Between the Worlds (1967)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Between the worlds |
| Original title | Entre la mer et l'eau douce |
| Country of production | Canada |
| original language | French |
| Publishing year | 1967 |
| length | 85 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Michel Brault |
| script | Michel Brault, Denys Arcand |
| production | Pierre Patry |
| music | Claude Gauthier |
| camera |
Bernard Gosselin , Jean-Claude Labrecque |
| cut |
Werner Nold , Michel Brault |
| occupation | |
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Between the Worlds (original title: Entre la mer et l'eau douce ) is a Canadian drama in black and white from 1967 by Michel Brault , who - together with Denys Arcand - wrote the screenplay. Claude Gauthier , Geneviève Bujold , Denise Bombardier and Robert Charlebois can be seen in the leading roles . The film was first released on August 12, 1967 in Canada. In the Federal Republic of Germany it had its premiere on June 24, 1968 in the program of the Second German Television ( ZDF ).
action
A longing for the big world drives Claude Tremblay out of his remote village - in Montreal he seeks the fulfillment of his wishes. He slips into the house with his brother Roger, first finds work in the slaughterhouse, then in the garbage disposal, but he is further away than ever from the goal of his dreams. Eventually he met a girl, Geneviève, fell in love with her and quickly met with love. But soon this first happiness will be stale; the dissatisfaction leaves Claude unstable. So it happens that he loses his job. Then he tried his luck as a singer and guitarist - and this time he was successful. In a young talent competition, Claude wins a prize and at the same time wins the favor of a TV announcer - but Claude's love for Geneviève falls by the wayside.
After all the disappointments, Claude finally seeks refuge at home, in the country. But he quickly realizes that he has become a stranger here too. So he sets off a second time into the "new", the "big" world ...
Remarks
Leading actor Claude Gauthier not only plays a double role in the film, he also wrote the music. Above all, the song “Geneviève”, which is repeated over and over again, gives the event an additional framework and reminds us that “Between the Worlds” is also and in spite of everything a love story.
The outdoor shots were all taken in the Canadian province of Québec , namely in Montreal, Saint-Irénée, Trois-Rivières and Île-aux-Coudres.
Reviews
The Protestant Film Observer summarized his criticism after the German television premiere as follows: “With the story of the young French-Canadian Claude, Brault describes the social condition of his country as it presents itself to the French-speaking part of the Canadian population who are in the minority. The film deserves the attention of all interested viewers from the age of 18, both because of its subject matter and because of its formal qualities. ”The lexicon of international film judges less benevolently :“ Franco-Canadian outsider film by the cameraman Brault [...] - socially meant, but in a romantic transfiguration of the already sappy story. "
Web links
- Between worlds in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Evangelischer Filmbeobachter , Evangelischer Presseverband München, Review No. 326/1968, pp. 332–333.
- ↑ Lexicon of international films, rororo-Taschenbuch No. 6322 (1988), p. 4490.