Leaves of Grass (film)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Leaves of Grass |
| Original title | Leaves of Grass |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2009 |
| length | 105 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Tim Blake Nelson |
| script | Tim Blake Nelson |
| production |
Elie Cohn , Kristina Dubin , John Langley , Bill Migliore , Tim Blake Nelson, Edward Norton |
| music | Jeff Danna |
| camera | Roberto Schaefer |
| cut | Michelle Botticelli |
| occupation | |
Leaves of Grass (Alternative title: Dangerous Grass ) is a 2009 American film directed by Tim Blake Nelson , who also wrote the screenplay. Premiered the black comedy in which Edward Norton can be seen in a double role, on 17 September 2009 at the International Film Festival in Toronto .
action
The death of his twin brother Brady brings the respected philosophy professor Bill Kincaid back to his sleepy hometown Little Dixie after years. When he arrived in the small town in Oklahoma , he discovered that his brother had only pretended to have been murdered by a crossbow, but was actually still alive and the news of his death was only an excuse to take Bill home to trick into.
Brady, together with his friend Bolger and the help of the Jewish drug baron Pug Rothbaum, has gained a foothold in the drug business and runs his own marijuana plantation . Due to the high quality of the products, Brady's grass varieties are out of competition and so he decides to claim the entire drug market in the area for himself. In order to avoid any problems with this, Pug Rothbaum is to be murdered. The clever trick of the two crooks is that while Brady and Bolger meet with Rothbaum for the murder and fake an anti-Semitic murder crime on site, his twin brother Bill should act as an alibi by acting as Brady's doppelganger for one day . Events tumble when the Rothbaum murder hit the press and Brady was shot a short time later.
After Brady's death, his twin brother Bill tries to sell the plantation in order to raise money for Brady's wife and unborn son. Negotiations with a local drug dealer lead to a dispute and Bill is hit in the back with a crossbow bolt. He survives the shot thanks to the courageous help of Bolger, who was saved from a knife attack by Brady in prison and now regrets that he was unable to save Brady in his fatal exchange of fire. At the end of the film, Bill is sitting with his newfound love, Janet, in his mother's garden, recovering from the injuries he has suffered.
background
production
Tim Blake Nelson , who studied classical antiquity at Brown University and grew up in Tulsa , had given Edward Norton the dual role of the identical twins while he was writing the script. He stated that there was no alternative cast for these two roles. Edward Norton is said to have been so enthusiastic about the script that he took care of the financing of the project. He also waived half of his usual fee. The budget of the film is to nine million dollars estimated.
Filming took place in Plain Dealing and Shreveport , Louisiana . u. a. in September 2008.
In the film, a student is played by Lucy DeVito , the daughter of Danny DeVito . Lindsay Lohan allegedly applied for a role in the film, but was turned down.
In the opening scene, Bill Kincaid (Edward Norton) gives a lecture on the dialogue between Alkibiades and Socrates from the Platonic dialogue Das Gastmahl (symposium) .
In the final scene, an edition of the book of poems Grashalme (" Leaves Of Grass ") by Walt Whitman lies on the garden table, from which it is quoted during the film. However, the film is not based on this or any other book.
publication
The film premiered on 17 September 2009 at the International Film Festival in Toronto . On November 13, 2009, it was shown in the United States at the Starz Denver Film Festival , which was followed by other screenings at US film festivals. The film was released in the USA on September 17, 2010. On October 29, 2010, the film was released in Germany and Austria on DVD and Blu-ray with an FSK-16 rating. The film was included on DVD in the 3/2012 edition of Computer Bild . Also in January 2012, Telekom Entertain customers were able to have the film sent to them free of charge on DVD. The film was shown on German television under the title Dangerous Grass .
Cast and dubbing
In the German dubbed version, Andreas Fröhlich recorded both roles of the pair of twins played by Edward Norton .
| actor | German speaker | role |
|---|---|---|
| Edward Norton | Andreas Fröhlich | Bill Kincaid / Brady Kincaid |
| Tim Blake Nelson | Lutz Schnell | Bolger |
| Susan Sarandon | Kerstin Sanders-Dornseif | Daisy Kincaid |
| Chris Freihofer | Philipp Schepmann | doctor |
| Keri Russell | Tanja Geke | Janet |
| Lee Wilkof | Hans-Gerd Kilbinger | Professor Nathan Levy |
| Richard Dreyfuss | Kaspar Eichel | Pug Rothbaum |
| Lucy DeVito | Anne Greenstein | |
| Melanie Lynskey | Colleen |
Soundtrack
A soundtrack for the film did not appear in stores. Lowell George composed two music tracks, Fat Man In The Bathtub and Sailin 'Shoes , which can be heard in the film.
| title | Interpreter | composer |
|---|---|---|
| Stand up | Doug Bossi | Doug Bossi |
| Illegal smile | John Prine | John Prine |
| My Wildest Dreams Grow Wilder Every Day | The Flatlanders | Joe Ely, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Butch Hancock, Dan Yates |
| Faithful and True | Richard Myhill | Richard Myhill |
| Fat Man In The Bathtub | Little Feat | Lowell George |
| Rex's Blues | Townes Van Zandt | Townes Van Zandt |
| Sailin 'Shoes | Little Feat | Lowell George |
| Sweet Revenge | John Prine | John Prine |
| I Shall Be Released | The band | Bob Dylan |
| Lonely Are The Free | Steve Earle | Steve Earle |
| Boys From Oklahoma | Cross Canadian Ragweed | Gene Collier |
Reviews
“Tim Blake Nelson […] returned to his homeland Oklahoma and shot a bizarre mix of love story, comedy and gangster thriller there.
[...] Edward Norton ironed out the old-fashioned plot and the overdrawn supporting roles with his professional enthusiasm. Not a big hit, but exhilarating fun for dark rainy days. "
“Actor and director Tim Blake Nelson is actually not wrong with the plan [...] to direct a comedy in the wacky Coen Brothers manner. [...] - but unfortunately the story is lagging a lot. "
“The fact that Norton can still maintain dignity between all the blasts deserves the greatest respect. Without his commitment, Leaves Of Grass would implode at the latest with Bill's forced plea for reconciliation. "
"The part I did not like was the anti-Semitism in the film."
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for Leaves of Grass . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , March 2010 (PDF; test number: 122 278 V).
- ^ A b Variety : Leaves of Grass , Toronto, Dennis Harvey, September 17, 2009
- ↑ a b c d Internet Movie Database : Background information
- ↑ Leaves of Grass: Film Reviews ( Memento of the original from October 23, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , gs
- ↑ a b Internet Movie Database : Budget and Box Office Results
- ↑ Internet Movie Database : Filming Locations
- ↑ a b c d Internet Movie Database : Start Dates
- ↑ Leaves of Grass in the online film database
- ^ ARD : Program information ( memento of July 10, 2012 in the Internet Archive ), July 9, 2012
- ↑ a b Leaves of Grass. In: synchronkartei.de. German synchronous index , accessed on February 2, 2013 .
- ^ Spiegel Online : Film criticism
- ↑ Dirk Hoffmann: Dangerous grass. In: Zelluloid.de. November 11, 2010, archived from the original on December 17, 2016 ; accessed on September 28, 2018 .
- ^ Film starts : film review , Jan Hamm
- ^ The Villager: Film Review
Web links
- Leaves of Grass in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Leaves of Grass in the online film database
- Leaves of Grass at Rotten Tomatoes (English)