Speak (film)

Speakeasy is an American film from 2004 starring Kristen Stewart in the lead role. It shows the situation of an approximately 13 -year-old girl who was raped and can not bring himself to talk about it. The story of the film based on the novel by Laurie Halse Anderson.

Action

Melinda was raped during the summer holidays at the party of a friend of Andy Evans. Completely headless she called the police, but could not say what had happened to anyone. Your old friends turned away from her, because she had apparently without reason called the police. Melinda has since been totally confused and talks as well as not at all. Now the school begins again, and it comes to the high school. On the first day, she meets Heather, a girl who is also new to the high school. In school Melinda is quiet and reserved, they can not express what they feel or would like to say. Only in art class they can show what moves them. My art teacher Mr. Freeman quickly recognize how it is with them. The very proper Mr. Neck, however, is their attitude towards rather hostile. He also noticed that Melinda does not like to talk, and calls her an oral presentation, which it of course does not bring about. Melinda's grades go on and on in the basement. To do this you also announces Heather friendship, as it is of the opinion Melinda is depressed and wants to let them therefore no longer see her. She is supported in this difficult situation by her new friend David Petrakis. He also holds Melinda, more out of their comfort and more to talk about. In order to isolate themselves from the world even more Melinda sets up a kind of their own room in a closet at school. Here she paints pictures and can thus express their feelings. Meanwhile, Melinda can keep their thoughts and feelings only difficult in itself, especially since it now feels guilt her former best friend Rachel over. This has fallen out with her for the party and is now, along with Andy Evans. Melinda fears Andy could also rape Rachel, but did not dare to talk to her about it. Your blockage is only really solved when Heather comes back to her and asks her for a favor. Melinda does not speak first, but is then angry and has Heather from. The next day she tried to talk in the library with Rachel, but does not bring out a word. She makes do, in which she writes on a notepad that she was raped. Rachel is completely shaken up, but when Melinda tells her that Andy was the rapist, Rachel pulls off angry. Nevertheless gnaw at her fears, Melinda might be right. Soon the news spread throughout the school. Andy, who has of course heard of Melinda attacks in their closet and would force them to claim to have lied about it. This time they can defend themselves against his, however. Shortly before their fight escalates, the hockey team comes into the chamber and prevents them from. Melinda opens and finally .. speaks.

Reviews

The audience rated peak relatively well, so the film gets at the Internet Movie Database with more than 9,300 votes cast, an average rating of 7.6 of a possible 10 points in the film review site Rotten Tomatoes it receives an audience rating of 81%. Even in the German film portal Moviepilot reached Speak a rating of 7.9 of 10 possible points.

For Neil Genzlinger of the New York Times Speak system is the tone of his literary work is not nearly close, but was especially by the excellent performance of lead actress Kristen Stewart is still a successful presentation of the difficult issue of the consequences of rape. Even the acting Steve tooth prick out, but the film would cost the charitable view of the remaining figures credibility. Chris Parry of eFilmCritic.com expressed enthusiastic about the film and also praises the performances of the actors, which he next steward and also tooth Elizabeth Perkins emphasizes that embodies the mother Melinda in the film. For him, Speak is proof that a good Indepent film production was always able to outperform expensive studio productions.

Nominations and awards

In 2004 peak was the Festival Audience Award for Best Jessica Sharzer as narrator ( Best Narrative Speaker) award at the Woodstock movie. 2006 was followed by a nomination for the DGA Award for Outstanding achievements as Director ( Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs ) for Jessica Sharzer and the WGA Award for Children's Script - Long Form, also for Sharzer as well as the co-author Annie Young Frisbie.

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