Men's pension

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Movie
Original title Men's pension
Country of production Germany
original language German
Publishing year 1996
length 96 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director Detlev Buck
script Detlev Buck
Eckhard Theophil
production Claus buoy
music Detlef Petersen
camera Sławomir Idziak
cut Peter R. Adam
occupation

Men's Pension is a German comedy film by and with Detlev Buck from 1996 . In addition to Buck, Til Schweiger , Marie Bäumer and Heike Makatsch play the main roles.

action

The prison director Dr. Fazetti is testing a new rehabilitation project in his prison . Under female supervision, two inmates, Hammer-Gerd and Rüdiger Steinbock, are allowed to turn their backs on the prison for a week . While Steinbock falls in love with his future hostess, the geriatric nurse Emilia, while in prison, Hammer-Gerd hooks up with the lisping singer Maren while on leave. Gerd has to go back to prison after shooting a bar owner because of a misunderstanding. Emilia sends Capricorn back to prison after a night of love without giving any reason. When Maren and Emilia visit the two men in prison, it becomes apparent that both couples will continue their relationship and wait for their release from prison.

background

The co-author of the script Eckhard Theophil himself was in a Hamburg prison for eight years. The film was shot in Berlin and Potsdam . Filming began on July 18, 1995 and ended on September 13, 1995. The film opened in German cinemas on February 1, 1996 and reached more than 3.3 million visitors. On the same day he was seen in the USA under the title Jailbirds .

The TV presenter at the time Heike Makatsch made her debut as an actress and singer in this film. The director who invites you to audition is the theater director and director Frank Castorf . Jenny Elvers can be seen in a small supporting role , which received a lot of attention when the film was released. She exposes herself in the prison yard during a visit to the prison.

Soundtrack

The cover version of Tammy Wynette's music title Stand by Your Man , sung by Heike Makatsch in the film, was released as a single and on the film's soundtrack. The soundtrack for the film was released on February 2, 1996, one day after the film opened, by Metronom, a music label of the Universal Music Group . The soundtrack comprises 16 tracks and has a playing time of 43:56 minutes.

No. Interpreter title Duration
1 Heike Makatsch Stand by Your Man 2:53
2 Detlef Petersen Cat calls 2:35
3 Roy Orbison In dreams 2:51
4th Detlef Petersen Curango 2:14
5 Cussick & Anderson Just one more time 3:00
6th Detlef Petersen Wheelbarrow racing music 2:31
7th Detlef Petersen Knocking 1:34
8th Detlef Petersen N'Putj 2:29
9 Detlef Petersen The fulfillment in the chicken coop 2:03
10 Cussick & Anderson Who will love you 3:40
11 Detlef Petersen Turn The Radio On 2:39
12 Detlef Petersen striptease 3:00
13 Roy C. Shot Gun Wedding 2:15
14th Detlef Petersen Emilia theme 2:32
15th Heike Makatsch Stand by Your Man (Part II) 3:38
16 Detlef Petersen Grand finals 4:20

Reviews

The editorial team of TV Spielfilm considers the film to be a “funny, laconic men's fairy tale” .

Epd Film says: “Detlev Buck doesn't give a damn about reality and creates his own inimitable cinema world. Men's pension is bursting with astonishing visual operations, you can see how much importance the director attaches to the cinematic, how he thinks in pictures and not just in dialogue. "

Awards

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Cinema : Film Review , accessed June 20, 2012
  2. ↑ Internet Movie Database : Filming Locations
  3. ↑ a b Internet Movie Database : Budget and Box Office Results
  4. ↑ insidekino.com: Top 100: Deutschland 1996 , accessed on June 20, 2012
  5. ↑ a b Internet Movie Database : Start Dates
  6. ↑ Epd film , Issue 2-1996
  7. ↑ a b c d Internet Movie Database : Nominations and Awards