The film, by director sebastian schipper and cinematographer sturla. We filmed it three times, and technically it worked three times. A young spanish woman who has newly moved to berlin finds her flirtation with a local guy turn potentially deadly as their night out with his friends reveals a dangerous secret. By brilliant direction, great acting, and maybe some of the fortune that occasionally favors the brave, victoria works. The movie features a young traveling woman named victoria who is. The action film victoria premiered recently in berlin and immediately drew attention for being a true single take project. Filmed all in one take in predawn berlin, the film is a technical marvel inset with small jewels. If the film falters at any point, its only when the final third and particularly the followup to the. One night in berlin id victoria depicts one wild night in berlin from the perspective of a spanish girl who is temporarily living in germanys capital. So we didnt have a one take film as a reference, and didnt want to have one. Victoria, which comes out in theaters this friday, is also composed of a single take, although it is far more impressive as a narrative stunt. Victoria, german writerdirector sebastian schippers fourth feature, was shot in one continuous, uninterrupted take with a small cast and crew, in.
Victoria is not the first movie based on a singleshot conceit, but many feted previous examples have used visual sleight of hand, from rope to russian ark to birdman. Single take movies have been made before, but never quite like victoria. One year later, german film director sebastian schipper did the impossible with victoria 2015, a 8minute film shot in a single continuous take. W ith the rise in prominence of digital video cameras, filmmakers can shoot any old shit and then build a movie in the editing suite.
Sebastian schipper and laia costa talk victoria movie. It is one of the few feature films shot in a single continuous take. Much has been said about the onetake gimmick trust me, whoever calls this a. Victoria, a young woman from madrid, meets four local berliners outside a nightclub.
No one believed sebastian schipper could make victoria in one. Thats german directors sebastian schippers victoria in a nutshell. The singletake photography is far more a benefit to victoria than a detriment. How sebastian schipper created a one take thriller that surpassed. Hit record, let the actors prance about for a few hours in the hope of eliciting at least a minute of gold, repeat to fade. Victoria demonstrates why its a bad idea to shoot a movie in. The german film victoria gives off a lustrous intensity.
Victoria is the one take, single shot film youve been. Per the official directors statement, the movie was filmed on april 17, 2014 between the hours of 4. Victoria strong german film done in a single take sfgate. She works in a cafe for a meager wage, and does not know anybody. Music takes us on the journey the scoring process for the film mimics that of the filmmaking, in that musicians were challenged to improvise and respond to the film while viewing it for the first time. This director of this movie shot in a single take doesnt resent birdman, actually how victoria sebastian schipper pulled off a bank heist drama in one take. Victoria is a 2015 german crime thriller film directed by sebastian schipper and starring laia costa and frederick lau. It was a dumb idea 67 years ago, when alfred hitchcock attempted to create the illusion of having done so in rope hiding the necessary edits by zooming into actors backs, and its still a dumb idea today, when lightweight video cameras make the feat genuinely possible. So we didnt have a onetake film as a reference, and didnt want to have one. All 140 minutes of action throughout the film were shot in a single take. How many takes did you shoot before choosing the one take thats now the movie. The film was not heavily influenced by the previous awardwinning single take movie, alexander sokurovs 96minute 2002 film russian ark. Sonne and his friends promise to show her a good time and the real side of. Oct 09, 2015 sheila sits down with sebastian schipper and laia costa about their new movie, victoria, the one take shooting style, berlin, improvisation, and more.
So much more than a onetake gimmick movie, victoria is a stunning cinematic achievement. Victoria, a onetake german thriller, wins the lolas. Sep 25, 2016 one shot movies usually means that the whole movie is filmed in a single, continuous shot without any cuts. The action film victoria premiered recently in berlin and immediately drew attention for being a true singletake project. One of the years more intriguing movies is victoria, a german heist film that was shot entirely in one take. I recently watched victoria, which inspired me to write this article and give you the best recommendations of films filmed in one continuous take. Abdul karim arrives from india to participate in queen victoria s golden jubilee. For the german thriller victoria, which has screened in competition at sydney film festival, director sebastian schipper shot a 140minute film in a single take, following a young spanish woman.
Sebastian schipper and laia costa talk victoria movie, more. Yes, this film pulls off a heist movie in one single 2 hr 15min take, topping the one take film record from my beloved russian ark. Sheila sits down with sebastian schipper and laia costa about their new movie, victoria, the onetake shooting style, berlin, improvisation, and more. Victoria demonstrates why its a bad idea to shoot a movie. Feb 01, 2016 victoria, german writerdirector sebastian schippers fourth feature, was shot in one continuous, uninterrupted take with a small cast and crew, in the wee small hours in berlin around 4. No one believed sebastian schipper could make victoria in. Shot in one continuous take, victoria is a breathtaking cinematic adventure, sweeping the german academy awards, winning best film. Victoria official trailer hd laia costa, singletake movie 2015. Abdul karim arrives from india to participate in queen victorias golden jubilee. The young clerk is surprised to find favor with the queen herself. Sonne and his friends promise to show her a good time and the real side of the. Victoria is a spanish girl who moved to berlin and has been living there for three months. When does come out victoria and abdul movie 2017 this is an upcoming epic biographical drama that takes us back in history to the time when the british queen, victoria, used to rule the country. Forget batman v superman, victoria is the most ambitious film youll see this year the first and most obvious ambition is technical victoria is filmed in one roving long take over 2 hours and 20 minutes, crisscrossing the kreuzberg district of berlin.
Inside the making of a oneshot masterpiece cnn style. Oct 07, 2015 victoria, which comes out in theaters this friday, is also composed of a single take, although it is far more impressive as a narrative stunt. Oct 09, 2015 this director of this movie shot in a single take doesnt resent birdman, actually how victoria sebastian schipper pulled off a bank heist drama in one take. Full of twists that feel authentic and believable characters, it grips from the first compelling frame to the last. Sebastian schippers sensational singletake thriller is an ode to the art of filmmaking. Their wild night of partying turns into a bank robbery. Victoria is a 8minute movie that was shot in 8 minutes. Victoria is a breathtaking technical accomplishment. This director of this movie shot in a single take doesnt.
Victoria, a onetake german thriller, wins the lolas, the. I havent seen russian ark, but from what i understand its very controlled and stylised, unlike victoria. 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. Jun 12, 2015 for the german thriller victoria, which has screened in competition at sydney film festival, director sebastian schipper shot a 140minute film in a single take, following a young spanish woman. The tracking shot in the movie isnt only there for effect and a showcase of the cinematographers talent, but a essential part of the films main story, that unfolds around a spanish girl named victoria, that meets a bunch of real berlin guys, so. Victoria official trailer hd laia costa, singletake. The story focuses on her unique relationship with a servant of indian descent abdul karim. Since launching at last years berlin film festival, the audacious onetake heist movie, victoria, has everyone talking. 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. Jul 28, 2015 all 140 minutes of action throughout the film were shot in a single take. Shooting an entire feature film continuously, without a single cut, is a dumb idea. We follow the eponymous heroine victoria through tower blocks, clubs, cafes, shops, hotels and across many streets. Victoria is a fascinating concept over two hours of a single take produces a heavy tension around what this young spanish woman. By brilliant direction, great acting, and maybe some of the fortune that occasionally favors the brave, victoria works incredibly well.
Filmed all in one take in predawn berlin, the film is a technical marvel inset with. Victoria does this with clear purpose contrary to what some claim is a mere gimmick. Shot over two hours in a single, dazzling take, victoria is one of the years most impressive technical achievements but its more than mere gimmick. Frederick lau and laia costa in victoria 2015 franz rogowski in victoria 2015. Few films in recent memory have used the long take to such a audacious extreme as victoria, a bravura, serpentine tour of a single night in berlin held in the cameras taut suspense. Ohne einen einzigen schnitt sausen ein paar mittelschwere. Offizieller deutscher kino trailer zu dem film victoria. Dec 20, 2019 1917, with its highoctane action, large cast and everchanging misenscene, opted to stitch together takes up to nine minutes long and yes, though marketed as a oneshot film, 1917 does.
No one believed sebastian schipper could make victoria. For one thing, this hangoutromanceturnedheistflick was actually executed in a single shot. Victoria is filmed in one single, twoplus hour camera take one scene, no breaks. A handful of theatrically released feature films, such as timecode 2000, russian ark 2002, pvc1 2007, and victoria 2015 are filmed in one single take, others are composed entirely from a series of long takes, while many more may be well known for one or two specific long takes within otherwise more conventionally edited films. Victoria official trailer hd laia costa, single take movie 2015 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. With laia costa, frederick lau, franz rogowski, burak yigit. Victoria an entire 140 minute action movie shot in one take. Victoria is a 4minute heist film that was shot in just. The film was not heavily influenced by the previous awardwinning singletake movie, alexander sokurovs 96minute 2002 film russian ark.
Victoria, a german thriller shot in a single, unedited take, has won big at the lolas, germanys equivalent of the oscars, winning six trophies, including best. The movie features a young traveling woman named victoria who is spending three months working in berlin. We cant say it was made in that time, because hours and hours of rehearsal and coordination had to go into its preparation. Done in an amazing single take, the film captures victorias adventures with four german men she meets while leaving the club.
Our take an entire drama shot in a single camera movement. Victoria is not only the best german movie in years, but imho the best movie of the year yet. Feb 07, 2015 victoria is not the first movie based on a single shot conceit, but many feted previous examples have used visual sleight of hand, from rope to russian ark to birdman. In this case, its that the film was captured in one single shot, running over two hours. Is victoria really shot as one long, continuous take. Jun 19, 2015 victoria, a german thriller shot in a single, unedited take, has won big at the lolas, germanys equivalent of the oscars, winning six trophies, including best film, best director for sebastian. Oct 30, 2015 the german film victoria gives off a lustrous intensity. The film has 22 locations, a romantic story, a bank robbery, scenes of club nightlife, a cast of several people, three sound teams, six assistant directors, and was shot with one endlessly rolling. Victoria ambitiously takes in 22 locations, despite the logistical difficulties imposed by capturing the action in a single take. Sep 10, 2015 single take movies have been made before, but never quite like victoria.