September Eleven 1683
The Siege - September Eleven 1683 (original title: The Day of the Siege - September Eleven 1683 , Italian 11 September 1683 , Polish: Bitwa pod Wiedniem ) is an English-language monumental and historical film by the Italian director Renzo Martinelli from 2012, based at the Battle of Kahlenberg in September 1683.
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The film is about the various conflicts between European Christianity and Turkish Islam after the First Siege of the Turks in Vienna and fictionally describes the circumstances of the Second Siege of the Turks , which began in the summer of 1683 with 300,000 warriors of the Ottoman Empire - led by Grand Vizier Kara Mustafa . After the escape of Emperor Leopold I , staying in the city became increasingly unsafe. If Vienna falls, the German lands will also fall and Mustafa's army will easily march to the North Sea and then to Rome. After many weeks of sieging Vienna , the decisive battle took place in September 1683. The scales of victory tipped several times in favor of the Christian alliance and the Muslims. At the moment when everything heralds the triumph of the Ottomans, the Polish Szlachta join the battle at the request of Marco d'Aviano 's father . Under the leadership of their King Jan III. Sobieski they save the city of Vienna in a grueling battle.
production
The film is a production of the Martinelli Film Company International , a production company of the film director Renzo Martinelli . It was co-financed by the Italian Ministry of Culture, Rai Cinema , Rai Fiction , the Piedmont and Friuli-Venezia Giulia region and the Polski Instytut Sztuki Filmowej . It took ten years to get the planned film budget ($ 13 million) together. For the cinema version, the filmmakers also prepared a longer version that was to be broadcast as a mini-series on television. The filming began in April 2011. The reference to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 is intentional. Director Martinelli stated that some people know that this date - associated with the 2001 Islamist terrorist attacks in the United States - also marks the historic events of 1683 when 300,000 soldiers came from Istanbul to Vienna to take Rome and move St. Peter's Basilica into a mosque to transform. During the production in June 2011 it became apparent for the first time that the film had over 100 actors from Poland, USA, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Greece, Spain and France, over 10,000 extras and 3,000 horses in the fight scenes on the planned 13-week shooting schedule needed. In addition, the filmmakers proved unable to obtain permits to use Polish castle sets for the film. This is how the interior shots in Castle Jan III were created. Sobieskis, the Wilanów Palace , Warsaw-Wilanów and the associated exterior shots in Mantua , Italy. The film was shot in English so that it could be marketed internationally.
criticism
Shortly after the world premiere on September 12, 2012, September Eleven 1683 received negative reviews in Poland. The monumental film Martinellis about the Battle of the Kahlenberg is accused of anti-Islamism as well as fictitious fighting scenes and historical errors. The Dziennik Gazeta Prawna writes that the film no longer even looks ridiculous, but only evokes pity, the actors are "wasted" in their roles. “If King Jan Sobieski had known how he was portrayed in this film, he would certainly have stayed at home with his Maria,” says Polityka magazine . The film by director Renzo Martinelli has too many digital effects that "remind you of the graphics of bad computer games," the magazine continues.
For Poland, the Battle of the Kahlenberg is of particular importance. Due to the success of the army of King Jan III. In the 19th century, Polish thinkers Sobieski portrayed their nation as a “bulwark of Christianity” - a characterization that continues to have an impact today. The reviewers complain that the events are told through a miraculous relationship between the Italian Capuchin monk Marco d'Aviano (advisor to Emperor Leopold I ) and the Ottoman Grand Vizier Kara Mustafa , although this had no influence on the plot. The historical significance of Jan III. Sobieski takes a back seat in the film. The only bright spot here is the “fantastic” portrayal of the Capuchin monk, notes the newspaper “Rzeczpospolita”.
The media portray the historical mistakes of the film as inexcusable. They report on a Polish coat of arms from 1927 , which can be seen in a scene, and the pastoral staff of the late Pope John Paul II , which appears again and again. The critics also dislike the fact that the Polish characters and actors take up little space and then appear unflattering. Sobieski seems “arrogant”, writes “Polityka”. The Polish screen stars Daniel Olbrychski (General Marcin Kątski ) and Borys Szyc (Hetman Mikołaj Hieronim Sieniawski ) have next to nothing to do and Alicja Bachleda-Curuś (Eleanor of Austria) is reduced to “looking pretty”. According to the “Gazeta Prawna”, the strip is also “disgustingly anti-Islamic”. The date September 11 is mentioned again and again, although the battle took place on September 11 and 12 - only to establish a connection with Islamist terrorism, according to the newspaper's reviewer. The criticism, also on platforms like Facebook , became so massive that producer Alessandro Leone spoke up in an open letter. According to him, many reviews are "unjust and degrading". He has to defend the actors who have shown "the great art of their ability".
Web links
- September Eleven 1683 in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- presse.com of December 17, 2012: " Devastating reviews for September Eleven 1683"
- wprost.pl from October 8, 2012: "Bitwa pod Wiedniem" is not a historical film "(Polish)
- Pietrasik, Zdzisław: "Blamaż pod Wiedniem" , in: Polityka from October 9, 2012 (Polish)
Individual evidence
- ↑ wprost.pl of October 8, 2012: "Bitwa pod Wiedniem" is not a historical film " (Polish)
- ↑ Anselmi, Michele (June 6, 2005). "Il mio film sull 11 September Ma quello di Vienna del 1683" . Il Giornale (Italian). Last accessed July 17, 2014
- ↑ staff (September 17, 2010). “September Eleven, 1683–2012 in the cinema - The Battle of Vienna and the Twin Towers” . Catholic. Last accessed January 30, 2013. “I want to help you understand where to look for the roots of September 11, 2001” (I wish viewers to understand the roots of the September 2001 attacks).
- ↑ Olivotto, Alexandra (June 27, 2011). "Martinelli, cineastul care sfidează Vaticanul" . Evz.ro (rum.). Last accessed July 17, 2014
- ↑ staff (May 13, 2011). "Bitwa pod Wiedniem": Kto zagra króla? " . Newsweek Poland (Polish). Last accessed on July 17, 2014
- ↑ Kamila Baranowska, Janina Blikowska (September 9, 2011): "Kamila Baranowska, Janina Blikowska" , Rzeczpospolita (Polish). Last accessed July 17, 2014
- ↑ Viezzer, Alessandro (June 3, 2010). "Villa Stefanel is set in a colossal way" . La Tribuna di Treviso (Italian). Last accessed July 17, 2014
- ↑ presse.com of December 17, 2012: "Destructive reviews for September Eleven 1683"