Poetic Justice
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Poetic Justice |
| Original title | Poetic Justice |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1993 |
| length | 109 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | John Singleton |
| script | John Singleton |
| production | John Singleton, Steve Nicolaides |
| music |
Stanley Clarke , Janet Jackson , James Harris III , Terry Lewis |
| camera | Peter Lyons Collister |
| cut | Bruce Cannon |
| occupation | |
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Poetic Justice is an American drama directed by John Singleton from 1993. The film is about a young American woman from the South Central District of Los Angeles , whose boyfriend is shot in revenge by members of a rival gang in front of her and hers Make an effort to process what you have experienced.
action
Justice mourns the loss of her boyfriend and decides not to go to college but to work in a hair salon. To combat her depression, she writes poetry. Her friend Lesha persuades her to take her, Chicago and Lucky on a bus trip from the South Central District of Los Angeles to Oakland in order to escape the gang-dominated area of their ghetto for a while.
Justice does not get along at all with Lucky's manner at first. Justice is afraid of being hurt and Lucky is always trying to maintain his macho image. As the distance from their old surroundings increases, new worlds and horizons open up for both of them. Justice realizes that she is not as alone as she previously believed.
background
- Janet Jackson made her cinematic debut in this 1993 film.
- The poems recited by Justice in the film are by the poet Maya Angelou .
- The role of Lucky , played by Tupac Shakur , was originally intended for rapper Ice Cube .
synchronization
The German synchronization took Interopa film in Berlin , after a dialogue book and the dialogue director of Theodor Dopheide .
| role | actor | German speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Justice | Janet Jackson | Nana Spier |
| Lucky | Tupac Shakur | Charles Rettinghaus |
| Iesha | Regina King | Maud Ackermann |
| Chicago | Joe Torry | Oliver Field |
| Heywood | Roger Guenveur Smith | Peter Reinhardt |
| Jessie | Tyra Ferrell | Regina Lemnitz |
| Aunt June | Maya Angelou | Senta Moira |
| Brad | Billy Zane | Nicolas Boell |
| Penelope | Lori Petty | Philine Peters-Arnolds |
criticism
Lexicon of international films : “The black director, who already impressed with his first film" Boyz'N The Hood ", also describes the black milieu critically. With drastic dialogues and a straightforward narrative, he conveys his human message in a haunting way. "
Awards
- In 1993, James Harris III, Janet Jackson and Terry Lewis were nominated for an Oscar in the category Best Music, Original Song with the song Again . The three were also nominated for a Golden Globe .
- Janet Jackson won two awards at the 1994 MTV Movie Awards . In the same year she “won” a Golden Raspberry as Worst New Star , and she received a nomination in the Worst Actress category .
Web links
- Poetic Justice in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Poetic Justice at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Poetic Justice in the German dubbing index
- ↑ Poetic Justice. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed February 7, 2017 .