Sleepless in Seattle

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Movie
German title Sleepless in Seattle
Original title Sleepless in Seattle
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1993
length 105 minutes
Age rating FSK 6
Rod
Director Nora Ephron
script Nora Ephron,
David S. Ward ,
Jeff Arch
production Gary Foster
music Marc Shaiman ,
Harry Ruby
camera Sven Nykvist
cut Robert M. Reitano
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Sleepless in Seattle is a 1993 comedy romantic film directed by Nora Ephron. Starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan, it tells the story of love at a distance and the hope of finding true love.

The film grossed over $ 220 million worldwide .

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After the death of his beloved wife, architect Sam Baldwin moves with his son from Chicago to Seattle to gain distance.

For Christmas 18 months later, Annie Reed, a newspaper editor from Baltimore , visits her parents with Walter, the "future" husband, to announce the engagement. On the drive home later in the evening, she hears Jonah, Sam's now 8-year-old son, calling a radio show on the subject of “Christmas wishes”. He reports on the death of his mother and wishes for a new wife for his father, as the latter suffers greatly from the loss. The radio presenter asks the surprised Sam on the phone and asks him questions about his wife's death and his life afterwards. Sam answers briefly and objectively at first, but then admits that it is still very difficult for him. When the presenter asks Sam what was so special about his wife, Sam can no longer hold back. After a moment's hesitation, he begins his answer with the sentence "How long is your airtime?" and he now describes how much he loved his wife, how her presence alone enriched his life, how thousands of little things enriched this deep love and that he already felt the first contact between them as "magic". Sam is now talking his deepest feelings from his soul and not only Annie is very touched as a listener. Even days later, like many other listeners, she thinks of the soulful Sam, who was called "Insomniac in Seattle" by the radio presenter because of his insomnia. Nevertheless, she continues to plan the wedding and a romantic weekend in New York on Valentine's Day with Walter .

Sam receives hundreds of letters from women all over the US, but shows no interest in them because he wants to meet a new woman the traditional way. He makes an appointment with the interior designer Victoria.

In a letter to Sam inspired by the film The Great Love of My Life, Annie proposes a meeting on Valentine's Day on the roof of the Empire State Building , which her friend Becky sends without Annie's knowledge. Jonah is delighted with the letter and tries to convince his father to see Annie. However, he focuses on the new contact with Victoria, which Jonah doesn't like. Annie decides to fly to Seattle under the guise of an article researching. There she sees Sam, but does not have the courage to speak to him after she sees him warmly hugging another woman. It's Sam's sister Suzy, but Annie thinks she's his new girlfriend. Sam is still impressed by Annie's appearance.

Back in Baltimore, Annie finds a letter from Sam, written by Jonah on Sam's behalf, confirming the meeting on Valentine's Day. However, she fully wants to return to Walter.

On Valentine's weekend, Jonah flies alone to New York and tries in vain to find a woman named Annie on the Empire State Building. Sam follows him and finds him on the viewing platform shortly before the building closes. Meanwhile, Annie Walter reports on the confusion lately and they break off the engagement. Annie also drives spontaneously to the now deserted meeting point. Shortly afterwards Sam and Jonah return because the boy forgot his backpack. There is an immediate special bond between Sam and Annie.

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The Hollywood film is not a remake of the film An Affair to Remember (An affair to remember) with Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr in 1957; the remake is Perfect Love Affair with Annette Bening and Warren Beatty (1994). Only the memorable scene that part of a future couple is waiting for the other supposed love partner at the Empire State Building and the audience is curious to see whether they can find each other is an action quote.

In addition, the characters of Sleepless in Seattle speak several times about the film The Love of My Life , from which a few short scenes are shown.

Awards

Academy Awards 1994

Golden Globe Awards 1994

British Academy Film Awards 1994

MTV Movie Awards 1994

  • Nomination for Best Actress for Meg Ryan
  • Nomination in the Best Newcomer category for Ross Malinger
  • Nomination in the category Best Film Couple for Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan
  • Nomination in the category of best movie song ("When I Fall in Love") for Celine Dion and Clive Griffin

Young Artist Awards 1994

  • Award in the Best Comedy category
  • Award for Best Actor Under 10 Years in a Feature Film for Ross Malinger

American Comedy Award

  • Award for the funniest female lead in a feature film for Meg Ryan

Writers Guild of America Award

  • Screenplay nomination for Nora Ephron, David S. Ward, and Jeff Arch

useful information

  • Julia Roberts was originally intended for the role of Annie , but she declined the role due to her image and instead starred in another film - The Nudes .

Reviews

"Sentimental-nostalgic comedy about the idea of ​​a unique love, which offers conciliatory entertainment with convincing actors and a few special pieces."

- Lexicon of international film

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ box office results on boxofficemojo.com
  2. ^ Insomniac in Seattle. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed October 2, 2016 . Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used