Walking and Talking
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Walking and Talking |
| Original title | Walking and Talking |
| Country of production |
United States United Kingdom Germany France |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1996 |
| length | 90 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Nicole Holofcener |
| script | Nicole Holofcener |
| production |
Ted Hope James Schamus |
| music | Billy Bragg |
| camera | Michael Spiller |
| cut | Alisa Lepselter |
| occupation | |
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Walking and Talking is an American - British - German - French comedy film from 1996 . Nicole Holofcener directed and wrote the script.
action
Amelia and Laura, who live in New York City , are around 30 years old. They have been friends since childhood. Laura works as a therapist, Amelia - as an editor.
Laura's boyfriend proposes marriage, and Laura worries about how Amelia receives the message. Amelia broke up with her partner, with whom she remains friends. He sometimes borrows money from her, which he uses to finance phone sex, among other things.
Amelia flirts with the clerk of a video store, Bill, who invites her to a meeting of film fans. Meanwhile, Laura prepares for her wedding, with Amelia and other friends helping her. She gets support from Frank, from Andrew - with whom she used to have a relationship - as well as from a pen pal.
Reviews
Roger Ebert wrote in the Chicago Sun-Times on July 26, 1996 that the film was subtle - it was neither a soap opera nor a melodrama. The critic likes the way the film shows things that would have led to "great dramaturgical formulas" in the other films . Amelia is not a desperate woman, but simply an intelligent person who does nothing wrong. It is not exactly “great cinema” , but Ebert was in a good mood while watching ( “I didn't feel in the presence of great cinema, but I felt cheerful” ).
Kevin Thomas wrote in the Los Angeles Times on July 17, 1996 that the debut director and screenwriter was skillfully displaying the inadvertent injuries and unexpected vulnerabilities that would inevitably be part of the close relationship. Holofcener resist the temptation to make their main characters adorable - they are edgy and often tactless, which makes them appear real.
Film-Dienst wrote that Walking and Talking was a “melancholy comedy that did not open up any new dimensions to the genre” , but “ touched on some subplots” andunderstood “ how to condense the subject of the film” .
Awards
Nicole Holofcener was nominated in 1996 for the Grand Jury Prize of the Sundance Film Festival and for a Special Prize of the Deauville Film Festival . Catherine Keener and Kevin Corrigan were nominated for the Independent Spirit Award as well as the Chlotrudis Award in 1997. The film was nominated for the 1997 Artios Prize of the Casting Society of America .
backgrounds
The film was shot in New York City and in West Milford ( New Jersey turned). Its production amounted to an estimated one million US dollars . The world premiere took place in January 1996 at the Sundance Film Festival . On July 17, 1996, the film was released in US cinemas, grossing around 1.3 million US dollars. The German theatrical release followed on January 30, 1997.
Web links
- Walking and Talking at the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Walking and Talking at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
- Walking and Talking at Metacritic (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Film review by Roger Ebert , accessed June 4, 2008
- ^ Film review by Kevin Thomas , accessed June 4, 2008
- ^ Walking and Talking in the Lexicon of International Films , accessed June 4, 2008
- ^ Filming locations for Walking and Talking , accessed June 4, 2008
- ↑ Box office / business for Walking and Talking , accessed June 4, 2008
- ↑ Release dates for Walking and Talking , accessed June 4, 2008