Men to smooch
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Men to smooch |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 2012 |
| length | 84 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Robert Hasfogel |
| script |
Frank Christian Marx Jürgen Hirsch Andre Schneider |
| production |
Udo Lutz Frank Christian Marx André Schneider |
| music |
Daniel Behrens Martin Wingerath |
| camera | Till Caspar Juon |
| cut |
Florian Sachisthal Rocco di Mento |
| occupation | |
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Men to Smooch is a German comedy film from 2012 .
action
Tobi and Ernst are a happy couple with opposites. The cheerful bon vivant Tobi repeatedly turns the everyday life of his honest friend Ernst upside down. When Ernst's sly friend Uta, a former secret service agent, suddenly shows up, the relationship between the two men is put to a severe test. Tobi and his friends come up with a plan to get rid of Uta.
background
In August 2011 queer.de called for support for the film project via crowdfunding because there was no money for post-production. In this way, more than 4000 euros were raised.
Both directors involved in the film withdrew their names; the pseudonym "Robert Hasfogel" is now used as a credit.
Part of the crew traveled to New York City for Tobi and Ernst's vacation memories . The disco scene was filmed in the Berlin Fate Club.
The band Rosenstolz contributed the title Blaue Flecken for the credits.
Some well-known Berlin queers have a guest appearance in the film: Ades Zabel, Stefan Kuschner, Nina Queer and Barbie Breakout.
publication
The film had its world premiere at the Sydney Mardi Gras Film Festival on February 27, 2012. The first German festival screening took place at the 28th Schwulen Filmwoche Freiburg on May 5, 2012, the official German cinema premiere on September 1, 2012 in the cinema International Berlin.
Reviews
“The viewer feels that the thing was worked on here with a lot of fun. The tension situation offers an area of identification that is completely independent of the sexual orientation of the audience. "
“Gay life seems to have arrived at least in the center of Berlin. And gay cinema in the genre of romantic comedy. (...) "Men to Smooch" is as silly and harmless as its title suggests: a formally immature, but endearing comedy comedy with cult moments for insiders. "
"Gays, who are usually only allowed to be a pretty accessory to the actual heterosexual protagonists (...), for once, actually play the main roles here. It should be noted that this production was a matter close to the heart of the whole team. Men to Smooch is a sympathetic film - crazy and ludicrous ... "
“The big plus of the film is that it leaves out many of the clichés of gay film and serves themes and characters that you don't often come across - at least in the gay cinema from Germany - in this constellation. (...) Conclusion:" Men to kiss "is a wacky relationship comedy about a gay couple with pretty Berlin impressions and without the usual clichés and stereotypes."
Awards
- Film Out San Diego International Film Festival: Best Comedy and Best Actor Frank Christian Marx
- Fairy Tales International Queer Film Festival Calgary: Audience Award
- Bangalore Queer Film Festival: Best Director and Special Mention in the Feature Film category
- Miami - International Queer Film Festival: Special Mention in the Feature Film Audience Award category
- Honolulu International Queer Film Festival: Best Picture
Web links
- Men smooching in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official film website
- Men to smooch on Facebook
- Duck Kross movie
- Vivàsvan Pictures
- Rental for DA-CH
Individual evidence
- ↑ queer.de calls for crowd funding , accessed on August 2, 2012
- ^ Film review by Sophie Charlotte Rieger, kino-zeit.de , accessed on August 2, 2012
- ↑ Stefan Volk, film-dienst No. 18/2012 , accessed on September 27, 2012
- ^ Franziska Felber , accessed on September 27, 2012
- ^ Björn Schneider , accessed on September 27, 2012