Ratatouille (film)

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Movie
German title Ratatouille
Original title Ratatouille
Ratatouille-Film.JPG
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2007
length 111 minutes
Age rating FSK 0
JMK 0
Rod
Director Brad Bird
Jan Pinkava
script Jim Capobianco
Emily Cook
Kathy Greenberg
Bob Peterson
production Brad Lewis
music Michael Giacchino
cut Darren T. Holmes
synchronization

Ratatouille is an American computer animation film released in 2007 . It is the eighth full-length animation film from Pixar Animation Studios . The directors of the film are Brad Bird and Jan Pinkava , who have already received an Oscar for their last work at Pixar and for this film . It ran on June 29, 2007 in US cinemas; The cinema release for the German-language version in Germany, Austria and Switzerland was October 3, 2007.

The literary template for the film story comes from Jan Pinkava , Jim Capobianco and Brad Bird .

action

The hero of the film, Rémy, is a country rat with an unusually fine sense of smell, even for rats . In addition to a brief assignment as a poison sniffer for his rat family, he developed the ability and love for culinary compositions. He puts himself in mortal danger just for the ingredients for delicious food. He and his clan are able to escape a frightened angry housewife, but lose sight of family and friends in the process. He happened to end up through long sewer pipes to Paris near a gourmet restaurant that his late role model Gusteau, a particularly fat and good-natured cook, used to run. Gusteau upheld the motto "Everyone can cook" during his lifetime and had published a bestseller cookbook under this name. Throughout the entire film, Rémy has at times profound dialogue with the spirit of this man, who appears to him again and again, helps him to make decisions, but describes himself as Rémy's fantasy.

When he arrives at the restaurant, he observes the clumsy and incompetent chef Linguini at work. Rémy sees how Linguini tries to dilute a partially spilled soup with water and other ingredients. Rémy - the super chef - secretly saves the soup with delicious ingredients. Only Linguini recognizes this and hides him under a strainer from the rushing choleric chef Skinner. Shortly afterwards the soup is served and just one restaurant critic who has appeared tastes delicious. Linguini, who is seen as the author and is the only one who knows that the Rémy rat is actually responsible for this good taste, should prepare the soup again. Rémy is discovered by Skinner during his subsequent attempt to escape and immediately trapped in a glass by Linguini. He receives an order from the devious Skinner to kill the captured rat far from the restaurant. Out on the river bank, Linguini complains to the rat, whereupon the two communicate and want to work together in the kitchen.

The next day, Rémys' culinary rescue maneuver led to a surprise: after an outstanding report on the soup in a relevant newspaper, the restaurant, which is in decline, is experiencing an unexpected upturn. Guests and critics praise their excellent taste and order Linguini's soup around the clock. Rémy, hidden under Linguini's chef's hat , directs the kitchen boy with the help of his hair like a puppet after some initial difficulties. Rémy is initially able to prevent his discovery by the suspicious chef by being clever and quick. So it is possible to keep up the appearance that Linguini is a good cook. In this way, the young man gets a better and better reputation, is supposed to serve more dishes in the near future and thus also attracts the attention of the cook Colette, who is initially jealous of the sudden success. Skinner himself observes him suspiciously, believes he will discover Rémy every now and then, but in the end he cannot determine his existence with absolute certainty. He also fears the dishwasher, Linguini, because, according to a letter from his late mother, the clumsy boy is Gusteau's son and thus the real heir and owner of the restaurant, which can only be proven by a secret will. Rémy finds out by chance and also manages to steal these papers from the villain. Shortly before the end of the enforcement period, Linguini becomes the new head of the restaurant. He and Colette will soon be a couple, and due to the great success of the restaurant, he and Rémy can afford a new luxury apartment with a view of the whole city.

Linguini's steep career goes to his head, when journalists ask about his inspiration, he tells Colette to deny Rémy. At first he defends himself by vigorously pulling his hair, but is then rejected by Linguini on the grounds that he is not Rémy's puppet. Disappointed, Rémy ransacked the pantry of the restaurant with his family of rats, but is discovered by Linguini, who actually wanted to apologize to Rémy, and chased away. All of this happens just before the eminent restaurant critic Ego wants to pay another visit to the restaurant. After his last visit, long ago, Ego's criticism was the reason that the establishment fell into decline. It is crucial for the future of the restaurant how the new restaurant review of the powerful and arrogant man will turn out. After Rémy's brief capture by Skinner and a prompt rescue action by his rat family, Rémy decides to help Linguini. Once in the kitchen, Linguini stands protectively in front of him and, in his desperation, confesses to the staff that the little rat is behind the success, after which they leave the kitchen in disbelief and Linguini remains alone with Rémy.

Rémy's rat father recognizes Linguini's courage and the importance of cooking for his son. Together with the countless rats, he makes Rémy's instructions available. All of them are quickly disinfected with hot water and then, under the military guidance of Rémy, replace the entire kitchen team and create delicious menus for the waiting guests. Linguini suddenly unfolds his unrecognized talent: fixed operation on roller skates. All of them receive additional support from the returned Colette. The impatient and arrogant ego is now making his notes. As a difficulty, he had left the chef to choose the dish with which his tongue should be pampered. Rémy intuitively decides to serve Ego the “farmer's dish” ratatouille . This dish may seem too simple, but its excellent quality brings back childhood memories in the ego. Inspired by the special taste, Ego sees himself as a little boy who, after falling off a bike, was spoiled by his mother with this ratatouille. His bitter heart opens, he is enthusiastic and wants to say thank you. After Linguini and Colette clarified the real originator of the dish, he politely but wordlessly left the restaurant, wrote a positive review and professed to be a loyal fan of the restaurant. In his review he also admits that he has finally understood Gusteau's motto “Everyone can cook”, which he had always rejected.

In the meantime, the abandoned former chef Skinner has called the official food inspector for help. He sees the many rats at work in the kitchen and - after a first attempt to prevent them by a group of rats - has the dutiful closure of the restaurant. Linguini and Colette then opened a bistro called “La Ratatouille” with Rémy , which was immediately very popular. Rémy and Colette cook, Linguini ensures the perfect service, and Rémy also runs a small dining room for his rat friends. The critic Ego, who became untrustworthy after the plague of rats, is a partner in the new restaurant and a loyal guest to him.

Rod

The film is directed by Brad Bird , who last directed the 2004 Pixar film The Incredibles . The originally planned director, Jan Pinkava, director of the 1997 Pixar short film Geri's Game , is now co-director. The screenwriters Emily Cook and Kathy Greenberg give in Ratatouille their debut.

Emergence

preparation

In preparation for the film, Bird and film producer Brad Lewis were guests several times in French restaurants such as the French Laundry ( Napa , San Francisco ) and tested menus there. Lewis is said to have completed a two-day internship at the French Laundry. In addition, the entire film crew took part in various cooking seminars in order to be able to get an accurate picture of the tasks of a chef.

animation

The textiles and fabrics shown are a major technical advancement compared to earlier animated films . A true-to-life digital replica of these flexible materials has long been considered impossible. The development of special software for this only started in 2001 with the Pixar film Die Monster AG . There a crumpled T-shirt was shown for a few seconds in an acceptable motion that obeyed the laws of physics. With The Incredibles - The Incredibles were set new standards in 2005; the clothes of the film characters there, however, were largely made of latex-like material, which does not cause any major difficulties for digital animation.

For Ratatouille , the animation team designed a varied wardrobe for the film characters for the first time two years later. In addition to various types of clothing, textile props such as B. tablecloths provided. In the final version of the film, there are a total of 190 different objects made of fabric. The particular difficulty in the representation lay in the multi-layered costumes including accessories such as aprons or chef's hat .

For reasons of time, the modeling of the toes of the human figures was dispensed with. Except for this inaccuracy, they have an anatomically correct body structure. The kitchen boy Linguini is 1.92 meters tall, the Rémy rat measures 18 centimeters. The Colette character has 176,030 animated hairs on his head. Pixar pointed out in this regard that the real average person has between 100,000 and 200,000. The rat even has over 1,150,000 hairs on its digital body.

In order to be able to create as realistic a picture as possible of the 270 foods and dishes shown in the film, they were first prepared in real life and then carefully photographed and digitally reproduced. The animators also carefully observed the spoilage of 15 natural products (fruit and vegetables) and also documented it with photographs. The resulting pictures and observations served as a template for a compost heap .

style

Cinematographer Sharon Calahan reported after the shooting to Ratatouille of its intention to give the whole film a "rich" look. For this purpose she tried to convey the impression of a “perfect October day” in France with strong colors. She worked a lot with a technology that was developed for Finding Nemo in 2004 . These help computer-animated figures to appear “translucent” and therefore make them appear more realistic. For the presentation of the dishes she wanted to achieve a certain "appetite", for this purpose different light sources in warm colors were necessary, which would bring out the natural colors of food better. The exposure technique gave the rats both cuteness and credibility. The ears were exposed a little more than the rest of the animal's body .

Film music

As a film composer for ratatouille served Michael Giacchino , who already have the soundtrack for The Incredibles - The Incredibles had written. The instruments used are mainly piano and string instruments , which were often played pizzicato , but also harmonica and accordion . In addition to a main musical theme , Giacchino wrote characteristic melody passages for each film character. There are even two different melodies for the main character Rémy: One theme clarifies Rémy's dynamism and vitality with its mysterious energy, the other underlines his longings and desires with an orchestral sound. In addition, Rémy and Linguini share a “buddy topic”, which builds up hesitantly when the two first meet and leads to a triumphant finale at the end of the film. As a counterpart to the continuous computer animation of the images, large parts of the film music are recorded purely acoustically.

Other important topics include the cooking scenes in the restaurant; they are mostly set in motion by the figure of Colette. The background music for the plot about Skinner is based on a jazz motif, around which improvisation becomes more and more confused and crazy in the course of the film and which thus reflects Skinner's role development.

The soundtrack also contains the chanson Le Festin , interpreted by the singer Camille . Michael Giacchino was nominated for an Oscar for his music .

Title and name

In the official trailer and the movie posters should be noted that the title ( engl. ) "Rat · a · too · ee" [ ˌræt.ə.tu. i ] is pronounced, not “rat · at · ouille” or “rat · at · will” (German: “rat at will”). The play on words with “ ratatouille ” and “rat” is obvious. On the German posters it becomes “ratte · tuu · ii” [ rat.ə.ˈtu. i ], because the French language is used in Germany . In the film, “ratte · pfuu · ii” alludes to the title again.

Gusteau's audio image is closely based on Gusto, the Italian term for a sense of taste .

The rats Rémy and Django were originally supposed to have the names "Art" and "Pesto" ( Italian seasoning sauce). His first name is Linguini Alfredo and Gusteau's first name Auguste is an anagram of his last name. Linguini is also a type of pasta .

synchronization

Axel Malzacher was responsible for the German script and dialogue direction. The responsible dubbing company was FFS Film- & Fernseh-Synchron GmbH .

role Original speaker German speaker
Remy Patton Oswalt Axel Malzacher
Auguste Gusteau Brad Garrett Donald Arthur
linguini Lou Romano Stefan Günther
Django Brian Dennehy Harald Dietl
Skinner Ian Holm Gudo Hoegel
Colette Janeane Garofalo Elisabeth von Koch
Mustafa John Ratzenberger Hartmut Neugebauer
Waiter Brad Bird
Emile Peter's son Manuel Straube
Anton Ego Peter O'Toole Jürgen Thormann
horst Will Arnett Tim Mälzer
Lalo / Francois Julius Callahan Wahid man
Larousse James Remar Claus Brockmeyer
Talon Labarthe Teddy Newton Ulrich Frank
Pompidou Tony Fucile Gerhard Jilka
Git Jake Steinfield Ekkehardt Belle

Allusions

The film has several connections to earlier Pixar films: When Linguini opens his pants in a sequence, the “Incredibles” logo is clearly visible on his underpants, and during a street scene, Bomb Voyage runs through the picture in the background, as does a character from The Incredibles . In addition, the “Pizza Planet” truck from Toy Story (1995), a car that can be seen in almost every Pixar film , drives on the Seine bridge .

The business where Rémy doubts whether rats and humans can be friends in view of the window dressing actually exists. Since 1925, there have been 21 rats hanging in the shop window without a break, their necks broken by falling. How much money Pixar paid Aurouze for the exploitation right is unknown.

In the short film Your Friend, the Rat contained on the DVD, WALL · E, the actor in the follow-up film WALL · E - The Last one cleans up the earth , appears in one of the later scenes , as he drives a vehicle on Mars.

Another allusion is the name Skinner, because the most famous exponent of behaviorism in the USA, BF Skinner , conducted crucial experiments with rats.

Accessories

The supporting film or DVD bonus for Ratatouille is Lifted (2006).

On the DVD of the film, there is a 10-minute short film Your friend the rat as a bonus . In it, Rémy and his brother clarify the story of the rats in a humorous way, but with a claim to correctness. They also emphasize that they are brown rats themselves and not house rats . They justify the special relationship between humans and rats with the fact that rats see each other at eye level, while dogs submit to humans and cats in turn look down contemptuously on humans. Furthermore, they also dispel prejudices, such as that of the rat as a disease carrier, and emphasize that the plague was not transmitted by the rat but by the rat flea .

A video game was also released for Ratatouille. It is available for PlayStation 2 , Nintendo Wii , Nintendo DS , Xbox 360 and PC.

On newer cruise ships of the Disney Cruise Line , a luxurious French restaurant under the name Remy is offered in allusion to the film .

dedication

The credits include a dedication to the comic artist Dan Lee , who died of lung cancer in 2005 at the age of only 35.

reception

Reviews

The film received a lot of praise from critics. Regarding the animal species, it was found that Rémy's "huge eyes" and the "soft pink cuddly nose" prevented any rat phobia. Rémy is cultured, well-groomed, and everything that is potentially disgusting about a rat has been avoided by the makers: "An all-round pleasant and cute rat that you can imagine very well in every child's room." The animations were enthusiastically received in many places, especially the gestures and that Rémys facial expressions were described as "sensational", "differentiated" and "perfect". Such a body comedy has not been seen since the silent film era. "Every movement - be it that of a figure, be it that of the camera itself - is of the typical pixar, fluid and musical dexterity: It appears natural, although it is entirely artificial," said the Tagesspiegel , meanwhile the Berliner Zeitung stated: "How the animators know how to show the gradual creation of the rat thoughts while sniffing and tasting through the posture of their bodies, the play of eyes and paws - that has never been seen before in the cinema." In addition, the critic Anton Ego is the most convincing representation so far a human figure in a film animated on a computer. The critics emphasized the visual sensuality, the smells and tastes, "alluring colors" and appetizing dishes. The synaesthetic visions that arose from eating were derived from similar means in Fantasia . The unanimous opinion was that Ratatouille was obsessed with detail. Each of these details have soul; The director didn't rely on naturalism, but on emotions.

The reviewers found the story told to be original and full of ideas, as it has not been since the times of Walt Disney , where the director's whole love lies. He succeeded in creating a clear dramaturgy and character motivation, a wonderful, rare mixture of humor, emotion and tension, a film that alternates between comedy, melodrama and action with relaxed ease. In addition to praise for the perfect timing, for example in chases and the “ballet-like” or “fast-paced” slapstick, there was criticism that declared the slapstick to be rather unsuccessful. The FAZ also criticized too much cuteness in the style of the Disney studios, and in the middle section the pace and tension were inhibited by the love story. Conversely, the Frankfurter Rundschau indicated that Gusteau's name would be exploited by his successor: “The analogy with the history of animated films is unmistakable: Just as old recipes are cooked lovelessly under a big name here, they last worked at Disney.” On the one hand, it said that the picture of Paris pays homage to Disney's aristocats , and you can hear melodies from Mary Poppins . On the other hand, it was heard that the convincing hermetic universe managed without pop-cultural quotes. In between there was the position that, despite homages to various cartoon classics, Ratatouille would remain understandable even without this background knowledge. "Allusions do not have to serve as gags with which the" Shrek "trilogy is overloaded." The film is "nostalgic, but not the day before yesterday" and "also convinces those who have seen too many funny talking animals in the cinema in recent years have. ”In contrast to conventional cartoons, the characters have a heart and a soul. It is also lucky that the German dubbing relies on non-prominent but talented voices.

Similar, but with nuances, were the assessments of who the target audience was - a film for the whole family, not just for children's eyes, or not primarily aimed at children? Or not a children's film, because the haute cuisine milieu may be alien to young viewers, but is also suitable for children? If one critic described the work as socially critical, another did not adequately portray the social structure. Cultural pessimism is far removed from this film: “At Pixar, they are currently only trying to prove that the best can also be the most successful. No matter what rubbish people eat where else. ”The Pixar creators must have been very sure of their cause that they dared to bring a critic. It is "definitely Pixar's greatest artistic success."

In 2016, Ratatouille was ranked 93rd in a BBC survey of the 100 most important films of the 21st century .

Gross profit

With a budget of US $ 150 million, the film grossed US $ 623.7 million worldwide, including US $ 206.4 million in North America alone.

Awards

Bogey 2007
  • in platinum for 5 million moviegoers within 50 days
Satellite Awards 2007
  • Best film (real or animated film)
    • further nomination:
      • Best Score - Michael Giacchino
National Board of Review
  • Best Animated Film 2007
Academy Awards 2008
Golden Globe Awards 2008
British Academy Film Awards 2008
Annie Awards 2008
  • Best animated feature
  • Best Animated Video Game
  • Best Character Animation in a Feature Production - Michal Makarewicz
  • Best Character Design in an Animated Feature Production - Carter Goodrich
  • Best Directing in an Animated Feature Production - Brad Bird
  • Best Music in an Animated Feature Production - Michael Giacchino
  • Best Production Design in an Animated Feature Production - Harley Jessup
  • Best Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production - Ted Mathot
  • Best Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production - Ian Holm
  • Best Writing in an Animated Feature Production - Brad Bird
    • further nominations:
      • Best Animated Effects
      • Best Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production - Patrick Warburton
      • Best Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production - Patton Oswalt
Grammy Awards 2008
  • Best composed soundtrack album for film, television or visual media - Michael Giacchino

The German Film and Media Assessment (FBW) awarded the film the rating "particularly valuable"

Further awards and nominations can be found at the IMDb .

Review mirror

positive
  • epd film No. 10/2007, p. 44, by Frank Arnold: Ratatouille (original and expressive)
  • film-dienst No. 20/2007, p. 30, by Jörg Gerle: Ratatouille (emotionally engaging , unusual and technically perfect)
  • Berliner Zeitung , October 4, 2007, p. 33, by Jens Balzer: From sewer rat to chef (the best and funniest Pixar work for years)
  • Focus , October 1, 2007, p. 78, by Anke Sterneborg: On the right cooking course (original, sparklingly funny, soulful, versatile, loving details)
  • Frankfurter Rundschau , October 4, 2007, p. 35, by Daniel Kothenschulte : Eat your garbage and be quiet (masterpiece of the animated film)
  • Hamburger Abendblatt , September 27, 2007, p. 11, by Heinrich Oehmsen: A rat with style (the right thing for the whole family, amusing, precise local color)
  • Die Presse , October 1, 2007, by Markus Keuschnigg: A rat with good taste (not just for children, great animation, has dialog humor, lovable supporting characters)
  • Der Spiegel , October 1, 2007, p. 181, short, unsigned review: Ratatouille (wonderful, rare mixture of humor, emotion and tension)
  • Der Tagesspiegel , October 2, 2007, p. 26, by Sebastian Handke: The kitchen carousel (carefree and yet multi-layered, more for adults than for children, praise for animation of movement and chases)
  • taz , October 2, 2007, p. 18, by Martin Zeyn: Von Ratten und Menschen (no children's film, body comedy, fast slapstick, breathtakingly animated, clear dramaturgy and character motivation)
  • Welt am Sonntag , September 30, 2007, p. 75, by Katja Lüthge: A rat for every taste (“the most delicate animated film in a long time”, but “not primarily children's entertainment”, differentiated mine game of the characters)
Rather positive
  • FAZ , October 6, 2007, p. 39, by Andreas Platthaus: Cooking like God in France (made with love, perfectly animated, but sometimes too cute in the Disney style)

Web links

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  2. ↑ Age rating for Ratatouille . Youth Media Commission .
  3. ↑ a b movie-infos.net: Razor-sharp facts about the animation blast ! , October 4, 2007
  4. ↑ cinefacts.de: The recipe for success ... - How the delicious, fine dishes in "Ratatouille" were created
  5. ↑ cinefacts.de: From chef's hats and table linen ... - "Ratatouille" goes beyond the limits of fabric design
  6. ↑ a b pixarplanet.com: Forums , June 6, 2007
  7. ↑ movie-infos.de: "Ratatouille" - Fun Facts about the animated film , June 7, 2007
  8. ↑ cinefacts.de: Paris from the point of view of a rodent ... - The camera perspective of "Ratatouille"
  9. ↑ cinefacts.de: A pinch of music… - About the score by Michael Giacchino
  10. ↑ inogolo.com: Ratatouille → Audio Pronunciation (MP3 file; 26 kB) (audio sample)
  11. ↑ Ratatouille. In: synchronkartei.de. German dubbing file , accessed on February 22, 2018 .
  12. ↑ IMDb : Trivia
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  15. ↑ bloomberg.com
  16. ↑ Disney Cruise Line: Remy | Dining. Retrieved March 11, 2019 .
  17. ↑ a b c d e Jörg Gerle: Ratatouille In: film-dienst No. 20/2007, p. 30
  18. ↑ a b c d e Katja Lüthge: A rat for every taste . In: Welt am Sonntag , September 30, 2007, p. 75
  19. ↑ a b c d e f g Andreas Platthaus: Cooking like God in France . In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung , October 6, 2007, p. 39
  20. ↑ a b Heinrich Oehmsen: A rat with style . In: Hamburger Abendblatt , September 27, 2007, p. 11
  21. ↑ a b c d e f g Martin Zeyn: From rats and humans. In: taz , October 2, 2007, p. 18
  22. ↑ a b c d Markus Keuschnigg: A rat with good taste . In: Die Presse , October 1, 2007
  23. ↑ a b c d Frank Arnold: Ratatouille . In: epd Film No. 10/2007, p. 44
  24. ↑ a b c d e f g Jens Balzer: From sewer rat to kitchen chef In: Berliner Zeitung , October 4, 2007, p. 33
  25. ↑ a b c d e Sebastian Handke: The kitchen carousel . In: Der Tagesspiegel , October 2, 2007, p. 26
  26. ↑ a b c d e Daniel Kothenschulte: Eat your garbage and be quiet . In: Frankfurter Rundschau , October 4, 2007, p. 35
  27. ↑ a b c Anke Sterneborg: On the right cooking course In: Focus , October 1, 2007, p. 78
  28. ↑ Der Spiegel , October 1, 2007, p. 181: Ratatouille
  29. ^ Ratatouille (2007) - Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 4, 2019 .
  30. ↑ Evaluation of the German film and media evaluation (FBW)
  31. ↑ IMDb : Awards for Ratatouille . Retrieved November 15, 2012.