The screenplay was written by Paul Gégauff and Barbet Schroeder with the original story by Schroeder.[5] It features a soundtrack written and performed by the English rock band Pink Floyd, released as the album More. Schroeder's inspiration for the film came from the counterculture tradition of the 1960s with themes of drugs, addiction, sexual freedom and the beauty of life often in New Wave films.[10][11] Real drugs were used in scenes showing the use of marijuana, heroin, and LSD. Production began in 1968 with a low budget, and the film was partially funded by Jet Films and executive produced by Les Films du Losange.[1]
Upon its release on 4 August 1969, More garnered mostly negative reviews from critics. It was selected to be screened in the Cannes Classics section of the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.[12]More was released on DVD on 5 April 2005 by Home Vision Entertainment.
Estelle (Mimsy Farmer) and Stefan (Klaus Grünberg)
In West Germany in the late 1960s, Stefan has finished his mathematics studies and decides to experience life. Hitch-hiking to Paris, he is befriended by a petty criminal called Charlie, who takes him to a party where he is fascinated by an American girl called Estelle. Though Charlie warns him that she is a drug user and dangerous, he goes to her hotel room, where she introduces him to marijuana and they make love.
She is leaving for Ibiza and invites Stefan to follow her there. When he arrives, he finds she is involved with a wealthy ex-Nazi called Wolf. Stefan persuades her to join him in an isolated villa and she secretly brings both money and a huge quantity of heroin she has stolen from Wolf. After an idyllic time swimming, sunbathing and making love, she is itching for the heroin and introduces him to it as well.
Soon the two are on a downward spiral of addiction. Wolf demands return of the rest of the heroin and money and, as payment for what they have used, Stefan has to work in his bar while Estelle has to share his bed. Charlie comes looking for Stefan and urges him to return to Paris. Stefan begs two packets of heroin from a dealer and overdoses. As a suicide, he is buried in open country.
The French film censorship board in 1969 insisted that some of the dialogue be censored around the 81-minute mark before the film could be released. In the film, as the couple mixes up a hallucinogenic concoction in the kitchen, the ingredients "benzedrine" and "banana peel" are deleted from the audio track. On the DVD the words have been re-added as subtitles.
Most of the movie was shot on the island of Ibiza. The castle of Ibiza, which dominates the harbour and the town, is the scene for the final act. A tunnel near the castle was also used. In Paris, the movie was shot at Hotel La Louisiane[14] in real room 36.
His [Barbet Schroeder's] feeling about music for movies was, in those days, that he didn't want a soundtrack to go with the movie. All he wanted was, literally, if the radio was switched on in the car, for example, he wanted something to come out of the car. Or someone goes and switches the TV on, or whatever it is. He wanted the soundtrack to relate exactly to what was happening in the movie, rather than a film score backing the visuals.
The soundtrack to the film was composed and performed by English rock band Pink Floyd, and consists of instrumental compositions and more conventional songs, such as "The Nile Song", which (somewhat out of character for Pink Floyd) borders on Stooges-like heavy rock, and a ballad featuring bongos called "Cymbaline", written by Roger Waters and performed by David Gilmour.
Release
Critical reception
Upon its release, More garnered mainly negative reviews from critics, and was controversially reviewed by audiences and scholars, who commented on the drug use and impacts.[citation needed] On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has 4 reviews, 3 are negative.[16] At AlloCiné, which assigns a weighted mean rating to reviews, the film has a score of 3.7 based on 37 critics.[citation needed]
With regard to the film's overall design, Roger Ebert stated, "More is a weird, freaky movie about two hedonistic kids who destroy themselves with drugs. More precisely, it's about a kinky American girl who destroys her German boyfriend and in the process destroys herself ... The message seems to be: Sure, speed kills, but what a way to go."[17]
^ abLangman, Larry (2000). Destination Hollywood: The Influence of Europeans on American Filmmaking (illustrated ed.). McFarland. p. 60. ISBN9780786406814. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
^"Barbet Schroeder and his film come to Ibiza". eliteserviceibiza.net. Elite Service Ibiza. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
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^John R. May (1997). New Image of Religious Film (illustrated ed.). Rowman & Littlefield. p. 138. ISBN9781556127618. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
^ abVINCENT CANBY (August 5, 1969). "'More', a Film of Love, Warmth and Inevitable Pain". The New York Times. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
^Thomas Sotinel (April 17, 2017). Jérôme Fenoglio (ed.). "Barbet Schroeder, un explorateur à la poursuite de démons familiers" [Barbet Schroeder, an explorer in search of familiar demons]. Le Monde (in Spanish). Retrieved October 21, 2017.
^Joanne Laurier (August 7, 2017). "Barbet Schroeder's Amnesia: The trauma of German history" (PDF). intsse.com (PDF). World Socialist Web Site. p. 1. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
^"More 1969". formidablemag.com. Formidable Mag. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
^Lennon, Elaine (November 2015). "The Mordant Geography of Desire in Barbet Schroeder's More (1969)". Offscreen. 19 (11). Retrieved October 22, 2017.
^Michael Witt, Michael Temple (January 3, 2008). The French Cinema Book (reprint ed.). Palgrave Macmillan. p. 186. ISBN9781844575732. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
^"MORE". www.newwavefilm.com. NewWaveFilm.com. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
^"CANNES CLASSICS - Barbet Schroeder's More". Cannes Film Festival. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
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Kendall, Charlie (1984). . The Source Radio Show. Archived from the original on 2012-09-27. Retrieved 2011-07-26.
Schroeder, Barbet (1969). Transcription of interview with Schroeder by Noel Simsolo. Image et Son, courtesy of Les Films du Losange and included on the BFI DVD.
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More is a 1969 English language romantic drama film written and directed by Barbet Schroeder in his directorial debut 1 2 Starring Mimsy Farmer and Klaus Grunberg 3 the film deals with heroin addiction as drug fascination 4 on the island of Ibiza Spain 5 6 Made in the political fallout of the 1960s counterculture 7 it features drug use 8 free love 9 and other references to contemporary European youth culture MoreTheatrical release posterDirected byBarbet SchroederScreenplay byPaul Gegauff Barbet SchroederStory byBarbet SchroederProduced byBarbet SchroederStarringMimsy Farmer Klaus GrunbergCinematographyNestor AlmendrosEdited byDenise de Casabianca Rita RolandMusic byPink FloydProductioncompanyJet FilmsDistributed byLes Films du Losange France Release dates4 August 1969 1969 08 04 Worldwide 21 October 1969 1969 10 21 France Running time117 minutesCountriesWest Germany FranceLanguageEnglishThe screenplay was written by Paul Gegauff and Barbet Schroeder with the original story by Schroeder 5 It features a soundtrack written and performed by the English rock band Pink Floyd released as the album More Schroeder s inspiration for the film came from the counterculture tradition of the 1960s with themes of drugs addiction sexual freedom and the beauty of life often in New Wave films 10 11 Real drugs were used in scenes showing the use of marijuana heroin and LSD Production began in 1968 with a low budget and the film was partially funded by Jet Films and executive produced by Les Films du Losange 1 Upon its release on 4 August 1969 More garnered mostly negative reviews from critics It was selected to be screened in the Cannes Classics section of the 2015 Cannes Film Festival 12 More was released on DVD on 5 April 2005 by Home Vision Entertainment Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 3 1 Music 4 Release 4 1 Critical reception 4 2 Home media 5 See also 6 References 7 Further reading 8 External linksPlot Edit Estelle Mimsy Farmer and Stefan Klaus Grunberg In West Germany in the late 1960s Stefan has finished his mathematics studies and decides to experience life Hitch hiking to Paris he is befriended by a petty criminal called Charlie who takes him to a party where he is fascinated by an American girl called Estelle Though Charlie warns him that she is a drug user and dangerous he goes to her hotel room where she introduces him to marijuana and they make love She is leaving for Ibiza and invites Stefan to follow her there When he arrives he finds she is involved with a wealthy ex Nazi called Wolf Stefan persuades her to join him in an isolated villa and she secretly brings both money and a huge quantity of heroin she has stolen from Wolf After an idyllic time swimming sunbathing and making love she is itching for the heroin and introduces him to it as well Soon the two are on a downward spiral of addiction Wolf demands return of the rest of the heroin and money and as payment for what they have used Stefan has to work in his bar while Estelle has to share his bed Charlie comes looking for Stefan and urges him to return to Paris Stefan begs two packets of heroin from a dealer and overdoses As a suicide he is buried in open country Cast EditMimsy Farmer as Estelle Miller Klaus Grunberg as Stefan Bruckner Heinz Engelmann as Dr Ernesto Wolf Michel Chanderli as Charlie Henry Wolf as Henry Louise Wink as CathyProduction EditOne of the most beautiful most lyrical and most remarkable films a young director has ever made about his generation Henri Chapier Combat 13 A major film a la Murnau that does not talk about drugs so much as show a certain way of meeting it Serge Daney Les cahiers du cinema 13 The French film censorship board in 1969 insisted that some of the dialogue be censored around the 81 minute mark before the film could be released In the film as the couple mixes up a hallucinogenic concoction in the kitchen the ingredients benzedrine and banana peel are deleted from the audio track On the DVD the words have been re added as subtitles Most of the movie was shot on the island of Ibiza The castle of Ibiza which dominates the harbour and the town is the scene for the final act A tunnel near the castle was also used In Paris the movie was shot at Hotel La Louisiane 14 in real room 36 Music Edit Main article More soundtrack After using drugs in Ibiza His Barbet Schroeder s feeling about music for movies was in those days that he didn t want a soundtrack to go with the movie All he wanted was literally if the radio was switched on in the car for example he wanted something to come out of the car Or someone goes and switches the TV on or whatever it is He wanted the soundtrack to relate exactly to what was happening in the movie rather than a film score backing the visuals Roger Waters 15 The soundtrack to the film was composed and performed by English rock band Pink Floyd and consists of instrumental compositions and more conventional songs such as The Nile Song which somewhat out of character for Pink Floyd borders on Stooges like heavy rock and a ballad featuring bongos called Cymbaline written by Roger Waters and performed by David Gilmour Release EditCritical reception Edit Upon its release More garnered mainly negative reviews from critics and was controversially reviewed by audiences and scholars who commented on the drug use and impacts citation needed On Rotten Tomatoes the film has 4 reviews 3 are negative 16 At AlloCine which assigns a weighted mean rating to reviews the film has a score of 3 7 based on 37 critics citation needed With regard to the film s overall design Roger Ebert stated More is a weird freaky movie about two hedonistic kids who destroy themselves with drugs More precisely it s about a kinky American girl who destroys her German boyfriend and in the process destroys herself The message seems to be Sure speed kills but what a way to go 17 Home media Edit The film was released on DVD by The Criterion Collection under Home Vision Entertainment on 5 April 2005 A Blu ray as a single disc variant with a single DVD disc version was released on 19 September 2011 by the British Film Institute See also Edit Film portal 1960s portal France portal Germany portalList of French films of 1969 French New Wave Counterculture of the 1960sReferences Edit a b Langman Larry 2000 Destination Hollywood The Influence of Europeans on American Filmmaking illustrated ed McFarland p 60 ISBN 9780786406814 Retrieved October 21 2017 Barbet Schroeder and his film come to Ibiza eliteserviceibiza net Elite Service Ibiza Retrieved October 22 2017 More PDF barbet schroeder com PDF Jet Films 1969 Archived from the original PDF on July 24 2021 Retrieved October 21 2017 John R May 1997 New Image of Religious Film illustrated ed Rowman amp Littlefield p 138 ISBN 9781556127618 Retrieved October 21 2017 a b VINCENT CANBY August 5 1969 More a Film of Love Warmth and Inevitable Pain The New York Times Retrieved October 21 2017 Thomas Sotinel April 17 2017 Jerome Fenoglio ed Barbet Schroeder un explorateur a la poursuite de demons familiers Barbet Schroeder an explorer in search of familiar demons Le Monde in Spanish Retrieved October 21 2017 Joanne Laurier August 7 2017 Barbet Schroeder s Amnesia The trauma of German history PDF intsse com PDF World Socialist Web Site p 1 Retrieved October 22 2017 More 1969 formidablemag com Formidable Mag Retrieved October 21 2017 Lennon Elaine November 2015 The Mordant Geography of Desire in Barbet Schroeder s More 1969 Offscreen 19 11 Retrieved October 22 2017 Michael Witt Michael Temple January 3 2008 The French Cinema Book reprint ed Palgrave Macmillan p 186 ISBN 9781844575732 Retrieved October 21 2017 MORE www newwavefilm com NewWaveFilm com Retrieved November 4 2017 CANNES CLASSICS Barbet Schroeder s More Cannes Film Festival 29 April 2015 Retrieved 30 April 2015 a b More filmsdulosange fr Les films du losange Retrieved October 21 2017 The Mordant Geography of Desire in Barbet Schroeder s More 1969 offscreen com Retrieved 2019 10 20 Kendall Charlie 1984 Shades of Pink The Definitive Pink Floyd Profile The Source Radio Show Archived from the original on 2012 09 27 Retrieved 2011 07 26 More 1969 Rotten Tomatoes Ebert Roger November 24 1969 More rogerebert com RogerEbert com Retrieved October 6 2017 Further reading Edit More PDF barbet schroeder com PDF Jet Films 1969 Archived from the original PDF on July 24 2021 Dawson Jan 1970 Review of More in Monthly Film Bulletin April 1970 Kendall Charlie 1984 Shades of Pink The Definitive Pink Floyd Profile The Source Radio Show Archived from the original on 2012 09 27 Retrieved 2011 07 26 Schroeder Barbet 1969 Transcription of interview with Schroeder by Noel Simsolo Image et Son courtesy of Les Films du Losange and included on the BFI DVD External links EditOfficial website More at AllMovie More at AlloCine in French More at the British Film Institute More 1969 film in the Danish Film Database More at IMDb More at Rotten Tomatoes More at the TCM Movie Database More trailer on YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title More 1969 film amp oldid 1127741123, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
