Mary & Johnny

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Movie
German title Mary & Johnny
Original title Mary & Johnny
Country of production Switzerland
original language Swiss German
Publishing year 2012
length 80 minutes
Rod
Director Samuel Schwarz
Julian M. Grünthal
script Samuel Black
production Samuel Schwarz
Judith Lichtneckert / Meret Hottinger
music Michael Sauter
camera Quinn Reimann
cut Rolf Lang
occupation

Mary & Johnny is a Swiss film adaptation of the play Kasimir and Karoline von Ödön von Horváth from 2012, directed by Samuel Schwarz and Julian M. Grünthal . The film opened in Swiss cinemas on July 5, 2012.

content

At the Züri Fäscht 2010, Mary and her boyfriend Johnny meet. Mary would like to watch the final of the Soccer World Cup, which will take place shortly. Her friend Johnny, who has just become unemployed, is in a bad mood. Both get into an argument and spend the evening alone. They have some unusual experiences in the nightlife and they are always close to meeting again. Only when morning comes do they meet again.

Festival presence

The film premiered at the Zurich Film Festival on September 22, 2011. Then it was seen at the Hof International Film Festival and in the competition of the Film Festival Max Ophüls Preis , where it received an honorable mention from the jury with the following words: “MARY & JOHNNY is a fast, tough and anarchist film close to the lifestyle of a generation seeking meaning . The filmmakers and the ensemble masterfully succeed in translating classical literature into an unmistakable young film language. "

criticism

The majority of the film was very well received by the Swiss press. The Tagesanzeiger wrote: “Dialogue, soundtrack and visual language are just right here. They blur into a sad, addictive rush of intoxication and night. ”Die Weltwoche said:“ Given the many simple-minded and clumsy Swiss films, Mary & Johnny is almost revolutionary ”and the NZZ Folio wrote:“ A film, fast and garish, cheap and witty, angry and massive. "

The press in Germany also responded positively to the film. Saarländischer Rundfunk Online wrote: “There are a few new adaptations of Horvath's classic, but 'Mary & Johnny' can certainly keep up. On the one hand, this is due to the credible actors and, on the other hand, to the excellent camera work. Thanks to this, the viewer feels right in the middle of the crowd - and despite the thousands of colors and changing impressions, they still keep track of things. "The TAZ wrote:" What makes this bitterly evil prolodrama so outrageously good is that it is both banal and highly complex in a very entertaining way Mechanisms of power and seduction exposed. "

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