The happiest day in Olli Mäki's life
| Movie | |
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| German title | The happiest day in Olli Mäki's life |
| Original title | Hymyileva bad |
| Country of production | Finland , Sweden , Germany |
| original language | Finnish , English |
| Publishing year | 2016 |
| length | 93 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 6 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Juho Kuosmanen |
| script | Juho Kuosmanen Mikko Myllylahti |
| production | Jussi Rantamäki |
| music | Laura Airola Joonas Haavisto Miika Snåre |
| camera | JP Passi |
| cut | Jussi Rautaniemi |
| occupation | |
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The happiest day in the life of Olli Mäki (original title Hymyilevä mies , Finnish smiling man ) is a Finnish-Swedish-German sports drama by Juho Kuosmanen , which premiered at the Cannes International Film Festival on May 19, 2016 and from June 28 Was presented for the first time in Germany in 2016 as part of the Munich Film Festival . It is a film biography about the Finnish professional boxer Olli Mäki .
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Based on the true life story of Olli Mäki , the film describes the professional boxer's participation in the 1962 World Boxing Championships in the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland.
The young and talented boxer born in Finland is in love with Raija. He lives a very modest life with simple circumstances, and his manager Elis Ask is trying to change that. Elis wants his protégé to beat the American boxer Davey Moore in a fight at the upcoming boxing world championship , and thus become the first Finn to defeat a reigning world champion. While preparing for the fight, Olli only has to think about his Raija, but that is not compatible with the training. The fight is getting closer and with it the interest of the media in the new, glamorous boxing star, who has the unique chance to become the first Finnish boxing world champion in the featherweight division in Helsinki, but Mäki is knocked out in the fight in the second round .
Biographical background
Former professional boxer Olli Mäki , born in 1936 in Kokkola , on the west coast of Finland , is so far the only Finnish boxer who has won a European championship as an amateur and a professional. Mäki was also the first ever European light welterweight champion when he won a 15 round fight against Conny Rudhof on February 14, 1964 .
production
The film is the feature film debut of the director Juho Kuosmanen . For his work, Kuosmanen won the main prize in the side series Un Certain Regard at the 69th Cannes Film Festival in 2016 . The film was shot in black and white .
The film premiered on May 19, 2016 as part of the Cannes International Film Festival and was presented for the first time in Germany on June 28, 2016 as part of the Munich Film Festival . From September 10, 2016, the film was screened at the Toronto International Film Festival and presented in October 2016 at the London Film Festival . From October 27, 2016, the film was presented at the Viennale and shown at the Tokyo International Film Festival from October 31, 2016 . In November 2016 the film was presented at the International Film Festival of India . In Germany, Camino Filmverleih brought the film to cinemas on January 5, 2017. The film was released in selected US cinemas on April 21, 2017. In July 2018 the film was shown again at the Munich Film Festival , this time at the Open Air. The first broadcast on German free TV is to take place on November 14, 2018 on Arte .
In September 2016 it was announced that the film would enter the race as a Finnish entry in the category Best Foreign Language Film at the 2017 Academy Awards .
Olli and Raija Mäki make a short appearance at the end of the film: They are the couple that Jarkko Lahti and Oona Airola meet on their walk.
reception
Age rating
In Germany the film is FSK 6 . The statement of reasons for the release states: “The film is told in a calm manner, has a warm-hearted atmosphere and focuses on likeable characters. Only in the final boxing match are there slightly dramatic moments that, due to the calm and humorous context, do not have an excessive effect on children of primary school age. "
Reviews
The film has so far won over 96 percent of all Rotten Tomatoes critics and received an average rating of 7.6 out of a possible 10 points.
Thomas Ungeheuer of the Frankfurter Neue Presse says that the film refuses to accept all the conventions of sports film and explains: “Nothing here appears to be spectacularly told. Music that could reflect the different moods of individual scenes is almost completely absent. ”In addition, according to Ungeheuer, the images were shot with analog black and white material.
A reviewer from Stern Online also emphasizes the peculiarity that Juho Kuosmanen shot his film in black and white on real 16-millimeter film in the digital age , but also recognizes the portrait of a shy young man in the film, which the director with great Warmth and a subtle, wonderfully laconic humor, but also with a lot of heart and quiet melancholy tell about the search for what really counts in life.
Kathrin Horster from the Stuttgarter Zeitung thinks that the film conveys an authentic picture of the time and the milieu down to the smallest details. Compared with Martin Scorsese's classic Like a Wild Bull or Antoine Fuqua's film Southpaw, however, Kuosmanen's boxer biography is much more gentle and has an audience that is not primarily interested in sporting aspects. The film also poses the important question: “Is a victory at the price of private life, friendship and health a victory at all?” For Knut Elstermann from MDR Kultur , the film gives an answer to this question, because in its criticism it is a lovable memory because, especially in our times of absolute publicity, true happiness can be found beyond glory.
The film was quickly seen as a promising possible candidate for an Oscar in the category Best Foreign Language Film , but also in the category Best Cinematography .
Awards
Cannes International Film Festival 2016
- Received the Un Certain Regard Award ( Juho Kuosmanen )
- Nomination for the Golden Camera (Juho Kuosmanen)
Chicago International Film Festival 2016
- Awarded the Gold Hugo in the New Directors Competition
- Award for best debut film with the Prix FIPRESCI (Juho Kuosmanen)
- Nomination for the European University Film Award (Juho Kuosmanen)
- Nomination as best film by an aspiring director for the CineVision Award (Juho Kuosmanen)
- Nomination for Best Foreign Language Film
- Awarded the Golden Eye in the international feature film competition
Web links
- The happiest day in the life of Olli Mäki in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official German website for the film
- Trailer for the film (video, German)
- Interview with Juho Kuosmanen about his film The happiest day in the life of Olli Mäki in epd film
Individual evidence
- ^ Certificate of release for the happiest day in the life of Olli Mäki . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry (PDF; test number: 163336 / K).
- ^ Tension before the award of the Golden Palm In: DIE ZEIT, May 22, 2016.
- ↑ Weight classes ( Memento of the original from September 13, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: boxen.com. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
- ↑ Program of the Viennale 2016. Accessed on November 16, 2016. (PDF; 1.4 MB)
- ↑ Tokyo International Film Festival 2016 In: tiff-jp.net. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
- ↑ Twelve Cannes award-winning films to be showcased in Goa In: indiatimes.com, November 8, 2016.
- ↑ The happiest day in Olli Mäki's life In: camino-film.com. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
- ↑ The happiest day in Olli Mäki's life. In: filmfest-muenchen.de. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
- ↑ Nick Holdsworth: Oscars: Finland Selects 'The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Maki' for Foreign-Language Category In: The Hollywood Reporter, September 5, 2016.
- ↑ Reason for approval for The happiest day in the life of Olli Mäki In: Voluntary self-control of the film industry. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
- ↑ The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki In: Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
- ↑ Thomas Ungeheuer: 'The happiest day in the life of Olli Mäki'. Not every boxer is a loudmouth In: Frankfurter Neue Presse, January 5, 2017.
- ↑ fame or love? Lots of heart: 'The happiest day in Olli Mäki's life' In: stern.de, January 1, 2017.
- ↑ Kathrin Horster: Cinema review: 'The happiest day in the life of Olli Mäki'. In quick succession In: Stuttgarter Zeitung, January 4, 2017.
- ↑ Knut Elstermann: Film start: 'The happiest day in the life of Olli Mäki'. 'A lovable reminder that happiness does not come from fame' ( Memento of the original from January 6, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: mdr.de. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
- ↑ Scott Feinberg: Feinberg Forecast: The First Look at the 89th Oscar Race In: The Hollywood Reporter, September 9, 2016.
- ↑ 52nd Festival: Award Winners In: chicagofilmfestival.com. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
- ↑ Jazz Tangcay: Satellite Nominations Announced In: awardsdaily.com, November 29, 2016.
- ↑ Urs Bühler: Many winners and some open questions In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung, October 2, 2016.
