Mamma Mia! (Film)
- Meryl Streep: Donna
- Amanda Seyfried: Sophie
- Pierce Brosnan: Sam Carmichael
- Colin Firth: Harry Bright
- Stellan Skarsgård: Bill Anderson
- Julie Walters: Rosie
- Christine Baranski: Tanya
- Dominic Cooper: Sky
Mamma Mia! is an American- British musical comedy from the year 2008. directed by Phyllida Lloyd, the screenplay was written by Catherine Johnson, based on the plot of the jukebox musical Mamma Mia!, the hits of pop group ABBA contains.
Action
Single mother Donna operates together with her 20 - year-old daughter Sophie on a fictional Greek island called Kalokairi a small, not very good running the hotel.
The Wedding of Sophie and her friend Sky is imminent. Donna invites this occasion a two childhood friends, with whom she is earlier than the trio "Donna and the Dynamos " occurred. Your girlfriend Tanya is now a wealthy, multi- divorcee and Rosie, a writer living alone.
Sophie has found the diary of her mother, secretly read and there discovered the names of three men who could be her father. These are the successful architect Sam Carmichael, the adventurous writer Bill Anderson and Harry Bright, a London-based investment banker. She invites all three secretly ( on behalf of her mother) a on the island. Sophie imagines that they will recognize their real father at the first meeting immediately. This should then lead them at the wedding altar.
After the arrival of the three potential fathers on the island can any of the three immediately identifiable as her father and concealed them first also that they were not actually invited by her mother. They tried to gain time by the three once houses in an adjacent building without the knowledge of the mother. Donna finds unexpected guests rather quickly and plans to send them away again.
It is a turbulent history developed consisting of the processing of Donnas damaligem relationship chaos and her feelings for Sam, the wedding preparations and the address the question of which of the candidates is Sophie's father.
At the wedding, Sophie decides, not to marry Sky, but to travel once shared the world with him, as it always wanted Sky. Instead, Sam makes Donna a spontaneous marriage proposal, which she eventually agrees. In addition, Sam, Bill and Harry some (who outed on this occasion as gay ), make sure to do not necessarily resolve the paternity issue and are satisfied with one third each to be allowed to be Sophie's father. In the subsequent ceremony, the two lonely writer Rosie and Bill closer, with Rosie still has to make some persuasion for a common future to come.
At the end of Sky and Sophie get on a boat and leave the island.
Synchronization
Music
In comparison with the stage version of the title order is partially modified. In addition, the following five titles are missing:
- Thank You for the Music ( uncredited only and only by Sophie sung )
- Knowing Me, Knowing You ( instrumental only briefly alluded )
- The Name of the Game ( instrumental only )
- Under Attack
The Title When All Is Said And Done only be heard in the film version and does not exist in the musical.
Reviews
Ray Bennett wrote in the magazine The Hollywood Reporter June 29, 2008 the film was of all the movies this summer - or of all past summers - the most amusing. Streep was " sensational " - it is no exaggeration to think of an Oscar and to compare them with previous female winners as Liza Minnelli, Barbra Streisand and Catherine Zeta -Jones.
In the magazine Cinema, it was said that the film was "a wonderful feel-good movie with great actors and a lot of heart, verve and humor." The "outstanding " Presentation of the "strong " Meryl Streep was particularly praised, with her rendition of " tragic depth" bring the song The Winner Takes It All. The film was " tailored to an audience of small and big girls " and was "a brightly colored happening", but that the men laugh.
The lexicon of the International film writes, however, " [ ... ] By unimaginative choreography uninspired staging and vocally demanding lead actor turns instead of good humor rather shake of the head of missed ( genre ) a chance. "
Background
The movie was filmed on Skiathos, Skopelos and the South Pelion in Greece as well as in London and in the Pinewood Studios in England. The cost of production was estimated at 52 million U.S. dollars.
The world premiere took place in London on 30 June 2008. At the premiere in Stockholm on 4 July 2008, all four ABBA members were in addition to the cast for the first time in 22 years to see together.
On 3 July 2008, the film came in the Greek cinemas, on 4 July 2008 in the UK and on 17 July 2008 in the German-speaking.
All the musical numbers were sung by the actors themselves, these recordings were in the filming of the movie scenes then recorded as a playback. Pierce Brosnan said after completion of filming, he was offered the role immediately accepted because he found the prospect of working with Meryl Streep in the summer Greece extremely tempting. About the fabric and the singing role he first made no great thoughts. Only when he looked at in London, the stage version of the film, he realized what he had gotten himself into; the dance scenes were a big challenge for him. He had then taken singing lessons, but then left as the other parties of its enthusiasm on the set run free. In the interview, Colin Firth said: Had he seen himself years ago in a crystal ball in this film, he would never have believed it. Even if you could not admit it to each other to hear ABBA songs, so could you be captivated by these songs not escape.
The two male members of ABBA, Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, can be seen in the film in brief cameo guest appearances.
Is also involved in this film, Tom Hanks as one of the executive producers.
The film played to mid-August 2009 the world about 609.7 million U.S. dollars, including about 144.1 million U.S. dollars in the cinema of the United States. This is the film's most successful musical film adaptation before and after Grease ( 1978) and Chicago ( 2002) is the third most successful musical film since 1974 in the United States.
The film was particularly successful in the United Kingdom; he was able to replace Titanic as the most successful movie after not inflation- sales. The DVD of the film was sold more copies in the UK than any other; until the end of 2008 alone, more than five million times.
Awards
The film and actress Meryl Streep received nominations for the Golden Globe Awards 2009.
Meryl Streep won the People 's Choice Award 2009 in the category "Favorite Song from a Soundtrack ", ie for the most popular song a soundtrack for the song Mamma Mia!.
The film's soundtrack was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2009 and received a Golden Reel Award ( for the best sound ).
Pierce Brosnan was named Worst Supporting Actor Golden Raspberry 2009.
Meryl Streep received a Rembrandt Movie Award, as well as Mamma Mia, even in the category of best foreign language film.
In addition, the film was " Best Soundtrack " award in 2009 with a Empire Award in the category.