Quiero ser
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Stolen dreams |
| Original title | Quiero ser |
| Country of production | Mexico , Germany |
| original language | Spanish |
| Publishing year | 1999 |
| length | 35 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Florian Gallenberger |
| script | Florian Gallenberger |
| production |
Horst Knechtl (co-producer), Christian Becker (co-producer), Florian Gallenberger, Michel Morales (executive producer) University of Television and Film Munich (HFF) |
| music | Gert Wilden Jr. |
| camera | Jürgen Juerges |
| cut | Hansjörg Weißbrich |
| occupation | |
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Quiero ser (in German: I want to be ), also known in Germany as Stolen Dreams , is a short film by the German director Florian Gallenberger .
action
The film is about the two brothers Jorge and Juan who live on the streets of Mexico City . As a street singer you are trying to earn 100 pesos so that you can pay for the long-awaited balloons and a license to sell them as soon as possible. Juan, the younger of the two brothers, can read, write and do arithmetic and shows a great sense of responsibility: For example, he is strictly against spending the money on food, and so the two brothers look for something to eat in the garbage. In other ways too, Juan is more skilled in business (e.g. he can convince the balloon seller from whom they want to buy the balloons and the license to stay at the agreed price of 100 pesos) and dreams of a better life, in which he too can go to school. Jorge is portrayed as less responsible and intelligent than his brother. In addition, he is not so economical with the money and keeps some of it in order to be able to buy something from his beloved, the ice cream seller. One day Jorge steals 20 pesos from the shared cash register to meet the girl. Juan does not forgive his brother for this breach of trust, leaves him and tries to get through life on his own from now on.
20 years later he returns to the place of their childhood as a successful man and sees his brother Jorge, who still leads a bleak life as a street singer, but does not speak to him.
Awards
The short film received the following awards, among others:
- In 1999 the film was awarded the 3rd prize by Studio Hamburg .
- Also in 2001 the film won the Audience Award and the Horizon Award at the Short Film Festival in Aspen / Colorado , and the Jury Award of the Adult Jury at the International Children's Film Festival in Chicago .
- In 2000 he won the Student Oscar for Best Foreign Film.
- He also received the First Steps Young Talent Award (2000), a Silver Griphon at the Griffoni Film Festival , an honorable mention at the Valencia International Film Festival and was awarded the title “particularly valuable” by the film evaluation office and the City of Munich's film promotion award. In addition, it was the best European film at the Brest Film Festival in 2000 and it received the GWFF award for best German graduate film in 1999.
- 2001: Oscar for best short film
Reviews
“'Quiero ser' is a real, moving tragedy of poverty, an unusually sensitive study of trust and betrayal, told vividly and full of great emotions. The story is developed very close to and with two children with gripping consistency. There are no wrong notes, but a remarkable intensity and density. The excellent acting performance of the children and the great camera work leave the viewer affected by the topic and enthusiastic about the execution of this film. "
Others
- The film was the director's thesis at the University of Television and Film Munich .
- Quieroser has been the subject of the central high school diploma in North Rhine-Westphalia since 2007 .
Web links
- Quiero ser in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Information about the film
- Materials for dealing with the film in class (PDF file; 191 kB)
- Table of contents and interpretations of the film (PDF file; 169 kB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Award listing at IMDb
- ↑ a b Studio Hamburg .
- ↑ firststeps.de ( Memento of the original from September 25, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ prisma.de: Quiero Ser - Stolen Dreams
- ↑ Interview with Florian Gallenberger ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
