Down the escalator (film)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Down the escalator |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 2005 |
| length | 73 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Dustin Loose |
| script |
Martin Backhaus , Matthias Jochmann , Dustin Loose |
| production |
Christopher Zwickler , Dustin Loose |
| music | Manuel Roesler |
| camera | Robert Slomke |
| cut | Martin Backhaus |
| occupation | |
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Escalator down is a German film by Dustin Loose , released in 2005 , based on the novel by Hans-Georg Noack .
action
Jochen has no friends. He does not accept his mother's new partner as a father substitute. Since his mother has to work a lot to support herself and her son, Jochen is often alone. He is looking for friendship, attention and security. Out of hunger, he begins to steal from a department store, which, however, spread when he meets the older Alex, who seems to offer Jochen everything he is looking for. But the alleged friendship is unbalanced because Alex demands that Jochen steal a portable MiniDisc recorder in return for his donation . But Jochen is caught. As a result, Alex distances himself from him and threatens to have a huge row at home. Out of disappointment and anger about his behavior, Jochen beats up a classmate who calls him a department store thief. His mother and his teachers do not know how to help each other and hand Jochen over to the welfare home. Here the boys can expect the hell of the educational methods of Mr. Hamel: Control day and night, no exit and hard drill determine the daily routine in the home. For Jochen, both staying here and returning home seem impossible.
background
The film was made on the initiative of a group of young filmmakers. In 2004 the then 17-year-old Dustin Loose and the 19-year-old Christopher Zwickler founded the production company SceneMissing . They filmed Escalator Downhill , with Loose directing and Zwickler taking over production. Hans-Georg Noack, author of the book, supported her in this, while he had previously rejected offers from other producers. In addition, 50 young people, acting as actors and behind the camera, as well as some professional staff, helped to make the project a reality.
Film music
The film music was created by the composer and radio play writer Manuel Rösler .
occupation
The youth ensemble was made available by the Junge Theater Bonn , where most of the actors performed professionally for several years.
Theatrical release
The film celebrated its premiere on June 12, 2005 in the WOKI-Filmpalast in Bonn and has been shown in German cinemas since February 9, 2006. The DVD was released on April 20, 2007.
Reviews
“Strong directorial debut for a 19 year old student. [...] A single, actually very simple cinematic move is enough for the 19 year old director to establish an overwhelming emotional connection between his youthful anti-hero Jochen (Timo Rüggeberg) and the viewer. […] The images with which Loose unfolds this chronicle of a crash into violence and juvenile delinquency are impressive. The decision alone to tell in flashbacks this story of a boy who stands in the way of the hopes and plans of his mother (Diana-Maria Breuer) and ends up in a correctional facility after a few missteps shows an enormous sense of the possibilities of cinema . "
“ Down the escalator is a nice movie. The scenes between the young amateur actors appear natural and relaxed and are captured with the camera as a matter of course. "
“Debut film with sometimes too blurry images and young actors who present their texts rather awkwardly. The story of a decline, told in flashbacks, develops in a catchy rhythm into an interesting social study. "
“The impression that going down the escalator is just better school theater lasts for a maximum of five minutes. The pull emanating from Jochen's fate is too strong. Too strong is Timo Rüggeberg , who believes Jochen is a fearful, deeply injured rebel and is almost in the footsteps of James Dean in Because they don't know what they're doing . Dustin Loose's staging is too strong, and with small resources it surpasses most college graduation films. Too strong, but above all the story, which in just 79 minutes portrays a multitude of characters in many layers, but never arbitrarily. "
“ Escalator Down is of course not a technically perfect film, and the play of the amateurs, who are supported by some professional actors, takes a bit of getting used to at first. But then the film develops a pull that creates tension and a strong feeling of empathy right up to the end. What is especially admirable is how well the creators manage to work out the many facets of the different characters. [...] You can literally feel that the makers in front of and behind the camera know and understand exactly what moves the protagonist in his specific life situation and what drives him. An extremely recommendable film. "
literature
- Hans-Georg Noack : Down the escalator . (13th edition.) Ravensburger Buchverlag, Ravensburg 2005, 219 pages, ISBN 3-473-58001-5
Web links
- Web presence for the film ( memento from June 25, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- Escalator down in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Down the escalator at filmportal.de
- Escalator down at Prisma
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for downward escalator . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , February 2006 (PDF; test number: 105 143 K).
- ↑ Background ( memento of the original from June 25, 2012 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. rolltreppe-derfilm.de, accessed on May 26, 2012.
- ↑ The tragic shoplifter Strong directorial debut of a 19 year old student. In: welt.de. Die Welt , February 9, 2006, accessed January 17, 2016 .
- ↑ Down the escalator - eight steps to success. In: sueddeutsche.de. nun.sueddeutsche.de , February 8, 2006, accessed on January 16, 2016 .
- ↑ Down the escalator. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed September 24, 2017 .
- ^ Criticism of the FILMSTARTS.de editors: escalator downwards. In: filmstarts.de. FILMSTARTS , February 9, 2006, accessed January 16, 2016 .
- ↑ Unusual update of a classic for young people. In: kino-zeit.de. kino-zeit.de , February 9, 2006, accessed on January 16, 2016 .
