Sixty Six
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Sixty Six |
| Original title | Sixty Six |
| Country of production | Great Britain |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2006 |
| length | 93 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Paul Weiland |
| script |
Bridget O'Connor , Peter Straughan |
| production |
Tim Bevan , Eric Fellner |
| music | Jody Talbot |
| camera | Dan Landin |
| cut | Paul Tothill |
| occupation | |
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Sixty Six (alternative title: Sixty Six - An almost true story ) is a cinematic tragic comedy by Paul Weiland from 2006 with Helena Bonham Carter and Eddie Marsan .
action
The outsider Bernie Reubens is about to set up his own bar mitzvah . At first he carefully plans his lavish celebration in a luxury hotel to surpass that of his older brother Alvie. He is really happy, because this day is all about him, as he is otherwise rather neglected by his family. But financially, they get from one misfortune to the next and so they are forced, to Bernie's disappointment, to hold the Bar Mitzvah celebration in their own home in North London. But that shouldn't remain the only problem, because the final of the 1966 World Cup will take place on Bernie's big day . As a result, most of the invited bar mitzvah guests cancel in order to watch the game. However, Bernie does not put up with it, after all, being is a big day! England can't make it to the final. Bernie studies the football teams of all countries to be able to predict which team has the most chance of winning, and after doing a lot of research he concludes that England hardly stands a chance. Meanwhile, the next stroke of fate happens, a fire in the Reuben house destroys the upper floor, with Bernie's parents Esther and Manny clashing. Worse still, England actually make it to the finals and the nation is celebrating while Bernie is devastated. On the day of his Bar Mitzvah, he shows himself from his best side at the ceremony and makes his mother especially proud among the few guests. When you get home you try to save what can still be saved, because the party is the nightmare. Cheap gifts, mostly old people and even here some guests try to follow the final of the world championship. Bernie's mother Esther then finally calls everyone together for a group photo, everyone takes their position, and just as the photo is about to be taken, it is noticed that the most important person is missing: Bernie has disappeared. In search of him, Esther, Mannie and Alvie find themselves in Bernie's shed, where they discover all of his football materials and come across an old video of Alvie's bar mitzvah, exposing them to the shocking truth. They see how Bernie is repeatedly excluded from his family, they realize how much their second son means to them. Father Mannie immediately goes in search of Bernie, and when he finally finds him, he has a brilliant idea how Bernie's bar mitzvah can be something very special, because who has a soccer World Cup final on the day of their bar mitzvah. Immediately Bernie and his father drive to the soccer stadium and cheat their way into the crowd. They cheer the team on and England ultimately wins the game. The crowd goes wild, including a happy Bernie who has never had such a good time with his father. Back at home, the whole family is fooling around, playing soccer and having fun. Bernie finally feels like a real part of the Reubens.
publication
The film was released in UK theaters on November 3, 2006. In the United States, it ran from August 1, 2008 in select cinemas. The film premiered in Germany in June 2007 at the Jewish Film Festival Berlin & Potsdam. It was shown for the first time on German-speaking television on April 28, 2008 on pay TV , and on free TV it was broadcast on June 25, 2012 on ORF 2 .
reception
The lexicon of international films judges the film as a "sympathetic family comedy with lovingly nostalgic features". The review by Jeannette Catsoulis in the New York Times describes it as a sentimental film about growing up, despite the capricious and funny narrative . ("Despite the dollops of whimsy and tear-jerking narration," Sixty Six "charts a sentimental struggle toward manhood with period-appropriate charm.")
Web links
- Sixty Six in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Sixty Six in the Lexicon of International Films
- ^ Jeannette Catsoulis: A Struggle Toward Manhood. In: The New York Times . August 1, 2008, accessed April 23, 2015 .