The Bank - Unscrupulous and power-obsessed

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Movie
German title The Bank - Unscrupulous and power-obsessed
Original title the bank
Country of production Australia , Italy
original language English
Publishing year 2001
length 100 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director Robert Connolly
script Robert Connolly
production John Maynard
music Alan John
camera Tristan Milani
cut Nick Meyers
occupation

The Bank - Unscrupulous and obsessed with power (Original title: The Bank ) is an Australian - Italian thriller from 2001. Directed by Robert Connolly , who also wrote the screenplay.

action

The manager ( CEO ) of a bank, Simon O'Reily, becomes aware of the mathematician Jim Doyle, whose software makes it possible to predict stock market trends. Doyle is hired by O'Reily and provided with the best hardware . He starts a relationship with his colleague Michelle Roberts, who is critical of O'Reily's business activities.

Meanwhile, the couple Diane and Wayne Davis, who took out a foreign currency loan at the bank, go bankrupt. The couple's son is found dead after meeting the deliverer of the eviction notice. The couple are suing the bank on the grounds that it did not provide sufficient information about the risks of a loan in foreign currency. O'Reily demands a vote of confidence from Doyle, whereupon Doyle false testifies in court that he was present as an intern at the deliberations; Wayne Davis had been adequately informed. The bank wins the process.

Doyle informs his boss that a stock market crash is imminent, and the bank decides to sell its shares and stock options . Roberts finds out in Doyle's birthplace that his real name is different; the bank had canceled his father's loan, whereupon the father committed suicide. A man who follows Roberts on behalf of O'Reily learns the truth and warns O'Reily. He wants to stop the ordered sale, but at that moment Wayne Davis breaks into O'Reily's house to shoot him. O'Reily offers him two million dollars if Davis allows him to call. Davis realizes it should be a very important call for the bank; he destroys the house's electrical box to stop that important phone call warning the bank of Doyle's plans and leaves the property.

Stock prices initially do as expected, but then they rise instead of falling. The bank goes bankrupt after losing $ 50 billion. Doyle leaves the country. Before he leaves, he asks Roberts to join him, but she refuses.

The Davis couple fetch an account statement at an ATM that unexpectedly shows $ 727,000 in credit - a reference to the opening credits. They want to settle the matter in the neighboring bank branch, but this is one of the many branches that have been closed by order of O'Reily. You decide to keep the money.

Reviews

David Stratton wrote in Variety magazine on May 11, 2001 (after a preview on April 26, 2001 in Sydney) that the " modern fable " about the case of an unscrupulous bank manager makes the audience feel good and appeals to anyone who has had a bad experience got with the banks. The script is well structured.

Kevin Thomas wrote in the Los Angeles Times on January 3, 2003 that the film was a " sharp attack on the social order in the form of a suspense thriller ". It takes too long to become really captivating; his characters should have been livelier and more engaging.

Awards

Robert Connolly won the Australian Film Institute Award in 2001 for the screenplay . The eight nominations for the same award included those for Connolly as director, for David Wenham, for producer John Maynard, for the music, the cinematography and the costumes. Alan John won the Australian Screen Music Award in 2001 for his music . Nick Meyers won the Australian IF Award in 2001 for editing ; The six nominations included those for David Wenham, Robert Connolly (both as director and screenwriter), cinematography, and in the Best Feature Film category .

Robert Connolly won two Newport Beach Film Festival awards and the Portland International Film Festival Audience Award in 2002 . Alan John won the Australian Screen Music Award in 2002 . Nick Meyers won the Film Critics Circle of Australia Award for editing in 2002 ; The film was also nominated for the same award for David Wenham's portrayal, direction, script, music, cinematography, and Best Picture .

backgrounds

  • The amount that was transferred to the Davis' account corresponds to the amount stated in the opening credits. So the money probably came from Doyle.
  • The film was shot in Melbourne . Its world premiere took place on July 18, 2001 at the Melbourne International Film Festival , and from September 6, 2001 began widespread release in Australian cinemas. On September 12, 2001, the film was shown at the Toronto International Film Festival , which was followed by numerous other festival screenings.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Film review by David Stratton, accessed on November 1, 2007 ( Memento of the original from June 18, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.variety.com
  2. ^ Film review by Kevin Thomas, accessed November 1, 2007
  3. ^ Filming locations for The Bank, accessed November 1, 2007
  4. ↑ The Bank's release dates , accessed November 1, 2007