“. Germany Your Self Portrait”
, which must be equal to say, before someone complains about the ridiculous title, had an even blöderen working title: “Germany Made by Germany..” This can not allow it to dissolve slowly in the mouth enough to be.
Now missing from the final track not only the rear point, but it also comes Germany only once before. And, although the hands-on film but the full load of German introspection promises filmed over Germany, by Germans. Something meager it falls in the title of the self-assurance of this country, the film cobbled together to be a very insecure – with video clips that could be sent to a call back from anyone as long as they were shot on June 20, 2015.
The direct address in the title promises nearby, a friendly intentioned or a collegial, because you is beyond Bavarian dialect and Berlin daily so of course not when dealing with strangers. Since we are already right in issue, because the film, responsible for Sönke Wortmann as artistic director draws, he has neither even written yet staged, is not interested in the foreign, but for the same.
This was evident from the outset to the concept of the film, because the call have been proposed as small crutch also three questions to answer: “What makes you happy?”, “What are you afraid?” and “What Germany mean to you?”. And with the date selected in advance of a Saturday at the beginning of summer is clear: The captured moments should preferably be selected from the German entertainment
How Sommermärchenfilmchen, only without Story
the theatrical release shortly after the nations fight on the football field is also not a coincidence. Wortmann’s home video compilation will dock with the EM – and wears his message for this in front of them, like his Sommermärchenfilmchen the 2006 World Cup, only without a story. It comes fatherland and our identification, no: your. However, target is not a free ticket for nationalism à la “Germany above all”, not at all, but – and this is perhaps more dangerous – a justification of “We are all ok”.
The worst part is the cinematic articulate “But” because Wortmann works in the compilation of the submitted clips from it to incorporate setbacks, so that they can be overcome. An argument structure, which justifies what is questionable anyway, starting with the national category. “Germany. Your self-portrait” will celebrate the diversity and the human, instead of willful section of Ueli Christen ensures ( “The Miracle of Bern”, “The Wave”) that everything fits together. As German belong together, as they are patriotic, despite all the odds, how they define themselves in the similarity in their fears, concerns and hopes. When cooking, eating, playing sports.
There stands an old couple in the kitchen and enjoys the fresh ingredients. Later, sitting together at a cozy eating and may represent: small prosperity, local ties, modesty. On top of that, the two are very sweet, maybe even have a little self-irony, at least they swing no great speeches, but indulge in describing the obvious.
It is clear that in such a clip here and there romantic transfiguration at work, but that looks more like a collateral damage of the irrepressible urge for audiovisual coherence, which is still supported by the hard-strumming withstood Soundtrack of Hauschka. Because of the social context, which is claimed here completely trivial, the film only interested motif, just as you can each cut two movements to create the impression of a smooth transition. This means that the project is neither sociologically nor ethnographic nor politically nor geographically and historically anyway. Only what remains for there yet?
retrograde was a film by no more
The initials of the film are not random so close to those of “Germany Pop Idol “(DSDS). DDS exerts in fact in Kleinkotzigkeit. Everything has to be small so it feels great together. That just will not put in the shade, not from men nor ideas nor of any other dimensions that exceed us that exceed you.
A brief exception remains because the correctional officers in wheelchair broadens the horizons for a brief moment, by showing also a social function and their rooms next to his individual fate. But soon his perspective is evaporated on the emotional level of belonging to his colleagues. The montage reinforces the impression of a penetrating logic of apolitical politics. This also fits that a dramatic stand-out close-up of a “concerned” citizen xenophobic messages between two of cosmopolitanism is forced.
The imaging is a mosaic film carpet is not only bland and lame, but especially gloomy. But that instrumentalized Wortmann, the depression at the beginning and watery eyes is the end. The Germans melancholy and sentimentality frames the hope. That feels not only perfidious, it is the expression of a dead already as a concept project. Meaning pregnant, trying frozen in static definition. Everything is aimed at feelings, but because this is required so manifest, it can no longer be redeemed except in the hype. Almost always it seems wrong.
Absurd is this impetus, especially considering the fact that the film is an end to undoubtedly liberal, tolerant, open from the beginning imaginary project. The simple and cruel consequence retrograde was a movie a long time. At the end, rubs his eyes and hopes: Was that not perhaps all just a nightmare? That no one will have but serious. Quick eyes, rinse, in doubt with DSDS which is lying at least offensively
In the video:. “. Germany Your Self Portrait” The trailer for the film
“Germany. Your self-portrait”
EN 2016
director: Sönke Wortmann
rental: Warner Bros
length:. 99 minutes
Rated: 6 years
Start: 14 July 2016
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