Masked and Anonymous
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Masked and Anonymous |
| Original title | Masked and Anonymous |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2003 |
| length | approx. 112 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Larry Charles |
| script | Larry Charles Bob Dylan |
| production |
Jeff Rosen Nigel Sinclair |
| music | Bob Dylan |
| camera | Rogier Stoffers |
| cut |
Luis Alvarez y Alvarez , Pietro Scalia |
| occupation | |
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Masked and Anonymous is a 2003 American feature film and the debut feature film by writer and director Larry Charles . The songs by Bob Dylan , who also plays the lead role, are an integral part .
action
The action takes place in a fictional post-apocalyptic state. The president is dying, there is civil war. The shrewd manager Uncle Sweetheart wants to organize a "benefit" concert, ostensibly for the medical aid organizations active in the war, but mainly for himself because of his debts sitting in jail, bail. Sweetheart's partner Nina Veronica is now trying to ensure that the show is broadcast live on state-controlled television. But exactly at the beginning of the concert, Jack Fate's father, the president, dies and the inaugural address of his successor in office (Edmund) is shown instead. The journalist Tom Friend is nevertheless compelled by his editor to report on the concert event. He is accompanied by his girlfriend Pagan Lace. Jack Fate's only real friend, Bobby Cupid, brings him the guitar from "Blind Lemon", who passed it on to "Lightning". He will later use it as a weapon to kill Tom Friend.
The songs in the film are written and / or performed by Bob Dylan, some with his then current touring band (cast: Charlie Sexton, Larry Campbell , Tony Garnier and George Receli). In the film the band is called "Simple Twist of Fate".
German version
The film was dubbed in Germany in 2005. He kept his English title, which roughly translates as masked and anonymous .
criticism
On the Metacritic website , the film received 32 points out of 100, based on 28 US film reviews . Lisa Schwarzbaum wrote in Entertainment Weekly : “It takes enormous restraint not to conclude that this entertaining apocalyptic chaos is about nothing, because it might as well be about anything. But I doubt it. ” (Requires tremendous restraint not to conclude that this entertainingly apocalyptic mess is about nothing, since it may well be about everything. But I doubt it) . The main criticisms were that the film, unlike "normal" Hollywood productions, does not put the plot in the foreground, some roles only consist of a long monologue and the film does not provide any answers to the questions it raises.
Ann Hornaday called the film in the Washington Post "a fascinating, irritating, tolerant, visionary, pretentious, hypnotizing pop culture curio" (a fascinating, vexing, indulgent, visionary, pretentious, mesmerizing pop culture curio) .
The lexicon of international films says: “A puzzling film in which the singer Bob Dylan draws a resigned conclusion and, in view of the general mendacity, questions all values and beliefs. The unfinished-looking, sometimes absurd film draws part of its effect from the newly arranged songs by Dylan and guest appearances by many stars who are sometimes disguised beyond recognition. "
Individual evidence
- ^ Masked and Anonymous . metacritic.com, accessed May 6, 2020
- ↑ Lisa Schwarzbaum. "Masked & Anonymous: A convoluted song of being and nothingness played out" . (In: Entertainment Weekly USA: 8 August 2003, Vol. 1, Iss. 722, 53pp)
- ↑ Ann Hornaday. "'Masked': Riddled With Dylan" . (In: The Washington Post USA: September 5, 2003, Pg. C1 + C4.)
Web links
- Masked and Anonymous in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Masked and Anonymous in the German dubbing index
- Masked and Anonymous in the Lexicon of International Films
