Miranda (2002)

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Movie
German title Miranda
Original title Miranda
Country of production GB
original language English
Publishing year 2002
length about 90 minutes
Rod
Director Marc Munden
script Rob Young
production Laurence Bowen
music Murray Gold
camera Ben Davis
cut William Diver
occupation

Miranda is a British film from 2002 , directed by Marc Munden and written by Rob Young . Stylistically, the film alternates between black comedy and thriller .

action

The focal point of the film is the librarian Frank, played by the British actor John Simm (including Human Traffic ), whose job is about to be abandoned and who finds himself in a mysterious stranger (played by Christina Ricci , including Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas ) in love.

In the first ten minutes, the film focuses on the first week, in which "Frank" and Ricci's character "Miranda" get to know each other: He is shown clearing the library for the upcoming demolition - she, like her, the note first sets fire to demolition and then visits him every day in the library. Then one day “Miranda” disappeared without a trace and “Frank” is then shown in different shots in his apartment, the furnishings of which indicate a great sympathy for Elvis and his style.

However, “Miranda” is not the new acquaintance interested in human closeness, but a fraudster who has led some gullible Japanese business people to buy the library, which will soon be demolished. She left “Frank” and his workplace together with her scheming mentor “Christian” (played by the mime John Hurt , including Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone ) for London. "Frank" sets out to chase and discovers that the person he loves has the perverse millionaire "Nailor" ( Kyle MacLachlan , including Blue Velvet ) in her sights. “Miranda” and her partner are so-called “Con Artists” (see Bauernfängerei ) who sell unsuspecting victims real estate that is not in their possession. In the further course of the plot, the betrayed millionaire “Nailor” wants to take revenge on “Miranda”, while her partner tries to go into hiding, but is killed by the librarian in love. Meanwhile, “Miranda”, with whom “Frank” is in love despite all the realizations, falls in love with him towards the end of the film, despite all the emotions that were previously professionally simulated.

Reviews

The reviewer of the London edition of Time Out found only critical words for the work: The “quasi film noir” tells a “pitifully confused” love story and the characters are “monochrome” .

Scott Russon wrote in Empire Magazine that the film was "an inharmonious mix of comedy and cheating" that, like the main character, had trouble revealing their true identity. Hurt is particularly "fascinating" , but his role is subordinate to the "stupid love story" . Ricci is mistaken for the object of desire, but her strong portrayal makes up for it. The "pathetic" character of Frank is the greatest weakness ( "grave handicap" ) of the film.

In the “TLA Video & DVD Guide 2005” it was positively rated that fans of Christina Ricci would surely enjoy their “sexy clothes”, but the essence of the work does not live up to the promise that it will start at the beginning.

On Rotten Tomatoes , an approval rate of 44% was recognized on the basis of nine aggregated reviews - four of them "fresh" and five "rotten".

backgrounds

The film was shot in England , more precisely: in London and Scarborough . In total, Scarbourough competed with 24 other cities in the north of England to be the location of the film. The financing was u. a. Channel 4 , a public broadcaster, which is privately financed.

The world premiere took place on January 18, 2002 at the Sundance Film Festival , followed by the Moscow Film Festival on June 23, 2002 and the Hong Kong International Film Festival on April 19, 2003 . In the United States, the film was released on video in June 2003. In Great Britain, the official publication took place in autumn 2003.

Trivia

John Simm , who plays the leading role as librarian, is not mentioned by name in a trailer . In addition, the name of the British actor did not appear prominently on the movie posters - that of the supporting actor John Hurt, however.

The DVD release contains the trailer and a. a ten-minute interview and a so-called featurette.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Scott Russon: Miranda. In: empireonline.com. December 30, 2006, accessed November 9, 2018 .
  2. ↑ a b JWin: Miranda. In: timeout.com. Retrieved November 9, 2018 .
  3. ↑ 'When I cry on screen, those are real tears - that's how I cry. In: scotsman.com. October 26, 2003, accessed November 9, 2018 .
  4. ↑ a b Jen: Special double feature: Miranda and the bibliothécaire - An American librarian's perspective. In: reel-librarians.com. November 12, 2013, accessed November 9, 2018 .
  5. ↑ a b c NeilSmith: BBC-Films-review-Miranda. In: bbc.co.uk. October 14, 2003, accessed November 9, 2018 .
  6. ↑ a b c Hollywood is Here! In: thescarboroughnews.co.uk. March 21, 2001, accessed November 9, 2018 .
  7. ↑ Alan Jones: Hollywood is Here! In: radiotimes.com. Retrieved November 9, 2018 .
  8. ↑ Paghat the Ratgirl: Wild Realm Film Reviews: Pumpkin [and] Miranda. In: weirdwildrealm.com. March 5, 2002, accessed November 9, 2018 .
  9. ↑ Film review by Scott Russon, accessed January 12, 2008
  10. ↑ David Bleiler: TLA Video & DVD Guide 2005: The Discerning Film Lover's Guide . St. Martin's Griffin, New York 2004, ISBN 978-0-312-31690-7 ( full text / preview in Google Book Search [accessed November 9, 2018]).
  11. ↑ Miranda. In: rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved November 9, 2018 .
  12. ^ Filming locations for Miranda, accessed January 12, 2008
  13. ↑ Miranda (2002) - Release Info. In: german.imdb.com. Retrieved November 9, 2018 .
  14. ↑ Miranda. In: wallesoverfilm.nl. Retrieved November 9, 2018 (Dutch).