Happy Christmas
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Happy Christmas |
| Original title | Happy Christmas |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2014 |
| length | 82 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Joe Swanberg |
| script | Joe Swanberg |
| production |
Peter Gilbert , Joe Swanberg |
| camera | Ben Richardson |
| cut | Michael Matusek |
| occupation | |
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Happy Christmas is an American tragicomedy of mumblecore genre of Joe Swanberg from the year 2014 . The main roles are played by Anna Kendrick and Melanie Lynskey . The film premiered on January 19, 2014 at the Sundance Film Festival . In Germany it was released directly on DVD on November 20, 2014 .
action
Kelly and Jeff live a quiet life in Chicago with their two-year-old son Jude . This changes when Jeff's younger sister, Jenny, moves in with the two on short notice after separating from her boyfriend. Already on the first evening, Jenny misbehaved when she got so drunk at a party of friends of her friend Carson that Jeff had to pick her up and bring her home. However, Jenny gets a second chance. She takes care of Jude and helps Kelly, who used to work as a writer, write a new book. With her presence Jenny turns the family's life upside down, also in a positive sense.
Jenny starts an affair with Jude's babysitter Kevin, who is also a drug dealer. After an argument between the two, Jenny gets drunk and smokes marijuana , while she falls asleep on the sofa and forgets her pizza in the oven. Kelly and Jeff wake up to the alarm from the smoke detectors and are able to prevent a fire from breaking out. There is an argument and Jenny leaves the apartment. The next day, Kelly finds her in Jeff's office. She takes them back home and they celebrate Christmas together.
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Happy Christmas is the second collaboration between Anna Kendrick and Joe Swanberg after Drinking Buddies (2013). In 2015 they worked again for Tim and Lee .
The son of Kelly (Melanie Lynskey) and Jeff (Joe Swanberg) is portrayed by Swanberg's son Jude.
Awards
The film was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize for Best Feature Film at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival . Anna Kendrick received a nomination for best actress in a comedy at the 2014 Women Film Critics Circle Awards .
Web links
- Happy Christmas in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Happy Christmas at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Certificate of Release for Happy Christmas . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , June 2014 (PDF; test number: 145 656 V).