It may be a fragile foundation on which the planned restart of the 2020 cinema season is based. How realistic can the security measures found on paper be implemented? How high will the demand be from the audience who wants to experience an inexperienced visit to the cinema and, in the worst case, expects a spit route run with a mouth guard past safety warnings and barrier tapes?
Considering these questions, the major Hollywood productions in June are still holding back, smaller strips are instead carefully exploring the depths of the water in the corona-battered cinema market. That may not be the most grateful task. And yet it is one that offers a lot of risk as well as unforeseen opportunities for works from the second row. Like this.
"L.A. Love Songs – The Sound of a Life", June 26
Patience is also required in June when it comes to feature films. Documentaries or foreign indie productions in particular determine the first few weeks. On June 26, however, Hollywood also reports back in the person of Dakota Johnson (30). In "L.A. Love Songs – The Sound of a Life" she embodies Maggie Sherwoode, who dreams of a career as a music producer as a revised assistant to the world-famous singer Grace Davis (Tracee Ellis Ross, 47). And lo and behold: one day, unexpectedly, she actually has the opportunity to turn her childhood dream into reality.
"Guns Akimbo", June 25th
The action flick "Guns Akimbo" with "Harry Potter" star Daniel Radcliffe (30) is much more rabid. The unsuccessful video game developer Miles (Radcliffe) accidentally lands on the site of "Skis", an action game broadcast live on the Darknet, in which the participants compete in deadly death matches. Miles becomes an involuntary teammate of "Skis", gets an automatic weapon screwed into each hand and has to compete against the invincible fighting machine Nix (Samara Weaving). But instead of fighting, Miles prefers to flee. It was only when his ex-girlfriend Nova (Natasha Liu Bordizzo) was kidnapped that Miles was forced to face life and death.
"The Richard Jewell case", expected July 2
The cinema business really starts – if everything goes according to plan – then from July. For example with "The Fall of Richard Jewell", the new film by the cinema legend Clint Eastwood, who has recently turned 90. The storyline: The world first learns from security guard Richard Jewell, who reports that he found the ignition device during the Atlanta bombing in 1996 – his account makes him a hero because his quick action has saved countless lives. But just a few days later, his life takes a complete turn: the would-be law enforcement officer becomes the FBI's main suspect, defamed by the press and the public alike. Firmly holding on to his innocence, Jewell seeks help from independent anti-establishment attorney Watson Bryant.
"Siberia", July 2nd
Clint (Willem Dafoe, 64) is a man drawn by life. To finally find his inner peace, he retired to a lonely hut in the snowy mountains. There he runs a small café where travelers or locals rarely get lost. But even in seclusion, Clint finds no peace. One fateful evening he sets out on his dog sled, driven by the hope of finding his true self. A journey through his dreams, memories and fantasies begins.
"Suicide Tourist – There is no escape", July 2nd
When insurance agent Max ("Game of Thrones" star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, 49) begins to investigate the disappearance of Arthur, his research leads him to the trail of the mysterious Aurora Hotel – a luxury hotel that has planned and supervised suicides advertises. Driven by the investigation and his own existential crisis, Max decides to go to the hotel. A disturbing truth is revealed to him, which leads him to question his life, death and his own perception of reality. But once you have checked in at the Aurora Hotel, there is no going back.