Nine (film)

Movie
German title	Nine
Original title	Nine
Country of production	United States , ; Italy
original language	English , ; Italian
Publishing year	2009
length	118 minutes
Age rating	FSK 6 ; JMK 10
Rod
Director	Rob Marshall
script	Michael Tolkin , ; Anthony Minghella
production	Rob Marshall, ; Marc E. Platt , ; Harvey Weinstein , ; John DeLuca
music	Andrea Guerra
camera	Dion Beebe
cut	Claire Simpson , ; Wyatt Smith
occupation
	Daniel Day-Lewis : Guido Contini; Marion Cotillard : Luisa Contini; Sophia Loren : Mamma Contini; Penélope Cruz : Carla Albanese; Judi Dench : Lili; Kate Hudson : Stephanie Necrophuros; Nicole Kidman : Claudia Jenssen; Fergie : Saraghina; Giuseppe Cederna : Fausto;

Nine is an American musical - love film by director Rob Marshall from 2009 and is based on the 1982 musical of the same name, which is based on Fellini's autobiographical film 8½ . The main roles are played by Daniel Day-Lewis , Marion Cotillard , Sophia Loren and Nicole Kidman .

Nine was shown in German cinemas on February 25, 2010, but was shown in a gala screening for the 60th anniversary of the Berlinale in the Friedrichstadtpalast even before it was released .

action

Successful director Guido Contini has just signed a contract with his producer for his latest film with great press attention and is starting the preparatory work for the film such as casting, costume design and ideas for the set, although he still has not the slightest idea what his film is about should go at all - let alone a script. Contini experienced his midlife crisis at the age of 50 . He feels his creativity is waning, and there are problems in his love life too. He tries to find the balance between the many women in his life: his wife Luisa, his lover Carla, his muse Claudia, the journalist Stephanie, the costume designer Lili and his mother.

Emergence

In mid-2007, director Rob Marshall announced that he would make a film adaptation of the musical hit Nine with the help of the Weinstein Company . Marshall also directed a "Weinstein" production at Chicago .

In December 2009, the film gave content to the American daily soaps One Life to Live and General Hospital for advertising purposes. Followers of the film saw the trailer on a YouTube-style website and they loved it.

occupation

The castings for Nine began in August 2008. Originally, Javier Bardem was the first choice for the role of "Guido Contini". However, when he canceled due to extreme exhaustion, Daniel Day-Lewis was hired.

Catherine Zeta-Jones was initially selected for the role of "Claudia Jenssen" . However, she also canceled as she requested extensions to the script. Director Marshall selected three actresses: Amy Adams , Gwyneth Paltrow and Anne Hathaway . In the end, none of the three accepted until Nicole Kidman asked.

The role of "Carla Albanese" was supposed to be played by Renée Zellweger , but it was taken over by Penélope Cruz .

Katie Holmes first asked for the role of "Luisa Contini", but director Marshall found that Holmes was not the right choice for this role and cast Marion Cotillard as "Luisa".

Anne Hathaway and Sienna Miller were cast for the role of journalist "Stephanie", but Kate Hudson won the contract .

Filming

Nine was filmed from October 10, 2008 to January 30, 2009. The locations chosen were London , Milan , Rome and East Sussex .

Production and rental companies

The film was produced by the Weinstein Company , Lucamar Productions and Relativity Media . The American film distributor is also the "Weinstein Company".

budget

Nine approximately cost 80 million US dollars .

Interesting facts and backgrounds

The pre-production had to be postponed due to a strike by the scriptwriters.
Nicole Kidman started filming just four weeks after the birth of her daughter.
Kate Hudson stated in an interview with Oprah Winfrey that it took around six weeks to rehearse her performance “Cinema Italiano” and only two days to film the piece.
All songs of the main actors are sung by themselves according to the credits.

reception

The Rolling Stone writes that Nine is a "hot-blooded" Mix was "full of song, dance, movement and smoldering sexuality." However, the magazine criticized the editing of the music videos. "Anyone who hated his (Rob Marshall) music video editing in Chicago will hate him here too." The script by Michael Tolkin and Anthony Minghella was "extremely funny".

The New York Times reported that the film was descending into "vulgar chaos" through its efforts to encourage artistic frenzy. Kate Hudson also sings an “embarrassing hymn to 'Cinema Italiano'.” The film lacks the “psychological dimension”. Leading actor Daniel Day-Lewis seems "not really very Italian". Nine offers "no real warmth".

Moviepilot writes that Nine is "a smooth glamor film, without heart, brain and - what is worse - without good songs". The cast makes an effort, "but it never wants to get a real feeling of Italy." As in Chicago, Rob Marshall's dance numbers would splinter into fragments "that never want to come together to form an impressive or lively whole".

“The artistic choreographies, the gorgeous actors and the splendid décor of 'Nine', which conjures up memories of Fellini films like 'Das süße Leben' - everything seems perfect at first glance. But something is missing. The actors and their director threw themselves body and soul into the work and forgot the most important thing: to touch the hearts of the audience. Conclusion: "Nine" is a dazzling musical film adaptation that reveals a lack of true feelings beneath its all too smooth surface. "

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