Of Mice and Humans (1992)
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German title | Of mice and humans |
Original title | Of Mice and Men |
Country of production | United States |
original language | English |
Publishing year | 1992 |
length | 115 minutes |
Age rating | FSK 12 |
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Director | Gary Sinise |
script | Horton Foote |
production | Gary Sinise, Russell Smith |
music | Mark Isham |
camera | Kenneth MacMillan |
cut | Robert L. Sinise |
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Of Mice and Men is a 1992 incurred movie . Its main characters are John Malkovich and Gary Sinise , and Sinise also directed. The movie was the third US film version of the novel of the same name by John Steinbeck . A first version was made as a feature film by Lewis Milestone in 1939 , and another as a TV version in 1972.
action
The film, set during the Great Depression, tells the story of two migrant workers, George Milton and Lennie Small, who roam all of California. They want to raise the money to buy a small house with some land together.
The two migrant workers arrive at a farm in Soledad, California . They previously had to flee their old job in Weed because the strong but mentally retarded Lennie was accused of attempted rape. In his compulsive need to touch soft things, he had torn a young woman's dress.
On the farm, they seem a little closer to their dream when Candy, an old, one-armed farm helper, offers to pool the money with Lennie and George to buy the house.
The dream shatters when Lennie accidentally kills the young and attractive wife of Curley, the son of the farm owner. He wanted to stroke her hair and breaks her neck when she tries to defend himself against his violent stroking. When her death is known, a mob gathers , led by Curley.
George, disaffected with his dreams and opportunities, is also looking for Lennie. When he finds him, he shoots him to save him a painful death at the hands of the mob. In the final scene, George is seen driving through the night alone in an empty train carriage.
criticism
“A soulful film that touches and fascinates without ever becoming kitschy. In the rather simply developed storyline, he can above all rely on an excellent leading actor. "
literature
- John Steinbeck : Of mice and humans. Roman (Original title: Of Mice and Men ). German by Mirjam Pressler . With pictures by Thomas von Kummant and an afterword by Katja Schmid . Unabridged edition. Deutscher Taschenbuch-Verlag (dtv), Munich 2002, 139 pages, ISBN 3-423-62072-2
Web links
- Of Mice and Men at the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Of Mice and Men at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Of mice and humans. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed August 3, 2017 .