Men's hearts

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Movie
Original title Men's hearts
Men hearts filmlogo.svg
Country of production Germany
original language German
Publishing year 2009
length 107 minutes
Age rating FSK 6
JMK 6
Rod
Director Simon Verhoeven
script Simon Verhoeven
production Quirin Berg ,
Max Wiedemann
music Simon Verhoeven
camera Jo home
cut Stefan Essl
occupation
chronology

Successor  →
men's hearts ... and the very, very big love

Male Hearts is a German comedy film by Simon Verhoeven from 2009. The episodic ensemble film based on a screenplay by Verhoeven is about a number of different types of men from Berlin , whose everyday work and love life are inevitably linked, and was sometimes influenced by Verhoeven's own experiences as well as those of his friends inspired. Christian Ulmen , Wotan Wilke Möhring , Justus von Dohnányi , Maxim Mehmet , Florian David Fitz and Til Schweiger play the leading male roles . Nadja Uhl , Inez Bjørg David , Liane Forestieri and Jana Pallaske took on other roles .

The comedy, produced by Wiedemann & Berg , opened in German cinemas on October 8, 2009 and, with over two million viewers in Germany alone, became the fifth most successful German film of the 2009 cinema year. Critics praised the playful cast and nuanced character drawings, but were otherwise divided . The German Film and Media Assessment (FBW) gave the film the rating of particularly valuable after its release . Furthermore, Herrenherzen has received awards including the Bavarian Film Prize , the Bogey Award , the German Film Prize and the Jupiter . A continuation of the film, men's hearts ... and very, very great love , was released on September 15, 2011.

action

Five very different types of men train in the Fitnessworld sports studio in Berlin.

Music producer Jerome, who, contrary to his personal taste in music, is supposed to produce the pop star Bruce Berger, works his way from one brief affair to the next. Jerome could become a rich man if he would make Bruce keep producing his songs for him. After an argument with Bruce, Bruce is no longer willing to have Jerome produce. Jerome apologizes to the sentimental Bruce with a handwritten letter. Bruce forgives him and moves in with Jerome.

The chaotic Phillipp learns that his girlfriend Nina is pregnant. Phillipp is a dreamer, has no permanent job and a business plan for a fast-food restaurant specializing in organic burgers that nobody wants to read. So he gets his friend Niklas to vouch for him at the bank in order to take out a loan. With the money he creates the dream business location Life . However, when Günther, the official of the trade inspectorate, enters the restaurant and does not want to give him the necessary business license, Phillipp's life seems to finally go down the drain.

Niklas, a successful advertising man, plans to marry his girlfriend Laura, but panics and cheats on his girlfriend with aerobics trainer and film starlet Maria. Laura gets behind it and throws Niklas out. Niklas, who has planned his whole life, suddenly doesn't know what to do next and gets drunk at a party from Jerome.

Subway driver Roland was left by his wife Susanne. His father lives in a retirement home and visits him every day. Roland convinces the nurse in the nursing home to allow his father to bake cookies again. After an accident with personal injury, Roland is easily angry and prone to violence.

The civil servant Günther has not yet found the woman for life, gets to know Roland's still-wife and falls in love with her. The two often go to the zoo. At first Susanne fights against a budding relationship because she knows that Roland could find out about it and kill Günther. Roland actually spies on his wife, and when he discovers her together at the zoo, he throws Günther into the crocodile pool. Günther survived the "accident" with a few bite wounds. Roland is then arrested.

Günther, who now has a relationship with Roland's wife, is in such a good mood that he now wants to give Phillipp the (extraordinary) business license for his restaurant. Phillipp confesses his love for Nina. Niklas would like to go on his planned honeymoon alone with the backpack and say goodbye to Laura beforehand. In the end she decides to come along and forgives him for his infidelity. Roland, who is serving his sentence in prison, receives a letter and a tin of biscuits. The nurse from the old people's home wants him to be a pen friend. Jerome confesses to Bruce that he is not into Bruce's sappy music. He also says that there was only one woman for him he has ever loved - Melanie in his home village of Heuchelheim . Bruce encourages Jerome to go to see her after over 20 years.

background

Emergence

Verhoeven worked for six years on the screenplay for Männerherzen , which was created in parallel to a series of unrealized projects after his first directorial work 100 Pro in 2001. The script "about the role of man in all its diversity" was inspired by Verhoeven's own experiences and considerations as well as by the experiences of his circle of friends. He based the different male characters on the idea of ​​having each figure embody a fragment of the overall male symbol. Verhoeven said he had set himself the goal of sketching men “realistically with all their contradictions and uncertainties” while writing - far removed from the stereotypes that are usually defined in romantic comedies from the start.

Verhoeven created the main characters with certain actors in mind during the writing process. The development of Günther's role was significantly influenced by Christian Ulmen. Verhoeven had the idea of pop singer Bruce Berger again after he had performed a hit parody at a wedding (“Song for Sascha”) to the amusement of his friends. The director described the film as a "male alternative" to the US series Sex and the City and similar fictional material that was primarily about women and their love lives. Verhoeven justified his decision to move the plot of the film to Berlin by stating that men's hearts are a “big city love film”. He also replied that in Berlin you can “wonderfully mix people from different social levels and cultural backgrounds” without ever appearing inauthentic.

production

The shooting of men's hearts took place from August 1 to September 30, 2008 in Berlin and the surrounding area. The shooting locations included Alexanderplatz , Gendarmenmarkt , the sports field of SV Blau Weiß Berolina in Berlin-Mitte and a shop in Kernhofer Strasse in the Rummelsburg district . The film was produced by the Munich-based Wiedemann & Berg Filmproduktion , whose co-founders Max Wiedemann and Quirin Berg had accompanied Verhoeven's work on the script in advance. The German Film Fund supported the project with 600,000 euros. The Filmförderungsanstalt contributed 350,000 euros to the production and distribution funding, the Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg just under 500,000 euros.

According to Simon Verhoeven, the financing of the film was simplified considerably after the two main actors, Ulmen and Schweiger, had agreed. Christian Ulmen , who had already stood in front of the camera with Verhoeven in Doris Dörries Der Fischer und seine Frau (2005), was offered the role of Günther while the script was being developed. Til Schweiger , whose participation Verhoeven had originally not assumed due to his large number of his own film projects, had already given the director his approval "two hours" after receiving the script. Also Wotan Wilke Mohring had been offered the role of Roland already during the formation. The cast of the remaining male main cast emerged from the ongoing casting process prior to production. Florian David Fitz , who played with Verhoeven in Girls, Girls 2 - Loft or Love (2004), was invited to auditions seven times before Verhoeven was able to convince those responsible for Warner to cast him in the role of Niklas. Maxim Mehmet was the last leading actor to join the production.

Fahri Ogün Yardım can also be seen as Jerome's co-producer Loco. Elyas M'Barek appears as the brother of Jerome's ex-affair. Beate Maes appears as Ms. Koschinsky, a realtor who wants to sell Niklas and Laura their first house together. The Germany's Next Top Model -Finalistinnen Yvonne Schroeder , Hana Nitsche and Anne-Kathrin Wendler are seen in the film as a dancer or affairs Jerome while Sandra Ahrabian a guest role as host of a call-in game show has. Nika von Altenstadt , Schweiger's childhood sweetheart, can be seen in the film as Jerome's childhood sweetheart Melanie. Schweiger's daughter Emma Schweiger appears in the film as her daughter Emily. The director Dennis Gansel , known among other things for the film Die Welle , appears in a cameo as the ex-boyfriend of Jana Pallaske , whom Philip gets involved in an argument. Verhoeven himself also appears in a cameo as the actor in the fictional soap opera stewardesses . His younger brother Luca appears in the film as a community service provider. Antoine Monot Jr. and Bastian Pastewka have also made guest appearances .

music

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
Men's hearts OST
  AT 71 10/30/2009 (2 weeks)
Singles
Gary Go - "Wonderful"
  DE 40 23.10.2009 (9 weeks)
  AT 39 23.10.2009 (4 weeks)
  CH 70 05/31/2009 (3 weeks)
  UK 25th 02/28/2009 (3 weeks)

The soundtrack to men's hearts was produced by Verhoeven himself and was released on October 9, 2009 by Universal Music . Verhoeven contributed specially written songs that he recorded together with Rufus Martin as the singer of the band Marshmellow Club. In addition to Wolfgang Hammerschmid, he was responsible for the composition of the orchestral film music , in which over twenty musicians were involved. Verhoeven also wrote and produced the two satirical hits “All children of this earth” and “Tell me why”, which were interpreted in the film by Justus von Dohnányi alias Bruce Berger.

The movie's theme song - "Wonderful" - was written by Gary Go in 2009 and reached the top 40 on the British, German and Austrian music charts. The associated music video was shot on the roof of a residential building in Berlin prior to publication. Go also contributed the song “Berlin”, a reinterpretation of his album title “Brooklyn”, which he had produced especially for men’s hearts . Singer James Morrison produced the song "Watch and Wait" exclusively for the film's soundtrack.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack for the film was released on October 9, 2009 by Universal Music Group .

Track list 
No. title Interpreter length
1. Wonderful Gary Go 3:39
2. This feeling Marshmellow Club 3:25
3. If you'll be mine Babybird 4:20
4th In the city Marshmellow Club 3:43
5. North Bergin Avenue intro Marshmellow Club 0:57
6th North Bergin Avenue Marshmellow Club 3:46
7th Get sexy Sugababes 3:13
8th. Choking on a Marshmellow Marshmellow Club 4:04
9. Berlin Gary Go 3:35
10. Watch and wait James Morrison 3:36
11. Don't Wanna Feel This Way Marshmellow Club 3:46
12. Love theme Marshmellow Club 3:18
13. The Good Old Days Eels 3:02
14th Down in history Marshmellow Club 3:47
15th Stars in Your Head Jerome Isma-Ae 3:38
16. Choking on a Marshmellow (Original Version) Marshmellow Club 3:21
17th Did Twam Asi Beathotel 1:34
18th I need music Bruce Berger 0:15
19th All children on earth Bruce Berger 2:20
20th tell me why Bruce Berger 3:20
21st Tommy's Theme Marshmellow Club 1:24
22nd Nik's return Marshmellow Club 1:12
23. Roland's Destiny Marshmellow Club 3:01

reception

Reviews

“ Men’s Hearts is a cheeky comedy that is full of intelligent approaches, lively dialogues and situation comedy,” said the Frankfurter Rundschau in its review of October 7, 2009. “In the snappy episode film, director Simon Verhoeven takes a wink of the contemporary male world. None of this seems new at all and suggests that Verhoeven primarily wants to show stereotypical characters in his film and pull well-known male clichés through the cocoa. But far from it! [...] With "Männerherzen", Verhoeven has succeeded in creating a comedy that latently reminds of Indeed ... love and yet carries its own personal note. "

Cinema.de described the film as “charming gender fun that, despite a few clichés, maintains the balance between gossip and tragedy.” Verhoeven didn’t play a joke “despite the bizarre characters in its smug and light and airy fun. Even in the most grotesque situations, like Günther's fight with a zoo crocodile, he manages to show the characters as insecure types who stand in their own way. "

“With the star-studded comedy Men Hearts , director Simon Verhoeven is now taking a step back. Instead of deciphering the jumble of the sexes, he is satisfied with first of all trying to find out about the species “man”. The insights into the male soul world are for the most part not new - but thanks to the excellently presented actors, the grief over the lack of aha-effect is very limited ”, wrote Christoph Petersen from Filmstarts . "At least the second directorial work by Simon Verhoeven offers good entertainment and a playful cast who comforts over a few tonal disturbances."

success

country Visitors
Germany 2,120,124
Austria 188.003
Switzerland 104,761

The film celebrated its world premiere on September 30, 2009 at the Cinemaxx cinema on Potsdamer Platz in Berlin. The release for the public demonstration of the production took place on October 8th. According to press reports, the production already counted 462,197 visitors in 590 cinemas after the end of the first screening weekend and thus reached number 1 in the German cinema charts, ahead of Wickie and the strong men and top . With a box-office result of around three million euros, Männerherzen also had the third-best start of a German film in 2009. The film passed the one million visitor mark after the end of the second rental weekend. In total, the production attracted almost 2.1 million visitors to the cinemas up to and including February 2010. The total box office income in Germany was 14.1 million euros. The film ranks behind Wickie and the strong men , Zweiohrküken , Die Päpstin and Der Vorleser in fifth place among the most successful German productions of 2009.

In Switzerland, men's hearts reached second place in the German- Swiss cinema charts behind The Naked Truth . The film stayed in the top 25 for nine weeks and had around 110,000 viewers. In Austria, the comedy behind Wickie and the Strong Men and Two-Ear Chicks became the third most successful feature film of the year. In total, the comedy saw around 188,000 visitors by the end of 2009. In the Austrian-year charts is placed men's hearts in the top 30 of the most successful film productions of the year. Internationally, men's hearts were also shown at the Shanghai International Film Festival and the Audi Festival of German Films in Australia .

Awards

Nominated for the German Film Award for her portrayal: Nadja Uhl.

The German Film and Media Assessment (FBW) in Wiesbaden gave the comedy the rating of particularly valuable . Male Hearts made it to the preselection for the 2010 German Film Award as one of 40 feature films , but ultimately failed to make it into the six nominated works. Nadja Uhl and Justus von Dohnányi, on the other hand, received nominations in the categories Best Acting Achievement - female supporting role and male supporting role . At the award ceremony on April 23, 2010 in Berlin's Friedrichstadtpalast , von Dohnányi was finally able to prevail against Rainer Bock , Ulrich Noethen and Settar Tanrıöğen . He accepted the Lola from director Simon Verhoeven.

Verhoeven also won the Bavarian Film Prize in the screenplay category. He also received the Jupiter audience film award from the German magazine Cinema , after the readers of the publication voted Male Hearts the best German film in 2009.

Prices

  • Bavarian Film Prize 2009 in the screenplay category to Simon Verhoeven
  • Bogey Award 2009 in the category of 1 million visitors in 10 days
  • German Film Award 2010 in the category Best Acting Achievement - male supporting role to Justus von Dohnányi
  • Nomination for the German Film Prize 2010 in the category Best Acting Achievement - female supporting role to Nadja Uhl
  • Jupiter 2010, audience award of the film magazine Cinema for best German film

Sequels

A direct continuation of the film, men's hearts ... and the very, very big love , appeared on September 15, 2011 in German cinemas. Verhoeven was again responsible for the script and direction. In addition to the newcomers Michael Mendl , Christine Schorn , Mina Tander and Pasquale Aleardi , the entire cast of the predecessor was again in front of the camera during the shooting. Also ... and the very, very big love immediately reached number 1 on the German cinema hit lists and advanced to the fifth most successful German film of the cinema year 2011 with around 1.3 million visitors. Film critics described the film as a successful sequel that is qualitatively far removed from other shallow mainstream comedies. The sequel was also awarded the Bambi in the Film National category and the audience award of the Bavarian Film Prize.

Although Verhoeven did not rule out a third part of the men's hearts series after the sequel was published , Justus von Dohnányi confirmed in October 2013 that although there were plans for a sequel, it had not ultimately been pursued. In January 2014 beamed Sat.1 turn the TV - offshoot of women's hearts from that as a female counterpart to men's hearts Berlin in five women and their different lifestyles says. Wiedemann & Berg Filmproduktion was responsible for the production of the feature film , while Sophie Allet-Coche took over the direction based on a script by Astrid Ruppert . The leading roles were cast with Nadeshda Brennicke , Valerie Niehaus , Anna Fischer , Julia Hartmann and Marie Schöneburg . When it was first broadcast, 3.03 million television viewers aged three and over tuned in, resulting in an above-average viewing participation of 9.9 percent.

Individual evidence

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