Intohimon vallassa

Intohimon vallassa (1947, FI) by Teuvo Tulio Main Cast: Regina Linnanheimo, Kullervo Kalske Company: Väinän Filmi Farm owner’s daughter Aino has to marry Paavo, a violent alcoholic, though she is in love with Olavi. Scene: alcohol male adults tobacco transgressive in company social problem Paavo is raving that he is the new master of the Ylitalo farm. He drives with a horse through the village and whips his wife at the home yard. Clip: 58 (Addictions 5

Pay it forward

Pay it forward (2000, USA) by Mimi Leder Main Cast: Kevin Spacey, Helen Hunt Company: Warner Bros. Eugene Simonet is Trevors teacher. As an assignment he wants every pupil to think of something that can be changed to the better and make it happen. Trevor invents the “pay it forward” system, where everybody, who has got a favour has to give one to at least three other people. A reporter, who in the end finds Trevor, follows this chain the other way round. Scene: alcohol female adults adolescent or children strong solitary social problem 0:45:00-0:47:21: alcohol In an argument Trevor’s mother hits him. She regrets it at once and runs out of the room and starts viciously to search for alcohol. Finally she finds a bottle takes a sip, but spits it back into the sink. The behaviour will be seen as addiction. Nevertheless the mother’s strong will, is presented by showing her being strong enough to resist the urge. Clip: 26

Indecent Proposal

Indecent Proposal (1993, USA) by Adrian Lyne Main Cast: Robert Redford, Demi Moore Company: Paramount Pictures Diana and David are a happy couple until John Gage, a billionaire, offers one million dollars for a night with Diana. Scene: gambling male adults table games Transgressive in company 0:13:31-0:14:05: gambling David is winning at the gambling table. Diana kisses the dices for good luck. Also this will not be seen as addiction. People are having fun. Clip: 22

L'invitation

L’invitation (1973, F) by Claude Goretta Main Cast: Jean-Luc Bideau, François Simon, Jean Champion Company: Citel Films After the death of his mother, middle-aged insurance employee inherits her big house in the countryside. He takes some time off and decides to throw a big garden party at the house and invite all his colleagues from the office. Aided by alcohol, the guests gradually lose all their inhibitions and reveal personality traits and frustrations that they normally keep hidden. Scene: alcohol mixed adults nontransgressive in company social problem The elderly gentleman that got annoyed before directs his anger towards the waiter asking what was put in the drinks that made the guests behave in such a manner. The waiter bypasses the accusations. Clips: 70E (Addictions 2

Girl, Interrupted

Girl, Interrupted (1999, USA) by James Mangold Main Cast: Winona Ryder, Angelina Jolie Company: Columbia Pictures Susanna a young woman stays one year in a mental hospital, as she has tried to commit suicide. In the institution she makes friends with other inmates. Scene: drugs female adults nontransgressive 0:44:00-0:49:00: drugs Susanna and two other inmates are trading pills. One of the girls has a fixation about chicken and hides chicken leftovers under her bed. Clip: 18 (Addictions 4

The People vs. Larry Flint

The people vs. Larry Flint (1996, USA) by Milos Forman Main Cast: Woody Harrelson, Courtney Love, Edward Norton Company: Columbia Pictures Corporation Larry Flint had to face several obstacles, such as charges and drug addiction, during his career as a publisher of porn magazine Hustler. Scene: drugs mixed adults transgressive in company Larry wants more painkillers and his wife Althea gives them by injecting. She takes them herself, too. Clip: 22 (Addictions 4

Yin shi nan nu

Yin shi nan nu (1994, Taiwan) by Ang Lee Main Cast: Sihung Lung Company: Central Motion Pictures Corporation Chu, a kitchen chef, lives together with his three grown up daughters. Scene: alcohol normal eating mixed adults strong nontransgressive in company 1:42:59-1:48:06: eating/alcohol Chu gives a big dinner. Everybody enjoys the food. Chu gets drunk and because of his speech one of the guests faint. This scene shows on the one hand the positive community of the table, on the other hand the harm of drinking too much alcohol. Clip: 34

My summer of love

My Summer of Love (2004, UK) by Pawel Pawlikowski Main Cast: Nathalie Press, Emily Blunt Company: BBC Films Mona lives in the British countryside. She becomes a friend of the rich girl Tamsin, who spends her summer there. Scene: alcohol female adolescent or children beer or cider tobacco nontransgressive solitary cigarettes 0:05:22-0:05:34: alcohol/tobacco Mona lies in the bath tube and drinks a beer and smokes. The consumption looks like relaxation rather than compulsion. Clip: 24

A Bronx Tale

A Bronx Tale (1993, USA) by Robert DeNiro Main Cast: Chazz Palmenteri; Robert DeNiro; Company: B.T. Films Inc. The movie tells the story of Calogero a boy growing up in the Bronx. He watches Sonny (the gangster boss of the quarter) killing another guy, but did not tell the police during a line-up. Sonny starts to help and advice Calogero with which Calogero’s father is not that content. Although Sonny is a gangster boss he teaches Calogero to be a decent man. Scene: gambling male adults betting Transgressive in company 0:44:38-0:46:21: betting In this scene Calogero and Sonny with his gang are at the horse races. Everybody shouts frenetically. Their horse seems like a save winner, but then the “bad luck guy” appears and Sonny rips his betting cards to peaces. And indeed the certain winner stills looses. The “bad luck guy” then wants to give C. a good advice for the next run, but C. leaves. The guy stays and looks on a paper on which horse to bet next. Except the “bad luck guy” no one’s behaviour will be considered as addiction. They loose and leave without big regret. Sonny just says “pity”. It is different with the bad luck guy. He shouts even louder and madder and stays to make a next bet. Also in this scene an indicator for bad luck (the guy) is presented. And in this movie the “indicator” of bad luck works. Luck becomes controllable. Clip: 11

Thirteen

Thirteen (2003, USA) by Catherine Hardwicke Main Cast: Holly Hunter, Evan Rachel Wood Company: Fox Searchlight Pictures The film is about the 13-year-old girl Tracy. To belong to the cool girls she get a new outfit and start to take drugs, steal, and lie. She starts to have trouble with her single-parent mother and in school. She slides off until Evie, her “friend” betrayed her and blamed Tracy to have a bad influence on Evie. Scene: male adults work other 1:07:00-1:08:30: workaholism In this scene Tracy’s father come to talk to her (Tracy’s mother has asked her divorced husband to come to help). After a while, his mobile phone rings. Because of his work he cannot really talk to her. After a while he leaves for his work. On the way to his car he meets Mason (Tracy’s brother) and wants to know “in a nutshell” what is wrong with Tracy. Mason just irritated leaves. Here Tracy’s father misses his obligation for his daughter, who needs him. Work is too important for him. The image of the father is negative, but probably not one of addiction. Clip: 31