Beyond innocence
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Beyond innocence |
| Original title | Guilty as sin |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1993 |
| length | 107 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Sidney Lumet |
| script | Larry Cohen |
| production | Martin Ransohoff |
| music | Howard Shore |
| camera | Andrzej Bartkowiak |
| cut | Evan A. Lottman |
| occupation | |
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Beyond Innocence (Original title: Guilty As Sin ) is an American thriller with Don Johnson and Rebecca De Mornay from 1993.
action
Chicago attorney Jennifer Haynes (Rebecca de Mornay) is very successful and very confident. After winning a lawsuit, she gets a visit from David Greenhill (Don Johnson), an attractive and charming womanizer. Greenhill has been suspected of murder several times, but has been acquitted over and over again. Now Greenhill is again suspected of murdering his older richer wife and asks Haynes to take over his case. After initial skepticism, the lawyer allows herself to be persuaded. However, she soon realizes that it was a mistake: Not only is Greenhill unable to pay attorney's fees because of allegedly frozen accounts, he interferes in his attorney's life by visiting her fiancé, and then Greenhill gives his attorney too to understand that he did the deed very well. According to the US legal system, attorney's duty of confidentiality applies even if the client confesses to his attorney that he has committed a crime. Greenhill takes advantage of this shamelessly. Haynes tries indignantly to resign, but she can only argue with the judge with the unpaid bill. Judge Tomkins denies the motion. Eventually, one of Greenhill's friends pays the $ 29,000 legal fee.
Jennifer discusses the case with her old colleague Moe, who is also her best friend. The lawyer is about to cooperate with the prosecutor, but her boyfriend advises against it because she would lose her license. The lawyer eventually tampered with a few items of clothing with Greenhill's tracks. These perceived pieces of evidence create a stalemate for the jury and they cannot reach agreement on a verdict. But Greenhill knows who manipulated the evidence and beats Haynes' fiancé to hospital. He then sets Moe's office on fire and murders him. When Greenhill saw his lawyer again, he greeted her with the words, “Until death do us part!” Then Greenhill said that Haynes' colleague had an “accident” and that she was about to commit “suicide”, a fall from a great height . Suddenly, Haynes attacks her client. Greenhill tries to throw Haynes over the parapet, but she holds on to him, desperately struggles and pulls with all her might. Greenhill loses his balance and both fall down from the 2nd floor. After the two twisted while falling, Greenhill hits the ground and dies. Jennifer lies on top of him and rolls to one side, slightly injured. Her fiancé and an ambulance arrive shortly afterwards. Jennifer is strapped to a stretcher. Then the young woman is taken to the ambulance and the doors close.
criticism
The lexicon of international films wrote that the film was "on paper" exciting, but that "ultimately" it was a "lifeless court film" . In addition, the "central confrontation between perpetrator and lawyer [...] could not be convincing in terms of acting" .
The German Film and Media Evaluation FBW in Wiesbaden awarded the film the title valuable.
background
The film was distributed worldwide by Buena Vista . He grossed around $ 23 million.
Web links
- Guilty as Sin in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Beyond Innocence. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film Service , accessed March 4, 2013 .
- ↑ Beyond Innocence at boxofficemojo.com