Patty Hearst (film)
- Natasha Richardson - Patricia Hearst
- William Forsythe - Teko
- Ving Rhames - Cinque
- Frances Fisher - Yolanda
- Jodi Long - Wendy Yoshimura
- Olivia Barash - Fahizah
- Dana Delany - Gelina
- Marek Johnson - Zoya
- Kitty Swink - Gabi
- Peter Kowanko - Cujo (as Pete Kowanko )
- Tom O'Rourke - Jim Browning
Patty (alternatively: Screams in the Dark ) is an American film drama directed by Paul Schrader from the year 1988 Nicholas Kazan wrote the screenplay based on the autobiography Every Secret Thing by Patty Hearst. .
The film depicts the abduction of 19 -year-old student Patricia " Patty " Hearst, granddaughter of media tycoon William Randolph Hearst, by the radical left-wing Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA). She joins the group, takes part in several robberies, is eventually arrested and sentenced to several years in prison.
Action
In 1974, the 19 - year-old student Patty Hearst, granddaughter of media entrepreneur Randolph Hearst, by members of the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA ) is from her home in Berkeley, California, is abducted. The radical left-wing guerrilla group leader Cinque demanded the release of several jailed members; as this is denied, they force the distribution of food to poor people. After two months of incarceration in a dark closet and propaganda teachings, the group their hostages before the election, return to freedom or to join them. Patty is a member of the SLA, takes the name Tania and participates in a series of robberies. After being nearly arrested during a failed robbery, Patty goes into hiding with band member Teko and his wife Yolanda; on TV they witness how the rest of the group is killed by Cinque in a firefight. Teko begins in San Francisco with the recruitment of new members. Patty is tracked down by the police, arrested and sentenced to a long prison term. At the end of the film she is preparing with the help of her father in front of an appeals procedure.
Background
Patty had its premiere on 13 May 1988 during the International Film Festival of Cannes, launched on September 23, 1988 in the U.S. and on October 20th of that year in the West German cinemas. The box office earnings totaled in the U.S. to 1.2 million U.S. dollars.
The project had already been rejected by several directors before Schrader accepted. After the failure of his previous film Light of Day - In the light of the day, Schrader agreed with a relatively low budget ( and content) to work - which gave him greater artistic freedoms according to his statement. As Schrader wanted to keep closely to the ( described from the perspective of Patty Hearst ) facts, but appeared to him the protagonist as too passive for a movie character, he opted for a visually highly stylized narrative: The first half hour of the film is limited to a claustrophobic, subjective view of Hearst on their kidnappers and their environment. In the further course is strongly contrasting colors or stage-like screenshots, at Schrader's Mishima the few - created remember A Life in Four Chapters conscious stylization.
In a series of interviews with journalist Kevin Jackson Schrader admitted his mixed feelings about Patricia Hearst, but just as much from that in his words " suicidal " SLA one: " The SLA gladly did so, as it would be a great move, but the truth was it a small cult. For me, they had much in common with another cult which came at the same time from Oakland - James Jones sect. [ ... ] The SLA definitely had no connections to the politics of the left as I had. " Same time, Mr. Schrader that he would not be approached with the project to him but had been initiated by him, the film would have told from the perspective of the leader Cinque.
The end shows the main character, as in Schrader's man for the hour or Light Sleeper, in prison, the prisoner is understood, however not as an end but as the beginning of a new stage of life (in this case, the protagonist is preparing for an appeal process before ). Schrader and Jackson designated Patricia Hearst agreed to be the most vivid female character in his films, a service which Schrader its lead actress Natasha Richardson imputing ". [ ... ] That is entirely to their credit - credit where credit is due "
Reviews
"Despite its comparatively low budget, Patty Hearst is a wonderfully made film, which occupies limited viewing angle entirely Patty's Day. He is sometimes stylized, absolutely straight and equally shocking funny as on grim way. "
" Schrader combines Patty Hearst B-movie effects with Art Cinema tactics, the film is just as greasy as snooty. [ ... ] Soon after Patty's reorientation we feel Schrader's dislike of its protagonist, [ ... ] his inability to show solidarity with some of his characters [ ...] [ The film ] maintains safe distance from all positions. Finally, we did not bring more understanding of Patty Hearst on as before. [ ... ] But the ambiguity in this case is not a sign of complexity, but of retreat. It is the confession of one's own failure. "
" [ ... ] A brooding, pale, introspective film that has been made manifest, not prey to sensationalism to fall [ ... ] The entire film revolves around the remarkable presentation of Natasha Richardson as Hearst. "
"The film never recovers from the deadly first half hour [ ... ] Richardson leaves a strong impression, although it gives her little material to work with. "
" Richardson plays her role with an overwhelming devotion, including a perfect American accent, but the film is devoid of air and exhausting. "
"After the autobiographical report of the subsidiary of the American newspaper king Hearst, the film describes their kidnapping in 1974 by a group of terrorists demagogic as a nightmare in the clutches of a hyped- political sect. Thereby, the stock is almost completely detached from any political implications. Also known as study of peer pressure and group psychosis striking and superficial. "