Euphoria (2017)

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Movie
Original title Euphoria
Country of production Germany , Sweden , United Kingdom
original language English
Publishing year 2017
length 98 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director Lisa Langseth
script Lisa Langseth
production Patrik Andersson ,
Frida Bargo ,
Charles Collier ,
Alicia Vikander
music Lisa Holmqvist
camera Rob Hardy
cut Dino Jonsäter
occupation

Euphoria is an adventure film and drama directed by Lisa Langseth that premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2017 .

action

The sisters Ines and Emilie see each other for the first time after many years of separation. Together they embark on a moving journey.

production

The film was made as a co-production by B-Reel Features Film Stockholm, Vikarious Production Ltd. London and Dancing Camel Films Munich and in collaboration with Wild Bunch Germany and Dorian Media Limited. The film received a grant of 750,000 euros from the special program of the FilmFernsehFonds Bayern , which also granted a distribution grant of 60,000 euros. The production received 683,353 euros from the German Film Funding Fund.

Directed by Lisa Langseth , who also wrote the screenplay for the film. The roles of sister Ines and Emilie were cast with Alicia Vikander and Eva Green .

Shooting began on August 17, 2016 and ended after 25 days of shooting on September 29, 2016. The shooting took place in Munich, including in the Bayerischer Hof, and the surrounding area and in Franconia, for example on the grounds of Dennenlohe Castle in Unterschwaningen , where the shooting also ended.

The film premiered on September 8, 2017 at the Toronto International Film Festival . At the end of September and beginning of October 2017 there was also a screening at the Zurich Film Festival . The film was released in Swedish cinemas on February 2, 2018 and in German cinemas on May 24, 2018.

reception

Reviews and age ratings

The shooting took place on the grounds of Schloss Dennenlohe , among other places , which in the film served as a backdrop for the property where Emilie spends the last week of her life

Tim Lindemann from epd Film says about the picturesque property, where rich people with incurable diseases come together to die in peace and also Emilie and her sister Ines want to spend the last week of their lives , it seems like a mixture of Tolkien's Auenland and the pictures of a particularly high-priced lifestyle magazine. Lindemann goes on to say that it is a convincing storytelling idea that works so well mainly because the brilliant production design by Christian Goldbeck offers it an optimal setting: “The tasteful rooms and gardens are so perfectly and nicely furnished that they are subliminally another radiate a certain eeriness. ”In a shorter form, the narrative structure of the film would have worked better, according to Lindemann, but its remote, gently morbid mood alone makes Euphoria worth seeing.

The Tagesspiegel writes that even if this setting was designed after thirty minutes and from then on it was completely predictable what will happen in the remaining seventy minutes, Euphoria couldscore with three large female parts. It is also remarkable how unsentimental the tone and how morally free the perspective on euthanasia is.

In Germany it was approved by the FSK from the age of 12, but allowed from the age of 6 if accompanied by the parents. The statement of reasons for the release states: “The story about family , death and self-determination is staged in stylized and sometimes fairytale-like images. [...] The mysterious-melancholy atmosphere with the constantly present theme of death and individual dramatic scenes can emotionally overwhelm children under 12 years of age. Due to their level of development and their media experience, 12-year-olds are able to put these aspects into context. The calm and clear fictionality of the film enable them to distance themselves sufficiently and to process the film without being overwhelmed. "

Awards

Toronto International Film Festival 2017

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Certificate of Release for Euphoria . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry (PDF; test number: 177646 / K). Template: FSK / maintenance / type not set and Par. 1 longer than 4 characters
  2. ↑ a b - ( Memento of the original dated August 6, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.fff-bayern.de
  3. ↑ http://www.mediabiz.de/film/news/euphoria-abgedelte/411549?Status=RS
  4. ↑ Toronto International Film Festival 2017. Official Film Schedule In: tiff.net. Retrieved on August 23, 2017 (PDF; 852 kB)
  5. ↑ Brent Lang: Toronto Film Festival Lineup Includes Movies From Angelina Jolie, George Clooney, Alexander Payne In: Variety, July 25, 2017.
  6. ↑ https://zff.com/de/festival-info/news/2017/1813/vikander-euphoria-galapremieren-medienmitteilung/
  7. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from September 1, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.bluewin.ch
  8. ↑ Programs 2017 In: zff.com. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  9. ↑ Start dates Germany In: insidekino.com. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  10. ↑ Tim Lindemann: Critique of Euphoria. In: epd Film, April 27, 2018.
  11. ↑ https://www.tagesspiegel.de/kultur/euphoria-im-kino-zwei-schwestern-auf-ihrer-letzt-gemeinsamen-reise/22594212.html
  12. ↑ Reasons for release for Euphoria . In: Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry. Retrieved May 25, 2018.