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Sally Potter Ginger & Rosa : Sally Potter Autor(en): Ranze, Michael Objekttyp: Article Zeitschrift: Filmbulletin : Zeitschrift für Film und Kino Band (Jahr): 55 (2013) Heft 329 PDF erstellt am: 27.09.2021 Persistenter Link: http://doi.org/10.5169/seals-864102 Nutzungsbedingungen Die ETH-Bibliothek ist Anbieterin der digitalisierten Zeitschriften. Sie besitzt keine Urheberrechte an den Inhalten der Zeitschriften. Die Rechte liegen in der Regel bei den Herausgebern. Die auf der Plattform e-periodica veröffentlichten Dokumente stehen für nicht-kommerzielle Zwecke in Lehre und Forschung sowie für die private Nutzung frei zur Verfügung. Einzelne Dateien oder Ausdrucke aus diesem Angebot können zusammen mit diesen Nutzungsbedingungen und den korrekten Herkunftsbezeichnungen weitergegeben werden. Das Veröffentlichen von Bildern in Print- und Online-Publikationen ist nur mit vorheriger Genehmigung der Rechteinhaber erlaubt. 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Ginger und Rosa sind lebt - ohne Ginger an ihrer Seite. Die sucht sie hineinschauen. Wie schon Lone Scher- nicht nur beste Freundinnen, sie sind auch Trost und Orientierung bei Freunden der fig legt auch Sally Potter grossen Wert darauf, am selben Tag geboren, und zwar 1945, im Familie, zum Beispiel bei Timothy Spall und das kulturelle Klima der sechziger Jahre Jahr des Atombombenabwurfs auf Hiroshima. Oliver Platt als schwulem Paar. «Can't you be lebendig werden zu lassen und bezüglich Jetzt, siebzehn Jahre später, im London a girl for a moment or two longer?», fragt sie Ausstattung und Kostüm jedem Detail des Jahres 1962, kommt diesem Hinweis eine einer der beiden, und man ahnt, dass es nachzuspüren. Eine besondere Bedeutung kommt besondere Bedeutung zu: Die Kubakrise ist dafür zu spät ist: Ginger ist über Nacht erwachsen dabei der Musik zu, nicht etwa Beatles oder auf dem Höhepunkt, und Ginger, mit ihren geworden. Rolling Stones, wie man vielleicht meinen blauen Augen und den roten Haaren ebenso ginger sd rosa erscheint wie ein könnte, sondern vor allem dem Jazz von The- schön wie intelligent, ist gern bereit, die Sorgen Gegenstück zu Lone Scherfigs an education, lonius Monk, Dave Brubeck und Miles Davis. der Welt auf sich zu nehmen. Rosa ist da in dem ebenfalls ein junges Mädchen in London Somit verortet Potter den Film zusätzlich im anders, nicht nur äusserlich mit ihren dunklen Anfang der sechziger Jahre ihr Coming- Milieu des politisch bewussten Bildungsbürgertums. Haaren, sie ist unbekümmerter und, was of-Age erlebte. Doch während Jenny, so ihr den Sex angeht, neugieriger. Trotz der Name, vor allem von Erfolg und Glamour, Interessant: Sally Potter hat für ihren Unterschiede verbringen Ginger und Rosa sehr viel von Mode und Kultur und natürlich von der englischen Film zahlreiche amerikanische Zeit miteinander. Sie rauchen gemeinsam Liebe träumte, geht es in Sally Potters Film Schauspieler verpflichtet, was dem Film ihre erste Zigarette, lassen sich von Jungs um politisches Bewusstsein, die Ängste, die ein zusätzliches Spannungsfeld verleiht. im Auto mitnehmen, und dann kommt jene globale Krisen auslösen (und damit immer Alessandro Nivola spielt Roland in einer Szene, in der Rosa an einer Bushaltestelle mit noch brandaktuell sind), aber auch um Mischung aus intellektuellem Softie und einem Jungen knutscht, während Ginger moralische Scheinheiligkeit, die sich vor allem rücksichtslosem Macho. Annette Bening ist eine gelangweilt daneben sitzt. Ein erster Hinweis, an der Figur des Roland festmachen lässt. amerikanische, nicht auf den Mund gefallene dass sich schon bald etwas ändern soll in Roland trägt seine radikalen Ansichten wie Feministin und mit ihrer schnippischen ihrem Verhältnis zueinander. einen Bauchladen vor sich her, um dann privat Art die wohl komischste Figur des Films. Ginger engagiert sich lieber in der etwas ganz anderes zu leben. Er glaubt, Christina Hendricks, die kurvenreiche, toughe «Youth Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament», sich über gesellschaftliche Regeln hinwegsetzen und lebenskluge Sekretärin aus mad men, es ist die Zeit von Bertrand Russell zu können. «Welches Recht habt ihr, verkörpert - in Abkehrung ihres Images als und seinem Engagement gegen Atomwaffen, über mich zu urteilen?», fragt er erbost, als Sexbombe - Rolands Ehefrau Nat, die plötzlich, von Friedensmärschen und politischen Freunde und Bekannte ihn zur Rechenschaft nicht zuletzt wegen ihrer Unzufriedenheit, Diskussionen. «That's my girl. You're an ziehen. allein dasteht. Und dann natürlich Elle activist», sagt Gingers Vater Roland, der als Sally Potter macht es dem Zuschauer Fanning aus Tony Scotts déjà vu. Zur Drehzeit Schriftsteller und Philosoph besonders nicht leicht. Ihr ist nicht daran gelegen, dass dreizehn Jahre alt, entfaltet sie hier eine sensibel auf die Kubakrise reagiert. Gleichzeitig man sich in den Film fallen und von der erstaunliche Bandbreite. Wie am Schluss aus gefällt er sich aber auch in der Pose des Erzählung tragen lässt. In vignettenhaften ihr die Emotionen hervorbrechen, weil Vater eloquenten Bohémiens, der auf bürgerliche Impressionen verfolgt sie Gingers Adoleszenz und beste Freundin sie betrogen haben, aber Werte und Behaglichkeit pfeift. So ist es für und zeigt sich so beeinflusst von der auch weil die Welt mit einem Schlag ihn nur folgerichtig, dass er seine Frau Nat Nouvelle Vague, vielleicht sogar vom Free weggewischt werden könnte - das muss ihr erst verlässt und von zu Hause auszieht. Folge: Cinema. Nicht jede Episode ist zu Ende einmal jemand nachmachen. Ginger und Rosa verbringen immer häufiger erzählt, einiges bleibt elliptisch ausgespart, Michael Ranze die Wochenenden auf Rolands Segelyacht, sodass der Zuschauer sie selbst mit Inhalt füllen und steuert der Film Potter Das ist manchmal frustrierend, nun neue von Sally muss. R,B: Sally Potter; K: Robbie Ryan; S: Anders Refn; A: Carlos - ihr letzter Film rage (2009) fand kaum weil man sich über das Gemeinte nicht Conti; Ko: Holly Waddington. D (R): Elle Fanning (Ginger), Beachtung - auf seinen zentralen Konflikt sicher ist, und manchmal anregend, weil Potter Alice Englert (Rosa), Alessandro Nivola (Roland), Christina zu: Eines Nachts muss Ginger mitanhören, den Zuschauer zum Komplizen ihrer Hendricks (Natalie), Timothy Spall (Mark), Oliver Platt (Mark Two), Annette Bening (Bella). P: Adventure Pictures, wie Rosa mit ihrem Vater schläft. Für Ginger Erzählhaltung macht. Die Kamera von Robbie BBC Films, British Film Institute, Ingenious Media, Media ein Freundschaft. den Andrea unverzeihlicher Verrat an ihrer Ryan, man von seiner Arbeit für House Capital, Miso Film. Grossbritannien 2012. go Min. Doch vielleicht schockiert sie auch Arnold (fish tank) und Ken Loach (the CH-V: Filmcoopi Zürich; D-V: Concorde Filmverleih.
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