Honeydripper
| Movie | |
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| Original title | Honeydripper |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2007 |
| length | 124 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | John Sayles |
| script | John Sayles |
| production | Maggie Renzi |
| music | Mason Daring |
| camera | Dick Pope |
| cut | John Sayles |
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Honeydripper from 2007 by independent director John Sayles is set in the hot American Jim Crow - South of 1950, based on a script by John Sayles. It play Danny Glover , Charles S. Dutton , Lisa Gay Hamilton , Yaya DaCosta and musician Gary Clark Jr. in his first film. The film is about discrimination and civil rights , belief , guilt and age - and about the moment when the blues became rock 'n' roll .
action
In 1950 , in the cotton town of Harmony , Alabama , Tyrone 'Pinetop' Purvis ran the wooden, shabby Juke Joint Honeydripper , in which there was hardly any guest except for a drinker and friend Maceo. So he can no longer pay the blues veteran Bertha Mae. In contrast to the honeydripper, the electrified bar Ace of Spades thrives across the street and seems to magically attract the cotton pickers and soldiers of the base. His pretty stepdaughter China Doll helps behind the counter, his wife Delilah, who is currently between two religious communities, polishes the silver at Miss Amanda's, who is fond of the liqueur. Purvis and Maceo usually indulge in anecdotes about the good old days amid cobwebs. Maceo repairs the decrepit generator because the lights and the jukebox are off when Sheriff Pugh, a racist , inspects the operation. He “looks for the right thing”, threatens him and his family, and knows about the rumor that 'Pinetop' Purvis has someone on his conscience. They owe the mafia-like landlord so much money that the building will change hands in a week or two. "Girls for everything" Maceo and boogie-woogie pianist Purvis are ready to put everything on one card and hire the radio star Guitar Sam from New Orleans for an evening .
They hand out posters. At the same time, the destitute teleman Sonny arrives at the train station with a guitar case . He meets the blind jazz guitarist Possum, who always sits there oracle . The singer Bertha Mae sleeps peacefully in a home environment. Sonny gets lost in the honeydripper who is getting a hot meal and falls in love with China Doll. The drudgery in the cotton fields and gospel and prophetic speeches in the church can be seen. The bankrupt Purvis embezzles a whiskey delivery and takes advantage of the savings for China Doll. Sheriff Pugh picks up innocent Sonny on the highway and obliges him to work in the cotton fields. Purvis has an argument with his wife, who accuses him of godlessness . In a fit of anger, he kicks the guitar case from which protrudes a daring-looking device with loose wires. Sonny is apparently the inventor of the electric guitar . Purvis puzzles Maceo: "For what reason should you want to amplify a guitar?"
Guitar Sam is not on the arriving train, but is in the hospital in Little Rock until further notice . 'Pinetop' Purvis sings Going Down Slow . Sonny gets to know two fighters in the fields. Meanwhile, Purvis has a flash of inspiration. He wants to buy Sonny from the sheriff. In a humiliating negotiation, they agree on $ 50 in cash plus in kind from Purvis' wife. Purvis and Maceo continue to get the event going with fretsaw and word of mouth .
In the evening the honeydripper is packed. Meanwhile dares Delilah, in the worship of the Pentecostal movement after to get forward . Many unknown faces can be seen, GIs with girlfriends, the arguers are present (with knife and pistol in their jacket), the nightmare sheriff comes by, Possum is also present. China Doll is responsible for bringing the cash register with the proceeds to safety in an emergency. Delilah arrives from church at the last minute to give Sheriff Pugh his fried chicken as agreed .
Sonny starts his machine and plays Good Rockin 'Tonight , the romantic Blue Light Boogie and China Doll with Purvis on the piano at a deafening volume . The generator copes with the strength of the current. Purvis' flashback now in full length: how he slit open the stomach of a rival with a knife in a bar as a teenager. Possum looks at him reproachfully across the dance floor. The landlord is paid out, Maceo warms up again after a long time for his girlfriend. The fighters attack each other, Purvis steps in and forces the adolescents apart in the midst of rock 'n' roll couples: “This world is full of people who have no use for us and want to see us in the grave. We don't help them. ” He confiscates the murder weapons. The guests realize that they are not listening to Guitar Sam at all, but they are not bothered by it. Slick, Bertha Mae's widower, is sitting in the cemetery with whiskey on the tombstone and has finally come to terms with the loss of his wife under the racket. In contrast to the piano, the hellishly loud electric guitar is also portable, as demonstrated by Proto Chuck Berry Sonny, who walks out of the bar without losing the beat and continues his concert on a bonnet.
Purvis sees Possum pulling out of town with a white cane and guitar while cleaning up the next morning, but who was probably just a ghost anyway.
backgrounds
The film was shot in Alabama, particularly in Greenville , Georgiana , Anniston , and Midway .
There is no lip sync in the film. Leading actor Danny Glover only needed the musical hands of Henderson Huggins on the keyboard. The Honeydripper All-Star Band consisting of Gary Clark Jr., Dr. Mable John, Henderson Huggins, Eddie Shaw and Arthur Lee Williams embarked on a tour of the Chicago Blues Festival that included the premiere of the film at the Toronto Film Festival (September 10, 2007). More than 40 musicians are represented on the soundtrack .
Ruth Brown , who died on November 17, 2006, was originally intended for the role of Bertha Mae .
The film was shot in 35 mm . The IMDb According to the budget were $ 5 million in estimated. The film has not (yet) been released in Germany. Maggie Renzi and John Sayles are distributing his 19th film themselves.
Reviews
"Very, very good music [...] Danny Glover is well cast when he is at the center of the plot as a large, heavy, respectable presence"
“[Sayles'] attempt to let his characters be symbolic and real at the same time leads to the opposite [...] pleasant, good-humored and very slow. Unfortunately demonstrates the difference between archetype and stereotype . If you don't do it with the first, the second will come of it, and that's a cliché . "
“Like almost all of Sayles' works, a political film without making politics an object. [...] tells [..] once more how the country's past has a constant influence on the present, just as traditional music of the south is passed on from one generation to the next. And yet, as always, there is the freedom to dare a fresh start for yourself "
"The Deep South rocks in 'Honeydripper' [...] Sayles makes long films, which can be lengthy in places, but usually he ends up somewhere [...] Glover is wonderful, and he's not alone in that"
"You could call John Sayles quite a few things - an activist, a humanist, a flexible chronicler of social injustices [...] but the label that comes to mind first is" serious "[...] even his best films [...] hangs an awkwardness that goes hand in hand with his serious concerns. "
Awards and nominations
San Sebastián International Film Festival 2007
- Best Screenplay Award for John Sayles (pro rata)
Image Awards 2008
- Image Award in the Outstanding Independent or Foreign Film category
- Nomination in the category Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture for John Sayles
Web links
- Honeydripper in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Honeydripper at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
- Official website press kit, character bios and much more
- Photo stream from John Sayles on Flickr
- John Anderson: Down South, Singing the Blues Indie in The New York Times (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b cf. Press Kit (see web links), Filmmaker's Statement.
- ^ A b c Roger Ebert : Honeydripper (PG-13). In: http://rogerebert.suntimes.com . January 17, 2008, accessed on November 2, 2008 (English): "very, very good music [...] Danny Glover is well cast to stand at the center of this story. A tall, imposing, grave presence "
- ^ A b Roger Ebert : John Sayles sets 'Honeydripper' to themes of rhythm & race. In: http://rogerebert.suntimes.com . January 17, 2008, accessed November 3, 2008 : "'Honeydripper' isn't about race '(John Sayles)"
- ↑ a b c Stephen Holden : Way Down in Harmony, With Mythic Blues Again. In: The New York Times . December 28, 2007, accessed on November 2, 2008 (English): "His attempt to have his characters be simultaneously symbolic and real works at cross purposes. [...] agreeable, well-intentioned and very, very slow. Sadly, it illustrates the difference between an archetype and a stereotype. When the first falls flat, it turns into the other and becomes a cliché "
- ↑ a b c d IMDb , s. Web links.
- ↑ Press Kit, p. 5.
- ↑ Press Kit, p. 6 f.
- ↑ Press Kit, p. 7 f.
- ↑ Press Kit, p. 7.
- ↑ David Gritten: Honeydripper: at the birth of rock and roll. In: Telegraph.co.uk. January 5, 2008, accessed November 17, 2008 .
- ↑ Michael Pekler: Out of the Past. In: Ray . 2008, accessed November 2, 2008 .
- ↑ Mick LaSalle: Review: Deep South rocks in 'Honeydripper'. In: San Francisco Chronicle. February 29, 2008, accessed on November 2, 2008 : “Review: Deep South rocks in 'Honeydripper' - Sayles makes long movies that are dull in places, but eventually he gets somewhere […] Glover, who's wonderful, isn 't alone out there "
- ↑ Scott Tobias: Honeydripper. In: AV Club . December 27, 2007, accessed on November 2, 2007 (English): "John Sayles could be called a lot of things - an activist, a humanist, a versatile chronicler of social ills [...] but the first tag that comes to mind is "earnest," […] making […] movies that even at their best […] are dogged by an awkwardness that goes hand-in-glove with his seriousness of purpose "