The big sick

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Movie
German title The big sick
Original title The big sick
Country of production United States
original language English , Urdu
Publishing year 2017
length 120 minutes
Age rating FSK 6
JMK 6
Rod
Director Michael Showalter
script Emily V. Gordon ,
Kumail Nanjiani
production Judd Apatow ,
Barry Mendel
music Michael Andrews
camera Brian Burgoyne
cut Robert Nassau
occupation

The Big Sick is a romantic comedy film by Michael Showalter , which celebrated its world premiere on January 20, 2017 as part of the Sundance Film Festival . A cinema release in Germany took place on November 16, 2017. The film is based on the true story of how Kumail Nanjiani and his future wife Emily V. Gordon , who also wrote the screenplay for the film, got to know and love each other and how they got to know each other often the Pakistani traditions stood in the way.

action

Kumail, a young Pakistani immigrant, tries to gain a foothold in Chicago as a stand-up comedian, which does not correspond to the ideas of his traditional parents. In addition, he fails to tell them that he does not want to enter into a marriage arranged by them. One evening he meets the lively Emily and begins a relationship with the American. While Emily plans to introduce Kumail to her parents, Kumail hides his relationship with a non-Pakistani woman. When Emily finds out and finds pictures of Pakistani women in his apartment that his parents introduced him to, she ends the relationship. Emily then falls unexpectedly ill and has to be put into an artificial coma. After initial difficulties between Emily's parents and Kumail, they become friends after a while and take care of Emily's well-being together.

Biographical background

Emily V. Gordon was born in the US city of Winston-Salem , where she also grew up. Kumail Nanjiani, on the other hand, was born in the Pakistani city of Karachi , was raised Shiite, but later gave up his denomination. When Nanjiani was 18 years old, he emigrated to the United States and attended Grinnell College in Iowa, where he graduated in 2001. Ten years later he started a podcast with Ali Baker, which dealt with video games and was called The Indoor Kids . After Baker left the project in the same year, he continued it with his wife Emily V. Gordon.

production

Rod

Directed by Michael Showalter . The screenplay was written by Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani , whose life and love story is told in the film.

Holly Hunter , Judd Apatow , Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival

The score was composed by Michael Andrews . The songs Life, Love and Pain and So Long were written, recorded and also sung by Kyle James Hauser . The soundtrack to the film comprises 13 titles and was released on CD by Varese Sarabande on June 23, 2017.

publication

The film celebrated its world premiere on January 20, 2017 at the Sundance Film Festival , where Amazon Studios secured the rights to the film for the United States and several other countries for 12 million US dollars. On March 16, 2017, the film was presented at the South by Southwest Film Festival in Austin . On May 18, 2017, The Big Sick opened the Seattle International Film Festival . The film was released in selected US cinemas on June 23, 2017 and launched nationwide on July 14, 2017. On June 30, 2017, the film opened the Karlovy Vary Film Festival . The film was presented at the Locarno International Film Festival on August 10, 2017 . The film is scheduled to be shown at the San Sebastián International Film Festival in September 2017 . A theatrical release in Germany took place on November 16, 2017.

reception

Age rating

In the USA, the film received an R rating from the MPAA , which corresponds to a rating of 17 and over. In Germany the film is FSK 6 . The statement of reasons for the release states: “Despite the serious aspects, the film is characterized by a predominantly cheerful atmosphere and told with empathy. Children of preschool age can be unsettled by individual dramatic moments and hospital scenes, but even 6-year-olds are able to deal with these aspects. Since the context opens up to them and the cheering passages and the humor of the comedy interludes provide distance and relief, they can process the film to the happy ending without being overwhelmed. "

Reviews and grossing results

Director Michael Showalter

The film has so far won over 98 percent of Rotten Tomatoes critics and received an average rating of 8.3 out of a possible 10 points. In the context of the Golden Tomato Awards in 2017, the film emerged as the winner in the category Best Film Romance . For Brian Tallerico, a film critic of Roger Ebert , the film is the best romantic comedy in years. Scott Beggs of the nerdist says the film is overflowing with weird, awkward, sad and honest moments. John DeFore of The Hollywood Reporter sums it up: "A funny and tender love story from the middle of life."

Jens Balkenborg from epd Film describes The Big Sick as a romantic comedy that is also funny, sad, modest, clever and in many moments very truthful, and director Michael Showalter has made a pleasantly calm film out of Nanjiani's and Gordon's story, the one without artificially inflated climaxes flow completely unpretentiously and allow time for his characters. When she ends up in the intensive care unit sick months later and falls into a coma, the film develops into a character study and gets a whole new drive, says Balkenborg, and suddenly the focus is on the story of the actually impossible encounter between Kumail and Emily's parents Beth and Terry : "The camera carefully and with a lot of empathy catches glances, hints and long conversations between the unequal trio and slowly complex people with their own quirks and problems emerge from an initial protective position, friendships develop."

Günter H. Jekubzik of the Augsburger Allgemeine says about Kumail Nanjiani that you have to laugh, cry, sympathize and fear when he plays himself as an unsuccessful and in love stand-up comedian. About the two supporting actors who play Emily's mother and father, Jekubzik says: "A brilliant Holly Hunter and Ray Romano put this long-established couple with so much character and rough edges that they could claim the leading roles."

Sabienna Bowman from bustle.com saw a good chance for the film to be considered at the awards ceremony of the following year shortly after the 2017 Academy Awards .

The worldwide revenue from cinema screenings so far amounts to approximately 56.3 million US dollars. The film recorded 102,656 visitors in Germany.

Awards (selection)

On December 18, 2017, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that Michael Andrews ' work was on a shortlist from which the nominations for the Best Film Music category will be made at the 2018 Academy Awards . Below is a selection of nominations and awards from other film awards.

Zoe Kazan plays Emily in the movie

American Film Institute Awards 2018

  • Inclusion in the top 10 films of 2017

Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2018

Gotham Awards 2017

  • Nomination for Best Screenplay (Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani)

Hollywood Film Awards 2017

  • Received the Hollywood Comedy Ensemble Award

Independent Spirit Awards 2018

  • Award for Best First Screenplay (Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani)
  • Nomination for Best Supporting Actress (Holly Hunter)

Locarno International Film Festival 2017

  • Nomination for the Variety Piazza Grande Award ( Michael Showalter )
  • Awarded the Prix du Public UBS

NAACP Image Awards 2018

  • Nomination for Best Screenplay (Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani)

Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards 2018

  • Received the Career Achievement Award (Holly Hunter)

Producers Guild of America Awards 2018

Satellite Awards 2017

Screen Actors Guild Awards 2018

South by Southwest Film Festival 2017

  • Awarded the audience award at Festival Favorites (Michael Showalter)

Writers Guild of America Awards 2018

  • Nomination for Best Original Screenplay (Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani)

Web links

Commons : The Big Sick  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Certificate of Release for The Big Sick . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry (PDF; test number: 173017 / K). Template: FSK / maintenance / type not set and Par. 1 longer than 4 characters
  2. ↑ Age rating for The Big Sick . Youth Media Commission .
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  4. ↑ 'The Big Sick' soundtrack details In: filmmusicreporter.com, May 23, 2017.
  5. ↑ Soundtrack Information: The Big Sick In: soundtrack.net. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  6. ↑ 2017 Sundance Film Festival Printable Film Guide In: sundance.org. Retrieved January 19, 2017 (PDF; 17.8 MB)
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  8. ↑ SXSW Schedule In: sxsw.com. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
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  10. ↑ Ashley Lee: Sundance Hit 'The Big Sick' Gets June Release Date In: The Hollywood Reporter, February 14, 2017.
  11. ↑ The Big Sick In: kviff.com. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
  12. ↑ Prices for Uma Thurman and Jeremy Renner ( Memento of the original dated August 4, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.luzernerzeitung.ch archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: Luzerner Zeitung, June 20, 2017.
  13. ^ Program of the 70th Locarno Film Festival In: pardo.ch. Retrieved on August 6, 2017 (PDF; 12.1 MB)
  14. ↑ Pearls In: sansebastianfestival.com. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
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  17. ^ Reasons for approval for The Big Sick In: Voluntary Self-Control of the Film Industry. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
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  19. ↑ Best-reviewed romance Movies 2017 In: Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
  20. ↑ Brian Tallerico: Sundance 2017: 'The Big Sick' In: rogerebert.com, January 21, 2017.
  21. ↑ Scott Beggs: 'The Big Sick' is the Best Romantic Comedy in Years In: nerdist.com, January 21, 2017.
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  24. ↑ Günter H. Jekubzik: Film review for 'The Big Sick': Love in Pakistani In: Augsburger Allgemeine, November 16, 2017.
  25. ↑ Sabienna Bowman: 11th 2018 Oscar Nomination Predictions Based On Early Favorites In: bustle.com, February 27, 2017.
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  27. ↑ Top 100 Germany 2017 In: insidekino.com. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  28. ↑ Zack Sharf: Oscars 2018: Best Original Score Shortlist Includes 'The Shape of Water', 'All the Money in the World' and More In: indiewire.com, December 18, 2017.
  29. ↑ Kristopher Tapley: 'Get Out', 'Wonder Woman', 'Handmaid's Tale' Make AFI Awards Lists In: Variety, December 7, 2017.
  30. ↑ Kristopher Tapley, 'Shape of Water' Leads Critics' Choice Film Nominations In: Variety, December 6, 2017.
  31. ↑ Gordon Cox: 'Get Out' Leads 2017 Gotham Awards Nominations In: Variety, October 19, 2017.
  32. ↑ Kimberly Nordyke: Hollywood Film Awards: 'The Big Sick' to Receive Comedy Ensemble Award In: The Hollywood Reporter, October 23, 2017.
  33. ↑ Hilary Lewis: 2018 Independent Spirit Award Nominations Revealed In: The Hollywood Reporter, November 21, 2017.
  34. ↑ Jessica Derschowitz: Independent Spirit Awards winners 2018: See the full list In. Entertainment Weekly, March 3, 2018.
  35. ^ Prix ​​du Public UBS - The Big Sick In: pardo.ch, August 12, 2017.
  36. ↑ 2018 NAACP Image Award Nominations In: rottentomatoes.com, November 20, 2017.
  37. ↑ Award Recipients In: psfilmfest.org. Accessed December 31, 2017.
  38. ↑ Dave McNary: Producers Guild Awards: 'Get Out', 'Wonder Woman' Among Film Nominees In: Variety, January 5, 2018.
  39. ↑ Steve Pond: 'Dunkirk', 'The Shape of Water' Lead Satellite Award Nominations In: thewrap.com, November 29, 2017.
  40. ↑ Rebecca Rubin: SAG Award Nominations In: Variety, December 13, 2017.
  41. ↑ Seth Kelley: SXSW Announces 2017 Audience Award Winners In: Variety, March 18, 2017.