Kill Your Darlings

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Movie
German title Kill Your Darlings
Original title Kill your darlings
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2013
length 104 minutes
Age rating FSK 16
Rod
Director John Krokidas
script Austin Bunn
John Krokidas
production Michael Benaroya
Christine Vachon
Rose Ganguzza
John Krokidas
music Nico Muhly
camera Reed Morano
cut Brian A. Kates
occupation

Kill Your Darlings - Junge Wilde (Original title: Kill Your Darlings ) is an American film by director John Krokidas with Daniel Radcliffe and Dane DeHaan in the lead roles. The film is set in 1944 and is about the university days of the first members of the Beat Generation , their relationships and a murder case. The plot is based on real events, which can also be seen as the final trigger for the already obsessive urge to write by Allen Ginsberg , Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs .

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In contrast to his hometown in New Jersey, the young Allen Ginsberg feels that Columbia University, where intellect, art and freedom rule, is a cultural Mecca. When he was accepted there to study literature, his father encouraged him to leave his mentally ill mother behind and pursue his dreams in New York.

Arriving at Columbia, everyone finds a mixture of old traditions and modern ideas. There he also meets the student Lucien Carr, who is avant-garde. Thanks to his charm, his physical attractiveness and his unconventional behavior, Lucien soon becomes Allen Ginsberg's object of fascination. Gradually, a relationship develops between Allen and Lucien, who integrates Allen into his circle of friends, which includes the poets William S. Burroughs , Jack Kerouac and Burroughs childhood friend David Kammerer. David, who has been in love with Lucien for a long time, is annoyed that a strong bond has developed between Allen and Lucien. David followed Lucien to New York and despite his intellect works as a janitor. Lucien, on the other hand, uses his charisma to play David against everyone.

Meanwhile, the connection between Lucien and Allen deepens and both discover similarities that lie in an emotionally difficult past and a passion for writing. Burroughs, Ginsberg and Carr inspire one another and are eager to break social and literary conventions. Lucien is friends with the ex-football player Jack Kerouac , who lives with his girlfriend and later wife Edie. He introduces everyone to Jack.

Along with overturning conventions, the Libertine Circle , made up of Allen, Lucien, Jack, and William, is also trying to undermine authorities. With their reckless adventures, they indignant parents and deans alike. Everyone perceives the rebellion as a liberating rebellion and is increasingly developing self-confidence. David, on the other hand, who is excluded from the Libertine Circle, is not up to this situation.

At the last moment he tries to prevent Lucien from getting on a ship with Jack. Lucien takes David aside and starts a walk with him. Shortly thereafter, David confronts Lucien in Riverside Park. Lucien then stabs David to death and his body is found floating in the Hudson River the next morning. Lucien is prosecuted and arrested for this act. Anyone who is asked by Lucien to make an exonerating statement has problems reconstructing the actual events of the night of the murder. He faces a difficult decision after finally rejecting Lucien's grounds for self-defense. He must either lie to the prosecutor in order to free his friend, or he must choose the truth and condemn Lucien.

reception

Reviews

Director John Krokidas at the screening at the Toronto International Film Festival

The film received mostly positive reviews, and Rotten Tomatoes' Kill Your Darlings scored 77 percent. The public opinion shows that 72 percent of the visitors liked the film. In the Internet Movie Database, Kill Your Darlings was rated 7.1. At Metacritic, the film scored 65/100.

"Kill Your Darlings is a true criminal secret around a murder story, a declaration of love to the wild artists of the Beat Generation and the young portraits of the poets."

- Colin Covert : Minneapolis Star Tribune

“From sorcerer's apprentice to art rebel. Daniel Radcliffe embodies in perhaps his best role [...] the pop poet Allen Ginsberg. In this true story, the Harry Potter star enchants the audience as a rebellious poet. Heavy fare, but dark and exciting. Top!"

- Jana Lang : TV Movie

Gross profit

The film grossed around 1.9 million US dollars worldwide. Around half of them are in North America.

Awards

British Film Institute Awards 2013

  • Nominated:
    • British Film Institute Awards 2013 / Sutherland Trophy: John Krokidas

Chlotrudis Awards 2014

Ghent International Film Festival 2013

  • Nominated:
    • Ghent International Film Festival 2013 / Grand Prix: John Krokidas

Gotham Award 2013

  • Nominated:

Sundance Film Festival 2013

  • Nominated:
    • Sundance Film Festival 2013 / Grand Jury Prize / Dramatic: John Krokidas

Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2013

  • Nominated:
    • Sundance Film Festival 2013 / Just Film Award / Best Youth Film: John Krokidas

Hamptons International Film Festival 2013

  • Won:
    • Hamptons International Film Festival 2013 / Breakthrough performer: Dane DeHaan
    • Hamptons International Film Festival 2013 / Breakthrough performer: Jack Huston

Palm Springs International Film Festival 2013

  • Won:
    • Palm Springs International Film Festival 2013 / Directors to Watch: John Krokidas

Venice Days 2013

  • Won:
    • Venice Days International Award: Kill Your Darlings

Presentations at film festivals

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Certificate of Approval for Kill Your Darlings - Junge Wilde . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , January 2014 (PDF; test number: 142 684 K).
  2. ↑ Süddeutsche Zeitung
  3. ↑ Kill Your Darlings at Metacritic.com. Retrieved February 28, 2014 .
  4. ↑ Colin Covert: Daniel Radcliffe plays some kind of young wizard again in Kill Your Darlings In: Minneapolis Star Tribune , November 24, 2013
  5. ↑ Jana Lang: Kill Your Darlings. Radcliffe in perhaps his best role since Harry Potter! In: TV Movie , No. 03, 2014
  6. ↑ Kill Your Darlings. Retrieved May 12, 2020 .
  7. ↑ The Venice Days International Award goes to Kill Your Darlings. Retrieved February 28, 2014 .
  8. ↑ KILL YOUR DARLINGS (German premiere) + exclusive clip . homochrome. Retrieved April 15, 2016.