The Dish
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The Dish |
| Original title | The Dish |
| Country of production | Australia |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2000 |
| length | 101 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 6 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Rob Sitch |
| script | Santo Cilauro , Tom Gleisner , Jane Kennedy , Rob Sitch |
| production | Santo Cilauro , Tom Gleisner , Michael Hirsh , Jane Kennedy , Rob Sitch |
| music | Edmund Choi , Peter Sullivan |
| camera | Graeme Wood |
| cut | Jill Bilcock |
| occupation | |
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The Dish (partly also The Dish - Verloren im Weltall ) is a historical comedy by director Rob Sitch from 2000 , which was very well known in Australia and only moderate in Germany. The film is based on real events.
action
In July 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the moon and millions of people on earth witnessed the event live . To do this, NASA used a worldwide network of radio telescopes, one of which, the Parkes Observatory , is located in the middle of a sheep paddock in Australia.
Cliff Buxton and his team monitored this radio telescope and were commissioned by NASA to maintain contact with Apollo 11 if the moon or the Apollo spacecraft can no longer be accessed directly from the stations in the USA due to the earth's rotation.
But a power outage and the resulting deletion in the memory of the computer that is supposed to align the telescope throws the whole thing up. To save face after forgetting to prime the fuel lines of their emergency generator, they lie to NASA and try to find Apollo 11 again, which they succeed after a few hours.
After all, the day of the first moon landing is approaching. But on this day there was a strong wind - actually too strong to continue operating the radio telescope and aligning it with the spaceship. But with courage and Australian audacity, they dare to make the connection at the right moment to send the decisive words of Neil Armstrong: A small step for a person, but a big leap for humanity.
Further action
Although the first moon landing is the storyline for the film, it also has a number of subplots to offer. The film is staged with a good dose of self-irony, which shows life in the Australian small town of Parkes as well as its residents from a very amusing side.
The plot was built around three fictional technicians and a NASA employee who took over the management of the station for this mission. Of course, the three technicians have initial problems with NASA's methods, which is why they decide to lie to NASA when they lose contact with the Apollo spacecraft. When the NASA employee confirms the lie, the technicians finally accept him.
Film and reality
The film is loosely based on the real story, but has little to do with the real events. There were initially three receiving stations for the moon landing: Goldstone in California for the Northern Hemisphere, as well as one station near Canberra and one in Parkes ( Parkes Observatory ), both in Australia. All three stations could receive the television and sound signals from the moon and the space shuttle, but the one in Parkes was the strongest, which is why this signal was used from the beginning. The Australian Prime Minister was not in Parkes, but in Canberra.
What is correct in the film is that the station was actually exposed to very strong winds during the broadcast and it had to deal with these issues.
Part of the film was shot in the Australian town of Forbes, about 20 miles from Parkes.
Reviews
“If you wanted to describe the film THE DISH in one word, then the only thing that would remain is the name as calm. [… The] skillful timing and the lively, if not lovable, sketching of the people can of course only be achieved with appropriately good actors. [...] The result is a comedy that proves that Australia is by no means the end of the world in this area [...] "
“A lovingly developed comedy with melodramatic undertones, which convinces with its casual narrative style as well as with a number of optical and acoustic gags. A small film that offers great cinema in all respects. "
The German Film and Media Assessment FBW in Wiesbaden awarded the film the rating particularly valuable.
Individual evidence
- ↑ artechock film , accessed on November 11, 2007.
- ^ The Dish. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed October 11, 2016 .
Web links
- The Dish in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The Dish at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
- Comparison of the film with what actually happened
- Official website