Submarine
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| Original title | Submarine |
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| Country of production | United Kingdom , United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2010 |
| length | 97 minutes |
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| Director | Richard Ayoade |
| script | Richard Ayoade, Joe Dunthorne (novel) |
| production |
Mary Burke , Mark Herbert , Andy Stebbing |
| music |
Andrew Hewitt , Alex Turner |
| camera | Erik Wilson |
| cut |
Christopher Dickens , Nick Fenton |
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Submarine is a dramedy film from 2010. It was adapted by Richard Ayoade based on the novel of the same name (2008) by Joe Dunthorne . Submarine is Ayoade's directorial debut. The lead roles are Craig Roberts , Yasmin Paige , Sally Hawkins and Paddy Considine .
action
The film is set in the Welsh Swansea and draws the portrait of 15-year-old Oliver Tate on the border to adulthood. The story combines illusion and knowledge, worldliness and childish innocence to heartbreak and a funny outcome.
Oliver thinks he's cool and a poetic genius. In reality, however, he is socially maladjusted and only moderately popular with his classmates. But he manages to win the heart of the same age Jordana. After having had two happy weeks with her, they lose their virginity together. The happiness of the two is, however, put to the test by problems on both sides in the parental home; Jordana's mother suffers from a brain tumor and could die in the foreseeable future, while Oliver's mother Jill intensifies her contact with her ex-boyfriend. This appears in front of an audience as a prism, says that he has supernatural abilities.
When he separates from his girlfriend, Oliver is firmly convinced that Jill is cheating on his father Lloyd. At the same time, an important operation was carried out on Jordana's mother, who could lose her life. The appointment before the operation, at which Jordana wishes Oliver to appear, falls on the same evening as an appearance by the Prism, to which Lloyd was invited.
Instead of spending the evening with their wives, the two men spend the evening together. At the same time, Oliver plans to poison Jordana's dog because the death of the pet is supposed to prepare for the pain of the possible death of the mother. This is no longer necessary, however, as the dog is run over by a train a short time later.
Based on the findings from the conversation with his father, Oliver forges a love letter from Lloyd to Jill, which is supposed to encourage her to have sex with Lloyd. Jill then flees the house to meet the Prism on the beach. Since it is New Year's Eve, the entire village is gathered on the beach, knowing that Oliver follows them. Once there, he sees the two of them running towards the car, but at the same time the begging gaze of Jordan. He decides to follow his mother and sees the two of them climb onto the back of a delivery truck. After throwing a bottle against the locked door, Oliver gets drunk and takes pills only to break into the Prism's apartment. There he urinates on his collection of cassettes and lights the duvet cover, then he hides under a blanket. The Prism believes his ex-girlfriend has raged, but when he finds Oliver, he brings him back to his parents.
When Oliver wakes up the next morning, he finds that his parents have talked about the cheating and are currently happy together. At the same time he receives a letter from Jordan, which breaks up with him and speaks of having a new one. Later, at school, Oliver makes a list of reasons not to kill himself. One was that if he were dead he would never see Jordana again. Because the note is torn from one of his classmates, Oliver is forced by the teacher to read it to the class. After a clarifying conversation with the teacher, Oliver also wants to speak to Jordana, but she refuses him. Afterwards, Jordana stops talking to him and spends her time with her new boyfriend. In the epilogue, Jordana and Oliver meet on the beach, where Oliver apologizes for what has happened. There Oliver also learns that Jordana's mother survived the operation. In the end they both run out to sea and laugh at each other.
production
The film was produced by Warp Films and Film4 Productions . Filming began on October 26, 2009 and ended in December. Andrew Hewitt composed the soundtrack and the musician Alex Turner of the British band Arctic Monkeys contributed five songs specially composed for the film.
Casting
About 100 actors submitted video auditions for the roles of Oliver, Jordana and Chips. Michael Sheen and X Factor participant Lucie Jones were supposed to star in the film first, but left the project because of other offers.
publication
Submarine had its world premiere at the 35th Toronto International Film Festival in September 2010. Following positive reviews, The Weinstein Company secured the rights to a North American release. The film was also shown at the 54th London Film Festival in October 2010 and outside of the competition at the 27th Sundance Film Festival in January 2011. Submarine was also shown, along with 400 other films, at the Berlin International Film Festival the following month. It was released in theaters on March 18 in the United Kingdom and in theaters on June 3 in the United States. The DVD and Blu-ray Disc were released on August 1, 2011 in the United Kingdom.
music
The soundtrack for the film was written by Alex Turner , front man and guitarist for the Arctic Monkeys . It is his first release as a solo artist.
Track list
- Stuck on the Puzzle (intro) - 0:54
- Hiding Tonight - 3:07
- Glass in the Park - 4:00
- It's Hard to Get Around the Wind - 4:08
- Stuck on the Puzzle - 3:32
- Piledriver Waltz - 3:25
Trivia
In the scene in which Oliver wishes his life was like an American soap opera, producer Ben Stiller can be seen briefly on TV as a soap opera actor.
Reviews
The film received very good reviews. The Rotten Tomatoes website counted 118 positive reviews out of 136 professional reviews, which corresponds to a value of 87%. The film was also very well received by the general public, because at the same time 80% of 18,000 users rated the film positively. This in turn is confirmed by the online film archive IMDb , another platform on which normal users can submit their film reviews, because 15,500 users there gave the film an average of 7.3 out of 10 possible points. (As of March 13, 2012)
“Maybe Submarine , like its protagonist, seems a little too smart. It doesn't harm its charm. "
Web links
- Official website (English)
- Submarine in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Submarine in the All Movie Guide (English)
- Submarine in the online film database
- Submarine at rotten tomatoes (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Noel Murray, Scott Tobias: TIFF '10: Day 7. The AV Club , September 16, 2010, accessed on March 16, 2011 (English).
- ↑ Shooting begins on comedy Submarine. (No longer available online.) UK Film Council , October 26, 2009, archived from the original on February 18, 2011 ; accessed on March 16, 2011 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Box office / business for Submarine. IMDb , accessed on March 16, 2011 .
- ^ Ray Roa: Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner contributes music to Sundance film Submarine. Consequence of Sound, December 14, 2010, accessed March 16, 2011 .
- ^ Web auditions for Sheen film cast. BBC , August 14, 2009, accessed March 16, 2011 .
- ^ X Factor's Lucie Jones 'to appear in film with Michael Sheen'. The Daily Telegraph , September 28, 2009, accessed March 16, 2011 .
- Jump up ↑ Brad Frenette: Toronto International Film Fest announces 2010 lineup. National Post , July 27, 2010, accessed March 16, 2011 .
- ↑ Pamela McClintock, Diana Lodderhose: Weinstein's win 'Submarine' bidding was. (No longer available online.) Variety , September 15, 2010, archived from the original on February 9, 2012 ; accessed on March 16, 2011 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ David Gritten: London Film Festival preview. The Daily Telegraph , October 7, 2010, accessed March 16, 2011 .
- ↑ Germain Lussier: 2011 Sundance Film Festival Out Of Competition Films Announced. / Film, December 2, 2010, accessed March 16, 2011 .
- ^ Scott Roxborough: Berlin Announces Forum Lineup. The Hollywood Reporter , January 17, 2011, accessed March 16, 2011 .
- ^ Submarine (2010). Rotten Tomatoes , accessed July 30, 2011 .
- ↑ Katja Lüthge: "Submarine": Maybe a bit too clever. Frankfurter Rundschau , February 17, 2011, accessed on March 16, 2011 .
