Bait
Die Idylle des Fischerdorfs in Cornwall ist trügerisch. Wo man früher von der Fischerei leben konnte, fallen nun Tourist*innen ein und verdrängen die Einheimischen. Das Verhältnis der Brüder Steven und Martin ist angespannt: Martin ist Fischer ohne Boot, denn damit veranstaltet Steven lukrative Ausflugsfahrten. Das Familiencottage haben sie verkauft, mit den neuen Eigentümern gibt es Streit um einen küstennahen Parkplatz, die Lage eskaliert. Nahaufnahmen von Fischen, Netzen, Hummern und Knoten erinnern an Eisensteins Montage der Attraktionen, die Darstellung von Klassenverhältnissen an die sozialrealistische Tradition im britischen Kino. (Berlinale)
Winner of the BAFTA for Outstanding British Debut, @Bait@ has racked up prizes, audience appreciation and critical acclaim since premiering at the 2019 Berlinale. A wonder of old-school (hand-developed!) 16mm monochrome analogue, it makes even @The Lighthouse@ look cutting-edge. And Jenkin's focus is similarly nautical, exploring socio-economic realities of modern-day Cornwall via the story of a taciturn fisherman (compelling, imposing and dryly hilarious Edward Rowe) struggling to adapt to his area's creeping gentrification. "A thrillingly adventurous labour of love," raved The Guardian's Mark Kermode: "a genuine modern masterpiece." (Neil Young)
Director's Biography
Mark Jenkin
Mark Jenkin was born in Cornwall, Great Britain, in 1976. Since 1997, he has made more than 50 short films. In 2012, he wrote the "Silent Landscape Dancing Grain 13 Film Manifesto", which comprises 13 rules that he follows when making his own films.
Film Selection: Bait (2019) - Tomato (2017, short) - A Forest (2016, doc) - The Road to Zennor (2016, short) - The Midnight Drives (2007)
Mark Jenkin was born in Cornwall, Great Britain, in 1976. Since 1997, he has made more than 50 short films. In 2012, he wrote the "Silent Landscape Dancing Grain 13 Film Manifesto", which comprises 13 rules that he follows when making his own films.
Film Selection: Bait (2019) - Tomato (2017, short) - A Forest (2016, doc) - The Road to Zennor (2016, short) - The Midnight Drives (2007)
Crossing Europe Extracts 2020
Mark Jenkin
Großbritannien 2019
black and white
87 Minuten
Englisch OF
Drehbuch Mark Jenkin
Kamera Mark Jenkin
Schnitt Mark Jenkin
Musik Mark Jenkin
Mit Edward Rowe, Simon Sheperd, Mary Woodvine, Giles King, Isaac Woodvine, Chloe Endean, Jowan Jacobs, Georgia Ellery, Stacey Guthrie, Tristan Sturrock, Janet Thirlaway, Morgan Val Baker, Martin Ellis
Produzent*innen Kate Byers, Linn Waite
Produktion
Early Day Films
Weltvertrieb
The Festival Agency
Weltpremiere
Berlinale 2019
Weltpremiere / World PremiereBerlinale 2019
Premierenstatus / Premiere Status
Austrian Premiere
