Monster (film)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | monster |
| Original title | monster |
| Country of production | USA / Germany |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2003 |
| length | 110 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Patty Jenkins |
| script | Patty Jenkins |
| production |
Charlize Theron , Mark Damon , Clark Peterson , Donald Kushner , Brad Wyman |
| music | BT |
| camera | Steven Bernstein |
| cut |
Jane Kurson , Arthur Coburn |
| occupation | |
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Monster is a US- German movie from 2003 based on the story of the murderess Aileen Wuornos . The main role is played by the South African actress Charlize Theron , who has won numerous film awards for her portrayal, including the 2004 Oscar for Best Actress .
action
At the end of the 1980s, Aileen Wuornos, who has been working as a prostitute since she was 13 , finished her life. In order not to waste the last five dollars, she wants to spend it before she shoots herself. She just moved to Florida from Michigan . In the process, however, she met the young Selby in a gay bar. In order to cure her homosexuality, the girl had been sent to live with an aunt in Florida by her devout Christian parents.
An initial friendship develops more and more into a love affair between the two women. Aileen continues to work as a prostitute by standing on the expressway and waiting for clients there. She doesn't have a pimp. Selby has nothing to complain about Aileen's work, as this activity brings in enough money for a relatively easy life. When Aileen is raped by a suitor one day , she shoots him, but in doing so goes beyond self-defense . Then she takes his money and car, in which she finds a spade and a bone saw. She thereby realizes that the rapist wanted to murder her after the crime. Traumatized by this, she tries to find a decent job, but fails due to the prejudices of society and her own naive ideas. For example, she is forced by a police officer to practice oral sex on him. Since she has practically no rights as a prostitute, she cannot defend herself. It is not only Selby who finally pushes Aileen back into the role everyone sees her in anyway: she's working as a prostitute again. However, Aileen feels reminded of her tormentor and confirmed by the desires of the suitors in her contempt for the world of men. She kills until robbery and murder eventually become the couple's main source of income. At one point she feels pity for a suitor and lets him live. Another time she murders someone who did not want to rape her because he exposed her identity as a serial killer. The murder victim was probably a former police officer, which increases the pressure to be searched. After Selby and Aileen cause an accident with a victim's car, the police can use witness statements to have phantom images of the two made. One day Aileen is arrested. Selby helps authorities get Aileen to admit guilt over the phone. When Aileen realizes that the conversation is being tapped, she takes all the blame on herself to protect Selby. Aileen is sentenced to death after her trial in which Selby testifies against her. In the credits it is learned that Aileen and Selby never spoke to each other again after the trial and that Aileen was put to death by lethal injection in 2002 after 12 years on death row .
background
The film is based on the story of serial killer Aileen Wuornos, who confessed to the murder of six men in her 1992 trial. A seventh murder could not be proven. Wuornos was executed in Florida on October 9, 2002 .
Reviews
In connection with the film, the portrayal of Charlize Theron was particularly praised. For example, the magazine Stern wrote : “Rousing and impressive!” In the industry journal Blickpunkt Film the opinion is: “With the performance of Charlize Theron as a serial killer that gets under your skin, the film is convincing in every respect.” Film critic Roger Ebert wrote about Theron's acting Achievement This is one of the greatest performances in the history of the cinema ("this is one of the greatest performances in the history of the cinema "). Peter Travers wrote in Rolling Stone on December 23, 2003 that portraying Charlize Theron made watching the film an experience that "will not be forgotten" . However, he also said that the director Patty Jenkins tried too hard to find a justification for the behavior of Aileen Wuornos.
Awards
- Oscar 2004 - Best Actress : Charlize Theron
- BAFTA Awards 2005 - Best Actress: Charlize Theron ( nomination )
- Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award - Best Actress: Charlize Theron
- Chicago Film Critics Association Award - Best Actress: Charlize Theron
- Critics' Choice Movie Award - Best Actress: Charlize Theron
- Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award - Best Actress: Charlize Theron
- 2004 Golden Globe Awards - Best Actress (Drama): Charlize Theron
- Independent Spirit Award - Best Actress: Charlize Theron
- Berlinale 2004 - Silver Bear: Charlize Theron; Golden Bear ( nomination ): Patty Jenkins
- Irish Film & Television Award - Best International Leading Actress: Charlize Theron (nomination)
- Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award - Best Actress: Charlize Theron
- London Critics' Circle Film Award - Best Actress: Charlize Theron (Nomination)
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award - Best Actress: Charlize Theron (Nomination)
- MTV Movie Awards 2004 ( Nominations ) - Best Actress, Best Film Kiss
- National Board of Review of Motion Pictures - Best Actress: Charlize Theron
- National Society of Film Critics Award - Best Actress: Charlize Theron
- New York Film Critics Circle Awards - Best Actress: Charlize Theron (Nomination)
- New York Film Critics Online Awards - Best Actress: Charlize Theron
- Online Film Critics Society Awards - Best Actress: Charlize Theron (Nomination)
- San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award - Best Actress: Charlize Theron
- Satellite Award - Best Actress: Charlize Theron
- Screen Actors Guild Award - Best Actress: Charlize Theron
- Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award - Best Actress: Charlize Theron
literature
- Michael Reynolds: I hate all men. The incredible story of a serial killer. Heyne, Munich 1995, ISBN 3-453-08274-5 .
Web links
- Monster in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Monster in the German dubbing file
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for monsters . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , April 2004 (PDF; test number: 97 507 K).
- ↑ Eberts film review (engl.)