Toulouse-Lautrec (film)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Toulouse-Lautrec |
| Original title | Lautrec |
| Country of production | France |
| original language | French |
| Publishing year | 1998 |
| length | 126 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Roger Planchon |
| script | Roger Planchon |
| production | Margaret Ménégoz |
| music | Jean-Pierre Fouquey |
| camera | Gérard Simon |
| cut | Isabelle Devinck |
| occupation | |
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Toulouse-Lautrec , DVD title also Lautrec - The painter from Montmartre , is a French biography by Roger Planchon from 1998.
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Comte Alphonse de Toulouse-Lautrec is happy when his wife Adèle gives him the long-awaited heir. The child is named Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec . Only after a few years does it become clear that Henri suffers from a hereditary disease that leads to short stature. The marriage of parents whose mothers were sisters is to blame. Henri grew up with Adèle because his father was increasingly away from home and cheating. Henri started painting as a young man. His first big love is his cousin Hélène, who rejects him. Supported by his parents, Henri went to Paris, where he began to study painting with Léon Bonnat . He discovered physical love and came into contact with the Parisian nightlife. He met Aristide Bruant and eventually moved into his own studio in Montmartre . He soon came under fire for being close to the Impressionists . Edgar Degas, in turn, whom Henri admires, praises his works.
The meeting with Suzanne Valadon becomes decisive for Henri. Both become a couple, even if Henri never introduces them to his parents. Henri leaves her marriage proposal unanswered. Instead, he is drawn more and more to the common people, the laundresses and prostitutes as well as the dancers of the Moulin Rouge . He has a close friendship with Vincent van Gogh . Under the influence of Japanese paintings, Henri became known as a poster painter for the Moulin Rouge, even if the dancer La Goulue did not like her portrayal on a poster. In addition to women, Henri is increasingly favoring absinthe . Suzanne eventually leaves him and plunges him into a crisis that he tries to overcome with the prostitute Rose la Rouge. She infected him with syphilis . Henri, who thinks he can no longer paint, sinks into alcohol. More and more often he reacts madly and sets fire to his studio several times. His mother finally has him sent to an institution. When he is released, he is given a minder by his side. When his health deteriorates, he moves back to live with his mother. He finally dies on their property. The burial takes place with great sympathy from the common people whom Henri immortalized in his works.
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The film was shot in Paris and Boulogne-Billancourt, among others. The property of the Toulouse family was found in the Château de Baville in Saint-Chéron . Other locations included the Hôpital maritime de Berck and the Hôpital Kremlin Bicêtre. The costumes were created by Pierre-Jean Larroque , the film structures are by Jacques Rouxel . In the film, the songs À la Bastoche , Nini Peau d'chien , À Saint-Lazare , Ah les salauds and Rue Saint-Vincent , written by Aristide Bruant, are sung. Moreover, it is Jules Jouys and Eugène Poncins song La soularde heard.
Toulouse-Lautrec premiered on September 7, 1998 at the Venice International Film Festival . Two days later, the film opened in French cinemas, where it was seen by around 531,000 viewers, and was also shown in German cinemas from February 11, 1999. The film was released on DVD in Germany in November 2005.
criticism
The film remains "all too often on the surface and only reproduces largely familiar clichés," said the film service , but praised the elaborate equipment. In addition, the film captivates "with the brilliant photography and sometimes excellent actors and convinces above all in the portrayal of the difficult relationships within the artist's family." "As a splendid number revue [...]" Toulouse-Lautrec "is fun. But anyone who researches the inner workings of the artist most of the time has the feeling of looking at a blank canvas, ”wrote Cinema .
Awards
Gérard Simon was nominated for a Golden Frog at the 1998 Camerimage Film Festival . Régis Royer was also awarded the Best Actor Award in 1998 at the Festival Internacional de Cine de Mar del Plata . In 1999, Toulouse-Lautrec won a César in the categories of Best Production Design (Jacques Rouxel) and Best Costumes (Pierre-Jean Larroque) and was also nominated for a César in the category of Best Supporting Actress (Anémone).
Web links
- Toulouse-Lautrec in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Lautrec - Box Office France on allocine.fr
- ^ Toulouse-Lautrec in the Lexicon of International Films
- ↑ Toulouse-Lautrec on cinema.de