FABIAN
Un film de Dominik Graf
Avec
Tom Schilling, Albrecht Schuch, Saskia Rosendahl
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Première mondiale: Berlinale 2021
Genre
Period Drama
Synopsis
Berlin, 1931. Jakob Fabian works in the advertising department of a cigarette factory during the day and drifts through bars, brothels and artist studios with his wealthy friend Labude at night. When Fabian gets to know the self-confident Cornelia, he manages to shed his pessimistic attitude for a brief moment. He falls in love. But then he too falls victim to the great wave of layoffs, while Cornelia makes a career as an actress thanks to her boss and admirer. An arrangement that Fabian finds difficult to come to terms with. But it's not just his world that is falling apart...
« Fabian could be one of those rare contemporary German films to make a significant mark on a wider stage. »
« Graf’s Weimar Republic drama boldly straddles the realms of costume realism and experiment. »
« The film’s trump card is the heady stylistic verve mustered by Graf, who uses very free visual and narrative flourishes to give this potentially sombre material a propulsive thrust. »
« As the redeemed idealist who retains his integrity as the world falls apart, Schilling combines intensity and a lightness of touch, together with the candour that marked his lead in 2012 comedy-drama hit Oh Boy. And Rosendahl gives Cornelia a mercurial, alert, sometimes perplexing energy that shows her character as, from the start, every bit the actress she aspires to be. »
« This adaptation of Erich Kastner’s now classic 1931 novel marks a stylistically daring attempt to capture the zeitgeist by director Dominik Graf, who returns to Berlin competition. »
« Schilling [plays] an engaging, complex Fabian. »
« Schilling and Rosendahl, anchoring the emotional pull with projections of warmth and sincerity so appealing that Fabian’s initial cynicism is saved from feeling off-putting. »
« Fabian” is fascinating aesthetically because it unfolds like avant-garde jazz (…) Graf makes “Going to the Dogs” an unpredictable visual experience. »
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Producteurs: Felix von Boehm - Lupa Film
Distribution France: Les Films du Losange
Ventes à l'international: Les Films du Losange
Nationalités: German
Scénario: Constantin Lieb, Dominik Graf
Directeur de la photographie: Hanno Lentz
Montage: Claudia Wolscht
Son: Martin Witte
Mixage: Michael Stecher
Décors: Claus-Jürgen Pfeiffer
Costumes: Barbara Grupp
Musique: Sven Rossenbach, Florian van Volxem, Piano, performed and composed by Richie Beirach
Durée: 2h58
Année de production: 2021