Love whispers

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Movie
German title Love whispers
Original title Afterglow
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1997
length 114 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director Alan Rudolph
script Alan Rudolph
production Robert Altman
music Mark Isham
camera Toyomichi Kurita
cut Suzy Elmiger
occupation

Love whispering (Original title: Afterglow ) is an American comedy film from 1997 . Directed by Alan Rudolph , who also wrote the script. The film is about two couples, their children or children's wishes and the romantic entanglements between the four people.

action

Craftsman Lucky Mann and his wife Phyllis, a former actress, live in Montreal . The marriage has been in crisis since Phyllis confessed to her husband that their supposed daughter is not his. Marianne Byron, who wants a child, is married to the businessman Jeffrey. She wants to have sex with Jeffrey during her fertile days, but Jeffrey rejects her because he doesn't feel ready for children yet.

Marianne gets to know Lucky on a work assignment and starts an affair with him. Regardless of this, Jeffrey meets Phyllis and gets closer to her. For a while, the new couples meet secretly and under different circumstances, until the affairs are gradually exposed and the identity of the respective spouse is revealed.

In the end, Lucky and Phillis see the mistakes they both made in their long-term marriage and make up with each other. Marianne and Jeffrey, however, separate without Jeffrey finding out that Marianne, presumably from Lucky, is pregnant.

Reviews

James Berardinelli wrote on ReelViews that the film was a romantic, black comedy about love, betrayal and self-consciousness. It is fascinating, although not always pleasant, and shows different faces of love, which mean something different for each of the characters. His greatest strengths are the representations, especially those by Julie Christie.

The lexicon of international films wrote: “An artfully twisted tragic comedy that gradually reveals the backgrounds of its characters with sophisticated reflections and high optical and atmospheric density. An ironically accomplished film that is at the same time a witty reflection on relationships and a sensual and sensual game about the power and powerlessness of feelings. "

Awards

Julie Christie was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in 1998 . She won the New York Film Critics Circle Award in 1997 . In 1998 she won the Independent Spirit Award and the National Society of Film Critics Award, as well as being nominated for the Golden Satellite Award . In 1999 she won the Evening Standard British Film Award .

Alan Rudolph and Julie Christie won awards at the Festival Internacional de Cine de Donostia-San Sebastián in 1997 , and Rudolph was nominated for another award at the festival. The ensemble of four main actors won the 1997 Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festivals .

backgrounds

The film was shot in Montreal . Its world premiere took place on May 11, 1997 at the Cannes International Film Festival . On September 10, 1997, it was screened at the Toronto International Film Festival . The film grossed approximately $ 2.4 million in US cinemas .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Film review by James Berardinelli, accessed February 15, 2008
  2. ↑ Love Whispers in the Lexicon of International FilmsTemplate: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used , accessed on February 15, 2008
  3. ↑ Filming locations for Afterglow, accessed February 15, 2008
  4. ↑ Afterglow premiere dates, accessed February 15, 2008
  5. ^ Box office results for Afterglow, accessed February 15, 2008