Knight of Cups
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Knight of Cups |
| Original title | Knight of Cups |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2015 |
| length | 118 minutes |
| Age rating |
FSK 6 JMK 8 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Terrence Malick |
| script | Terrence Malick |
| production |
Nicolas Gonda , Sarah Green , Ken Kao |
| music | Hanan Townshend |
| camera | Emmanuel Lubezki |
| cut |
AJ Edwards , Keith Fraase , Geoffrey Richman , Mark Yoshikawa |
| occupation | |
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Knight of Cups is a 2015 American film directed by Terrence Malick , who also wrote the script. Christian Bale , Cate Blanchett and Natalie Portman play the leading roles . The film premiered as a competition entry on February 8, 2015 at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival. It was released in theaters in Germany on September 10, 2015, and one day later in Austria.
action
Bored of fame and success, Hollywood screenwriter Rick goes in search of love and the meaning of his life. He meets new and old love affairs, celebrates wild parties and roams through barren desert landscapes or high-rise canyons. He recalls the beautiful moments of his failed marriage to Nancy while he embarks on an unhappy affair with dark-haired Elizabeth. He also faces long overdue conflicts with his aging father and brother.
background
The film's title is based on the tarot card Knight of Cups (Engl. Knight of Cups ), which represents the dreamer who is looking for in life after love and success. The film is divided into different chapters, each with the name of a tarot card.
reception
After its premiere at the Berlinale, the film received mostly benevolent reviews. The description of the festival says, “In Terrence Malick's seventh film, too, a floating camera accompanies the search movements of a torn hero”. Malick's “series of images contrasts a cold, functionality-oriented architecture with the archaic beauty of nature”. The women who mix in “Rick's inner monologue” stand for “different principles of life: one lives in reality, the other embodies beauty and sensuality.” Swiss radio and television were harshly criticized and rated the film as simply flat : "But the cinematic qualities, which have something melancholy-masochistically intoxicating about them, do not help the fact that the emptiness of the main character corresponds to the emptiness of the film."
Web links
- Knight of Cups in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Catalog for the film (PDF; 206.9 kB). Berlin International Film Festival.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for Knight of Cups . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , August 2015 (PDF; test number: 153 332 K).
- ↑ Age rating for Knight of Cups . Youth Media Commission .
- ↑ a b Film data sheet on the 65th Berlinale website
- ↑ Knight of Cups. Constantin Film Austria, accessed on September 18, 2015 .
- ↑ Michael Sennhauser: Simply flat: "Knight of Cups" by Terrence Malick . In: SRF . Updated September 4, 2015.