother when he's around. He takes Ria out for dinner and they both get along very well. Only now does Ria find out about the tragic death of the Vines son. Since someone is looking for a help in a restaurant in town, she is considering starting as a cook there.
With Colm's help, Marilyn settles in quickly, and Ria's children also come by regularly. An invitation to his restaurant is not very harmonious, however, because Ria's children are there with their father and they argue with each other. Things are not going really well for Danny, either privately or professionally. The company he works for and in which he has a legal stake in has financial problems, so that he has to sell his car first and is afraid of losing his house in the end. In order to raise money, he hooks up with Ria's best friend, from whom he wants to borrow money. Marilyn observes this and, on her next phone call with Ria, considers telling her about it, but then refrains from it. When Ria's children come to visit for dinner, she talks about her son for the first time in a long time, and she feels good about it. After her husband returns from Hawaii, he immediately travels to Dublin and suddenly stands at Marilyn's door, who is very happy to see him again.
A reconciliation is on the way for Ria too, because after her two children have traveled to America, Danny also comes after and asks Ria for her forgiveness. After spending the night together, he reveals to her that they are broke and have to sell the house. Ria throws objects at him in anger and finds that Danny has never loved her. When he leaves, Ria is somewhat relieved. The day of her return journey has come for her too and she is happy to come home with the children. There she finally gets to know Marylin personally, who is waiting for her with a surprise, because by fortunate circumstances Ria is transferred the unrestricted ownership of her house.
Ria and Marylin say goodbye to each other and find that they are back where they started. But they are no longer the same.
background
The film was shot in Dublin and Cape Town ( South Africa ). It had its world premiere on May 11, 2005 at the Cannes International Film Festival . The film was shown in around 40 cinemas in Great Britain, grossing around 200,000 pounds sterling .
Reviews
The lexicon of international films wrote that the film was "an unimaginative bestseller adaptation that emerges in an idyllic setting". Only the “actors suitable for the cinema” would “protrude above the soap opera level”.
Aoife Redmond wrote in Ireland Magazine that the film was not a cinematic masterpiece; he "simply" tells the stories of the characters. The viewer leaves the cinema smiling and happy to have seen the film.
Kino.de assessed: “What may still work well as a novel - thanks to its own imagination - loses its appeal when illustrated. Affected with too many clichés, the story remains on the surface after the good script, does not really make the protagonists' anguish. In addition, similar, well-known reality shows such as "Frauentausch" make the subject less explosive. "
Awards
Noel Pearson was nominated for the Irish Film and Television Award in 2005.
Cast and dubbing
| actor | role | Voice actor | character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andie MacDowell | Marilyn Vine | Evelyn Marron | |
| Olivia Williams | Ria Lynch | Sabine Falkenberg | |
| Stephen Rea | Colm Maguire | Stephan Schwartz | Ria's friend takes care of her garden |
| Iain Glen | Danny Lynch | Tom Vogt | Husband of Ria |
| August Zirner | Greg Vine | August Zirner | Husband of Marylin |
| Heike Makatsch | Bernadette | Heike Makatsch | Danny's pregnant mistress |
| Jean-Marc Barr | Andy Vine | Oliver Field | Greg's brother who lives in Los Angeles |
| Ruby Wax | Carlotta | Cornelia Meinhardt | Friend and neighbor of Marylin |
| Maria Doyle Kennedy | Rosemary Ryan | Andrea Aust | Ria's best friend |
| Alan Devlin | Barney McCarthy | Jochen Schröder | Danny's boss |
| Dearbhla Molloy | Finola | ||
| Sarah Bolger | Annie Lynch | Charlotte Mertens | Ria's daughter |
| Johnny Brennan | Brian Lynch | Malte Stübing | Ria's son |
| Brenda Fricker | Mona McCarthy | Kerstin Sanders-Dornseif | Barney's wife |
| Eileen Colgan | Nora, Ria's mother | Constanze Harpen | |
| Jia Francis | Heidi Franks | Katarina Tomaschewsky | Marylin's neighbor |
| Maeve Binchy | Restaurant chef (cameo) | ||
| Bosco Hogan | Accountant | Thomas Hailer | |
| Enrique Fonseca | chauffeur | Tim Moeseritz | |
| Chris Jaco Olckers | Dale Vine | Oliver Winke | Marylin's son |
| Leslie Mongezi | Henry | Tim Moeseritz | |
| James Herrick | Hubie | Konrad Bösherz | Dale's friend |
| Mac McDonald | Jerry | Frank Ciazynski | |
| Alison Hood | pianist | Bea Tober | |
| Bronagh Gallagher | Polly | Heidrun Bartholomäus | Lover of Danny's boss |
| Jennifer Buckley | secretary | Maja Dürr | |
| Pat McGrath | taxi driver | Andreas Grothusen | |
| David Ten Velthuis | Zach | Sami El-Sabkhawi |
Web links
- Tara Road in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Tara Road at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Filming locations for Tara Road, accessed August 22, 2007
- ↑ Tara Road premiere dates, accessed August 22, 2007
- ^ Box office / business for Tara Road, accessed August 22, 2007
- ^ A House in Ireland in the Lexicon of International Films , accessed August 22, 2007
- ^ Review by Aoife Redmond, accessed August 22, 2007
- ^ Film review at Kino.de , accessed on March 11, 2018.
- ↑ A house in Ireland. In: synchronkartei.de. German synchronous index , accessed on March 11, 2018 .