In summer he lives downstairs

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Movie
Original title In summer he lives downstairs
Country of production Germany , France
original language German
Publishing year 2015
length 99 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
JMK 10
Rod
Director Tom Sommerlatte
script Tom Sommerlatte
production Iris summer latte
camera Willi Boehm
cut Anna Kappelmann
occupation

In the summer he lives downstairs is a German drama by director Tom Sommerlatte . The film was shown at the 65th Berlinale in February 2015 as the opening film in the series “Perspektive Deutsches Kino” and received international attention. Sommerlatte's feature film debut finally opened in German cinemas on October 29, 2015. The film distributor Kinostar took over the distribution and marketing.

action

Matthi lives at his father's expense with his girlfriend Camille and their son Etienne in their parents' holiday home in France and enjoys his life the “Matthi way” - he smoke , drifts over the pool on the air mattress and hardly cares about the condition of the house.

His brother David and his wife Lena unexpectedly arrive a week early to go on vacation. David doesn't approve of Matthi's lifestyle; he seems to be the complete opposite of Matthi - successful, down-to-earth and ambitious he never misses an opportunity to rub exactly that under the nose. He pretends to be the boss of the house, recaptures his room from Matthi and Camille and forces them to send Etienne to his biological father during his stay. As a result, not only is the atmosphere in the house icy, the relationship between Camille and Matthi also suffers enormously. As Camille sees Matthi from his brother kuscht , it contradicts David and began to provoke him on several levels.

Lena, who has badly injured her foot and has to walk on crutches for the rest of the vacation, wants more attention from David, who not only often ignores her, but also forces her into the role of a boiling, good wife. Completely obscured by the desire to have children, Lena accepts this role until Camille sows her doubts. While the sympathy between the women grows, the brothers get closer and spend time together.

When Matthi refuses to go sailing with David, Camille offers himself. She provokes David until he agrees. Lena and Matthi - alone in the holiday home - are not sure what to think of their partners' sudden urge to do something together. They start a conversation and Lena suggests to Matthi that he invest his grandmother's legacy in his dreams - he didn't even know that he had access to his inheritance share.

Camille and David don't return until around midnight, visibly happy. The distance between Lena and David is growing, her husband not only pays more attention to the laid-back French woman , but also flirts with her. In addition, there is David's addiction to stock deals, which Lena finds nasty. As if all of that wasn't enough, David wants to ride a bike to a winery with Camille - he obviously doesn't care that his wife can't come because of her injury. On the day of the bike tour, David repeatedly decides against his wife and for having fun with Camille, despite the fact that Lena is ovulating .

When the sexually dissatisfied and rejected Lena is alone with Matthi, she kisses him. At first he does not return her desperate affection, but then briefly discusses her lovemaking in the pool. When Lena tells him that David has debts, the image of the perfect brother for Matthi collapses. While Matthi and Lena leave spontaneously to fetch Etienne back, David and Camille return and find Lena's bikini top in the pool. Now David realizes that his marriage is in danger of failing.

When Matthi and Lena arrive with Etienne, the situation escalates. David falls into an aggressive state of madness and is convinced that everyone has conspired against him. He attacks Camille and Etienne and insults both of them as parasites . Matthi protects his family, whereupon David reproaches him that his life is a shame. Matthi confronts his brother with his debts and shows him his own inadequacy. After Lena rebuffed him clearly, David spends the night in the tree house. There Matthi tries to talk to David and he offers him his share of the inheritance to pay off the debt. David turns down the offer. The next day, Lena leaves in a taxi. David also leaves, despite his brother's request to rest. What remains is Camille and Matthi, whose relationship seems to be solid.

criticism

In the summer he lives downstairs and was well received in various media. The Tagesspiegel called Sommerlatte's work a “bitter comedy” and described the funny drama as a “[very] strong debut film”. The Süddeutsche Zeitung and Der Spiegel also expressed their opinion on the family summer drama:

“ He lives downstairs in summer is a funny mix of comedy and pool thriller. There is always the suspicion that at some point a lifeless body could float in the water. "

- Spiegel Online

“[…] [D] he young director [proves] an amazing knack for timing in his first film. At the right moments, he knows how to slow down or pick up the pace again. In all relationship troubles is the summer he lives down ultimately one thing:. A milder view of the special relationship between siblings "

- Süddeutsche Zeitung

The film review portal Critic.de was also very positive about the use of language:

“The language itself becomes a design parameter and a powerful instrument for the characters and their feelings towards one another. And so it is above all the where and how of speaking (and not the what!) That keeps the enjoyable, repeatedly stalling relationships in In the summer, he lives downstairs. "

- Critic.de

The world , on the other hand, criticized the beginning of the film, but expressed its conciliatory regarding the further dramaturgical development:

“A little too coarse. Dramaturgically a bit like a woodcut. (In retrospect you will wonder how Sommerlatte was able to make his David appear like that at first.) Swimming pool à l'allemande. Erotically also more Teutonic. You have to be patient with this firstfruit. It develops when the initial hectic rush is over. "

- world

Awards

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Release certificate for In the summer he lives downstairs . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , July 2015 (PDF; test number: 149 900 K).
  2. ↑ Age rating for In summer he lives downstairs . Youth Media Commission .
  3. ↑ a b Film review for In the summer he lives below Der Tagesspiegel. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  4. ↑ Film review for In the summer he lives down below Spiegel Online. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  5. ^ Film review for In the summer he lives downstairs Süddeutsche Zeitung. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  6. ^ Film review for In the summer he lives below Critic.de. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  7. ↑ Film review for In the summer he lives downstairs world. Retrieved September 15, 2016.