Prora (film)
| Movie | |
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| Original title | Prora |
| Country of production | Switzerland |
| original language | German , French |
| Publishing year | 2012 |
| length | 23 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Stéphane Riethauser |
| script | Stéphane Riethauser |
| production | Stéphane Riethauser |
| music | David Perrenoud |
| camera | Marcus Winterbauer |
| cut | Barbara Toennieshen |
| occupation | |
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Prora is a Swiss short film directed by Stéphane Riethauser in 2012. It was released in early 2014 in cinemas. The title refers to the former KdF seaside resort of Rügen .
action
17-year-old Jan from Germany spends his holidays with 18-year-old Matthieu from France in Prora on the Baltic island of Rügen . When the two of them return from a party early in the morning, slightly drunk, they are still on the beach in front of the building complex of the former KdF seaside resort of Rügen and smoke marijuana . After a while, Matthieu enters the empty building and Jan reluctantly follows him. In one of the countless rooms they discover Nazi slogans on the walls and a swastika flag , and Matthieu shamelessly begins to make fun of Germany's Nazi past . Jan wants to dissuade him angrily and follows him through several corridors and rooms. When he confronts it, however, he cannot resist the temptation and kisses Matthieu, who is lying on the ground. At first he is surprised, but then returns Jan's support and the two have sex. Then Matthieu wants to disappear from the building complex without a word, but loses his orientation and becomes increasingly irritated until he finally angrily knocks Jan down and runs away. Jan remains bleeding and in tears.
On the last day of their vacation on Rügen, the two boys meet one last time on the beach. They have no words, but when Matthieu notices the injury to Jan's knee, he offers him his hand and the two make up again. They go swimming together and finally say goodbye with a kiss.
background
The director , journalist and LGBT activist Stéphane Riethauser (* 1972 in Geneva ) wanted to address “two boys confronting your (sic!) Identity” in his short film debut. The choice of location finally fell on the former KdF seaside resort Prora , as it offered “grandiose cinematographic possibilities” and contained “strong symbolic power” and was therefore the “third actor in the film”. The film was produced by Riethauser's production company Lambda Prod , and it was released on January 13th 2014 as part of the short film collection Freshly in love with Edition Salzgeber distribution . The DVD was released on February 25th 2014 with the FSK approval 16 .
reception
The film has won a number of awards and screened at more than 120 film festivals around the world between 2012 and 2013 .
Reviews
David Lamble wrote in the LGBT newspaper Bay Area Reporter that Reithauser's “Provokation” linked “the Weimar era with today's Euro party youth”. Cinematographer Marcus Winterbauer emphasizes "this intimate epic story alternating with breathtaking aerial shots and languishing erotic images".
Tim Isaac praised the leading actors on the Big Gay Picture Show for their portrayal of complex “characters that one can engage with quickly”, although there is relatively little dialogue. Towards the end, the "endless corridors of Prora would become an allegory of the confusion of youthful emotions when two people try to find out who they are and what it means." He spoke of a "great little film with a great ending."
Awards (selection)
- New York City Short Film Festival 2012: Best LGBT Film
- Portobello Film Festival London 2012: Best Foreign Film
- Festival européen de film court Brest 2012: Prize of the youth jury
- Durango Film Festival 2013: Best Live Action Short Film
Web links
- Prora in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official page for the film
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Approval certificate for Prora . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , December 2013 (PDF; DVD publication as part of the short film collection Freshly in love ).
- ↑ Press kit for the film. (PDF) Lambda Prod, p. 6 , accessed on September 11, 2014 .
- ↑ Freshly in love. Gay short films. (PDF) Edition Salzgeber, accessed on September 11, 2014 .
- ↑ Awards of the film. In: Official website. Retrieved September 11, 2014 .
- ↑ David Lamble: Lights, camera, social action! 36th San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival. The Bay Area Reporter, June 14, 2012, accessed on September 11, 2014 : “Reithauser's provocation (there will be blood) connects the dots between the Weimer era and today's party-down Euro youth. Director of photography Marcus Winterbauer lenses this intimate epic with aerial shots interspersed with languorous semi-nudity. "
- ↑ Tim Isaac: Review: Boys on Film 9, Youth in Trouble (DVD). Big Gay Picture Show, April 28, 2013, accessed on September 12, 2014 (English): “Tom Gramenz and Swen Gippa do a great job as the young men, portraying complex characters who you quickly get involved with, even though there's relatively little dialogue. By the end, the endless corridors of Prora become an allegory for the confusion of teen emotions, as two people try to work out who they are and what it means. It's a great little film, with a great conclusion. "
- ^ New York City Short Film Festival 2012. Accessed September 11, 2014 .
- ↑ Portobello Film Festival 2012. Accessed September 11, 2014 (English).
- ↑ Festival européen de film court 2012. Retrieved on September 11, 2014 (French).
- ↑ Durango Film Festival 2013. (PDF) p. 2 , accessed on September 11, 2014 (English).