Vice - the second man

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Movie
German title Vice - the second man
Original title Vice
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2018
length 134 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
JMK 12
Rod
Director Adam McKay
script Adam McKay
production Brad Pitt ,
Dede Gardner ,
Jeremy Kleiner ,
Megan Ellison ,
Kevin J. Messick ,
Will Ferrell ,
Adam McKay
music Nicholas Britell
camera Greig Fraser
cut Hank Corwin
occupation
synchronization

Vice - The Second Man (Original Title Vice ) is a satirical biography by Adam McKay and tells the life story of former US Vice President Dick Cheney . The film was released in US cinemas on December 25, 2018 and in German cinemas on February 21, 2019.

At the 2019 Academy Awards , Vice was nominated in eight categories, including Best Picture and McKay for Best Original Screenplay and Best Director. It won in the Best Make-up and Best Hairstyles category .

action

At the beginning of the film, Dick Cheney and White House staff are shown during the crisis intervention shortly after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks . Until further notice, he issues a kill order for every suspicious aircraft. The action then jumps back to 1963. Cheney loses his Yale scholarship because of alcoholism . He returns to his native Wyoming , where he continues to indulge in alcohol and lay power lines. After being picked up twice by the police for being drunk driving, his future power-hungry wife Lynne gives him an ultimatum.

In 1968, Cheney got his drinking problems under control and started a family with Lynne. He is doing an internship in the congress . Impressed by a speech by Donald Rumsfeld , he spontaneously decides to work for the Republican politician who is an economic advisor under President Richard Nixon . Rumsfeld, called "Rummy", vouches for Cheney's alcohol rides. He humbly serves him and receives his first own, windowless office. Cheney learns from Rumsfeld that Nixon and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger are having a secret conversation about the bombing of Cambodia . Kissinger is later shot down by Rumsfeld and Cheney.

In 1973 Cheney worked as a political advisor for a finance firm, had his own house in Bethesda, Maryland and two daughters, Lynne. When the rough Rumsfeld is excluded from Nixon's circle of power, he recruits Cheney as a shrewd political advisor in Washington DC The family experiences a stroke of fate when Lynne's mother drowns in a lake under mysterious circumstances. After Nixon's resignation, Rumsfeld gained new influence as Secretary of Defense under President Gerald Ford , and Cheney was appointed the youngest Chief of Staff of the White House . He is by the distinguished jurists Antonin Scalia with the "theory of the unitary executive power" ( Unitary executive theory familiar).

After Ford lost the presidential election to Democratic candidate Jimmy Carter , Cheney fought for a seat in the House of Representatives in his home state of Wyoming in 1978 . When he suffers his first of several heart attacks in a public speech, Lynne takes over the election campaign for him. Cheney wins the election and becomes one of the most influential politicians of the 1980s following Carter's defeat by Ronald Reagan . At the same time, Lynne, who has worked as a journalist and book author, becomes chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities . The US government neglects issues such as abortion, civil rights and environmental protection. The revocation of the fairness doctrine during this time ensures the rise of the conservative news channel Fox .

Cheney is promoted to Secretary of Defense under Republican President George Bush . But he gives up a planned candidacy for the presidency after he learns that his daughter Mary is a lesbian and does not want to drag her into the public eye. After the election of Democrat Bill Clinton , the Cheneys retreat to their Virginia country estate . When the naive George W. Bush plans to run for president, Cheney, the CEO of Halliburton, is traded as a possible vice president. Against Lynne's wishes, who regards the position as "useless", he accepts the offer. With the help of Antonin Scalia, who has now been appointed to the Supreme Court , Bush wins a close election against Al Gore .

Cheney is granted full access to the Oval Office as Vice President , while Rumsfeld becomes Secretary of Defense again. Cheney soon controls administration, military, energy and foreign policy and has its own offices in the House of Representatives, the Pentagon and the CIA . In addition to the attacks on September 11, 2001, his reign included tax breaks for the super-rich, secret meetings with energy companies, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq , his former employer Halliburton's involvement in it, the Plame affair , the rise of the terrorist Abū Musʿab az- Zarqāwī ( al-Qaeda in Iraq ) as well as the use of torture methods by the CIA, for which John Yoo creates legal conditions. Rumsfeld is subsequently shot.

After the election of the Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama , Cheney's health was in poor health. He withdraws from the public eye and is afraid of legal consequences. He will have a new heart implanted in 2012. The donor is the American soldier and family man Kurt, who died in a traffic accident, who served in Afghanistan and Iraq and who also acts as the film's narrator. Cheney's daughters Mary and Liz fall apart when Liz has her own political ambitions. She positions herself in a television interview against same-sex marriage . At the end of the film, Cheney appears to break through the Fourth Wall during an interview and gives a monologue. He does not regret any decision he has made in his political career, everything has served to protect America.

production

Staff and cast

It was directed by Adam McKay , who also wrote the script.

Christian Bale at the press conference at the Berlinale 2019

Christian Bale played the lead role of Dick Cheney , who was the 46th Vice President of the United States under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2009 and Secretary of Defense of the United States from 1989 to 1993 under his father George Bush . Bush's son is played by Sam Rockwell . Amy Adams plays Dick Cheney's wife Lynne and Alison Pill plays their daughter Mary . Actor Tyler Perry took on the role of Colin Powell , who was Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during Cheney's first term. Lisa Gay Hamilton plays Condoleezza Rice , United States Secretary of State during Cheney's second term under George W. Bush. Steve Carell can be seen in the role of Donald Rumsfeld , who was Secretary of Defense of the United States from 2001 to 2006 in the same cabinet. Bill Pullman took over the role of former New York State Governor Nelson Rockefeller , who was Vice-President of the United States in the administration of President Gerald Ford, a predecessor of Cheney. Shea Whigham plays Wayne Vincent.

Filming and film music

Filming began in late September 2017 and took place in Santa Clarita . The working title of the film was Backseat (English for "back seat"). Greig Fraser acted as cameraman .

The music for the film is composed by Nicholas Britell , who already worked in this capacity with Adam McKay for the film The Big Short . The soundtrack for the film, which comprises a total of 26 pieces of music, was released for download on December 7, 2018 by Decca Records.

publication

Bale and McKay at the Berlinale 2019

The film was released in US cinemas on December 25, 2018. In Germany, Vice was shown out of competition for the first time in February 2019 at the 69th Berlinale . A regular theatrical release in Germany took place on February 21, 2019. The film premiered on December 11, 2018 at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.

reception

Age rating

In the USA, the film received an R rating from the MPAA , which corresponds to a rating of 17 and over. In Germany, the film was approved for ages 12 and up . The statement of reasons for the release states: “With the help of a narrator and various, sometimes irritating, stylistic devices and with many leaps in time, the film paints an unfathomable picture of politics and its actors, but presents this with biting humor. The sometimes rapid narrative speed and the historical context represent a challenge for children. The depiction of war events and torture as well as individual images of an accident or an operation can overwhelm young children. "

Reviews

Director Adam McKay at the press conference at the Berlinale 2019

Frank Schnelle from epd Film writes that with Vice, Adam McKay is switching from the sophisticated ensemble piece to the epic biopic , and with its rapid pace, the investigative gesture and the unorthodox mixture of drama and comedy, the film is very reminiscent of The Big Short . McKay's staging style is wonderfully innovative, says Schnelle: “Again and again he finds camera positions that literally illuminate the action from a surprising perspective. The old rule, according to which you should enter a scene as late as necessary and exit again as early as possible, takes him to extremes when he cuts into the middle of dialogues and is often content with hints that others are only really getting going. “ Vice was also named Film of the Month for February 2019 by epd Film . It says there: " Vice is an important contemporary film because it uses Dick Cheney and his key role in the Bush administration to open a chapter in recent American history, the consequences of which extend to the present day."

Björn Hayer from the Neue Zürcher Zeitung believes that McKay's film turns out to be a razor-sharp painting of a lying caste, and that Vice stands out from the multitude of works in the now inflationary genre of biopic , as the film is not satisfied with the mere illustration of a vita : “With its mostly ironic, ambiguous montages, it reveals an aesthetic of the politician between a social role and the perfidious haggling of particular interests . You have to count this fantastic piece of cinematographically processed contemporary history with its eight Oscar nominations undoubtedly to the top of this year. ”McKay chose the beating heart as the most important metaphor, Hayer continued, because the irony of the drama includes Cheney's own heart failure, which he caused ends up in hospital several times with heart attacks, until an organ transplant is finally necessary: ​​“Even the operation and the cut-open body reveal a symbolic level. Just as the doctors penetrate the inside of the politician, the film gives us an insight into the shadowy world of the US government apparatus. "

Günter H. Jekubzik from the Kino Arbeitsgemeinschaft Kino explains that Vice is by no means a dry political film, but is working with Michael Moore on the analysis of the Republican presidencies: “The difference lies in the personalized villain as the source of all evil, but that again provides a blueprint for the dissolution of democratic rules by President Trump. ”In brief moments Vice show terrifyingly what these power games mean for people in Korea or Iraq, and these people include the US soldiers.

Use in school lessons

The online portal kinofenster.de recommends the film for the subjects of politics, English, German, social studies / community studies , ethics / religion and art and offers materials for the film for teaching purposes. There it says, among other things, that the film, with its wealth of information that leads to the upheavals of the recent present, is suitable for history and political lessons.

Awards

Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2019

Eddie Awards 2019

  • Nomination in the category Best Film Editing - Comedy or Musical (Hank Corwin)

Golden Globe Awards 2019

Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards 2019

  • Award in the category Best Period and / or Character Makeup ( Kate Biscoe , Ann Pala Williams and Jamie Kelman)
  • Award in the category Best Special Makeup Effects (Greg Cannom and Christopher Gallaher)

Academy Awards 2019

  • Nomination for best film
  • Nomination for Best Director (Adam McKay)
  • Nomination for Best Original Screenplay (Adam McKay)
  • Nomination for Best Actor (Christian Bale)
  • Nomination for Best Supporting Actor (Sam Rockwell)
  • Nomination for Best Supporting Actress (Amy Adams)
  • Award for the best make-up and the best hairstyles (Greg Cannom, Kate Biscoe and Patricia DeHaney)
  • Nomination for Best Editing (Hank Corwin)

Philadelphia Film Critics Circle Awards 2018

  • Award as Best Actor (Christian Bale)

Producers Guild of America Awards 2019

Screen Actors Guild Awards 2019

Writers Guild of America Awards 2019

  • Nomination for Best Original Screenplay (Adam McKay)

synchronization

The German synchronization was based on a dialogue book by Tobias Neumann and the dialogue direction by Christoph Cierpka on behalf of Scalamedia GmbH, Berlin.

actor Voice actor role
Christian Bale David Nathan Dick Cheney
Amy Adams Giuliana Jakobeit Lynne Cheney
Steve Carell Uwe Büschken Donald Rumsfeld
Sam Rockwell Dietmar miracle George W. Bush
Alison Pill Elinor Eidt Mary Cheney
Colyse Harger Zoé Zech Mary Cheney (5 years old)
Ronald Reagan Romanus Fuhrmann Ronald Reagan

Web links

Commons : Vice - The Second Man  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Release certificate for Vice - The second man . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry (PDF; test number: 187111 / K). Template: FSK / maintenance / type not set and Par. 1 longer than 4 characters
  2. ↑ Age rating for Vice - The second man . Youth Media Commission .
  3. ↑ Dave McNary: Sam Rockwell in Talks to Play George W. Bush in Adam McKay's 'Cheney'. In: Variety, August 31, 2017.
  4. ↑ Nicholas Britell to Score Adam McKay's 'Backseat'. In: filmmusicreporter.com, November 17, 2017.
  5. ↑ 'Vice' Score Album Details. In: filmmusicreporter.com, December 6, 2018.
  6. ↑ Start dates Germany In: insidekino.com. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  7. ↑ Reason for release for Vice - The second man In: Voluntary self-control of the film industry. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  8. ↑ https://www.epd-film.de/filmkritiken/vice-der-zweite-mann
  9. ↑ https://www.epd-film.de/tipps/2019/film-des-monats-februar-vice-der-zweite-mann
  10. ↑ Björn Hayer: Dick Cheney in "Vice": With him even the president is hooked. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung, February 20, 2019.
  11. ↑ https://www.programmkino.de/content/Filmkritiken/vice-der-zweite-mann/
  12. ↑ Vice. In: kinofenster.de. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  13. ↑ Pete Hammond: Critics Choice Awards: 'The Favorite' 14 Nominations; 'Black Panther' A Marvel; 'First Man' rebounds; 'The Americans' Leads TV Series. In: deadline.com, December 10, 2018.
  14. ↑ Carolyn Giardina: 'Bohemian Rhapsody,' 'BlacKkKlansman' Among Editors' Eddies Nominees. In: The Hollywood Reporter, January 7, 2019.
  15. ↑ Golden Globes: List of Nominees. In: The Hollywood Reporter, December 6, 2018.
  16. Jump up ↑ Hilary Lewis: Makeup Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards: 'Vice' Tops Film Categories. In: The Hollywood Reporter, February 16, 2019.
  17. ↑ Erik Anderson: Philadelphia Film Critics: 'ROMA' Best Picture, Barry Jenkins Best Director, Viola Davis Best Actress. In: awardswatch.com, December 8, 2018.
  18. ↑ Dave McNary: Producers Guild Awards Nominees Include 'Black Panther', 'A Star Is Born', 'Handmaid's Tale'. In: Variety, January 4, 2019.
  19. ↑ Paul Sheehan: 2019 SAG Awards nominations: Full list of Screen Actors Guild Awards nominees. In: goldderby.com, December 12, 2018.
  20. ↑ Dave McNary: Writers Guild Awards Nominees Include 'A Star Is Born', 'Green Book', 'Roma'. In: Variety, January 7, 2019.