Take Shelter - A storm is brewing
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Take Shelter - A storm is brewing |
| Original title | Take shelter |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2011 |
| length | 125 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Jeff Nichols |
| script | Jeff Nichols |
| production |
Tyler Davidson Sophia Lin |
| music | David Wingo |
| camera | Adam Stone |
| cut | Park Gregg |
| occupation | |
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Take Shelter - A storm is coming (original title: Take Shelter , English for "Search for protection!") Is an American drama from 2011.
action
Curtis LaForche, a worker, lives in a small town in Ohio with his wife, Samantha, and their hearing-impaired daughter, Hannah . He is haunted by unsettling visions and dreams in which he sees a devastating storm looming. It is raining oil, people are hostile to him and his family. Finally his wife turns against him too.
Curtis assumes that his visions will come true and gets into the idea of protecting his family from the coming event. Nevertheless, he does not rule out the possibility that he is mentally ill, especially since his mother has suffered from schizophrenia for years . He visits his home-living mother, but finds that the symptoms she describes do not match his own.
Meanwhile, he is expanding an old tornado shelter in the garden . He buys a container and uses it to expand the bunker. His friend and work colleague Dewart helps him with the work, the necessary machines come from his employer, who was not informed about the use.
Curtis continues to doubt his mental health. At first he does not go to the psychiatrist recommended by his family doctor - he finds it too expensive and his practice too far away. Instead, he reads psychological textbooks and turns to therapists in the public health system. He then questions their benefit at the latest when the previous therapist is replaced and it dawns on him that the poorly informed successor would like to start the apparently standardized treatment from the beginning.
The constant dreams are becoming more and more difficult for his health. Meanwhile, he is further estranged from his family. His wife Samantha accuses him of jeopardizing the operation of his daughter, who is to be implanted with a hearing aid , by spending on the expansion of the shelter .
After his employer learned that Curtis had used the construction equipment without his permission, he fired him. His friend Dewart is given unpaid leave. The daughter's operation appears to be endangered, as Curtis loses the generous health insurance coverage that his employer provided with his job.
It becomes clear that despite the problems Curtis' strange behavior poses, his wife will stand by him. There is a scandal at a neighborhood party. First Curtis and Dewart clash violently, then he explains to those present that he is not crazy. Rather, he will be prepared accordingly when the storm approaches.
Shortly afterwards, the family is woken up by tornado sirens that night . It's storming and the family goes to the shelter. They put on gas masks and wait. Since the bunker is shielded from the outside world, it is unclear what is happening on the surface. After a while, Samantha takes off the gas mask and asks Curtis to open the bunker door. However, this assumes that the storm will continue to rage. He cannot overcome his fear and hands the key to his wife. She makes it clear to him that he must open the door to face his fears. Curtis finally opens the door. The sun is shining. Cleanup is underway, but the storm caused little damage to property.
Samantha manages to get Curtis to go to the psychiatrist with her. He assumes a mental illness and sees the possibility of initially keeping the illness in check with medication so that the family can enjoy the upcoming vacation in the vacation home in Myrtle Beach . However, he advises subsequent inpatient therapy in psychiatry.
In Myrtle Beach, Curtis and his daughter build sandcastles on the beach. Hannah looks out over the ocean and forms the word "storm" in sign language. As Samantha steps out of the vacation home, she notices oily raindrops on her hand. A huge storm is approaching, several tornadoes can be seen on the horizon. Samantha and Curtis nod knowingly to each other. The water recedes and in the distance you can see a tsunami rolling towards the coast.
background
The film was shot in Elyria , Ohio .
Since its US theatrical release on September 30, 2011, the film has grossed around 3 million US dollars worldwide with a production budget of 5 million US dollars. The German theatrical release was March 22, 2012.
criticism
"Suggestive disaster film that unfolds its horror not as a spectacle of effects, but as an atmospherically dense psychological drama."
“Instead of letting special effects thunderstorms rain down on the audience, Jeff Nichols relies on the haunting performance of his actors (terrific: Michael Shannon). In addition he plays David Wingo's eerie music with its easy-flowing leitmotif. The result is a compelling allegory of America's fear of decline. Unsettling. "
“Of course there are images, scenes and stories that you have seen before, but not staged in such a forceful way, with such a clear view of life and human coexistence in the American provinces, the fears. "Take Shelter" has an incredible number of strong moments and even long after the 120 minutes have passed, the viewer does not let go.
“The hypnotic images of camera ace Adam Stone signal a poignant apocalyptic doom and gloom, as do the sensitive sounds of David Wingo. "Take Shelter" is a first-class atmospheric psychodrama and a gripping film metaphor for the current American unrest in the middle class. A terrific actor film. "
German production
The German version was produced by TV + Synchron Berlin .
literature
- Eva Horn , the future as a catastrophe. Frankfurt a. M. 2014. pp. 334-340.
Web links
- Take Shelter - A storm is coming in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Take Shelter - A storm is brewing in the German dubbing file
- Official website (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Taking Shelter (2011) at boxofficemojo.com (English), accessed March 23, 2012
- ↑ Take Shelter - A storm is brewing in the Lexicon of International Films , accessed on March 23, 2012
- ↑ Julian Hanich: DRAMA “Take Shelter - A Storm is Coming ” on tagesspiegel.de from March 22, 2012, accessed on March 23, 2012
- ↑ Britta Schmeis: History of uncertainty and great fear of loss on stern.de from March 21, 2012, accessed on March 23, 2012
- ↑ Hans-Ulrich Pönack: Psychodrama with top-class cast on dradio.de from March 21, 2012, accessed on March 23, 2012
- ↑ German production , TV + Synchron
- ↑ Take Shelter - A storm is brewing. In: synchronkartei.de. German dubbing file , accessed on March 2, 2017 .