What has got into one of the most respected and successful film makers in Hollywood (Traffic, Ocean's Eleven) to make a film that may well best be described (without wanting to being insulting - on the contrary) as an amateur film? Or maybe as an anti-Hollywood film? A film without stars. A film without sensation and glitter. And a social-realistic film to boot, showing a contemporary America rarely seen in American films (with the exception of documentaries). The film was shot on location in Ohio - hardly an economically thriving state. The region gives a concrete face to the phenomenon 'economic depression'. The three leading roles are played by amateurs, which serves to increase the authenticity of the location. They work in a doll factory, the like of which you would not expect to find outside Asia. The unmistakable message is: that won't last very long. But alongside the economic realism, Bubble also tells a dramatic murder story. This makes the last part of the film a real whodunit, contrasting starkly with the build-up at the start of the film. However, Bubble does not finally unfold in the classic way. Bubble is a small film with grand ambitions, albeit implicitly. It demonstrates the desire of a great film maker to keep the cinematographic language fresh. (GjZ)
- Director
- Steven Soderbergh
- Country of production
- USA
- Year
- 2005
- Festival Edition
- IFFR 2006
- Length
- 90'
- Medium
- 35mm
- Language
- English
- Producers
- HDNet International, Greg Jacobs
- Sales
- 2929 International
- Screenplay
- Coleman Hough
- Cinematography
- Peter Andrews
- Editor
- Mary Ann Bernard
- Sound Design
- Larry Blake
- Music
- Robert Pollard
- Cast
- Debbie Doebereiner, Dustin Ashley
- Local Distributor
- Paradiso Filmed Entertainment (oud)