The King (2019)

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Movie
German title The King
Original title The King
Country of production USA , Australia ,
United Kingdom
original language English
Publishing year 2019
length 140 minutes
Age rating FSK 16
Rod
Director David Michôd
script David Michôd,
Joel Edgerton
production David Michôd,
Joel Edgerton,
Dede Gardner ,
Jeremy Kleiner ,
Brad Pitt ,
Liz Watts
music Nicholas Britell
camera Adam Arkapaw
cut Peter Sciberras
occupation
synchronization

The King is an American historical drama by David Michôd , which premiered on September 2, 2019 at the Venice Film Festival and was released by Netflix on November 1, 2019 . In the title role, Timothée Chalamet plays the English King Henry V.

action

The film is said to be inspired by elements from the plays Henry IV and Henry V by William Shakespeare and put a young, disgraced prince at the center of the action, who has yet to learn what it means to be a king. and who is accompanied on his way by his loyal friend Falstaff.

production

Literary template and staff

With The King , three classics by William Shakespeare are to be adapted. Thus, the film elements from the pieces to Henry IV. , The second part and Heinrich V. be inspired. The focus is on the final part of Shakespeare's "Lancaster" series, written in 1599 . The focus is on Prince Henry , who has actually fallen from grace , who inherits the English crown in turbulent times while a fierce war rages between England and France and nobody believes that he could be the right man to bring peace. The film is supposed to use the storylines and characters from Shakespeare's plays, but to free itself from them linguistically and use an understandable slang.

Directed by David Michôd , who wrote the screenplay for the film together with Joel Edgerton , who also stood in front of the camera as Falstaff. Edgerton, who has had the best connection to Netflix since Bright , brought the project to the streaming service . He also produced the film. Edgerton compared The King to Game of Thrones and said he wanted a contemporary film with contemporary dialogue.

Cast and filming

US actor Timothée Chalamet took on the role of the young King Henry V. US actor Timothée Chalamet took on the role of the young King Henry V.
US actor Timothée Chalamet took
on the role of the young King Henry V.

Timothée Chalamet ascends the English throne as Henry V in the film . This character is also called Prince Hal in the movie, and this is also Chalamet's middle name. Edgerton plays his advisor Falstaff . Robert Pattinson can be seen in the role of the French prince and heir to the throne Louis . Ben Mendelsohn took over the role of Chalamet's predecessor and his father, King Henry IV. Lily-Rose Depp plays the French Princess Catherine . New Zealand young actress Thomas McKenzie can be seen in the role of Philippa , the younger sister of Henry V.

Filming began on June 1, 2018 and took place at Lincoln Cathedral in Lincolnshire , England , among other places . The cameraman was Adam Arkapaw and the production designer was Fiona Crombie . The costumes are by Jane Petrie .

Film music and publication

The staff and cast of The King at the Busan International Film Festival . Left to right: Dede Gardner , Jeremy Kleiner , David Michôd , Timothée Chalamet , Joel Edgerton

The film music was composed by Nicholas Britell . The soundtrack, which comprises a total of 15 pieces of music, was released for download on November 1, 2019 by Lakeshore Records.

At the end of August 2019, Netflix presented the first trailer. On September 2, 2019, The King was shown in competition out of competition at the Venice Film Festival . In early October 2019 he was presented at the London Film Festival , the Mill Valley Film Festival in the USA and the Busan International Film Festival in South Korea. According to the Netflix (Netflix Film) social media accounts, The King will be shown in selected US cinemas from October 11, 2019 and in selected German cinemas from October 17, 2019. From November 1, 2019, it should be accessible on Netflix.

synchronization

The German synchronization was for a dialogue book by Michael Grimm , under the dialogue director Rainer Raschewski on behalf of the RRP Media UG GmbH in Berlin .

role actor Voice actor
King Henry V , "Hal" Timothée Chalamet Marco Eßer
Sir John Falstaff Joel Edgerton Oliver Siebeck
William Gascoigne Sean Harris Frank Ciazynski
Princess Catherine de Valois Lily-Rose Depp Victoria Frenz
Dauphin Louis Robert Pattinson Johannes Raspe
King Henry IV Ben Mendelsohn Oliver Stritzel
Henry "Hotspur" Percy Tom Glynn-Carney Henning Nöhren
Philippa of England Thomasin McKenzie Daniela Reidies
Thomas of Lancaster Dean-Charles Chapman Sebastian Fitzner
Cambridge Edward Ashley Christoph Banks
Hooper Tara Fitzgerald Heath Domanowski
Archbishop of Canterbury Andrew Havill Pierre Peters-Arnolds

reception

Age ratings and reviews

In Germany, the film was approved by the FSK from the age of 16. The reason for the release states that the film was staged in a dialogue-oriented manner at the beginning, but that it contains some intense and sometimes drastic scenes of war and violence as it progresses . The violence is not glorified in any way, but rather illustrates the cruelty of war and tyranny . Young people from the age of 16 are able to understand this anti-war message and to classify the scenes of violence accordingly.

So far, the film has won over 72 percent of all Rotten Tomatoes critics .

Awards

At the upcoming Academy Awards 2020 , the film will be on a shortlist in the Best Film Music category . Below is a selection of other awards and nominations.

AACTA International Awards 2020

  • Nomination for best film

AACTA Awards 2019

Hollywood Music in Media Awards 2019

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Certificate of Release for The King . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry (PDF; test number: 193937 / K). Template: FSK / maintenance / type not set and Par. 1 longer than 4 characters
  2. ↑ a b Bjön cup: With "Call Me By Your Name" star Timothée Chalamet: Robert Pattinson shoots his first Netflix movie. In: filmstarts.de, May 31, 2018.
  3. ↑ Matt Goldberg: Production Begins on Netflix's 'The King' Starring Timothee Chalamet and Joel Edgerton. In: collider.com, May 31, 2018.
  4. ↑ Oprah Flash: Netflix starts production on original film 'The King', starring Timothée Chalamet and Joel Edgerton. In: cable.co.uk, June 7, 2018.
  5. ^ A b Robert Mitchell: Robert Pattinson, Lily-Rose Depp Join Timothee Chalamet in Netflix's 'The King'. In: Variety, May 31, 2018.
  6. ↑ Sadie Russell: Lincoln Cathedral becomes film set as shooting begins for Netflix's The King. In: lincolnshirelive.co.uk, June 24, 2018.
  7. ↑ Nicholas Britell Scoring David Michod's 'The King'. In: filmmusicreporter.com, July 22, 2019.
  8. ↑ 'The King' soundtrack details. In: filmmusicreporter.com, October 31, 2019.
  9. ↑ Robert Mitchell: Netflix Releases First Trailer for 'The King' With Timothee Chalamet. In: Variety, August 27, 2019.
  10. ↑ The King. In: labiennale.org. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  11. ↑ The King. In: bfi.org.uk. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
  12. ^ Justin Kroll: Robert Pattinson to Be Honored by Mill Valley Film Festival. In: Variety. September 5, 2019, accessed October 10, 2019 .
  13. ↑ The King. In: Busan International Film Festival. Retrieved October 10, 2019 .
  14. ↑ Marc Mensch: "The Irishman" comes to German cinemas through Filmwelt. In: Blickpunkt: Film, October 2, 2019.
  15. ^ Sandy Schaefer: Netflix's The King Casts Call Me By Your Name's Timothée Chalamet. In: screenrant.com, February 9, 2018.
  16. ^ Reasons for the release of The King In: Voluntary Self-Control of the Film Industry . Retrieved October 18, 2019.
  17. ↑ The King. In: Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  18. ↑ Erik Anderson: 2020 Oscar Predictions: The Shortlists. In: awardswatch.com, December 15, 2019.
  19. ↑ Pip Bulbeck: AACTA International Awards: 'The Irishman' Leads With 6 Nominations. In: The Hollywood Reporter, December 10, 2019.
  20. ↑ Feature Films In Competition for the 2019 AACTA Awards presented by Foxtel. In: aacta.org. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  21. ↑ Patrick Frater: Damon Herriman Stands Out as 'The Nightingale' and 'Lambs of God' Lead AACTA Nominations. In: Variety, October 22, 2019.
  22. ↑ Erik Anderson: 'The King', 'Marriage Story', 'Parasite' earn 2019 Hollywood Music in Media Awards nominations. In: awardswatch.com, November 4, 2019.