Dolls under the roof
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Dolls under the roof |
| Original title | Toys in the Attic |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1963 |
| length | 90 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | George Roy Hill |
| script | James Poe |
| production | Walter Mirisch |
| music | George Duning |
| camera | Joseph F. Biroc |
| cut | Stuart Gilmore |
| occupation | |
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Puppen unterm Dach (original title: Toys in the Attic ) is an American film drama from 1963 based on the play of the same name by Lillian Hellman .
action
Julian Berniers, a somewhat infantile man, moves back to his native New Orleans with his young wife Lily. His sisters Carrie and Anne greet the couple. Julian admits to the two that he no longer has his shoe factory in Chicago, but that he is still rich. He proves this with expensive gifts. Carrie, secretly in love with her brother, believes Julian. But Anne is skeptical, especially since Julian refuses to explain the origin of his wealth. Another problem for Julian is now Lily, who accuses him of being interested in another woman.
Lily's mother Albertine and her lawyer Henry come to visit. Carrie overhears a conversation about a land purchase from Julian through his ex-girlfriend Charlotte Warkins. With the purchase, the two Charlotte's husbands made an upcoming deal more expensive. Carrie, jealous of Lily, gets her to call Mr. Warkins and unintentionally uncover the trick. Julian and Charlotte are intercepted, beaten, seriously injured and robbed by some crooks on Warkin's behalf.
When Julian, after revealing his wife's involuntary betrayal, repudiates her and comes home exhausted or battered, he notices Carrie's exuberant joy at his renewed dependence. He realizes that Carrie and not Lily betrayed him. He leaves the sisters for good and wants to see Lily. Anne realizes that she can no longer live with her sister and also leaves the house. Carry collapses alone.
background
The play on which the film is based premiered on Broadway on February 25, 1960 at the Hudson Theater. This was followed by 456 performances and a nomination for the Tony Award .
The film was shot in the US state of Louisiana and premiered on July 31, 1963. In Germany it was first shown in cinemas on October 25 of the same year.
Reviews
The lexicon of international film called puppets under the roof a "chamber play film adaptation of a play by Lillian Hellman". The film magazine Cinema saw in the film an "intense chamber play".
Bosley Crowther of the New York Times wrote that George Roy Hill was responsible for turning the play into a wreck. With the focus on melodrama instead of character drawing, the director allowed the pompous drama and the eager performers to get out of hand and indulge in confusing theatrical outbursts.
Variety found that the emotional savagery satisfies those who prefer crude melodrama. The film is generously packed with such sick cargo as inbreeding, adultery, mental weakness, lust and some other popular amusements.
Awards
1964 was Bill Thomas in the category Best Costume Design / monochrome nominated for an Oscar.
Geraldine Page was nominated for the Golden Globe for Best Actress (Drama) and Wendy Hiller for Best Supporting Actress.
Web links
- Dolls in the attic in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Dolls under the roof at rotten tomatoes (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dolls under the roof. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed May 27, 2019 .
- ↑ See cinema.de
- ^ Bosley Crowther : 'Toys in the Attic' Opens: Scenario Is From Play by Lillian Hellman . In: The New York Times , August 1, 1963.
- ↑ See Toys in the Attic . In: Variety , 1963.