Richard Hasenfuß - Hero in Chucks
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Richard Hasenfuß - Hero in Chucks |
| Original title | Faintheart |
| Country of production | United Kingdom |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2008 |
| length | 87 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 6 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Vito Rocco |
| script |
David Lemon Vito Rocco |
| production |
Rachel Connors Judy Counihan Arvind Ethan David James Fabricant Allan Niblo Rupert Preston James Richardson |
| music | Mike Batt |
| camera | David Katznelson |
| cut | Neil Smith |
| occupation | |
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Richard Hasenfuß - Held in Chucks is a romantic comedy film directed by Vito Rocco from 2008.
action
Richard is an avid LARP and reenactment player and enjoys recreating Viking battles with his friends. Otherwise he is quite a loser and is bullied at work. His son also has problems at school because of the unusual hobby. When he misses the funeral of his stepfather, his wife Cath is enough and she puts him in front of the door. Shortly thereafter, she begins an affair with Gary, her son's physical education teacher.
The marriage seems to be over, but Richard doesn't give up. But his sometimes very bizarre actions continue to drive a wedge between the two. Finally he tries to be serious, but this plan also fails miserably.
Ultimately, it is due to his son's relationship with a nerdy girl that Richard continues his reenactment group, which is about to break up. He can also win over Cath again. During the Viking Battle, there is a showdown with Gary, in which Richard can finally win back both the hearts of the audience and that of his wife.
background
The film was made with a budget of £ 1.3 million . Much of the film was prepared on the MySpace social network . Music, parts of the plot and some of the smaller roles come from the social network.
MySpace and the production company Vertigo worked together with Film4 and the UK Film Council and implemented the concept from February 2007. Directors were allowed to apply for short films via MySpace. The production company received around 1,000 applications, which in turn shortlisted twelve. In a meeting with actress Sienna Miller among others , three were finally selected and put to the vote on a website. The users finally decided on Vito Rocco.
Similarly, ten smaller roles and ten pieces of music were selected, and the MySpace users could decide on jokes that appear in the film. The MySpace users were also able to influence the action during the entire production time. The actual shooting time was only eight weeks.
The film had its world premiere on June 28, 2008 at the Edinburgh Film Festival . It was then shown in 150 cinemas in the UK. The film was released on DVD in Germany on October 6, 2011.
reception
The film service described the film as "a fun comedy that pulls its slightly eccentric contemporaries through the cocoa in a lovable way." Jend Drengenburg from Kinofilmer.de comes to the following conclusion:
“Richard Hasenfuss” is a lovable and worth seeing film about family, friendship and about standing up for your Viking or husband when required and standing up for the things you love. A film that knows how to convince with its charm. "
Web links
- Richard coward - Held in Chuck in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Certificate of release for Richard Hasenfuß - Held in Chucks . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , July 2011 (PDF; test number: 128 357 V).
- ↑ a b c Tom Peterkin: Faintheart, world's first MySpace movie, to debut at Edinburgh Film Festival . June 15, 2008, ISSN 0307-1235 ( telegraph.co.uk [accessed March 16, 2019]).
- ↑ a b c Want to be a star? How MySpace made a movie. In: The Independent . December 29, 2008, accessed March 17, 2019 .
- ↑ Richard Hasenfuß - Held in Chucks in the online film database . Retrieved March 17, 2019
- ↑ Richard Hasenfuß. In: Filmdienst . Retrieved March 17, 2019 .
- ↑ Jens Dregenburg: Richard Hasenfuss Critique & Opinion. Kinofilmer.de, accessed on March 17, 2019 .