Little Girl Blue
Little Girl Blue
Colour, 35 mm
Switzerland, Germany, 2003, 82 min
Section: Variety Critics´ Choice
| Director: | Anna Luif |
|---|---|
| Screenplay: | Anna Luif, Micha Lewinsky |
| Dir. of Photography: | Eeva Fleig |
| Music: | Balz Bachmann |
| Designer: | Georg Bringolf |
| Editor: | Myriam Flury |
| Producer: | Samir Koch, Karin Koch |
| Production: | Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion |
| Sales: | Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion |
| Cast: | Muriel Neukom, Andreas Eberle, Bernarda Reichmuth, Sabine Berg, Mark Kuhn, Michel Voita, Marina Guerrini |
Synopsis
Crisply directed, and marbled with a deft humor that places it way outside the Swiss norm, Little Girl Blue is a delight. Sidestepping most coming-of-ager cliches, this wry comedy-drama centred on a new teen in town reps an impressive first feature by writer-director Anna Luif. Diminutive Muriel Neukom is cute as a lollipop as Sandra, 13, who´s just moved into a new part of town and pals up with a 14-year-old called Mike (Andreas Eberle), also a loner. From the opening sequence of Sandra miming a pop classic - her family nickname is "Elvis" - it´s clear the pic is going to be more than just a standard teen romancer. Luif´s precise direction creates a slightly off-centre world in which the low-key humor sits very nicely.
Derek Elley
No guests confirmed for this film
Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion
Zentralstrasse 156, CH - 8003 Zürich
Switzerland
Tel: +41 1 456 3020
Fax: +41 1 456 3025
E-mail: dvfilm@dschointventschr.ch
Print