side by side
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | side by side |
| Original title | Stepmom |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1998 |
| length | 124 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 6 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Chris Columbus |
| script |
Karen Leigh Hopkin Steven Rogers Jessie Nelson Gigi Levangie Ronald Bass |
| production |
Michael Barnathan Wendy Finerman Chris Columbus Mark Radcliffe |
| music | John Williams |
| camera | Donald M. McAlpine |
| cut | Neil Travis |
| occupation | |
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Side by Side (Original title: Stepmom ) is an American feature film from 1998 . He offered the befriended actresses Julia Roberts and Susan Sarandon the opportunity to work together on a film project.
action
New York City-based divorced Luke Harrison, father of two, begins a relationship with successful photographer Isabel Kelly. She wants to marry Luke and fights for the affection of his children Ben and Anna. The mother of the two, Jackie, sees Isabel as a competitor and leaves no stone unturned to discredit her in the eyes of the children . After Isabel lets Ben out of her eyes in downtown New York and the police find him, Jackie is considering getting a court order that would prohibit Isabel from being around the children. Luke has trouble getting his ex-wife out of this idea.
Jackie learns that she has cancer and comes to the conclusion that she absolutely needs Isabel as the future educator of her children. One day Isabel sees a ticket to Los Angeles that has been issued to Jackie and suspects that Jackie wants to move there. She fears Jackie might take the children away from her husband and is shocked. Jackie reveals that she is sick and is flying to Los Angeles for treatment. In the German dubbed version of the film, the two women start to speak on duet at that moment.
The treatment does not bring any results. Jackie's doctor suggests other therapies in Paris or Switzerland, but Jackie wants to stay close to the family.
Isabel tries to live up to the role of the stepmother, for which she even neglects her work. When Anna is abandoned and humiliated by her boyfriend, Isabel hires a male model to play Anna's new boyfriend in order to make her ex-boyfriend jealous. Although Anna's reputation in school is rising, Jackie is dissatisfied with Isabel's upbringing methods. A dispute ensues as to which of the women is better suited as a role model for Anna.
Jackie meets with Isabel in a restaurant and reveals that she often neglected her duties as a mother. She once lost her son in a supermarket and only found him again after a long search. She says the children don't have to choose between the two women. In the end, Isabel is accepted by Jackie as a family member.
Reviews
Robert Horton called the film "pudding" on film.com, Edward Johnson-Ott called the film "embarrassing" in Nuovo Newsweekly and Jim Lane said in Sacramento News & Review that it was the "most outrageous" case of the "emotional." Spam ”that was ever seen in a movie.
James Berardinelli criticized the film on ReelViews as a "mishmash" of clichés and a melodrama with embarrassing dialogues. He praised the performances of Julia Roberts, Susan Sarandon and Ed Harris , but pitied them for having to "recite" the dialogue texts. Berardinelli noted that while director Chris Columbus could make great comedies like Mrs. Doubtfire, he was overwhelmed with the dramatic films .
"Psychologically sensitive portrayal of a family conflict which, due to its economic embedding in a financially carefree environment, loses considerably of its credibility and also adheres to a contradicting conservative ideology."
Film music
The film music was written by the American composer John Williams . Because Columbus very impressed with the soundtrack to (Home Alone Alone Kevin to house ) was, once again occupy he decided to Williams for the score. The result is a very calm and thoughtful film score, which was created with guitar, strings and flutes. The guitar solos were played by Christopher Parkening . The song Ain't No Mountain High Enough by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell also plays an important role.
Awards
Susan Sarandon was honored for her role in the film awards Golden Globe Award and Golden Satellite Award nomination; she won the San Diego Film Critics Society Award . Julia Roberts won the Blockbuster Entertainment Award ; she was nominated for the Kids' Choice Award .
backgrounds
The film was shot in New York City as well as in various locations in the states of New York and New Jersey . Its production amounted to an estimated 50 million US dollars . The film grossed approximately $ 159.7 million in cinemas worldwide, including approximately $ 91 million in US cinemas.
Web links
- Side by side in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Side by side atrotten tomatoes(English)
- Side by side at Metacritic (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Film reviews by Robert Horton, Edward Johnson-Ott and Jim Lane
- ↑ Film review by James Berardinelli
- ↑ side by side. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ Filming locations for Stepmom, accessed March 20, 2008
- ↑ Box office results for Stepmom, accessed on March 20, 2008