Neue Vahr Süd (film)
Neue Vahr Süd is a German television film from 2010 based on the novel of the same name by Sven Regener . Christian Zübert wrote the script , Regener was not involved. Hermine Huntgeburth directed the production for ARD . The main role was played by Frederick Lau , who had previously starred in the literary film adaptation of The Wave in 2008 . The film Neue Vahr Süd is a prequel of the 2003 film adaptation of the literary film Herr Lehmann . It bears the name of the Neue Vahr district of Bremen , although it mostly plays in the district .
action
The 20-year-old Frank Lehmann did an apprenticeship as a forwarding agent and lives with his parents in the Neue Vahr Süd district of Bremen . His friends address him by the name "Franky" and consider him a hippie .
So it is all the more surprising for everyone that in 1980 he was drafted into the Lower Saxony barracks by the German armed forces to do his military service , because he forgot to refuse military service . In the barracks, it is against his will to steward elected, although he did not stand out and wanted to bumble actually through military service.
When he drives from the barracks to his parents on his first weekend off duty, he finds that his child's room is being used by his father as a hobby room for electrical work. Although his parents agree that they do not want out of the apartment her son, Frank decides to dump and moves in with his school friend Martin Klapp, a residential community with two of his friends from the left-alternative scene in Ostertor - Quarter Bremen right next to the cinema in Ostertor on Ostertorsteinweg . During the weekends off duty, he celebrates flat share parties there and goes around the houses with his friends. In the process, he met the German studies student Sibille, whom his friend Martin also had an eye on. Sibille's roommate Birgit is interested in Lehmann. The first attempt to sleep with Birgit, however, fails due to excessive alcohol consumption. Some time later she takes him to her shared room, where Birgit's friend Horst is waiting for her in bed. He sees Birgit and Lehmann, most of whom have already undressed, whereupon a tussle arises between him and Lehmann. Birgit's roommate, Sibille, steps out into the hallway because of the noise and finds out about the relationship.
After the pioneering Reinboth appeared for a free weekend voluntarily at the barracks, he is by the military police brought. However, before the company commander can pronounce a disciplinary penalty, he needs a statement from the shop steward. Lehmann then speaks to his comrade Reinboth, who is not ready to make any statements, so that Lehmann can only write down assumptions about his mental state. During the investigation continue, Reinboth tried sleeping pills suicide to commit. However , he is treated and survived in the infirmary at the base.
After these experiences and a conversation with Sibille, in which she pointed out to Lehmann the possibility of a subsequent application for conscientious objection , he decided to make such an application. After an oral hearing in front of a three-person committee, Lehmann is sent back to his platoon because his application has not been granted (among other things because of his black eye that I caught in the fight with Horst). Lehmann resolves to make use of his right to refuse the pledge . The company commander, however, wants to annoy Lehmann and therefore assigns him to the vow as torchbearer. Lehmann and Sibille get closer and they both spend a night together. The next weekend Sibille informs Lehmann, who is in love with her, that she is meeting her former boyfriend again. Then Martin throws him out of the apartment because he is madly jealous. Lehmann then quartered his convicted rocker buddy Harry in the flat to get revenge on Martin.
On November 5, 1980, he took his train on the way to the public vow in the Weser Stadium . Even before the recruits reach the stadium, there are riots with militant demonstrators who wound Sergeant Tietz on his forehead by throwing a cobblestone. While a paramedic is looking after the injured sergeant, Lehmann steals a pack of tablets from the paramedic's suitcase. On the steps of the Weser Stadium, he swallows four pills - inspired by the suicide attempt of his comrade Reinboth - in order to simulate a suicide attempt and thereby be released from the Bundeswehr prematurely. The company commander of the base seems to see through Lehmann's deception, but agrees to the troop doctor's request to release Lehmann prematurely from his military service.
Lehmann then leaves the base and sets off with his car to Berlin , where his brother lives.
background
Neue Vahr Süd was filmed in Bremen at the original locations at the Weserstadion and in the Ostertorviertel . Other locations were in Cologne and Mechernich . For the shooting, the facades of the cinema in the Ostertor as well as several shops and snack bars in Bremen's Ostertorviertel were completely rebuilt. In addition, old trams operated at the Sielwall crossing. Shooting began on April 7, 2010 and ended on May 17, 2010. The world premiere took place on October 1, 2010 at the Hamburg Film Festival . On December 1, 2010, the television premiere took place in the main evening program of the first . The free TV premiere saw 4.11 million viewers, corresponding to a market share of 12.7%.
The riot shown in the film at the public vow in the Weserstadion actually took place, but not on November 5th, 1980, but on May 6th, 1980. At that time there were 257 police officers and soldiers, some of them life-threateningly injured, 50 injured demonstrators and substantial property damage by approximately one million deutschmarks . The day was marked by the slogan “The sixth of May will not pass!”, Which Bremer Autonome maintained for more than ten years and often sprayed it on walls.
Film music
The selected film music was highly praised by Rainer Tittelbach : "It is the best television film soundtrack in recent years, because he selected not only good songs, but also the right ones for the» scene «", but "does not degenerate into a signal-like music carpet" .
In the credits the title The Sound of Fear by the Eels can be heard, which was already heard in the soundtrack by Herr Lehmann , the film adaptation of Sven Regener's debut novel. It is also noticeable that music from the 1990s and 2000s was primarily selected for the film, which is set in 1980. These include titles like I like birds by the Eels or Yegelle Tezeta by Mulatu Astatke , which was one of the main themes in Broken Flowers in 2005 . However, titles from the late 1970s, i.e. titles that are to be regarded as contemporary music in the sense of the plot, can also be heard in the film, such as Jamming by Bob Marley . In addition, music tracks can be heard "that were popular with students and autonomists, with ex-hippies and punkers alike", such as My Generation by Patti Smith , Mongoloid by Devo , Boys Don't Cry by The Cure and Heroes by David Bowie . Other titles that have been included in the score include The Jam with Start , Iggy Pop with Angel , Dengue Fever with Ethanopium , The Clash with Guns of Brixton , Linton Kwesi Johnson with the titles Fite Dem Back and Cultural Dub, and Brain , The Cure with A Forest , Dejan Sparavalo , Dr. Nelle Karajlic and Vojslav Aralica with Jekdi Tharin , Peter Tosh with it Legalize , The Velvet Underground & Nico with Femme Fatale , Devo with (I Can not Get No) Satisfaction and Abba with I Do I Do I Do .
criticism
“The author himself once stated that the 600-page work could not be filmed. The ARD has dared to defy all doubts. [...] Although the plot is compressed to 90 TV minutes, the film adaptation is extremely successful, ”writes Die Welt . Rainer Tittelbach sees it similarly and judges: "Turning 585 pages of a novel into 90 minutes of television film [...] is a great success." He particularly praises the work of Christian Zübert , Hermine Huntgeburth and Frederick Lau . The editorial team of Kino.de also endorses the praise for Frederick Lau, "[he] gives Frankie Lehmann the perfect face". Furthermore, she judges: “In general, one can only congratulate the production for the wonderful cast [...]. […] The equipment, costumes, the music anyway, everything fits together […]. ”She sums up:“ Hermine Huntgeburth's cinematic journey through time to 1980 is a lot of fun and perfectly matches the laconic tone of Sven Regener's original. ”
Martin Motzkau vom Stern saw a good film and, in addition to the elaborate setting, particularly praised the young, rather unknown actors, above all Albrecht Schuch . Sven Regener came to the same conclusion with regard to Albrecht Schuch's performance. Overall, Martin Motzkau liked the adaptation of the novel: “The screenwriter Christian Zübert skilfully shortened the 600-page tome and changed some places. This clearly sets the film apart from the book, but that doesn't make it worse. " Spiegel Online also finds positive words for the film, but blames it," that the rather delicate and fragile resentment towards certain types in the book is at play here Consensus stereotypes are inflated ”. Likewise, the selection of film music scandalizes the opinion of the editorial staff, because "as a recurring musical motif has the Ethiopian Soul jazz musician Mulatu Astatke packed on the soundtrack, which all music connoisseurs may enjoy, but hardly in the mood fits."
Awards and festivals
Christian Zübert (Book), Hermione Huntgeburth (director), Bettina Schmidt (Production Designer) and Frederick Lau (representation) was for Neue Vahr South of the Grimme Award 2011 in the category Fiction awarded. At the Bavarian Television Prize 2011 Hermine Huntgeburth received awards for directing the film and Frederick Lau as best actor. The film was previously nominated for the North German Film Prize 2010 in the category of best television film. In addition, it ran in the competitions for the TV Producer's Prize at the Hamburg Film Festival in 2010 and for the TV beaver at the Biberach Film Festival in 2010. At the German Comedy Prize 2011 , the film was awarded in the category Best TV Comedy . He received a special mention in the competition for fictional television films at the Prix Europa 2011.
literature
- Sven Regener : Neue Vahr Süd , Frankfurt / Main, Berlin, 2004, ISBN 3821807431
Web links
- Official website , the first
- Neue Vahr South in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Neue Vahr Süd at filmportal.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for Neue Vahr Süd . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , August 2010 (PDF; test number: 124 137 V).
- ↑ a b c Neue Vahr Süd is hilarious . In: Die Welt , dpa / cor, November 29, 2010.
- ↑ a b »I would like more films like› Neue Vahr Süd ‹« - Interview with author Sven Regener ( Memento from April 29, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), Das Erste , producer Annett Neukirchen
- ↑ a b locations according to the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ a b Zeitreise ( Memento from April 29, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), Das Erste , Radio Bremen , Annette Strelow
- ↑ Live from the preview - event reporter Felix Hemme reports from Bremen ( Memento from April 29, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Budget and box office results according to the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ a b Start dates according to the Internet Movie Database
- ^ A b c d e Rainer Tittelbach: TV movie "Neue Vahr Süd" on tittelbach.tv
- ^ Zoff at the "Great Zapfenstreich" . In: Spiegel Online .
- ↑ Music in Neue Vahr Süd - The song list for the film ( Memento from October 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), Das Erste
- ↑ a b c film review on kino.de , fra
- ↑ a b Martin Motzkau: ARD film »Neue Vahr Süd«: The flair of the eighties . In: Stern , December 1, 2010
- ↑ a b Christian Buß : Regener film "Neue Vahr Süd" - bird-free in the Müffel generation . In: Spiegel Online , December 1, 2010.
- ^ Fiction ( Memento from March 21, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), Grimme Prize 2011.
- ↑ Rationale of the jury ( Memento from June 25, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Bavarian TV Prize 2011 - jury decision ( memento from June 14, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), press release in the Bavarian State Portal, in the Internet archive
- ↑ Seehofer awards the Bavarian TV Prize 2011 ( Memento from August 16, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), press release in the Bavarian State Portal, in the Internet archive
- ^ North German Film Prize 2010: 12 films nominated by the jury
- ↑ Neue Vahr Süd ( Memento from June 13, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) at the Biberach Film Festival, in the web archive
- ^ Prix Europa 2011: Television Awards ( Memento January 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on November 14, 2011.