Glitter - the shine of a star

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Movie
German title Glitter - the shine of a star
Original title Glitter
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2001
length 104 minutes
Age rating FSK 6
Rod
Director By Curtis-Hall
script Cheryl L. West
Kate Lanier
production Laurence Mark
music Terence Blanchard
camera Geoffrey Simpson
cut Jeff Freeman
occupation
synchronization

Glitter is a 2001 American musical film directed by Vondie Curtis-Hall .

action

Billie Frank grows up with her mother Lillian, an Afro-American jazz singer; her father, a white man, does not want to know anything about the ex-wife and daughter. Billie inherited the singing talent from her mother and is encouraged by Lillian to sing duets when performing. Money in the family is always tight, Lillian is addicted to alcohol. When the apartment is destroyed by a fire one day, Lillian reluctantly gives her daughter to a home. Although she promises to get Billie back to her as soon as possible, Billie doesn't see her again.

The year 1983: years have passed and Billie has become a young woman. She lives with her friends from the home, Louise and Roxanne. All three earn their living as dancers and one day they are hired by music producer Timothy Walker as background singers for his new star Sylk. Walker quickly realizes that Billie can sing better than Sylk and lets her sing in Sylk's vocal part, which he publishes as Sylk's vocals. DJ Julian Dice recognizes the vertigo. He falls in love with Billie and wants to become her producer. Walker releases her from her contract for $ 100,000 - money that Dice doesn't pay him. Dice promises Billie that one day she will sing at sold out Madison Square Garden .

Dice records the first successful songs with Billie. Record mogul Guy Richardson signed her for his label and Billie was soon to be featured on the radio. She moves in with Dice, with whom she is now a couple. Occasionally there are differences when the label insists on revealing outfits and video recordings, which Dice refuses.

Despite being happy with Dice, Billie misses her mother. Investigations into their whereabouts are unsuccessful. One day when Billie thinks she recognizes her in a drunken homeless person, she gives up the search. Her success just keeps getting bigger and bigger, she performs at awards shows and one day she is faced with Walker who wants his money. He threatens to hurt her if Dice doesn't pay. Dice is beside himself and a short time later beats Walker to hospital. Billie is outraged, especially since she has to pick him up from the police station shortly before an important show, and leaves him. She moves in with Louise and Roxanne. Separated from Dice, she becomes a star. Your plates reach number 1; their planned concert at Madison Square Garden is sold out. Billie, however, is unfocused and sensitive with the samples. Shortly before the concert, she goes to Dice, who is on the way. She sees that he has composed a song for her and kisses the notes. Dice later notices that she was in his apartment and goes to the concert. Walker intercepts him on the street and shoots him. Billie learns of Dice's death shortly before her performance. Nevertheless she gives her concert. Backstage, she later finds a letter from Dice that he wrote shortly before his death. In it he tells her that her mother has been found. She has been clean for a while and lives in a small town. Right after the concert, Billie lets himself be driven to her and falls crying into her arms.

production

Carey had plans for a film and soundtrack back in 1997. Working on her compilation album # 1’s meant that the film project was only resumed in 2000. It had the working title All That Glitters . Even though Carey herself was at the beginning of her career in the 1980s, she emphasized that the film has no autobiographical traits. Filming took place in Toronto and New York City from August. The costumes were created by Joseph G. Aulisi , the film construction was done by Dan Bishop .

Glitter was originally due to be released on August 31, 2001. However, Carey suffered a "exhaustion" collapse in late July 2001 and was hospitalized. Due to a postponement of the premieres, the soundtrack was released on September 11, 2001, the day of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center , while the film was released the following week on September 21, 2001. It was the only film to be released in New York City theaters; it reached number 11 on the US box office after the first week. In Germany, the film was released in cinemas on November 15, 2001, after a film premiere in Berlin was canceled in September 2001 as a result of the terrorist attacks. On April 23, 2002 the film was released on video and DVD. ProSieben showed it for the first time on December 14, 2008 on German television. The film became a commercial failure, grossing only around $ 5.2 million worldwide at a production cost of around $ 22 million.

synchronization

role actor Voice actor
Billie Frank Mariah Carey Marion von Stengel
Julian Dice Max Beesley Philipp Brammer
Louise Da brat Sandra Schwittau
Roxanne Tia Texada Alisa Palmer
Lillian Frank Valarie Pettiford Adele Neuhauser
Kelly Ann Magnuson Viktoria Brams
Timothy Walker Terrence Howard Oliver Mink
Guy Richardson Dorian Harewood Oliver Stritzel
Jack Bridges Grant Nickalls Pierre Peters-Arnolds
Rafael Eric Benét Ole Pfennig

Soundtrack

The glitter soundtrack sold around two million times worldwide. Glitter became the last album Carey released on Virgin / EMI Records. Virgin broke the contract the following year, even if the label denied a connection with the low sales of glitter . The first single from the soundtrack was Loverboy .

  1. Loverboy (Remix) - Mariah Carey feat. Da Brat , Ludacris , Shawnna , Twenty II and Cameo
  2. Lead the Way - Mariah Carey
  3. If We - Mariah Carey feat. Nate Dogg , Ja Rule
  4. Didn't Mean to Turn You On - Mariah Carey
  5. Don't Stop (Funkin '4 Jamaica) - Mariah Carey feat. Mystical
  6. All My Life - Mariah Carey
  7. Reflections (Care Enough) - Mariah Carey
  8. Last Night a DJ Saved My Life - Mariah Carey feat. DJ Clue , Fabolous , Busta Rhymes
  9. Want You - Mariah Carey feat. Eric Benét
  10. Never Too Far - Mariah Carey
  11. Twister - Mariah Carey
  12. Loverboy - Mariah Carey feat. Cameo

criticism

The film service called glitter - a star's shine a "disappointing film in all respects". "'Glitter' is as stereotypical as a TV soap," said Cinema , and wrote: "Because the leading actress is not talented, fans of film scenes in the 'Laugh when you should cry' category get their money's worth". For the Süddeutsche Zeitung it was "a ... pitifully misplaced product with an awkward Mariah Carey as the leading actress". Against the backdrop of the terrorist attacks, the film also appears "as an emblem for a form of popular entertainment that will be passé for the foreseeable future."

“The stale story of a singer's rise to star is not made more glamorous by Mariah Carey's attempted debut as an actress,” wrote Focus on the occasion of the German theatrical release. For the Stuttgarter Zeitung , the film was a " groschenheftklebrige ... tearjerker" and a "Showbizdebakel".

Awards

Mariah Carey won a Golden Raspberry in the Worst Actress category for her performance in 2002 . In addition, she was nominated for another Golden Raspberry in the category Worst Actress of the Decade for her role in 2010. The film received further nominations for a Golden Raspberry: in the categories of Worst Film , Worst Supporting Actor (Max Beesley), Worst Screen Couple (Mariah Carey's cleavage), Worst Director and Worst Screenplay . In 2005 he was nominated for a Golden Raspberry as the worst musical in 25 years of Golden Raspberry.

In 2002, the Motion Picture Sound Editors gave the film a Golden Reel Award nomination for Best Sound Editing / Music.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ According to the opening credits, trailer and DVD cover, the Lexicon of International Films incorrectly gives the title Glitter - The Shine of a Star .
  2. ^ A b Gil Kaufman: Mariah Carey Gets "Glitter" In Her Eyes . mtv.com, May 18, 2001.
  3. ↑ David Basham: Eric Benét "Glitters" With Mariah Carey, Da Brat . mtv.com, August 8, 2000.
  4. ↑ a b people - Mariah Carey . In: Frankfurter Rundschau , August 11, 2001, p. 38.
  5. ↑ people . In: Der Tagesspiegel , July 29, 2001, p. 32.
  6. ↑ Eric Schumacher-Rasmussen: Mariah "Feeling Better" After Release From Clinic . mtv.com, August 8, 2001.
  7. ↑ a b Everything is true . In: Süddeutsche Zeitung , September 24, 2001, p. 13.
  8. ↑ Maria Carey's “Glitter” failed . In: Die Welt , September 25, 2001, p. 27.
  9. ↑ Remembrance of the victims instead of lavish celebrations . In: Berliner Morgenpost , September 13, 2001, p. 33.
  10. ↑ Glitter on boxofficemojo.com
  11. ↑ Glitter - the shine of a star. In: synchronkartei.de. German dubbing file , accessed on March 2, 2017 .
  12. ↑ EMI drops Mariah Carey . news.bbc.co.uk, January 23, 2002.
  13. ↑ Glitter - the shine of a star. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used 
  14. ↑ Glitter - The shine of a star on cinema.de
  15. ↑ New in the cinema - glitter - shine of a star . In: Focus , November 12, 2001, p. 126.
  16. ↑ tkl: "Glitter" with Mariah Carey - Pippi Longstocking at the disco . In: Stuttgarter Zeitung , November 15, 2001, p. 33.