Thoroughbreds (film)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Thoroughbreds |
| Original title | Thoroughbreds |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2017 |
| length | 93 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Cory Finley |
| script | Cory Finley |
| production |
Andrew Duncan , Nat Faxon , Jim Rash , Alex Saks , Kevin J. Walsh |
| music | Erik Friedlander |
| camera | Lyle Vincent |
| cut | Louise Ford |
| occupation | |
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Thoroughbreds (original title Thoroughbreds , English for "purebred") is an American thriller by Cory Finley , which celebrated its world premiere on January 21, 2017 as part of the Sundance Film Festival . It is the directorial debut of Finley, who also wrote the screenplay for the film. Thoroughbreds is the last film in which Anton Yelchin took on a role before he died in June 2016.
action
The story takes place in the present in a posh Connecticut suburb : the cold-hearted Amanda and the condescending Lily were childhood friends and now meet again as teenagers. Not entirely voluntarily, because Amanda slaughtered her mother's horse and Lily agrees to become her professional friend for a lot of money. This leads to an unequal but genuine friendship. When Lily's rich but cold-hearted stepfather, Mark, threatens to put her in a reformatory instead of the Andover elite school she has dreamed of , she decides to get him out of the way - even though his money enables her and her widowed mother to live a life in luxury. Together with the cool, calculating Amanda, she plans the perfect murder; they try to get the petty criminal Tim to carry out the murder.
production
Staff and funding
It is the feature film debut of Cory Finley , who adapted one of his own plays as a script for it. The film title Thoroughbred is an English term for a racehorse and means something like “thoroughly bred”. The soundtrack was composed by Erik Friedlander . The film's soundtrack, which includes 17 pieces of music, including contributions from King Harvest , A Tribe Called Red , Tanya Tagaq , The Sweet Hurt and Tanis , was released by Back Lot Music on March 9, 2018.
The production company was B Story, represented by Kevin J. Walsh , Nat Faxon and Jim Rash , Big Indie Pictures and June Pictures.
Cast and dubbing
Olivia Cooke and Anya Taylor-Joy starred as teenagers Amanda and Lily. Anton Yelchin plays Tim. This is the last role he took on shortly before his death in June 2016. Paul Sparks plays Lily's stepfather Mark, Francie Swift her mother, and Kaili Vernoff took on the role of Karen.
The German synchronization was based on a dialogue book and the dialogue direction by Kim Haspe on behalf of Berliner Synchron GmbH . In the German version, Kaya Marie Möller lends her voice to Amanda, Lina Rabea Mohr speaks to Lily and Constantin von Jascheroff, their friend Tim.
Filming and publishing
Filming took place on the American east coast and began on May 9, 2016 in Boston . The film was shot in The Oaks , a Georgian villa in Cohasset , the style of which was known as the Greek Revival in the USA at the end of the 19th century . In Cohasset, the film was also shot at the Averie Spa . Further filming took place in two private apartments in Cohasset and Scituate and in the Harlequin Stables in Westwood . In Tewksbury they shot at the hospital. In Wellesley is turned outside the restaurant Amarin of Thailand on Grove Street. Shooting ended on June 5, 2016. The film celebrated its world premiere on January 21, 2017 as part of the Sundance Film Festival . In October 2017 there was a screening at the London Film Festival . At the end of November 2017, Focus Features released a second trailer for the film. The film was released in UK and US theaters on March 9, 2018. A theatrical release in Germany took place on August 9, 2018. Also in August 2018, the film will be shown at the Melbourne International Film Festival.
reception
Age rating and film genre
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 people aged 16 and over . The statement of reasons for the release states: “The film takes place in an artificial and unrealistic environment. The focus is on people who act very calculating and seemingly emotionless. The film develops a very intense atmosphere that can be processed by young people aged 16 and over without being overwhelmed. Violence is only hinted at, the unscrupulous behavior of the two protagonists is neither glorified nor advocated. "
Katrin Doerksen from the Tagesspiegel believes that thoroughbreds defy any identification patterns internalized by genre conventions: “The audience is neither afraid of the inscrutable stepfather, nor is it feverish for the future perpetrators. Instead, you soon resigned yourself to not trusting anything or anyone - not the intentions of the characters, and also not your own detective instincts, although at the beginning you believe you have exposed the real villain with every suggestive cut. "The backgrounds of the characters and the degree of their psychopathy ultimately remained as nebulous as the origin of the feeling of permanent threat, Doerksen continued.
Reviews
So far, the film has won over 87 percent of Rotten Tomatoes ' critics . The consensus stated there: "Thoroughbreds juggles with verve between the genres and represents a well-written and refreshingly unpredictable introduction to the genre of teenage thriller."
Erin Whitney of screencrush.com describes Thoroughbreds as a wonderfully twisted thriller and a black comedy that is viciously funny, which the film owes in particular to Olivia Cooke's chilled demeanor.
Frank Schnelle from epd Film says that director Cory Finley has a great visual instinct, he tells stories with a weightless camera, elegant widescreen compositions, soothing slow-motion, and he also knows how to skillfully use Erik Friedlander's dark, experimental music . This creates a cool, oppressive thriller atmosphere from the first minute, in which surprising things can happen at any time. Nevertheless, the promising debut leads to an unsatisfactory finale, so Schnelle.
Antje Wessels explains about the motif of the horses in the film, Amanda loves them and even dreams of a society in which people submit to the noble animals. At the same time she mourned after her time as a rider. Wessels continues: “Theoretically, a thoroughbred is a horse whose breeding history goes back to Arab ancestors. Because such ancestry is seldom written on the forehead of the four-legged friends, in practice the main focus is on the appearance and character of the animals. The mostly very slender, long-legged thoroughbreds, which are mainly used in racing, are on the one hand very frugal and robust, on the other hand they are particularly sensitive and spirited. ”However, Corey Finley's directorial debut is only marginally about horses, says Wessels continues, and instead the German title Thoroughbreds refers much more to the character traits of the two protagonists.
Awards
Gotham Awards 2018
- Nomination for the best screenplay
Independent Spirit Awards 2019
- Nomination for Best First Screenplay ( Cory Finley )
- Nomination for Best Film in the Official Competition (Cory Finley)
- Nomination for the audience award - Best of Next! (Cory Finley)
Web links
- Thoroughbreds in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Thoroughbreds in the German dubbing index
- Thoroughbreds - Trailer from Universal Pictures Germany on Youtube (Video)
- Meet the Artist '17: Cory Finley from Sundance Film Festival on Youtube (Video, English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Certificate of release for thoroughbred animals . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry (PDF; test number: 175186 / K).
- ↑ a b Boyd van Hoeij: 'Thoroughbred': Film Review. Sundance 2017 In: The Hollywood Reporter, Jan 21, 2017.
- ↑ http://filmmusicreporter.com/2018/03/07/thoroughbreds-soundtrack-details/
- ↑ http://deadline.com/2016/04/olivia-cooke-anya-taylor-joy-anton-yelchin-thoroughbred-psychological-thriller-1201745650/
- ↑ http://variety.com/2016/film/news/olivia-cooke-anya-taylor-joy-thoroughbred-1201763214/
- ↑ https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/names/2016/06/11/wrap-for-thoroughbred/URNpcjWgVF33765osBXHZN/story.html
- ^ Emily Sweeney: Anton Yelchin was recently in Mass. filming 'Thoroughbred' In: bostonglobe.com, June 20, 2016.
- ↑ https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/names/2016/06/11/wrap-for-thoroughbred/URNpcjWgVF33765osBXHZN/story.html
- ↑ http://theswellesleyreport.com/2016/06/movie-thoroughbred-filming-in-wellesley/
- ↑ https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/names/2016/06/11/wrap-for-thoroughbred/URNpcjWgVF33765osBXHZN/story.html
- ↑ Devan Coggan: Sundance Film Festival announces first wave of 2017 films In: Entertainment Weekly, November 30, 2016.
- ↑ 2017 Sundance Film Festival Printable Film Guide In: sundance.org. Retrieved January 19, 2017 (PDF; 17.8 MB)
- ↑ https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=thoroughbred&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::context_id=
- ↑ http://www.movie-infos.net/cms/News/2357-Thoroughbreds-Zweiter-Trailer-zur-schwarzen-Thrillerkomoedie-veroeffentlicht/
- ↑ Start dates Germany In: insidekino.com. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
- ^ Thoroughbreds. In: miff.com. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
- ^ Thoroughbreds. In: comingsoon.net. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
- ↑ Reason for release for thoroughbreds In: Voluntary self-control of the film industry. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
- ↑ Katrin Doerksen: “Thoroughbreds” in the cinema: Young, privileged and highly dysfunctional. In: Der Tagesspiegel, August 9, 2018.
- ↑ Thoroughbreds In: Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 10, 2019. Note: The Tomatometer at Rotten Tomatoes shows what percentage of the registered critics gave the film a positive rating.
- ↑ Erin Whitney: 'Thoroughbred' Review: The First Best Film of 2017 In: screencrush.com, January 22, 2017.
- ↑ http://www.epd-film.de/filmkritiken/vollblueter
- ↑ http://www.filmstarts.de/kritiken/247127/kritik.html
- ↑ Ramin Setoodeh: Ethan Hawke's 'First Reformed' Leads Gotham Awards Nominations. In: Variety, October 18, 2018.
- ↑ Independent Spirit Awards: 'Eighth Grade,' 'First Reformed' Among Best Feature Nominees. In: The Hollywood Reporter, November 16, 2018.