The Way We Are
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The Way We Are |
| Original title | Quiet Days in Hollywood |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1997 |
| length | 95 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Josef Rusnak |
| script |
Robert G. Brown , Josef Rusnak |
| production |
Jörg Bundschuh , John Michaels , Klaus Thora |
| music | Harald Kloser |
| camera | Dietrich Lohmann |
| cut | Christopher Koefoed |
| occupation | |
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The Way We Are (alternative title: Hollywood Boulevard ; original title: Quiet Days in Hollywood ) is a German comedy film from 1997 . Directed by Josef Rusnak , who also wrote the script together with Robert G. Brown .
action
The film shows episodes from the lives of some people living in Los Angeles , linked by the fact that each person has sex with a person previously shown. 17-year-old prostitute Lolita and her friends are waiting in front of a cinema for actor Peter Blaine, who is supposed to attend a film premiere. Lolita later wanders the city streets and has sex with the African-American Angel.
Angel lives from drug trafficking. After a dispute with his business partners, he wants to flee the city. He has sex with the waitress Julie in the stolen car. A little later, Angel is killed while Julie escapes the pursuers.
Julie is raped by Richard in the restaurant she works at. Richard has an affair with Kathy, the wife of restaurant owner Bobby, who is also unfaithful. Bobby gets a sexual offer from drug addict Patrick, who was previously dating Blaine. In the final scene, Blaine has sex with Lolita.
Reviews
Ryan Cracknell wrote in the Apollo Movie Guide that the 1997 film would appear in a new light in the new century because Hilary Swank had become an Oscar winner . However, it can only be seen for a short time. The film focuses on dialogue rather than plot, but the dialogues rarely come across as interesting or natural. The structure is effective at first, but the film soon loses the tension it has built up; most storylines would disappoint.
The lexicon of international films wrote that the film was "based on Arthur Schnitzler's " Reigen " transposed into the" X generation "of Los Angeles , but that it sacrificed the quality of the content of the model in favor of an intrusive and tasteful video clip aesthetic . “Despite an impressive array of talented actors” , “the individual fates due to the flat dialogues and the superficial staging” would not appeal to the viewer emotionally, which is why the film quickly becomes boring.
background
The film was shot in Los Angeles . It came into German cinemas on July 17, 1997.
Web links
- The Way We Are in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The Way We Are at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Film review by Ryan Cracknell (English) ( Memento from February 9, 2006 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ The Way We Are. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed October 5, 2016 .
- ↑ Filming locations for Quiet Days in Hollywood , accessed October 20, 2008
- ↑ Release dates for Quiet Days in Hollywood , accessed October 20, 2008