The Souvenir
England, Anfang der 1980er-Jahre: Die scheue Filmstudentin Julie will die Welt durch die Linse ihrer Kamera besser verstehen. Ihre Privilegiertheit ist ihr bewusst, die Kamera sieht sie als Ausweg. Unaufgeregt werden wir in Julies studentisches Milieu eingeführt, in das unerwartet Anthony tritt, der älter und distinguierter ist. Er hütet ein Geheimnis, das auf dramatische Weise alles verändern wird. Joanna Hoggs semiautobiografischer Film ist ein Blick auf die kreative Produktivität der gehobenen Mittelklasse, zugleich hochkonzentrierte Betrachtung von Räumen, Landschaften, Abhängigkeitsverhältnissen und nicht zuletzt des Mediums Film. (Berlinale)
Early in The Souvenir, over drinks and flirting, two soon-to-be lovers rehash the old life-versus-art debate. One, a filmmaker, is preoccupied with honoring reality as faithfully as possible. The other, an observer, rolls his eyes: “We don’t want to see life played out as it is, we want to see it as it is experienced.” Joanna Hogg takes a little of both positions in her fourth feature, a work of memoir shattered and reassembled into a universally truthful fiction, at once the coming-of-age story of many women and a specific creative manifesto for one of modern British cinema’s most singular writer-directors. (Guy Lodge, Variety)
Director's Biography
Joanna Hogg
Joanna Hogg, born in London in 1960, studied at the National Film & Television School. Her graduation film “Caprice” (1986) starred Tilda Swinton. Hogg's TV work includes episodes of "Casualty" and "London Bridge". In 2007 she made her feature film debut with “Unrelated”. Crossing Europe dedicated the 2014 Tribute to her. In 2019 she won the World Cinema Grand Jury Prize at Sundance.
Film Selection: The Souvenir (2019) – Exhibition (2013, CE'14) – Archipelago (2010, CE'11) – Unrelated (2007, CE'08) – London’s Burning (1999, TV Series, CE '14) – Caprice (1986, short, CE '14)
Joanna Hogg, born in London in 1960, studied at the National Film & Television School. Her graduation film “Caprice” (1986) starred Tilda Swinton. Hogg's TV work includes episodes of "Casualty" and "London Bridge". In 2007 she made her feature film debut with “Unrelated”. Crossing Europe dedicated the 2014 Tribute to her. In 2019 she won the World Cinema Grand Jury Prize at Sundance.
Film Selection: The Souvenir (2019) – Exhibition (2013, CE'14) – Archipelago (2010, CE'11) – Unrelated (2007, CE'08) – London’s Burning (1999, TV Series, CE '14) – Caprice (1986, short, CE '14)
European Panorama Fiction 2019
Joanna Hogg
Großbritannien 2019
color
115 Minuten
Englisch OF
Drehbuch Joanna Hogg
Kamera David Raedeker
Schnitt Helle le Fevre
Ton/Sounddesign Jovan Ajder
Mit Honor Swinton Byrne, Tom Burke, Tilda Swinton, Richard Ayoade
Produzent*innen Luke Schiller, Joanna Hogg
Produktion
BBC Films, British Film Institute, JWH Films, Sikelia Productions
Weltvertrieb
Protagonist Pictures
Österreichpremiere
Weltpremiere
Sundance Film Festival 2019
Weltpremiere / World PremiereSundance Film Festival 2019
Premierenstatus / Premiere Status
Austrian Premiere
