Gripsholm (film)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Gripsholm |
| Country of production | Germany , Austria , Switzerland |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 2000 |
| length | 100 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Xavier Koller |
| script |
Xavier Koller Stefan Kolditz Kurt Tucholsky (based on the novel) |
| production | Thomas Wilkening |
| music | Kol Simcha |
| camera | Pio Corradi |
| cut | Patricia Rommel |
| occupation | |
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Gripsholm is a German film adaptation by Xavier Koller from the year 2000. It is based on the story Schloß Gripsholm. A summer story that Kurt Tucholsky published in 1931, and mixes it with scenes from Tucholsky's biography. In doing so, however, he does not strictly adhere to historical facts.
action
In 1932, the Berlin writer Kurt was commissioned by his publisher to write a light summer story, as his political writings were no longer favorably received in the wake of increased nationalism. With his girlfriend Lydia, which he calls princess, he travels to Sweden Strängnäs , where the couple at Gripsholm Castle enjoys the summer idyll until after some time Kurt's friend shows up Carlie. Kurt learns from him that he is threatened with trial in Berlin. The writer then decides to remain in exile in Sweden.
production
The original draft of the script came from Stefan Kolditz, who withdrew his name after director Koller changed parts of the script on his own initiative.
The film, which had a budget of around 11.5 million marks, was produced with funds from Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
publication
The filming took place in 1999, but the film was not released until November 16, 2000. At the time of the cinema release, 150 copies were initially distributed. In addition, Gripsholm was shown at the 2001 Berlinale .
Reviews
While the evening newspaper criticized the film, especially for its distance from historical facts, and only praised the set design and the camera, the Swiss magazine Film found that the combination of Tucholsky's novel and biography created an atmospherically coherent image of the time. According to the lexicon of international films , Gripsholm is technically excellent and convinces in individual scenes. The overall plot is contradictory due to the mixture of the biographical sketch and the fictional plot.
Various critics praise the acting achievements, in particular Heike Makatsch as a princess. Cinema describes Gripsholm as Makatsch's breakthrough as a character actress.
Web links
- Gripsholm in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Out of "Gripsholm" screenwriter withdraws his name . Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, November 10, 2000
- ↑ a b c Interview with Thomas Wilkening, Blickpunkt Film 45/2000, quoted in Lothar R. Just: Film-Jahrbuch 2001 . Heyne-Verlag, Munich 2001. Page 210
- ↑ Gripsholm (PDF; 65 kB) in the Berlinale program
- ↑ Margret Köhler in the evening newspaper of November 16, 2000, quoted in Just, 2001
- ^ Film 10/2000, quoted in Just, 2001
- ↑ Gripsholm. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ Frank Ehrlacher: "Gripsholm" - film content and criticism on moviemaster.de
- ^ Renate Holland-Moritz : News from Tucholsky, Billy Elliot and Les Jabac . In: Eulenspiegel , 47./55. Vol., No. 01/01, ISSN 0423-5975 , p. 46.
- ↑ Silke Schütze: Gripsholm on cinema.de