Green Card - sham marriage with obstacles
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Green Card - sham marriage with obstacles |
| Original title | Green card |
| Country of production | USA , Australia , France |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1990 |
| length | 102 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Peter Weir |
| script | Peter Weir |
| production | Edward S. Feldman , Peter Weir |
| music | Hans Zimmer |
| camera | Geoffrey Simpson |
| cut | William M. Anderson |
| occupation | |
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Green Card - Sham marriage with obstacles (original title: Green Card ) is a film comedy by the Australian director Peter Weir that was released in 1990 and starring Gérard Depardieu , Andie MacDowell , Bebe Neuwirth and Gregg Edelman .
action
The French Georges Fauré and the American Brontë Parrish marry out of sheer expediency: Georges, composer and bon vivant , needs a green card , and Brontë, an environmental activist, wants a man because her dream apartment including winter garden in Manhattan is only rented to one couple.
One day, Georges and Brontë received a summons from the immigration service. A questionnaire is supposed to determine whether the marriage could be a marriage of convenience . The two prepare intensively for all possible questions. Over time, they get closer. Georges can answer almost all questions, but one of them reveals that he “couldn't remember” this answer. When the result that he is being deported is announced, the officials wonder how the two say goodbye with tears in their eyes. In the last scene, Georges is standing at the open door of the taxi that is supposed to take him to the airport.
criticism
"A charming comedy that focuses less on immigration policy than on the relationship between two people under adverse external circumstances," said the film service . The film is also "[f] sensitively staged and played excellently". According to epd Film , this is also due to the fact that the film "[was] written for Depardieu" and the actor - benefiting from it - "confidently played out the charm of the clunky outdoorsman", "without sacrificing quiet means". Andie Macdowell is credible as a "'higher' daughter". On the other hand, "the other actors [...] accessories, admittedly excellently selected". Ultimately, the film is “a lesson in solid, first-class film work”. Prisma called the film "an enchanting love comedy" with the "convincing" actors Gérard Depardieu and Andie MacDowell. “Charming and sweet” was the verdict from Cinema .
Awards
Peter Weir worked as screenwriter for the film awards Oscar , BAFTA and Writers Guild of America Award nomination. The film for Best Comedy and Gérard Depardieu for its role won the Golden Globe Award , Andie MacDowell was nominated for the same award.
The German Film and Media Assessment FBW in Wiesbaden awarded the film the rating particularly valuable.
synchronization
The German dubbed version was produced by Film- & Fernseh-Synchron GmbH , Munich. Hartmut Neugebauer was responsible for the dialogue script and the dubbing .
| role | actor | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Georges Fauré | Gérard Depardieu | Manfred Lehmann |
| Brontë Mitchell Fauré | Andie MacDowell | Evelyn Marron |
| Lauren Adler | Bebe Neuwirth | Christina Hoeltel |
| Phil | Gregg Edelman | Elmar Wepper |
| Lawyer | Robert Prosky | Walter Reichelt |
Web links
- Green Card - bogus marriage with obstacles in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Green Card - bogus marriage with obstacles at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Green Card - Sham marriage with obstacles. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed August 3, 2018 .
- ↑ epd film . Evangelical press service , 2/1991.
- ↑ See prisma.de
- ↑ See cinema.de
- ↑ Green Card - Sham marriage with obstacles. In: synchronkartei.de. German dubbing file , accessed on August 3, 2018 .