Wild innocence

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Movie
German title Wild innocence
Original title Savage Grace
Country of production USA , Spain
original language English
Publishing year 2007
length 98 minutes
Age rating FSK 16
Rod
Director Tom Kalin
script Howard A. Rodman
production Pamela Koffler
Iker Monfort
Christine Vachon
music Fernando Velázquez
camera Juan Miguel Azpiroz
cut John F. Lyons
occupation

Wild Innocence is an American - Spanish drama film . Directed by Tom Kalin , the screenplay was written by Howard A. Rodman based on a book by Natalie Robins and Steven ML Aronson .

action

The plot of the film extends from 1946 to 1972 and tells in six parts about the life of actress Barbara Daly . She marries Brooks Baekeland, who comes from a wealthy family and was once a soldier. The couple have a son, Tony, whom Barbara adored from day one. In 1959 they move to Paris , later they live in Spain . Barbara has a close, intimate relationship with her son and treats him more like a partner than a son. In Mallorca he met the local Blanca, who, however, met Tony's father after a trip with the Baekeland family. In frustration, Barbara exposes her ex-husband at the airport by revealing intimate details from her love life. Tony now has a relationship with a childhood friend as well as with Sam Green, the bisexual art dealer and friend of his mother. But all of his relationships fail because his sick love basically belongs only to his mother. After his father has made off with Blanca, the latter breaks off contact with Tony and his wife, which Tony suffers greatly. In letters, the young man tells his emotionally cold father about events in his life, but without ever receiving an answer.

Barbara and her son move to London , where Tony finds a job. His mother thinks he feels much better in England than in France , he eats and goes out, but appearances are deceptive. In truth, Tony's condition is now so dramatic that he begins to hallucinate , embarks on an incestuous adventure with his mother and then stabs her to death. He also reports about this in a letter to his father.

Reviews

Bernard Besserglik wrote in The Hollywood Reporter on May 25, 2007 that the film could be compared with the works of European directors such as Luchino Visconti , Rainer Werner Fassbinder and Jean-Luc Godard . It is not necessarily a masterpiece, but it is better than many other films shown at the Cannes International Film Festival . Julianne Moore has played her most challenging role in years. The director avoids sentimentality and ensures that the characters remain recognizable as human beings because of their weaknesses.

The lexicon of international films said: “The authentic story filmed as a memorial document neither offers a convincing character psychology nor does it signal interest in the socio-cultural background. The use of two different film languages ​​also remains a half-hearted experiment with which the potential for conflict cannot be exploited. "

backgrounds

The film was shot in London , Barcelona , Sitges and France from July to August 2006. Its production amounted to an estimated 4.6 million US dollars . The world premiere took place on May 18, 2007 at the Cannes International Film Festival . On July 4, 2007 the film was shown at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival , on September 10, 2007 at the Toronto International Film Festival 2007 and on October 28, 2007 at The Times bfi London Film Festival . On May 28, 2008 it was released in selected cinemas in the USA.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Film review by Bernard Besserglik, accessed on November 26, 2007 ( Memento from May 31, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ Wild innocence. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used 
  3. ↑ Filming locations for Savage Grace, accessed November 26, 2007
  4. ^ Box office / business for Savage Grace, accessed November 26, 2007
  5. ↑ Savage Grace premiere dates, accessed November 26, 2007