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EPISODE · May 6, 2020 · 33 MIN

Ang Lee zu «Ice Storm» (Cannes 1997)

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Rick Moodys autobiografisch gefärbter Roman «The Ice Storm» erschien 1994 und schildert die emotionalen und sexuellen Wirren zwischen benachbarten Familien im reichsten Ort der USA, New Canaan, Connecticut, anno 1973. Das Buch ist aus den wechselnden Perspektiven der acht Hauptfiguren geschrieben, die den Ereignissen sehr unterschiedlich gegenüberstehen. Als jemand, der 1977 einige Zeit in New Canaan zugebracht hatte, war ich von dem Roman ganz besonders fasziniert. Eine Verfilmung konnte ich mir nicht vorstellen, da die Vorlage derart von den wechselnden Subjektivitäten geprägt war. Ang Lee, Spezialist für Dramen um dysfunktionale Familien, hat es 1997 dennoch gewagt und sein Film, den er in Cannes präsentierte, zeigt ganz andere Stärken und Schwächen als der Roman. Rick Moody's autobiographical novel "The Ice Storm," published in 1994, describes emotional and sexual turmoil between neighbouring families in the wealthiest town in the U.S., New Canaan, Connecticut, in 1973, and is written from the changing points of view of the eight protagonists, who regard the unfolding events in very different ways. As someone who had spent time in New Canaan in 1977, I found the novel particularly compelling. I couldn't imagine a film adaptation, because the original was so determined by the alternating subjectivities. Ang Lee, a specialist for dramas about dysfunctional families, went ahead anyway and filmed Moody's book in 1997. The resulting movie, which he presented in Cannes, has completely different strengths and weaknesses than the novel.

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