Minnesota (film)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Minnesota |
| Original title | Feeling Minnesota |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1996 |
| length | 95 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Steven Baigelman |
| script | Steven Baigelman |
| production |
Danny DeVito Michael Shamberg Stacey Sher |
| music | Los Lobos |
| camera | Amy Vincent |
| cut |
Kristen Helsing Martin Walsh |
| occupation | |
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Minnesota ( Feeling Minnesota ) is an American movie from 1996. The title was derived from the Soundgarden song Outshined Off ( "I'm looking California, and feeling Minnesota" ).
action
In order to pay off old debts with the nightclub owner Red , the former stripper Freddie is forced to marry Red's friend and employee, the small crook Sam . When she falls in love with Sam's younger brother Jjaks at the wedding party, she runs away with him. Sam, who of course notices the disappearance of his wife quickly, seeks advice from Red. However, he still has an account with Sam because Red (justifiably) suspects Sam of having stolen money from him.
Freddie, who knows about Sam's money, asks Jjaks to go back to Sam's house to get the money. However, Sam has now invested the money in a house near Las Vegas for himself and his wife, knowing that it is Freddie's dream to live and work in Las Vegas one day. Meanwhile, Jjaks is discovered by his brother, who alerts Red and the police. A fight ensues between the two brothers, in the course of which Sam bites off a piece of Jjak's ear.
Jjaks drives to the motel where he stayed with Freddie and is followed by his brother. After an argument with Jjaks, Freddie meets with her husband Sam, who lets her in on his house plans. Realizing that she is only pretending to be interested, he shoots her in his car and takes her to her motel room.
When Jjaks wakes up the next morning, he finds Freddie covered in blood and supposedly dead and thinks that he shot her because he can't remember anything. He then buries them in a nearby forest, where he is again observed by his brother. He then blackens Jjaks to the police and he, Jjaks and the police go to the place, but Freddie's body has disappeared. Freddie, who was only injured and not, as assumed, dead, goes to the motel owners and persuades them to blackmail Sam, who is looking for help from Red.
By chance, Jjaks discovers that his love, Freddie, is with the motel owners and can hardly believe that she is still alive. Sam is later killed by a police officer and Jjaks is arrested because the police officer claims that Jjaks killed his brother. Freddie, who cannot forgive Jjaks for burying her, leaves him, but makes a statement to the police, incriminates the police officer and exonerates Jjaks.
Freddie then goes to Las Vegas to make her dream come true. In a letter she tells Jjaks that she never wants to see him again. A few months later, Jjaks is taken to Las Vegas by a preacher and waits for Freddie after their performance. The two hug each other and Freddie asks him why he took so much time.
History of origin
Feeling Minnesota is the directorial debut of the Canadian Steven Baigelman, who previously worked as an actor and painter and incorporated his own experiences from his youth into the script. Baigelman submitted his script to various producers before Stacey Sher , an employee of the production company Jersey Films , persuaded him to take over the direction and let it be produced by Jersey Films.
The film was shot on location in Minneapolis and Saint Paul in the US state of Minnesota .
Reviews
James Berardinelli described the film on ReelViews as "original". He praised the portrayals of Keanu Reeves and Cameron Diaz.
The lexicon of international films wrote: "An attempt at a" neo-noir crime thriller "that fails not only because of the miserable construction of its plot, but also because it only uses its characters as human accessories."
Web links
- Minnesota in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Minnesota atrotten tomatoes(English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Filming Locations for Minnesota
- ↑ Film review by James Berardinelli
- ^ Minnesota in the Lexicon of International Films , accessed June 10, 2008