Chinaman
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Chinaman |
| Original title | Kinamand |
| Country of production | Denmark |
| original language | Danish |
| Publishing year | 2005 |
| length | 88 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 0 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Henrik Ruben Genz |
| script | Kim Fupz Aakeson |
| production |
Thomas Gammeltoft , Oscar L. Costo |
| music | Gisle Kverndokk |
| camera | Sebastian Blenkov |
| cut | Mette Zeruneith |
| occupation | |
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The Danish tragic comedy Chinaman (Danish original title: Kinamand , TV title: Love sweet and sour ) was presented at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 2005 and won awards there. It addresses the clash of two cultures, the Chinese and the Danish.
action
The plumber Keld and his wife Rie, who have been married for 25 years, actually want to go on vacation together. But then she leaves him and drives alone. Keld becomes increasingly irritable, neglects his business, messes with customers. Little by little he has to sell his facility.
He begins to spend a lot of time in the nearby Chinese restaurant, eating his way through the menu. When one day there is a burst pipe in the kitchen, Keld prevents worse.
A friendship develops between Keld and the restaurant owner Feng. First Keld renovates the ailing kitchen for payment in kind. Feng then asks Keld to enter into a mock marriage with his sister Ling so that she can obtain a residence permit for Denmark. This one responds.
Ling is very beautiful and doesn't speak a word of Danish. The two communicate using a dictionary and Keld is even taking a Chinese course. They fall in love with each other.
Happiness does not last, Ling dies of a congenital heart defect. Keld travels home with the urn and scattered the ashes in the river, as has been the custom in her family for generations.
Reviews
"With" Liebe Süßsauer ", Henrik Ruben Genz staged a feature film that inspires with laconic, dryness, wit and precision and tells its emotional story without any sentimentality." br-online.de ( Memento from May 4, 2007 in the Internet Archive ).
Awards and nominations
- Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2005: Award of Ecumenical Jury: Henrik Ruben Genz
- Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2005: FIPRESCI Prize: Henrik Ruben Genz for "the amusing and accurate representation of a lively clash of two cultures"
- Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2005: nominated for the Crystal Globe: Henrik Ruben Genz
- Robert 2006: nominated for best male leading role: Bjarne Henriksen
- Robert 2006: nominated for best make-up: Liz Louis-Jensen
- Bodil 2006: nominated for best male leading role: Bjarne Henriksen
- Bodil 2006: nominated for best male supporting role: Lin Kun Wu
This and that
According to IMDB, Mette Horn was originally planned to be Keld's neighbor, but was cut out. Some of the scenes are included on the DVD.
Web links
- Love sweet and sour in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Certificate of Release for Chinaman . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , November 2006 (PDF; released on November 30, 2006; accessed on January 18, 2015; 69 kB).