They (2017)
| Movie | |
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| Original title | They |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2017 |
| length | 80 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Anahita Ghazvinizadeh |
| script | Anahita Ghazvinizadeh |
| production | Zoe Sua Cho Simone Ling |
| music | Vincent Gillioz |
| camera | Carolina Costa |
| occupation | |
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They is an American film from 2017. Anahita Ghazvinizadeh , who is of Iranian origin, was written and directed . The main actor is Rhys Fehrenbacher, a young transgender person from Chicago. The film premiered at the Cannes International Film Festival in 2017 . They is Ghazvinizadeh's first feature film.
Movie title
The English pronoun "they", which is also the title of the film, is used by people who describe themselves as neither clearly male nor clearly female, also referred to as non-binary or genderqueer . They do not identify with the gender that was assigned to them at birth (compare Divers , Third Gender ). Some non-binary people use gender-neutral pronouns when referring to themselves. In this regard, the singular they is widespread and recognized in English-speaking countries , but ze, sie, hir, co and ey are also preferred by some non-binary people. In German, these special forms cannot be translated (hereinafter referred to as “they”).
action
The story takes place over a weekend in Chicago . The main character J, 13 years old, was born male, but still undecided which gender “they” would like to have one day.
J lists in a diary all the times when “they” feel female and when male and when J does not feel tied to any gender. J's bones are receding due to the hormone blockers they have taken , so that “they” will soon be forced to stop “their” puberty-delaying medication and choose a gender. In a second storyline, J's sister marries the Persian artist Araz so that Araz can live permanently in the United States. Araz's parents would like to see their son but cannot travel to the United States. However, Araz fears that if he travels to Iran, he will not be able to return to the USA.
The end of the film is intentionally lost in the dark.
production
During production, Rhys Fehrenbacher changed into a trans man in the transition process . Ghazvinizadeh met Fehrenbacher in Chicago while researching the transgender scene in the city.
The film was dubbed so that the mouth movements and facial expressions did not match what was being said a few times.
Nick Schager of Variety said, "If you have any doubts you would like to agree with the film that this separation of audio and video is another visualization of J's internal divide, but ultimately it feels like a technical flaw". Baughan found that the “enigmatic aesthetic of the film” made it clear that the director learned from Abbas Kiarostami .
Awards
- Ghazvinizadeh received the "George C. Lin Emerging Filmmaker Award" at the Asian Film Festival in San Diego
reception
Nick Schager wrote that They were far too evacuated and artificial to have any notable success after the premiere in Cannes, and that the presentation was as wooden as the dialogues. The director is determined to adapt her material to J's uncomfortable indecision until she blocks any sympathy with the protagonist's dilemma.
Jordan Mintzer from The Hollywood Reporter praised the fantastic visuality and the treatment of a topic that is rarely seen on screen. Mintzer explained that the transition from J's dilemma to the focus on the Iranian American deepens the public interest in this new citizen, but pushes J out of the picture that his problem is ultimately less interesting than J's. With regard to the actors, he noticed suggests that the quiet and lovable Fehrenbacher gives the event an emotional depth.
Nikki Baughan of Screen Daily wrote that They was a remarkable, multi-layered debut that stimulated further reflection and that Fehrenbacher's portrayal was "painfully realistic" because it also followed his real transition.
Individual evidence
- ↑ 'Barrage': Film Review, Berlin 2017 . In: The Hollywood Reporter . February 10, 2017. Accessed July 31, 2019.
- ↑ a b c d e f g Baughan, Nikki: 'They': Cannes Review . Screen Daily . Accessed July 31, 2019.
- ↑ a b c d Mintzer, Jordan: 'They': Film Review Cannes 2017 . The Hollywood Reporter . May 19, 2017. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
- ^ A b c Schager, Nick: Cannes Film Review: “They” . Variety . May 19, 2017. Accessed July 31, 2019.
- ↑ SDAFF Award Winners | Pacific Arts Movement ( en-US )
Web links
- They in the Internet Movie Database (English)