Samstag, 7. November 2009
Das Dritte Reich bestimmt die Kategorie des besten fremdsprachigen Filmsschwanenmeister, 14:12h
Es ist ein toller kleiner Variety-Artikel erschienen, der zur Abwechslung mal ein bisschen Hintergründe aufdeckt und analysiert, als immer nur auf "Invictus", "Nine" oder "Avatar" zu verweisen, wie sich das die meisten Oscarblogs in den letzten Wochen angewöhnt haben. Von den 65 eingereichten fremdsprachigen Filmen kreisen zumindest acht um das Dauerthema Zweiter Weltkrieg bzw. Holocaust, darunter der norwegische Beitrag "Max Manus" (siehe Bild) sowie der chancenreiche niederländische Beitrag "Winter in Wartime". Anstatt nun die gerne kritisierte Eigenschaft zu verdammen, dass die Academy so stark auf diesen Themenkomplex anspringt, versucht der Artikel Erklärungen zu finden, die in diesem Zusammenhang selten bis gar nicht erwähnt werden:
- Aimed at broad audiences, WWII films often do well at the European box office, making it easier to finance these relatively expensive projects in a system that depends heavily on co-production and television money. "Max Manus," a biopic about a Norwegian resistance hero, cost about $8 million and earned 1.2 million admissions (in a country of 4.8 million). "Baaria," an epic tale that unfolds over several generations beginning around WWII, was budgeted around $30 million. And "Winter in Wartime" outgrossed "Twilight" and "The Dark Knight" in its native Netherlands.
- In general, WWII stories tend to feature bigger budgets and more technical polish than high-art festival favorites, which might explain why they tend to be nominated over critical darlings such as "4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days" or "Silent Light." The subject carries narrative advantages as well, blending dramatic moral choices with action-adventure elements.
Link: - Variety
- Aimed at broad audiences, WWII films often do well at the European box office, making it easier to finance these relatively expensive projects in a system that depends heavily on co-production and television money. "Max Manus," a biopic about a Norwegian resistance hero, cost about $8 million and earned 1.2 million admissions (in a country of 4.8 million). "Baaria," an epic tale that unfolds over several generations beginning around WWII, was budgeted around $30 million. And "Winter in Wartime" outgrossed "Twilight" and "The Dark Knight" in its native Netherlands.
- In general, WWII stories tend to feature bigger budgets and more technical polish than high-art festival favorites, which might explain why they tend to be nominated over critical darlings such as "4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days" or "Silent Light." The subject carries narrative advantages as well, blending dramatic moral choices with action-adventure elements.
Link: - Variety
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