When the tide comes (2004)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | When the tide comes in |
| Original title | Quand la mer monte ... |
| Country of production |
Belgium France |
| original language | French |
| Publishing year | 2004 |
| length | 90 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 0 |
| Rod | |
| Director |
Yolande Moreau Gilles Porte |
| script | Yolande Moreau Gilles Porte |
| production | Humbert Balsan |
| music | Philippe Rouèche |
| camera | Gilles Porte |
| cut |
Muriel Douvry Eric Renault |
| occupation | |
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When the Tide Comes is a 2004 Belgian-French romantic drama directed by Yolande Moreau and Gilles Porte .
action
Irène tours through small towns in northern France with her play Sale Affaire , in which she plays a husband-murderess in search of her new love. An integral part of the play is the active involvement of the audience, so every evening Irène chooses a lover, known as a “chick”, from the audience, who does part of the program with her on stage. On the way to Béthune , her car breaks down on the open road. The passing motorcyclist Dries repairs her car and, as a thank you, receives free tickets for her next performance. Here Irène chooses him as a chick. He's also in the audience at her next performance in Béthune, but gets involved in an argument and thus disrupts the performance. Irène is furious, but drives him home because his opponents have stabbed his motorcycle tires. It is already dark when she drops him off at his home, a fairground figurine workshop. Since she would not find the way back to her hotel on her own, she stayed with him. The next day, Dries is late for work and is fired. He now spends more and more time with Irène, who finally takes him firmly as a chick on her show. When she moved on from Béthune a few days later, he was also in the audience in the new city. He invites her to the fair parade in Béthune, where Irène spends a lively evening. She and Dries get closer and stay together even when Irène performs in a nursing home and at the Laughter Festival. They end up in the hotel and sleep together.
On the way to the next performance venue, Dries suggests dropping by his parents, who live in a village along the way. He introduces them to Irène as his wife and claims to be an actor. Dries' parents, in turn, turn out to be his foster parents, whom he came to see when he was nine years old. Irène, who is married herself and has one child, confronts Dries after the visit that she is not his wife. He replies that his parents aren't really his parents either. The relationship between Irène and Dries has cooled down as a result of this incident. On her next appearance, Irène brings another audience on stage as a chick. Dries is disappointed, but both make up. In high spirits, they drive into an industrial zone where driving is prohibited and spend the night on the adjacent river. The next morning they are woken up by the police and interrogated. Irène draws a line. She wants to leave Dries because she has realized that she is doing stupid things with him. Dries is outraged because he sees himself as part of the "stupidity" she calls. He leaves her on the open road. At her next appearance he appears surprisingly in the audience and aloud anticipates some of her upcoming jokes, which she can however incorporate into the performance. It wasn't until Lille that they met again. She is giving an interview when she suddenly sees a huge figure in front of the building, which is modeled on the figure on the stage. Dries traveled to see her with some friends from Béthune. Irène is pleased, but also reserved. After a little small talk, she goes back into the building while Dries looks after her with tears in her eyes. When the journalist stated that the chick certainly doesn't feel that good on stage, Irène replies that she doesn't know - you would have to ask it yourself.
production
When the Flood Comes was the directorial debut of Yolande Moreau, who also wrote the screenplay and took on the lead role. In the film she sings the songs Chanson des dunes , Chanson du pont-Levis and Chanson de la Corrida , which she had also written. The film title Quand la mer monte refers to the song of the same name, which is sung and played several times in the film. The film was shot in Armentières , Bailleul , Béthune and Lille , among others . The costumes were created by Nina De Goeyse and Natasha Francotte , the film structures were created by Serge Berkenbaum , Jackie Delevoye , Marc-Philippe Guerig and Alice Retorre .
When the Flood Comes , it was released in French cinemas on October 27, 2004, where it was seen by 412,505 people. It was shown in Swiss cinemas from July 7, 2005 and was also released in German cinemas on June 8, 2006. On April 23, 2007, the original film was released on DVD with subtitles and was shown for the first time on German television on July 21, 2008 on arte .
criticism
For the film-dienst , Wenn die flood comes was a "laconically developed road movie that philosophizes more about the transience of togetherness than engaging in its authentic love drama from the fringes of society."
“The entertainment value is limited, as are the emotions. There is more of an ebb than flow here, ”criticized Cinema , while Der Spiegel praised the film as an“ intimate melodrama full of raw realism ”.
Awards
Yolande Moreau and Gilles Porte were awarded the 2004 Louis Delluc Prize for the best first work. At the Festival international du film francophone de Namur, Moreau received the Bayard d'Or for Best Actress; Wim Willaert was named Best Actor.
At the Prix Joseph-Plateau in 2005 Moreau was nominated for a Prix Joseph-Plateau in the categories of Best Belgian Actress and Best Belgian Screenplay. Moreau won a César for Best Actress in 2005 and also received the award for Best First Work with Gilles Porte . In 2005, Moreau and Porte were nominated for a European Film Award in the Best Newcomer Film category.
Web links
- When the tide comes in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ See allocine.fr
- ↑ When the tide comes. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ See cinema.de
- ↑ Cinema in a nutshell: When the tide comes . In: Der Spiegel , No. 24, 2006, p. 136.