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The Handmaid's Tale
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Volker SchlöndorffKamera:
Igor LutherMusik:
Ryūichi SakamotoBesetzung:
Natasha Richardson, Faye Dunaway, Aidan Quinn, Elizabeth McGovern, Victoria Tennant, Robert Duvall, Blanche Baker, Traci Lind, Muse Watson, David Dukes (mehr)Streaming (1)
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In einem fernen Land namens Gilead werden die wenigen Frauen, die noch Kinder bekommen können, als "Dienerinnen" den Familien der Herrschenden zugeteilt. Kate war selbst Mutter. Jetzt soll sie nicht nur den sehnlichen Wunsch ihrer Herrin nach einem Kind erfüllen, sondern auch das verbotene Verlangen ihres Kommandanten. Doch Kate unterwirft sich nur scheinbar. Gefangen im Netz ihrer heimlichen Beziehungen gerät sie in Lebensgefahr. (Arthaus/Studiocanal)
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This film deserves a comparison with the much more famous later film Children of Men. That excellent sci-fi had a weaker literary source, but Cuarón managed to extract the most from the material and created a colorful fresco from the post-apocalyptic world, which had a tremendous atmosphere, style, and tension. The Handmaid's Tale is an adaptation of a novel by the excellent Canadian author Margaret Atwood, and this novel belongs among her best works. If Volker Schlöndorff had succeeded in conveying the idea and placing it in a thrilling adventure story, it would have been a great hit. However, he approached it too academically, and spiced it up too little, so a dull spectacle was created. The budget may be responsible for many things, but the director's fault is undeniable. Natasha Richardson is not bad, but I could imagine a more charismatic actress in the lead role. On the other hand, Faye Dunaway and Elizabeth McGovern are very good in the supporting roles. Schlöndorff made a European film that could not do that well on the American market and so it kind of fizzled out. Overall impression: 70%.
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