Larry Crowne

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Movie
German title Larry Crowne
Original title Larry Crowne
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2011
length 99 minutes
Age rating FSK 0
JMK 0
Rod
Director Tom Hanks
script Tom Hanks,
Nia Vardalos
production Tom Hanks,
Gary Goetzman
music James Newton Howard
camera Philippe Rousselot
cut Alan Cody
occupation

Larry Crowne is a romantic comedy directed by Tom Hanks who also stars alongside Julia Roberts and Bryan Cranston . The film opened in German cinemas on June 30, 2011.

action

After Larry Crowne is fired for not having a college degree, he is devastated. But only for a short time. The always optimistic Larry decides to get his life under control again and starts looking for a new job the next day. But in vain, because nobody wants to hire him. To save, he gets a scooter. So, since he was in the Navy for 20 years, he decides to catch up on his college degree in order to have better opportunities in the future. At East Valley Community College, he quickly befriends his younger fellow students.

At the same college, Professor Mercedes Tainot - who is currently at a rock bottom - teaches a subject in communication. Her husband, Dean Tainot, is spending more time on adult websites instead of working on his new book. She has not found her work as a professor fulfilling for a long time. But then Larry shows up in her course and brings variety to her life. At first she doesn't want to start an affair with one of her students and asks Larry to keep their adventure together a secret. But as the story progresses, Mercedes notices that she has feelings for him. After completing his free speaking course, she manages to admit her feelings and Larry.

Soundtrack

In the film, titles from Electric Light Orchestra are used in both the opening and closing credits . In the opening credits Hold on Tight from the album Time , in the credits Calling America from Balance of Power .

criticism

"Located between social tragic comedy and romantic comedy, Tom Hanks, as director and leading actor, consistently underlines the existential uncertainty of the protagonist, which makes the character all too implausible."

- Lexicon of international film

“This is about a simple love story, but the way Hanks captures the US economic crisis at the beginning of the film is phenomenal and says more on the subject than 'Company Men', which is completely devoted to the situation. What follows after that is above all an acting exchange between Hanks and Julia Roberts, who are here together again in front of the camera after ' Charlie Wilson 's War '. As a romantic comedy, the film doesn't have too much new to add to the genre, but it is still pleasant to watch. "

- prism

“Unfortunately, the fine, highly topical basic idea of ​​his recession romance gets lost in the banal, characters and humor are too shallow, and a setback-free departure to realistic problems follows too smoothly. The message of the American dream, of the energy and happiness of the capable, is waning to an economic soap opera. "

- Ilse Henckel on Spiegel Online

publication

After its theatrical release on July 1, 2011, the film grossed $ 52 million worldwide on a production budget of $ 30 million. After its cinema release on June 30, 2011, it was seen by 424,089 moviegoers in Germany.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Certificate of Release for Larry Crowne . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , August 2011 (PDF; test number: 128 091 V).
  2. ^ Age rating for Larry Crowne . Youth Media Commission .
  3. ↑ Larry Crowne on prisma.de , accessed on January 3, 2012
  4. ↑ Ilse Henckel: Forrest Gump meets Erin Brockovich on Spiegel Online on June 30, 2011, accessed on January 3, 2012
  5. ↑ Larry Crowne (2011) on boxofficemojo.com (English), accessed January 3, 2012
  6. ↑ TOP 100 DEUTSCHLAND 2011 on insidekino.de , accessed on January 3, 2012