Flashdance
Movie | |
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German title | Flashdance |
Original title | Flashdance |
Country of production | United States |
original language | English |
Publishing year | 1983 |
length | 95 minutes |
Age rating | FSK 12 |
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Director | Adrian Lyne |
script |
Thomas Hedley , Joe Eszterhas |
production |
Jerry Bruckheimer , Don Simpson |
music | Giorgio Moroder |
camera | Donald Peterman |
cut |
Walt Mulconery , Bud S. Smith |
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Flashdance is a 1983 music and dance film by Adrian Lyne and was awarded the Oscar for best song for the title song Flashdance… What a Feeling .
action
It tells the story of 19 year old Alexandra "Alex" Owens. During the day she works as a welder , at night she is a dancer in the Mawby’s bar . Alex has several dreams in life. Above all, she wants to gain independence, find love and be accepted into the (fictional) Pittsburgh Conservatory of Dance .
Alex also meets privately with her boss Nick Hurley. When she sees him with another woman, she gets angry and throws in the windows of his house. She later learns from him that he met his ex-wife, who sits next to him on the boards of several charitable organizations.
Nick uses his relationships and arranges an audition for Alex. However, since Alex is self-taught and has not had any professional dance training, she presents her own choreography. After a small mishap, she was able to convince the judges and was accepted.
Dance double
Since the dance skills of Jennifer Beals were not enough for the director, a dance double was used. The dance scenes were danced by Marine Jahan . However, this is not mentioned in the credits. In addition, for the final dance scene for the title were Flashdance ... What a Feeling the addition breakdancer Richard Colón and the gymnast Sharon Shapiro used.
synchronization
The German synchronization was commissioned by Berliner Synchron , Arne Elsholtz was responsible for the dialogue direction and the German dialogue book .
role | actor | speaker |
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Alex Owens | Jennifer Beals | Maud Ackermann |
Nick Hurley | Michael Nouri | Christian Brückner |
Tina Tech | Cynthia Rhodes | Liane Rudolph |
Hanna Long | Lilia scale | Tilly Lauenstein |
Jeanie Szabo | Sunny Johnson | Susanna Bonaséwicz |
Richie | Kyle T. Heffner | Michael Nowka |
Johnny C. | Lee Ving | Arne Elsholtz |
Jake Mawby | Ron Karabatsos | Wolfgang Völz |
reception
Reviews
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Most of the reviews refer to the plot of the film, less to the musical and dance performance.
- “An hour and a half advertising film that advertises itself and nothing else, at most for the LP with the rock music soundtrack - the record is also absolutely nothing and would not be for sale without the film. The fact that almost all over the world teenagers pay for films and records is a triumph of the advertising industry over the cinema. ”- Der Spiegel , 36/1983
- “In terms of choreography and editing, a perfect musical film with nothing in terms of story and a sociologically ridiculous background. Thanks to the sympathetic leading actress and beautiful dance scenes, however, playful undemanding entertainment. ”- Lexicon of international film
- “(…) Bloated rock video, styled for a large audience (…); Cult film, otherwise overrated. ”(Rating: 2½ stars = above average) - Adolf Heinzlmeier and Berndt Schulz in Lexicon“ Films on TV ” (extended new edition). Rasch and Röhring, Hamburg 1990, ISBN 3-89136-392-3 , p. 232
Awards
The title Flashdance… What a Feeling , sung by Irene Cara and composed by Giorgio Moroder and Keith Forsey , won an Oscar in 1984 in the category “ Best Song ”. In the same year the song won the Golden Globe Award and the Grammy in the category "Best Female Vocal Performance - Pop" (Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female).
The film received three other Oscar nominations: for editing, cinematography and for the song Maniac .
Others
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- When searching for the leading actress, Lesley Wing , Demi Moore and Jennifer Beals were ultimately available.
- The key scene of the film, when Alex is allowed to audition at the ballet school, was reenacted by Geri Halliwell in her music video for the Weather Girls cover It's Raining Men .
- Even Jennifer Lopez used some motifs from the film for her video for I'm Glad .
- Korean singer Lee Hyori also used the idea of the scene in her promotional music video, Any Motion .
- In the feature film Super cute and super sexy , the crucial scene is parodied.
Soundtrack
Musical version
Flashdance - The Musical is a stage adaptation of the film. The premiere took place in July 2008 at the Theater Royal in Plymouth, followed by a tour in Great Britain until May 2009. This was followed by a 16-week season in London's West End ( Shaftesbury Theater ) until January 2011. The show was revised in 2012 and went in 2013 on US tour. The German-language premiere took place on November 9, 2013 at Le Théâtre Kriens-Luzern .
Web links
- Flashdance in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Flashdance atRotten Tomatoes(English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ See https://www.spiegel.de/geschichte/flashdance-tanzfilmstar-jennifer-beals-feiert-50-geburtstag-a-951342.html
- ↑ Synchronkartei.de
- ↑ a b [1] at Rotten Tomatoes , accessed on May 14, 2018.
- ↑ Flashdance in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- ↑ Flashdance. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed December 11, 2016 .
- ↑ Charts DE Charts CH Charts Singles US