“Boulevard”: Robin Williams in his last film role – t-online.de

The death of US actor Robin Williams shook not only the film world in August 2014th With “Boulevard” now comes a last feature film with him in German cinemas and vividly shows what a sensitive character actor he was.

Robin Williams embodied in the Dito Montiel subtly staged drama to Bank employees Nolan Mack. At first glance, he is doing well. The marriage with Joy (Kathy Baker) is running in quiet lanes. Also professional of 60 years of success.

Then, but he met the prostitute Leo (Roberto Aguire) know. And now Nolan must ask not only the question of his own sexual orientation. For the house of cards of his life collapses. In a key scene in the film Nolan pressed to set out “I am still the age of twelve”

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wordless The inner need of a good fellow

In scenes, such as when the main character goes alone at night by car by dreary small-town streets, Robin Williams reveals his mastery as a sensitive character actor. Its almost always Frohsinn vorgaukelndes face reflects the chasms of existence behind the crumbling facade of bourgeois comfort. With feverish look and narrow smile the actor shows vividly the inner need of a good fellow, who tried too late to live out the slumbering in him longings.

Robin Williams makes the film to the event

Director Montiel did well not to rely on the charisma and the ability of its lead actor. Robin Williams, who already successes celebrated with dramas such as “Dead Poets Society” and comedies like “Mrs. Doubtfire,” makes the film the event.

Some reviews complain at all, praise for Williams, who in the presence of gambling history belonged in the 1950s. The critics believe that nowadays it is unlikely that a homosexual man until 60 years had his coming-out. They overlook the fact that there are still far are also in the Western world intolerant of ways of life of the common. Then the film refers subtly and thereby receives additional weight.

Boulevard, USA 2014, 85 min., Rated at 12, by Dito Montiel, starring Robin Williams, Kathy Baker, Roberto Aguire , Kiniostart: January 21, 2016