Wolkenbruch's wonderful journey into the arms of a Schickse (film)

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Movie
Original title Wolkenbruch's wonderful journey into the arms of a darling
Country of production Switzerland
original language German , Yiddish , Hebrew
Publishing year 2018
length 93 minutes
Age rating FSK 6
Rod
Director Michael Steiner
script Thomas Meyer
production Anita Wasser ,
Hans Syz ,
Michael Steiger
music Adrian Frutiger
camera Michael Saxer
cut Benjamin Fueter
occupation

Wolkenbruch's whimsical journey into the arms of a Schickse is a Swiss comedy film from 2018 by Michael Steiner with Joel Basman as Motti Wolkenbruch, Noémie Schmidt as Laura and Inge Maux and Udo Samel as Mame and Tate Wolkenbruch. The screenplay by Thomas Meyer is based on his novel of the same name from 2012. It premiered on September 29, 2018 at the Zurich Film Festival , and it was released in Swiss cinemas on October 25, 2018. With over 270,000 visitors, the film was the most successful in Switzerland Production 2018. It is the first Swiss production to be shown worldwide on Netflix.

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The film tells of the young Orthodox Jew Mordechai Wolkenbruch, called Motti, who has always done everything his mum told him to do. Now she wants to pair him up and introduces him to one potential marriage candidate after the other. Then Motti begins to rebel and deviate from his previous life path.

When he falls in love with the non-Jew Laura at the university , his mum is beside herself. She did not include a relationship with a Schickse in Motti's life plan. Motti starts to go his way to self-determination and independence.

Deviations from the original book

  • The plot of the film follows the novel very closely until almost the end; individual dialogues are reproduced almost word for word. The few additional scenes such as the rear-end collision or the bathroom with the father fit harmoniously into the plot; the scriptwriter Meyer's handwriting is recognizable. Motti's father and even the rabbi also seem to show some understanding of the son's rebellion, albeit more non-verbally than with words.
  • One name has been changed: Motti's one-night stand in Tel Aviv is not called Michal as in the book, but Jaël.

The last 20 minutes, however, differ in essential parts from the novel. Several additional scenes result in a completely different conclusion:

  • After his first night with Laura, she goes home with him so that he can introduce her to his parents. The scene in the book with the police officers that the mother called does not occur.
  • After being kicked out of his parents' house, he does not go to Enzo; this and his friend Thorsten do not appear. Instead he goes to Laura. In bed, Laura tells him that she is not ready for a relationship. Motti is devastated. He takes a room in a simple hotel and gets drunk.
  • In the morning his father calls and asks Motti to come home. He and the mother had overreacted a bit and wanted to discuss everything with him in peace.
  • In the park, Motti meets his fellow students Yossi and Michal Süskind, who are currently on a date.
  • Laura calls. The camera zooms out, the credits begin, and the viewer does not find out whether Motti has accepted the call.
  • A scene in the credits shows how relatives from London are suddenly at the door: the mother has already invited the whole mischpoke to the wedding and forgot to inform them that the planned marriage with Michal Süskind will not take place.

Production and Background

The shooting took place from August 22nd to October 20th, 2017, the shooting was mainly in Zurich . Four days of shooting took place in Tel Aviv-Jaffa . The film was produced by the Swiss Turnus Film , co-producer was DCM Film Distribution , SRF / SRG SSR were involved . Marion Schramm was responsible for the production design and Pascale Suter for the costume design.

Thomas Meyer's novel was nominated for the Swiss Book Prize in 2012 and has been sold over 140,000 times.

In the film, the seven-member band Cheibe Balagan from Zurich plays klezmer music .

The title track "First Dance" was written by Slade Templeton and Crimer, produced by Templeton in Influx Studios in Bern for Mojo 3 and interpreted by Crimer .

In 2019, the US streaming service Netflix acquired the rights to the comedy in order to distribute it worldwide.

The English title is "The awakening of Motti Wolkenbruch".

reception

Film editor Ann Mayer from Radio SRF Virus gave the film 4 out of 5 points. She found that the film was a classic comedy and therefore fell into familiar patterns every now and then and was also a bit predictable towards the end. With Wolkenbruch, Steiner managed to create a sensitive portrait of an often overlooked parallel world, which at the same time tells a heartwarming and truly whimsical coming-of-age story .

Awards and nominations (selection)

Swiss Film Award 2019

45th Prix ​​Walo

  • Award in the Newcomer category (Noémie Schmidt)
  • Award in the Actresses / Actors category (Joel Basman)
  • Award in the film production category

The film was Swiss candidate for an Oscar nomination in the category Best International film , but came not on the short list.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Certificate of release for Wolkenbruch's whimsical journey into the arms of a Schickse . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry (PDF; test number: 180490 / K). Template: FSK / maintenance / type not set and Par. 1 longer than 4 characters
  2. ↑ a b c Zurich Film Festival: Wolkenbruch's wonderful journey into the arms of a Schickse as a world premiere on the 14th ZFF . Retrieved August 16, 2018.
  3. ↑ Wolkenbruch's wonderful journey into the arms of a Schickse (2018): Release Info . Retrieved August 16, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Wolkenbruch" is the most successful Swiss film of 2018. Accessed on December 27, 2018 .
  5. ↑ ProCinema: statistics - filmdb - 1012518 . Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  6. ↑ DCM: “Wolkenbruch” is coming to Netflix worldwide. Accessed July 14, 2019 .
  7. ↑ Wolkenbruch's wonderful journey into the arms of a Schickse at crew united . Retrieved August 16, 2018.
  8. ↑ Plays in the film as well as on the green carpet: The seven-piece band Cheibe Balagan from Zurich . Article dated September 30, 2018, accessed October 1, 2018.
  9. ↑ Mojo3
  10. ↑ Shazam.com
  11. ↑ "Wolkenbruch" will be the first Swiss film to hit Netflix in 2019. Retrieved June 20, 2019 .
  12. ↑ IMBD
  13. ↑ Film Review - When a Jew falls in love with a non-Jewish woman . Article dated October 24, 2018, accessed October 25, 2018.
  14. ↑ Nominations for the Swiss Film Prize 2019 . Accessed January 31, 2019.
  15. ↑ Five film award nominations for “Wolkenbruch” . Article dated January 30, 2019, accessed January 31, 2019.
  16. ↑ Swiss Film Prize 2019: Only one prize for the audience's favorite . Article dated March 22, 2019, accessed March 22, 2019.
  17. ↑ «45. PRIX WALO »Honor for Rolf Knie . Article dated May 12, 2019, accessed May 13, 2019.
  18. ↑ Scott Roxborough: Oscars: Switzerland Selects 'Wolkenbruch' for International Feature Film Category. In: The Hollywood Reporter, August 9, 2019.