Who Killed Marilyn?
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Who Killed Marilyn? |
| Original title | Poupoupidou |
| Country of production | France |
| original language | French |
| Publishing year | 2011 |
| length | 106 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
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| Director | Gérald Hustache-Mathieu |
| script | Gérald Hustache-Mathieu |
| production | Isabelle Madelaine |
| music | Stephane Lopez |
| camera | Pierre Cottereau |
| cut | Valérie Deseine |
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Who Killed Marilyn? is a French crime comedy directed by Gérald Hustache-Mathieu from 2011 .
action
David Rousseau, a well-known crime writer, ends up in Mouthe , the coldest place in France, because of the death of his aunt , in winter of all places. Here he learns that he has started the long journey just to pick up a stuffed dog from his uncle as an inheritance. Frustrated, he moves into a room in the hotel where the heating doesn't even work. On the way there, he saw a corpse being removed from the car. The next morning he learns from the news that the dead person was local celebrity Candice Lecoeur, who became known through cheese commercials and later presented the local weather forecast on television. Since David is currently suffering from writer's block, he spontaneously decides to deal with Candice's death in his new novel, which is to be called No Man's Land ; because: Candice's body was found in an area that is neither clearly part of France nor Switzerland.
During the first research on the location of the body, David is approached by the young police officer Bruno Leloup, who asks him to stop his research. David searches further and is able to penetrate into the morgue, where he discovers bruises and puncture marks on the corpse; he is caught and arrested. In front of Bruno's superior Colbert, he expresses doubts that Candice should have committed suicide. She is said to have taken a whole pack of tablets without liquid, which is impossible given the size of the tablets. Colbert, however, declines further investigation and puts the case on file.
David breaks into Candice's apartment where he finds her diaries. All volumes since 1990 are available, only the newest one is missing. David's next visit is to her psychiatrist Dr. Juliette Geminy, who plays him a session tape in which Candice recognized her former self as Marilyn Monroe in a trance . Again David breaks into Candice and takes the diaries with him. He reads in and learns that Candice was discovered by a photographer while she was still working at a gas station. They publicized pictures in gas station attendant's uniform that were used for a calendar; a very revealing commercial for a cheese brand brought it local fame. The photographer gave her the stage name Candice Lecoeur, and the cheese company insisted on blonding her hair.
Because secret investigations into the snow tracks at the crime scene have shown that the footprints are too deep to be made by a single person, Bruno takes David's side; he wants to open the case with him. David learns of Candice's relationship with biathlon champion Gus, who is said to have beaten her, and meets her second partner, editor and literary critic Simon, at her funeral. From him he learns that Candice was a big fan of his books and even wanted to write him a letter. David has his agent look for a letter from her in the fan mail. Simon also tells David more details from Candice's life; among other things, she suffered a miscarriage and had thoughts of suicide.
David's research proves dangerous over time. A deliberately exposed power line in the bathroom almost costs him his life. Bruno is meanwhile able to organize the surveillance tapes of a nightclub showing that Candice was in the club on the night of her death and was followed by two men while walking. The next day, David saw the president of the region, Jean-François Burdeau, for the first time at the weekly market. Since he has long since noticed the parallels between Marilyn Monroe's and Candice Lecoeur's lives, he suspects that Candice had a relationship with Jean-François Burdeau - JFB. A phone list of her calls reveals many calls to him, but one disturbing call she made during her last visit to the hairdresser was to JFB's brother, Bernard-Olivier Burdeau, the local prefect. Her last call was to her psychiatrist Juliette, who claims she didn't bug him until the next morning. During the phone call, David can hear a car in the background that Bruno is researching for him. When both are later on the road in David's car, the brakes fail. In the following accident, Bruno is injured and has to stay in the hospital. David returns to Candice's apartment again and finds the missing diary behind a picture. In it, Candice reports on her relationship with JFB and an appearance at the potato award ceremony, where she performed a birthday serenade for JFB; her dress, made from sacks of potatoes, slipped down. Then JFB's brother asked for a meeting and told her that JFB considered the liaison to be over. Candice, who refused to be turned away, threatened to make the affair public.
David brings this news to Bruno. He has since found out that the car that followed Candice on the night of the crime belongs to the young Julien Charlemagne, a fan of Candice. He had put a rape drug in the champagne at the disco and then followed her to her apartment. Here he watched as Candice was expected by JFB and Colbert. Colbert injected a sedative down her throat. Juliette also appeared shortly afterwards and administered the twitching Candice another medicine by injection - Candice died shortly afterwards in her arms and Juliette was convinced that she had killed Candice. It is then Colbert who brings the corpse to its later location. JFB dies a little later playing golf.
David, inspired by events, starts writing his new book. That should no longer be called no man's land, but Poupoupidou . When he left Mouthe, the receptionist at his hotel gave him a letter that had arrived that morning. It contains the fan letter from Candice, in which she wrote to him that she admired his work and loved him.
production
Who Killed Marilyn? was shot in Mouthe and Paris , among others . The costumes were created by Pierre Canitrot , the film structures are by Marie-Hélène Sulmoni . It is the second full-length film by director Gérald Hustache-Mathieu, and as in his feature-length directing debut Avril and the two previously made short films Peau de vache and La chatte andalouse , he has again cast the lead role with Sophie Quinton .
Who Killed Marilyn? ran on January 12, 2011 in French cinemas, where it was seen by around 190,000 visitors. The film was released in Swiss cinemas on March 15, 2012 and on August 2, 2012 - shortly before Marilyn Monroe's 50th anniversary of her death - it was shown in German cinemas. In December 2012, Who Killed Marilyn? released on DVD.
The film alludes to the life of Marilyn Monroe in numerous episodes and, with the original title Poupoupidou, refers to the title I Wanna Be Loved by You, interpreted by Monroe, among others . The criticism took up the parallels Candice and Marilyn mixed. “[T] he little detective comedy takes the big star to the French provinces in a surprisingly funny way,” wrote Die Zeit . Der Spiegel reacted rather critically :
“The Candice Lecoeur obsession with Marilyn will be their downfall, and it's not always good for the movie either. The more Monroe parallels are dug out from even the most hidden corners, the more the film takes away from itself and its main character something of the mystery that makes both so attractive in the first place. "
The critics saw further influences in films such as Fargo and Twin Peaks and referred to Who Killed Marilyn? as the "cinematic reincarnation" of the Twin Peaks makers' plan to make a film about Marilyn Monroe's death.
synchronization
| role | actor | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| David Rousseau | Jean-Paul Rouve | Florian Halm |
| Candice Lecoeur | Sophie Quinton | Natascha Geisler |
| Bruno Leloup | Guillaume Gouix | Robin Kahnmeyer |
| Colbert | Olivier Rabourdin | Bodo Wolf |
| Receptionist | Clara Ponsot | Anne Helm |
| Dr. Juliette Geminy | Arsinee Khanjian | Sabine Falkenberg |
| Simon Denner | Eric reputation | Viktor Neumann |
| Cathy | Josephine de Meaux | Dorette Hugo |
criticism
The film service called Who Killed Marilyn? a "delightful, idiosyncratic, fascinating mixture of subtle thriller and humorous study of society". For Die Welt , the film was a "melancholy, bizarre provincial thriller" and "a loving and unusual homage to the Hollywood star" Marilyn Monroe. The film has "laconic humor and quiet ... irony, but seems [...] too indecisive overall", said Cinema .
Awards
At the Chicago International Film Festival , Who Killed Marilyn? in the competition for the Gold Hugo for the best international feature film.
Web links
- Who Killed Marilyn? in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Actrice fétiche , allocine.fr
- ↑ See overview on allocine.fr
- ^ A b Wenke Husmann: "Poh Pooh Bee Doo" in the French province . zeit.de, August 2, 2012
- ↑ Daniel Sander: Crime "Who Killed Marilyn?": Unfortunately Madame Monroe had to die spiegel.de, August 2, 2012
- ↑ Who Killed Marilyn? In: synchronkartei.de. German dubbing file , accessed on March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ Who Killed Marilyn? In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ Thomas Abeltshauser: A dead blonde between dream and reality . welt.de, August 2, 2012
- ↑ See cinema.de