Touch (1997)

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Movie
German title Touch
Original title Touch
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1997
length 93 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director Paul Schrader
script Paul Schrader
production Fida Attieh ,
Lila Cazès
music David Grohl
camera Edward Lachman
cut Cara Silverman
occupation

Touch (Alternate title on TV: Touch - The guy with the magic hands ) is an American comedy film of Paul Schrader from the year 1997 . Paul Schrader wrote the script based on a novel by Elmore Leonard .

action

Charlie Lawson was a monk in his past. He has the gift of healing the sick with his touch. This arouses the interest of the preacher Bill Hill, who wants to use Lawson for his own purposes. Bill Hill persuades his assistant, Lynn Marie Faulkner, to meet Lawson so she can research miraculous healings.

Faulkner falls in love with Lawson, who wants to marry her. Lawson is shown photos proving Faulkner and Bill Hill know each other; However, Lawson continues to love the woman. A little later he realizes that he no longer has the gift of healing. Faulkner thinks it is her fault, but Lawson replies that it is his own fault for trying to test God .

The participants appear on the television show hosted by Debra Lusanne.

Reviews

The Lexicon of International Films wrote that the film was " a deeply humane film about charity and honesty in human relationships ". It is “ not designed as a theological discourse, but as a reflex to the deficits of modern society ” and “ does justice to its big topic in an unpretentious way ”. The “ staging without any added drama ” and the “ unobtrusive charm of the main actor ” were praised.

Cinema magazine wrote that the film was a " small, fine film " in which " the cast of actors " was convincing. He is targeting the “ hypocritical world of religious fanatics and quota-hungry mass media ” with “ witty-biting dialogues ” and “ grotesque figures ”.

Awards

Paul Schrader was nominated in 1997 for a prize at the Sitges Festival Internacional de Cinema de Catalunya . He was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award in 1998 for both directing and scripting.

background

The film was in Fullerton ( California turned). It grossed around 408 thousand US dollars in cinemas in the United States .

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  1. ^ Lexicon of International Films, accessed July 26, 2007
  2. ↑ Cinema, accessed July 26, 2007
  3. ^ Filming locations for Touch, accessed July 26, 2007
  4. ↑ Box office / business for Touch, accessed July 26, 2007

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