Mental cruelty
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Mental cruelty |
| Country of production | Switzerland |
| original language | Swiss German |
| Publishing year | 1962 |
| length | 86 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 18 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Hannes Schmidhauser |
| script | Hannes Schmidhauser Otto Ritter Mario Gerteis |
| production | Hannes Schmidhauser |
| music | Georges Gruntz |
| camera | Otto Ritter Andreas Demmer |
| cut | Franziska Schuh |
| occupation | |
and Marianne Lüscher , B. Wahrenberger, Sonja Rognoni , Seck Doudou , Rico Peter , Karl Schütz , Carlo Venturini , Ulrich Beck, Marion Lindt , Geo Falto , Hansrudolf Ambauen | |
Emotional Cruelty is a Swiss film drama from 1961 by and with Hannes Schmidhauser .
action
The story takes place in front of and in a courtroom in which the divorce of two young spouses is pending, and is mostly told in flashbacks.
On a summer morning, the opening of the hearing in the Zurich District Court is announced for 8 a.m. The Marlene Faber and Nick Merk divorce case due to "emotional cruelty" is up for negotiation. The couple had only married the previous year. Since the start of the process is a little delayed, both young people, like all the other still-couples who are waiting in front of the negotiating room doors for their decision, have the opportunity to review their marriage again and to philosophize about what ultimately failed. Flashbacks show scenes of a marriage, the stages from the honeymoon to the first disagreements to the deep rifts that have brought the marriage to the brink of failure.
In the case of Marlene Faber, the matter is as follows: Marlene comes from a wealthy family with a villa and beautiful property. The girl was always pampered and pampered, she doesn't know anything else from home. Her free time and hobbies count more than her partner Nick. That, in turn, has experienced a completely different socialization. His parents were not rich, rather he came from a proletarian and bohemian milieu. Even as a young adult he did not really grow up and sometimes shows childish traits in his behavior. The womanizer is still in him, despite his ties to his loved one. At 9 o'clock both finally appear before the judge. You are indecisive, even if the judge suggests a separation. Marlene and Nick can still think about changing their behavior and giving their marriage a new chance.
Production notes
Mental cruelty was filmed in Wallisellen (studio) and in Zurich-Niederdorf and on Zurichberg from July 17, 1961. Filming ended the month after. The world premiere took place on February 15, 1962. In Germany, the strip started on November 5, 1963.
For the film architect Fritz Butz , after 19 years of absence , soul cruelty meant his return to the cinema. It was to be his last production design for the big screen.
Reviews
“ Mental cruelty is the first attempt to break with the methods, schemes and habits of the last decades; Despite its inadequacies, it deserves to be counted, along with Rosen auf Credit, among the pioneering works that heralded the 'new Swiss film': auteur cinema of the years 1960–70. (...) If emotional cruelty does not have the hoped-for effect, it is less due to Schmidhauser's failure as a director than to his inconsistency as a screenwriter: the characters lack depth, the parents of the spouses come from the tabloid theater and the fashionable touch (black jackets and extravagant parties) gives the annoying impression that the old stereotypes are merely being replaced by new ones. What remains are the admirable recordings by Otto Ritter (taken from his documentary ghetto), which impress with their richness of shading and their lyrical atmosphere, as well as the impressive and elegant jazz score (Georges Gruntz). The balance is therefore not really negative. "
Paimann's film lists summed up: “A young married couple is waiting for the divorce negotiations. (…) This is presented in a full-length flashback in its up and down of feelings lifelike, but undramatic; by serious Swiss actors who only come out of their way in a few "sweet life" complexes. "
In the lexicon of international films it says: “A young couple waiting for a divorce in court relives their marriage: It had to fail because marriage is more than selfishness for two. Since there is no analysis of the deeper causes, the film cannot achieve its goal of questioning divorce as a solution to marital difficulties. Even the book, but also the direction and presentation are inadequate. "
Individual evidence
- ^ Mental cruelty in Paimann's film lists
- ↑ Mental cruelty. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
Web links
- Mental cruelty in the Internet Movie Database (English)