Ravioli (film)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | ravioli |
| Original title | ravioli |
| Country of production | Austria |
| original language | Austrian German |
| Publishing year | 2003 |
| length | 79 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 6 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Peter Payer |
| script | Alfred Dorfer |
| production | Bad home |
| music | Lothar Scherpe , Peter Herrmann |
| camera | Thomas Prodinger |
| cut | Cordula Werner |
| occupation | |
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Ravioli is an Austrian film by director Peter Payer and cabaret artist Alfred Dorfer from 2003.
background
“In a sense, I no longer play scenes, but rather 'cuts'. In my opinion, this is the narrative form that is appropriate for the thought. "
According to Payer, ravioli was turned in just 14 days because of the low budget of around € 220,000. Payer drew similarities between ravioli and the characters in Ken Loach and Mike Leigh films and the visual dramaturgy of more recent Mexican films. It is worth mentioning the idiosyncratic, but well-thought-out imagery and color scheme of the film.
Ravioli appeared as the 90th film in the edition Der Österreichische Film of the Austrian daily newspaper Der Standard .
action
Heinz Hoschek , protagonist and almost the sole leading actor in the film, is at the end. After his mother's death, he returns to his parents' empty apartment. His father, who is addicted to gambling, lives in a nursing home, he has lost his son with his ex-wife and his job as deputy bank branch manager. From now on, he feeds mainly on canned beer and warmed-up ravioli from the can.
Under the influence of alcohol and Valium , the line between reality, memory and imagination becomes ever narrower and he encounters his mother's thoughts, death or the “spirit of the 70s ”. Absurd notions of the afterlife as a mental hospital , an alternative ending to the story of the Trojan horse and personifications of the "animal in him" and his conscience show the tragicomic world of Hoschek, which he meets with cynicism and - apparently - bitter resignation . He remembers vacations, engagements, his job, his 16th birthday and his school and study days, as well as his political involvement in the Socialist Youth and the Catholic Church . He begins to meet his old school friend Karin Weichselbaumer, who takes care of her father, who lives above Hoschek.
Shortly before his father dies too, he decides to take on a seasonal job as a lifeguard .
Quotes
A large part of the film is made up of Hoschek's philosophical approaches, which are relatively arbitrarily placed in the film .
- "Is optimism just a form of lack of information?"
- "Why can Descartes say: 'I think therefore I am' - and my neighbor still exists?"
- "If the way is the goal ... is the goal gone?"
- "Is it what men and women have in common that they know nothing about each other?"
- "Is there an afterlife or just an afterlife?"
- “And if time is relative, then maybe the truth is subjective. But if the truth were subjective - then why does everyone who stands in front of a pissing bowl know that they are not at the ladies' toilet? Difficult ... Maybe there is no truth at all. Maybe there is no time ... Maybe there is just ... nothing . "
- “Maybe only one person thinks of us… There are people who are so sick… Maybe we are just the dream of someone who ate some bad sushi the night before. And if he woke up, none of us would be around and he would go to eat . "
Reviews
“Alfred Dorfer asks himself the question of all questions and shows the fate of a failed existence. Sometimes the story seems funny, but it is actually a deeply sad metaphor for life. [...] The film is not a cabaret and probably also not a work for the mass audience, which was already well taken care of by Poppitz [ sic ]. Anyone who had the feeling of superficiality at Poppitz will appreciate ravioli ! "
Reinhard Bradatsch from allesfilm.com criticized the film for developing "a certain listlessness" towards the end . In addition, the script is so far criticized that "get drawn repeatedly philosophical inertia between tragicomic standing sets unfounded in lethargy lead." . He comes to the conclusion: "Ultimately, it is those scenes of mental derangement that increase to complete paralysis that illustrate the potential that has not been fully exploited."
Awards
At the 2003 Max Ophüls Film Festival , director Peter Payer won the student jury prize for the film.
Individual evidence
- ^ Claus Philipp: The Austrian Film: "Ravioli" . On derstandard.at, October 3, 2007. Accessed January 24, 2010.
- ↑ Peter Krobath: "Is optimism just a form of lack of information?" ( Memento of the original from June 10, 2007 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. . Conversations on dorfer.at, November 28, 2002. Retrieved January 24, 2010.
- ↑ Jetmir Krasnici: "Ravioli (criticism)" . With UNCUT movies. Retrieved January 24, 2010.
- ↑ Reinhard Bradatsch: "Filmkritik Ravioli" ( Memento of the original from September 28, 2007 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. . On allesfilm.com. Retrieved January 24, 2010.
Web links
- Ravioli in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Ravioli on uncut.at