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„Hereafter“

("Hereafter - Life after", USA 2011, directed by Clint Eastwood)

Clint Eastwood has tried in his now 40-year career as a director of almost every genre, the cinema has to offer: He has turned as Western "High Plains Drifter" ("High Plains Drifter", 1973) and "Unforgiven" ("Unforgiven", 1992). He has directed thriller about "Play Misty For Me" ("Misty", 1971) and "The Changeling" ("The Changeling, 2008), police and gangster films such as" Sudden Impact " ("Dirty Harry", 1983) and "Perfect World" (1993), some war films, including the gruff "Heartbreak Ridge" (1986) and the dark diptych "Flags of Our Fathers" / "Letters From Iwo Jima" ( 2006), and melodramas ("Breezy", 1973), biopics ("Bird", 1988) and a music documentary ("The Blues - Piano Blues", 2003). Even a sci-fi comedy ("Space Cowboys", 2000), a boxer (s) film ("Million Dollar Baby", 2004) and a bizarre mix of mountain, adventure and espionage film ("The Eiger Sanction / "In Order of the Dragon ", 1975) can be found in his filmography. Meanwhile, the 32 works, many good and very good films, some of them masterpieces, others more ready-made.

The man has many, no doubt. And he has accomplished in his career, an impressive change from the B-movie actor and TV cowboy ever second in the 50's the icon of the epitome of stoicism and kool killer in the 60s and 70s. Latest from the 80s was Eastwood then to American icon, the national institution and the epitome of American independent filmmakers. In 70 years he was still the object of hatred of many critics, a Status, Rolling Stone interviewer Tim Cahill ironic to the point did when he wrote that "in the early 70s with an interest for Clint Eastwood films under film buffs A bashful and secret passion was comparable in some Self-satisfaction. " Today announced the press office of Warner Bros. each of his directorial work as "the new masterpiece from Clint Eastwood to.

Eastwood's ascent to the director based in Star no doubt his talent, his courage to experiment and missteps, and the unique position which he has emerged as Actor / Director / Producer prepared. And the fact that the man with his now 81 years still makes each year a new movie in theaters and always good for a surprise. It almost seems in recent years, as did the grand old man of American cinema set out to work through the last genre that he lacks in his oeuvre still, with "Invictus," a sports movie, then "Hereafter," a film about the Hereafter, a mystery thriller, the supernatural does not deny in the slightest, but simply accepted as fact, and thus fills the gap that is evident in Eastwood's work: that of the fantastic film. As the next film by the way Eastwood has recently announced that the government take the lead in the musical remake of "The Sound of Music" - another genre that is still lacking in his director's portfolio.

Of course, "Here After" has not become the supernatural masquerade, but how many of Eastwood's films in recent years, clear narrative cinema, character-driven, with plenty of room for the actors. dramatic point of view he is in Eastwood's work is perhaps the most disparate film so far: "Hereafter," the stories told by three people who are independently confronted with death and their stories do not intersect until shortly before the end of the film, but run parallel. There is the TV reporter Marie (Cecile De France), in Indonesia only just survived a tsunami and in Paris decides to write a book about her near-death experience. In London, during which the small Marcus lost in an accident his twin brother Jason (played by twins, Frankie and George McLaren). The American George (Matt Damon) was once again as a local media celebrity. But his gift to communicate with the dead, contact, his life ruined. Brings together the very end of these three different random people in their own way must each live with the death in London.

It is close as to suggest reasons for Eastwood's new interest in spiritual personal motives, the 81-year-old filmmaker has yet reached an age now, which is well above the life expectancy of the average American. Also back for several years, issues such as age and death, memory loss and highly visible in the center of Eastwood's oeuvre, most evident recently in "Gran Torino." In this regard, "Hereafter - Life After Death" probably a very personal film, a discussion of the question, what comes after death. And he delivers a surprising for the usually sober and skeptical director Answer: Somehow it goes after death yet further. But would not Eastwood Eastwood if he does not quite existing esoteric allusions would largely circumvent and put himself in a movie like some evil points against organized religion would. In a beautiful sequence, such as the small Marcus clicks at the computer through the afterlife of the great world religions, which he found on YouTube, and, given the crazy Islamist preachers and Christian fundamentalists only shake his head. Here he finds in any event no useful answers.

Stylistically, the mystery-drama, a typical Eastwood film, and despite the usual sober directed parallelization three strands straightforward, almost "classical" designs. As in his previous directing play Eastwood and cinematographer Tom Stern with strong shadows and prefer faded colors. The restraint used, but concise film music Eastwood composed himself again, the actors provide you normally naturalistic performances. Also in relation to the afterlife visions avoids the minimalist Eastwood too intrusive effects. Only the massive opening sequence is out of the frame and shows clearly that Eastwood can easily play on the keyboard of the disaster and effect of cinema - and exceeds effortlessly kraftmeiernde craftsmen, such as Roland Emmerich and Michael Bay. The sequence of the tsunami is unquestionably among the most intense moments of the year and young cinema alone is worth the movie.

"Hereafter - Life after" one certainly not to the big throws Eastwood - a bit too sprawling, sometimes unfocused and meandering, the film works. As late work but the drama is definitely worth seeing.

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Hereafter - The Afterlife
OT: Hereafter
USA 2010 - 128 min.
Director: Clint Eastwood - writer: Peter Morgan - Production: Clint Eastwood, Kathleen Kennedy, Robert Lorenz - Camera: Tom Stern - section: Joel Cox, Gary Roach - Music: Clint Eastwood - Rental: Certificate: over 12 years - Actor /: Matt Damon, Cecile De France, Jay Mohr, Bryce Dallas Howard, Frankie McLaren, George McLaren, Thierry Neuvic, Marthe Keller - German Cinema Release: Warner Bro s. - 27.01.2011