Sons and Lovers (film)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Sons and lovers |
| Original title | Sons and Lovers |
| Country of production | Great Britain |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1960 |
| length | 104 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Jack Cardiff |
| script |
Gavin Lambert T. EB Clarke |
| production | Jerry Woods |
| music | Mario Nascimbene |
| camera | Freddie Francis |
| cut | Gordon Pilkington |
| occupation | |
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Sons and Lovers is a British film drama made in 1960 by Jack Cardiff after the 1913 published novel Sons and Lovers by DH Lawrence .
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Paul Morel is the sensitive son of the miner Walter and his bossy wife Gertrude and lives with his family in a barren city in the north of England. Gertrude wants to promote Paul's artistic talents, which Walter rejects. Paul, who likes to bury himself in his books, finds a fellow sufferer in Miriam Leivers. Miriam is the daughter of a farmer and a puritan mother who tells her that sex is dirty and that it is only for procreation.
When Paul's brother Arthur dies in a mine disaster, his other brother William, who worked as a clerk in London, returns home for the funeral. Before William gets on the train to London after the funeral, he informs his mother that he intends to marry his girlfriend Louise Weston. Gertrude becomes depressed because she fears that William would no longer love her because of his wife. To cheer his mother up, Paul takes her to an art exhibition in Nottingham. One of his paintings is also on display there. However, when Paul wants to retire to dinner with Miriam, the possessive Gertrude feels put back again. William, annoyed by Gertrude's constant mothering, gets drunk and storms out of the house.
The next day, Henry Hadlock, an art patron, visits the Morel house. He offers to send Paul to an art academy in London. With the good news, Paul rushes to Miriam and wants to kiss her, but he is rejected by her. Paul accuses her of not accepting him as a man, but only of being interested in his spirituality. At the same time, Paul's father returns home drunk, yells at Gertrude and kills her. When Paul comes home, he finds his mother on the porch and breaks the door open. Gertrude wishes for young Walter back, whom she loved before he turned into a drunk and irresponsible breadwinner. In order to be able to take care of his mother, Paul leaves the art academy and takes a job in a factory for surgical instruments. When Paul starts work, he meets Clara Dawes, who works as a supervisor in the factory. Clara advocates women's rights, which led to the separation from her husband Baxter, who also works at the factory. After work, Paul rides his bike to see Miriam, who eventually sleeps with him.
At Christmas, William comes to visit with Louise. He confides in Paul that he loves Louise because she is the exact opposite of Gertrude. Paul questions the meaning of relationships and wants to withdraw from Miriam. When Paul sees Clara at a women's rights rally and talks to her, he is fascinated by her view of free love. Paul begins to meet with the married Clara, to the annoyance of Gertrude. One evening Paul missed his train. Clara offers to sleep at her mother's house. Clara's mother is annoyed about the late hour. But between Clara and Paul the sexual tension increases. When the mother finally goes to bed, Paul's need is so great that he sneaks up to Clara and sleeps with her.
When rumors of their relationship spread around the factory, Baxter tells Paul to stay away from his wife. Paul assures his mother that he will not marry while she is alive. Paul and Clara want to spend a few days off on the coast. Walter is furious that his son gets involved with a married woman. He grievously accuses Gertrude of ruining her son's life. Paul sleeps with Clara again, but she notices that he is not quite there. When Paul drives back home, he is met by the jealous Baxter and beaten up at the train station. At home, Paul finds his mother in bed. She appears tired and exhausted to him.
The next day, Clara receives news that her husband Baxter was injured in an accident. Paul realizes from Clara's reaction that she still loves her husband. Gertrude's condition worsened, the doctor called found that she had suffered a heart attack. Another fit would kill her. Walter regrets his aggressiveness towards Gertrude. The next morning, Gertrude has another heart attack and dies. Paul only feels emptiness without his beloved mother. Paul's self-pity annoys Walter. He wants Paul to make something of himself, just as Gertrude wanted.
Paul meets Miriam, who wants to travel to London to work as a teacher. She suggests that he come and get married there so that she can take care of him. But Paul refuses. He wants to be free, without being dependent on anyone, so that he can learn what it means to live.
Reviews
"Atmospherically dense, well-cast novel adaptation."
“The theme of the classic English novel has been honestly preserved. [...] An excellent cast of British actors (and one American) plays well. "
"A well-made and conscientious adaptation of DH Lawrence's famous novel, smoothly staged by Jack Cardiff and superbly played by a notable cast."
Awards
- Profit
- 1960: Best Cinematography Award for Freddie Francis from the British Society of Cinematographers
- 1960: NBR Award for Jack Cardiff in the categories of Best Picture and Best Director
- 1961 : Oscar for Freddie Francis in the category Best Cinematography (b / w)
- 1961: Golden Globe for Jack Cardiff for Best Director
- 1961: New York Film Critics Circle Awards for Jack Cardiff for Best Picture and Best Director
- Nominations
- 1960: Golden Palm
- 1961: Oscar nominations in the categories of Best Film , Best Director , Best Actor (Trevor Howard), Best Supporting Actress (Mary Ure), Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Production Design (b / w) ( Thomas N. Morahan , Lionel Couch )
- 1961: Nominations for the Golden Globe in the categories of Best Picture (Drama) , Best Actor (Drama) (Trevor Howard and Dean Stockwell) and Best Supporting Actress (Mary Ure)
- 1961: British Academy Film Award for Best Actress (Wendy Hiller)
- 1961: DGA Award from Directors Guild of America
- 1961: WGA Award from the Writers Guild of America
background
The premiere took place in May 1960 at the Cannes International Film Festival . In Germany, the film was released on July 22nd, 1960.
The film was shot in Nottingham .
Producer Jerry Wald bought the film rights to the novel in 1954. At the time he was working for Columbia Pictures . A treatise on the script was sent to the PCA censorship agency, which, however, opposed the project. The relationship between Clara and Paul was too extensive and detailed. After Wald moved to 20th Century Fox and sent another paper to the PCA, he was rejected again. The PCA criticized the lack of morality because of the previously criticized relationship and Paul's incest-like relationship with his mother.
Web links
- Sons and Lovers in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sons and Lovers. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ^ "The theme of the classic English novel is faithfully preserved. […] An excellent cast of British actors (and one American) play it well. ”- Critique of the New York Times (engl.)
- ↑ "a well-made and conscientious adaptation of DH Lawrence's famed novel, smoothly directed by Jack Cardiff and superbly acted by a notable cast." - Critique of the Variety (Eng.) ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: Der Link was automatically marked as broken. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Article at TCM (engl.)
