A hologram for the king (film)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | A hologram for the king |
| Original title | A Hologram for the King |
| Country of production | Germany , United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2016 |
| length | 98 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 6 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Tom Tykwer |
| script | Tom Tykwer |
| production |
Stefan Arndt , Gary Goetzman , Arcadiy Golubovich , Tim O'Hair , Uwe Schott |
| music |
Johnny Klimek , Tom Tykwer |
| camera | Frank Griebe |
| cut | Alexander Berner |
| occupation | |
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A Hologram for the King (original title: A Hologram for the King ) is a German - American film by director Tom Tykwer from 2016 . The film is based on the novel of the same name by Dave Eggers .
action
The 54-year-old sales manager Alan Clay from Boston is supposed to sell a holographic conference call system to King Abdullah in Saudi Arabia. He is under pressure from all sides: Alan wants to finance the college for his daughter, his boss has - in vain - hopes on the relationship with a nephew of the king, which Alan portrays obviously too optimistic, the order in the desert in the Kings Metropolis to be built of Economy and Trade is probably his last chance in senior management. His perspectives as a manager at the bicycle manufacturer Schwinn have been dramatically reduced after the financial crisis and after his personal crises with a failed marriage, a house sold far below value and questionable outsourcing deals . In addition to these problems, he is plagued by jet lag , a cyst on his back, and alcohol abuse.
While waiting for appointments with business partners for days, he met his driver Yousef and the beautiful doctor Dr. Know Zahra Hakeem. Impressed by these encounters and under the influence of the new cultural impressions, the meeting with the king becomes more and more of a minor matter for Alan.
production
The film was shot in Morocco, Egypt, the United States and Germany in 2014.
Film music
The film music by Johnny Klimek and Tom Tykwer was recorded by the MDR Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Kristjan Järvi .
background
The premiere took place on April 20, 2016 at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York. In Germany, the film was released on April 28, 2016 and had around 213,000 visitors.
reception
Reviews
“At such moments, when it depicts a once powerful person falling from all the systems that gave him strength, this film is best. His weaker moments are those in which Clay's change is portrayed all too emotionally, his hesitant opening for the rich, beautiful and solitary Zahra as if sent from heaven, especially his final picture, which is built on kitsch. "
“The director Tom Tykwer doesn't even care about political and economic questions of principle. That's lucky. Tykwer sees the excursion into the desert as a research expedition. He lets his regular cameraman Frank Griebe indulge in beautiful pictures [...]. Parallel to this external splendor - by the way, the film was mostly shot in Morocco - Tykwer pursues the soul research of his hero. "
Awards
- Awarded in the category Best Sound Design (Roland Winke, Matthias Lempert and Frank Kruse )
- Nominated in the full- length feature films category
- Nominated in the category Best Editing (Alexander Berner)
Web links
- A hologram for the king in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- A hologram for the King atRotten Tomatoes(English)
- Official website
Individual evidence
- ^ Certificate of Release for A Hologram for the King . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry (PDF).
- ^ A b Wolfgang Höbel: Need of a traveling salesman. Desert expedition by Tom Tykwer. In: Culture. Spiegel Online, April 27, 2016, accessed May 26, 2018 .
- ↑ A hologram for the king. (No longer available online.) Tom Tykwer, archived from the original on April 24, 2016 ; accessed on April 27, 2016 : "The film was shot last year (2014) in Morocco, Egypt, the USA and Germany." Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ A Hologram For The King. In: Tribeca Film Festival. Tribeca Enterprises LLC, accessed April 27, 2016 .
- ↑ Tilman Spreckelsen: Only the taxi driver knows the truth. In: Feuilleton. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, April 27, 2016, accessed on April 27, 2016 .
