Girl on the Train (film)
| Movie | |
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| German title | Girl on the train |
| Original title | The Girl on the Train |
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| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2016 |
| length | 112 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
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| Director | Tate Taylor |
| script | Erin Cressida Wilson |
| production | Marc Platt |
| music | Danny Elfman |
| camera | Charlotte Bruus Christensen |
| cut |
Andrew Buckland , Michael McCusker |
| occupation | |
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Girl on the Train (Original title: The Girl on the Train ) is an American thriller directed by Tate Taylor from 2016 . The film is based on the book The Girl on the Train by British author Paula Hawkins from the year 2015 .
The film was released in North American cinemas on October 7, 2016. It started in Germany on October 27, 2016.
action
Alcoholic Rachel Watson takes the train to Manhattan every day . She passes the suburb where she used to live with her ex-husband Tom. She watches with interest the house next but one, in which what it seems to be a happy couple lives. They are Megan and Scott Hipwell. Megan is the nanny for Tom and his current wife Anna .
One day Rachel watches Megan exchange caresses with a stranger on the porch. She later sees on TV that Megan is missing. On the day of her disappearance, Rachel got off the train at her ex-husband's place of residence. When she woke up the next day with bruises and wounds, she couldn't remember what had happened. She has often had blackouts like this before , whereupon Tom always accused her of misconduct due to her alcohol consumption and made her feel guilty .
Rachel visits Scott Hipwell and tells him about her observation on the porch. He tells her that Megan is being treated by a psychologist whom Rachel thinks she recognizes in photos as the man on the porch. Rachel feels better than she has been in a long time because she has the feeling that she can help solve the case. Eventually Megan is found murdered. After Megan's psychologist has an alibi , the policewoman suspects Riley as well as Scott and Rachel.
Eventually Rachel's memories come back. She learns that Tom lied to her about the blackouts and that in truth she had no freaks. She had also seen Tom on the day in question with Megan, with whom he was dating. Tom wanted to prevent an uncovering of the relationship and hit Rachel down. Then he drove with Megan into the forest, where she told him that she - probably from him - was pregnant. An argument broke out in the course of which Tom struck Megan to death with a stone.
Rachel visits Tom and Anna at their home to confront them with the truth. Tom tries to strangle her. When she escapes, she grabs a corkscrew, which she rams into Tom's throat as he catches up with her. Anna, who observes Tom's brutality and realizes that it was a matter of self-defense, joins them and kills the still rattling Tom. Anna testifies for Rachel so she won't be punished.
production
The film is based on the novel Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins from 2015. Jared Leto was initially discussed for the role of Scott Hipwell, husband of the protagonist Megan Hipwell . However, he was replaced by Luke Evans in November 2015 . Also initially Chris Evans should play a role in the film, but was replaced by Justin Theroux .
The novel is set in London ; for the film, the action was moved to the United States . Author Paula Hawkins was "not particularly concerned about the relocation because I think this story can take place in any commuter town."
The filming of the film took place in New York City and Westchester County , including in the city of White Plains . The film was shot from November 4, 2015 to January 30, 2016. The author Paula Hawkins originally had a cameo in the film, but this was cut in post-production .
The German Film and Media Assessment (FBW) in Wiesbaden awarded the film the rating of particularly valuable .
Reviews
The film received mixed reviews. Rotten Tomatoes received 132 positive and 166 negative reviews. Metacritic counted 13 positive, 27 mixed and 9 negative publications. On the Internet Movie Database page , 159,582 users received a weighted average score of 6.5 out of 10.
Web links
- The Girl on the Train at the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official site for the film (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Certificate of Release for Girl on the Train . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry (PDF).
- ^ "The Girl On The Train": Luke Evans replaces Jared Leto in the bestseller adaptation on filmstarts.de, accessed on September 17, 2016.
- ↑ a b Casting News: "The Girl on the Train" on spielfilm.de, accessed on September 17, 2016.
- ↑ Captivating autumn 2016: The bestseller film GIRL ON THE TRAIN is coming to the cinema at constantin-film.de, accessed on September 17, 2016.
- ↑ The Girl on the Train on rottentomatoes.com , accessed March 10, 2020
- ↑ The Girl on the Train on metacritic.com , accessed March 10, 2020
- ↑ The Girl on the Train on imdb.com , accessed March 10, 2020