Victoria, a young spanish woman played by laia costa, meets a group of guys carousing in a berlin nightclub. Working from his own script, actor and director sebastian schipper tells the story of a breathless night on the streets of the metropolis. Theres a bank heist, too, although thats not the most important part of the film. Shot in a single, uninterupted take, victoria, a young woman from madrid who meets four local guys outside a nightclub. Victoria is a heartpounding heist thriller that was. And so begins victoria, a fantastic thriller accomplished by a wonderful german team including director sebastian schipper deutscher filmpreis 2015 for. Nils frahm has always said that hes just waiting for something real special when being asked if he would ever score the music for a film. Us a global transmedia company that develops and produces television shows, films, commercials, brand identities, advertising concepts, digital content and eventbased entertainment. Victoria is a gimmick film from director sebastian schipper, who, a long time ago, appeared in the german arthouse hit, run lola run. For 8 minutes, sebastian schipper and his cast filmed the entirety of victoria, reportedly only doing the entire piece a few times and picking the best one. Culture film features director sebastian schipper on german film victoria that was all shot in a single continuous take. The inspiration for victoria was a daydream schipper kept having about robbing a bank.
In much the same way sebastian schipper and his cast have described the onetake project of victoria as a risky venture where the potential to fail was a frightening possibility. Director sebastian schippers new film, victoria, starts simply enough. There are few moments when the camera is still enough to make a. A remarkable new film tells the story of a nocturnal heist in one. Victoria by sebastian schipper hd international trailer youtube. The film was shot in a single continuous take between 4. Honestly, there were a lot of things being developed while we shot the film, and the one thing we developed the most was victoria. Filmed in berlin, victorias plot sees a runaway party girl, whos asked by three friendly men to join them as they hit the town, but their. Sebastian schippers victoria offers a modern ode to that classical form of filmmaking which elevated cold, hard preparation to the level of an art.
And thats exactly what german director sebastian schipper presented. The camera seamlessly intertwines the passing of time and numerous locations, placing the audience right in the centre of the action. A movie shot in a single take about victoria, a runaway party girl, whos asked by three friendly men to join them as they hit the town. Oct 10, 2015 victoria may bring to mind recent films like birdman, that look like they were shot in one take, but schipper didnt use any trick camera work or editing. Sebastian schipper was born on may 8, 1968 in hannover, germany. There are few moments when the camera is still enough to make a cut that wouldnt be conspicuous, and fewer still. Interview mit regisseur sebastian schipper youtube. Victoria is available to watch and stream, download, buy on demand at amazon prime. Sebastian schipper born 8 may 1968 in hanover is a german actor and filmmaker. Victoria deutscher filmpreis 2015 video dailymotion. Music for the motion picture victoria bonus track version. Sebastian schippers victoria leaves you shaken and exhilarated. His onetake movie really was shot in just one take.
On a night out in berlin, victoria meets four young local guys after joining their group, she becomes their driver when they rob a bank. Director sebastian schipper shot the entire film three times in real time, and picked the best take. Victoria, a young spanish woman, dances through the berlin scene with abandon. Victoria, a young woman from madrid, meets four local guys outside a nightclub. It is one of the few feature films shot in a single continuous take. The references to stage, set, actors, directors, lines and audience suggest a risky performance, one that boxer and his friends are terrified will end in disaster. Can you introduce your main character and tell us something about her situation.
Sebastian schippers victoria ist kein film wie alle anderen. Since there was a 12page outline, was the character there on the page or were you able to develop victoria together as the filming process went on. Oct 10, 2015 hollywood victoria director sebastian schipper s new film, victoria, starts simply enough. Shooting this in a single take is a gimmick, of course, and it does the film no favours it could have done with some editing. Sonne and his friends are real berliners who promise to show her a good time and the real side of the city. Oct 08, 2015 schippers film is a much looser affair, and the most delicate timing problem involved appears to be the basic one of getting the action to the right length, so that victoria comes in not too much over two hours, but also doesnt happen so quickly that its still night when the action ends. She meets four mates outside a club who introduce themselves as sonne, boxer, blinker and fu they quickly get. How sebastian schipper created a one take thriller that. A young spanish woman who has recently moved to berlin finds her flirtation with a local guy turn potentially deadly as their night out with his friends reveals a dangerous secret. Sebastian schipper on how he made victoria financial times.
Berlinale, frederick lau, laia, costa, sebastian schipper, sturla. Mar, 2016 culture film features director sebastian schipper on german film victoria that was all shot in a single continuous take. Music for the motion picture victoria bonus track version by nils frahm, released 12 june 2015 1. He is an actor and director, known for victoria 2015, roads 2019 and the english patient 1996. Sebastian schipper studied acting at the otto falckenberg schule in munich from 1992 to 1995. Sleeper of the week takes a film that only few critics have seen and shines some light on it.
Portions of content provided by tivo corporation 2020 tivo corporation whats new. Their wild night of partying turns into a bank robbery. In fact, to fake victoria would have been almost as tricky. Victoria, a young spanish woman played by laia costa, meets a group of. Fly away, birdman theres a new oneshot wonder in town, and unlike that digitally augmented opus, sebastian schippers heartinmouth heist thriller victoria isnt performing any high. Interview with sebastian schipper why is victoria in berlin, out at a nightclub by herself.
She meets four mates outside a club who introduce themselves as sonne, boxer, blinker and fu they quickly get chatting. In the german film victoria, a vast swathe of human experience has been squeezed into 4 minutes of narrativedancefloor euphoria, flirtation, danger, a rooftop reverie, an impromptu piano recital, desperation, romance, the lot. Director sebastian schipper on german film victoria that was. And thats exactly what german director sebastian schipper presented to him with his onetake feature victoria. And the russian ark pulled it off for a full 99 minutes. Since he started as film critic for the chicago suntimes in 1967, and began covering movies locally and at international film festivals, roger ebert has met and interviewed countless movie idols, artists and unknowns some of them even before they became famous.
Sebastian schippers ambitious, authentic onetake sensation won the 2015 berlin. Victoria is a 2015 german crime thriller film directed by sebastian schipper and starring laia. Its more like a slow rise and gentle placement of feet on the ground, followed by a lengthy amble or saunter. An interview with victoria director sebastian schipper. The german thriller victoria follows a bank heist in berlin in real time.
Sebastian schippers victoria kein film wie alle anderen. Sebastian schippers exhilarating heist thriller is stunt filmmaking of a very high order. He got his first film role in sonke wortmanns little sharks from 1992. Synopsis victoria, a young spanish woman, dances through the berlin scene with abandon. Sonne and victoria take a fancy to each other and slip away from the group at the first opportunity. Victoria, a young spanish woman played by laia costa, meets a group of guys carousing in a berlin nightclub victoria and her new friend, sonne, played by frederick lau, start to flirt in earnest, but their budding romance is derailed when sonne gets pulled into doing one of his friends a favor that involves some criminal. With laia costa, frederick lau, franz rogowski, burak yigit. Music for the motion picture victoria erased tapes. Victoria is a 2015 german crime thriller film directed by sebastian schipper and starring laia costa and frederick lau. Filmed in berlin, victoria s plot sees a runaway party girl, whos asked by three friendly men to join them as they hit the town, but their. Did i mention that victoria was filmed in a single take. Dj koze marilyn whirlwind bonus track nils frahm has always said that hes just waiting for something real special when being asked if he would ever score the music for a film. Mar 31, 2016 sebastian schippers victoria offers a modern ode to that classical form of filmmaking which elevated cold, hard preparation to the level of an art.
It might seem impossible, but it becomes quite easy to take the formal achievement of victoria for granted. Feb 07, 2015 fly away, birdman theres a new oneshot wonder in town, and unlike that digitally augmented opus, sebastian schippers heartinmouth heist thriller victoria isnt performing any high. She always followed all the rules and studied hard but all of a sudden shes left with nothing. Perhaps looking for a way to update the runandgun formula, schipper attempts to razzledazzle the audience with a single take, following the action through an unbroken shot that lasts a whopping 8 minutes. Director sebastian schipper on german film victoria that. She meets four mates outside a club who introduce themselves as sonne, boxer, blinker and fuss. Music for the motion picture victoria by nils frahm releases. Oct 09, 2015 since there was a 12page outline, was the character there on the page or were you able to develop victoria together as the filming process went on. On a wet afternoon in london, sebastian schipper puts his feet up on a hotel table strewn with biscuit crumbs and defunct biros. A young spanish woman who has recently moved to berlin finds. Synopsis credits trailer photos press kit buy now itunes download video.
One could be forgiven for spending about an hour of the film wondering why cowriterdirector sebastian schipper decided on this particular approach for this particular story. Victoria the 2015 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. But german actorturnedfilmmaker sebastian schipper, along with cinematographer sturla brandth grovlen, has made the unthinkable possible in victoria, filming a single twohourand18minute take. Victoria is a breathtaking technical accomplishment. Schipper s film is a much looser affair, and the most delicate timing problem involved appears to be the basic one of getting the action to the right length, so that victoria comes in not too much over two hours, but also doesnt happen so quickly that its still night when the action ends. Oct 09, 2015 sleeper of the week takes a film that only few critics have seen and shines some light on it.