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Dark Blue World
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Jan SvěrákDrehbuch:
Zdeněk SvěrákKamera:
Vladimír SmutnýBesetzung:
Ondřej Vetchý, Kryštof Hádek, Tara Fitzgerald, Charles Dance, Oldřich Kaiser, David Novotný, Linda Rybová, Jaromír Dulava, Lukáš Kantor, Radim Fiala (mehr)Streaming (1)
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“Dark Blue World” erzählt die Geschichte zweier tschechischer Piloten während des zweiten Weltkriegs, dem Ausbilder Frantisek Sláma (Ondrej Vetchý) und seinem Schüler Karel Vojtisek (Krystof Hádek). Ähnlich wie in Pearl Harbor dreht sich die Handlung um die Dreiecksbeziehung zwischen den beiden Soldaten und der Engländerin Susan (Tara Fitzgerald), was zu gefährlichen Situationen führt… (Verleiher-Text)
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The intention of screenwriter Zdeněk Svěrák to pay tribute to our airmen in the service of the RAF is very commendable. On the other hand, his calculated touches to the script are not very praiseworthy. "I'll put in the girl’s sad eyes, the Yanks will like that. A little sentimentality doesn't hurt either, they like to cry." When Jan Svěrák accepted the Oscar for Kolya, he promised to bring a little brother to the golden bald man. I'm sure he counted on it, but it didn't happen. In truth, he wouldn't have deserved it for Dark Blue World. He did devote five years of his life to it, an immeasurable effort, but the love story line plays too much on emotions and the scenes from the communist prisoner camp are not very convincing. Despite my reservations, I have to admit that the director made his money go very far. It is a paradox that the tribute to our airmen was not paid for by their native country, but that it was overwhelmingly financed by a company from the country the Czech airmen fought against.
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Es ist schade, dass Zdeněk Svěrák keine natürliche und glaubwürdige Dreiecksbeziehung zu schreiben vermochte. Dark Blue World hält sich in allen Aspekten, außer in der Liebeslinie... Das ist ein Problem, denn die Botschaft des Films beruht weitgehend auf ihr. Je problematischer das Verhältnis zwischen Männern und Frauen klingt, desto besser sind die Freundschaftsbande untereinander, die der alte Herr Svěrák einfach "in der Hand hat". Hervorragend sind auch die Rückblenden von den englischen Schlachtfeldern zum kommunistischen Versteck, die dem Film eine sehr bittere und sarkastische Note verleihen. Vielleicht war Dark Blue World ein zu ehrgeiziges Projekt... Trotz all der negativen Aspekte ist es immer noch ein großartiger Film.
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My favorite Czech film, which matures in an incredible way. That's why I'm sad that it eventually got labeled as a calculated or unbelievable attempt. Svěrák's life's work, even on the tenth screening, still has a strong impact. Whether it's thanks to the unbeatable performance of the entire male ensemble or the touching and precisely targeted Soukup's music. I will continue to be moved or trembling in the Dark Blue World many more times.
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Dark Blue World was a film that cost Jan Svěrák a lot of effort, and it can be said that he sacrificed offers from overseas that came after winning the Oscar, and this drama was supposed to become a showcase of his work. I avoided watching this film for a long time, or maybe it avoided me because I somehow instinctively felt that it wouldn't be my cup of tea. Today, I can say that the true showcase of Svěrák's work remains The Elementary School, or alternatively the beautifully emotional Kolja, but Dark Blue World, considering how much energy and effort the director put into it and how expensive of a project it was, can be considered more of a failure. It's not a disaster, because Svěrák is too experienced and talented of a creator for that, and so many good actors were involved in his project that it is not possible to label Dark Blue World a mistake. However, I get the feeling that stars are being added to the film to a certain extent for the topic and out of a sense of obligation rather than for the actual emotions that the film evokes. Svěrák once stated that he didn't have the prerequisites for certain genres, that he would never be able to make a horror film, no matter how good of a script he had at his disposal, and that is why he could never become a director who makes films on demand. Unfortunately, he can easily include war films among those genres he has no affinity for. Dark Blue World is much more of a love story set against the backdrop of World War II than a war film. The battle scenes were not interesting to me, and if I were to compare it with its genre companions, then Riders in the Sky or Memphis Belle leave Dark Blue World far behind. The film simply doesn't work as it should. Overall impression: 60%.
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Okay, nach 8 Jahren habe ich endlich die DVD gesehen, nach x Wiederholungen im Fernsehen und auf der Leinwand... und ich kann definitiv sagen, dass ich diesen Film liebe und er wie ein Wein reift :) Und daran ist nichts auszusetzen. Und ein interessanter Bonus für BBC-Narnia-Fans: Sophie Wilcox trat als WAAF Jane auf, was mich ebenfalls sehr gefreut hat.
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If you want grand action, an engaging romance and extravagant production design, watch Pearl Harbor. If you are a lover of more intimate films, smaller independent creators, and especially appreciate excellently portrayed Czech nostalgia, watch Dark Blue World and you will not be disappointed. Probably the greatest Czech film, which compared to its Western counterparts may seem like a poor relative, but Jan and Zdeněk Svěrák really stepped up and hats off to them. Ondřej Vetchý is excellent.
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Es ist ein bisschen peinlich, aber ich habe einen unserer teuersten und spektakulärsten postrevolutionären Filme erst mehr als zwei Jahrzehnte nach seiner Entstehung zu sehen bekommen. Dark Blue World ist zweifellos ein ehrgeiziges Projekt mit einer internationalen Besetzung, das einen Vergleich mit ausländischen Filmen seiner Zeit nicht scheuen muss. Neben der soliden technischen Verarbeitung beeindruckt Svěráks Film durch seine Geschichte von aufrichtiger Freundschaft und (un)erwiderter Liebe, von Heldentum und Verrat. Dies geht Hand in Hand mit erstaunlichen Leistungen aller Beteiligten. Mir gefiel die Verflechtung zweier Zeitebenen, die den Film komplexer und gleichzeitig weniger eintönig machte. Lediglich das Ende wirkte vielleicht etwas überstürzt. Ein tschechisches Pearl Harbor mit einem viel kleineren Budget, aber einer deutlich besseren Geschichte.
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This romance in the film seems terribly shallow and servile to mainstream cinema, which I think is a pity, because the reality of how war hardships interweave with post-war ones, which are no worse, and even more senseless. It beautifully portrays how heroism is a double-edged sword, and fighting for one's country can mean digging one's own grave. It is terrifying and tragically truthful.
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