55 Steps
{{short description|2017 film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}}
{{Infobox film
| name = 55 Steps
| image = 55 Steps poster.jpg
| caption = German theatrical release poster
| director = Bille August
| producer = {{ubl|Sara Risher|Mark Bruce Rosin}}
| writer = Mark Bruce Rosin
| starring = {{ubl|Helena Bonham Carter|Hilary Swank|Jeffrey Tambor}}
| music = Annette Focks
| cinematography = Filip Zumbrunn
| editing = Hansjörg Weißbrich
| studio = {{Plainlist|
- Elsani Film{{cite web|title=Eleanor & Colette|website=filmportal.de|language=de|access-date=21 January 2025|url=https://www.filmportal.de/film/eleanor-colette_f6f9d8e684aa4fd7b9add99868085118}}
- Potemkino
- MMC Studios
}}
| distributor = {{Plainlist|
}}
| released = {{Film date|2017|9|7|TIFF|2018|5|3|Germany|df=y}}
| runtime = 115 minutes{{cite web |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/55-Steps-(2018)#tab=summary |title=55 Steps (2018) - Financial Information |publisher=The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC |access-date=7 October 2020}}
| country = {{ubl|Germany|Belgium}}
| language = English
}}
55 Steps is a 2017 German-Belgian drama film directed by Bille August and starring Helena Bonham Carter, Hilary Swank, and Jeffrey Tambor. The film is based on the true story of Eleanor Riese.{{cite web|url=https://themighty.com/2017/09/55-steps-helena-bonham-carter-hilary-swank-eleanor-riese/ |title='55 Steps' Based on the True Story of Eleanor Riese |publisher=The Mighty |date=14 September 2017 |access-date=29 September 2018}}
Premise
The story is about a woman committed to a mental health facility. Prior to 1987, it was assumed that the Lanterman–Petris–Short Act allowed involuntary treatment for those who were detained under an initial three-day hold (for evaluation and treatment) and a subsequent fourteen-day hospitalization (for those patients declared after the three-day hold to be dangerous to themselves or others or gravely disabled). In 1987, in Riese v. St. Mary's Hospital and Medical Center, the California State Court of Appeals declared that these patients had the right to exercise informed consent regarding the use of antipsychotic drugs, except in an emergency, and if they rejected medication "a judicial determination of their incapacity to make treatment decisions" was required before they could be involuntarily treated.{{cite web|url=https://mentalillnesspolicy.org/legal/involuntary-medication-riese-st-marys.html |title=Involuntary medications: Riese v. St. Mary's Case Summary - Mental Illness Policy Org |publisher=Mentalillnesspolicy.org |date=20 September 2018 |access-date=29 September 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.casemine.com/judgement/us/5914c180add7b049347b9e15 |title=Riese V. St. Mary'S Hospital Medical Center | Cal. Ct. App. | Judgment | Law |publisher=CaseMine |access-date=29 September 2018}} This case was a class action suit brought in the name of patient Eleanor Riese by the California ACLU.
Cast
{{cast listing|
- Helena Bonham Carter as Eleanor Riese
- Hilary Swank as Colette Hughes
- Jeffrey Tambor as Mort Cohen
- Tim Plester as Robbie
- Michael Culkin as Judge Farelly
- Jonathan Kerrigan as Dr. Bardy
}}
Release
The film had its world premiere in the Gala Presentations section at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.{{Cite news |url=http://www.thewrap.com/aaron-sorkin-brie-larson-louis-ck-movies-added-toronto-film-festival-lineup/|title=Aaron Sorkin, Brie Larson, Louis CK Movies Added to Toronto Film Festival Lineup|last=Pond|first=Steve|date=15 August 2017|work=The Wrap|access-date=15 August 2017}} Its theatrical release began in Germany on 3 May 2018. 55 Steps is the international title, the movie is known as 'Eleanor & Colette' in some markets.{{Cite web |title=55 Steps (Eleanor & Colette) |url=https://cineuropa.org/en/film/332968/ |access-date=2024-05-12 |website=Cineuropa - the best of european cinema |language=en}}
Reception
=Critical response=
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 50% based on 8 reviews, with an average rating of 6.83/10.{{Cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/55_steps |title=55 Steps (2018) |website=Rotten Tomatoes |publisher=Fandango |access-date=7 October 2020}} On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 42 out of 100, based on 4 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".{{Cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/55-steps |title=55 Steps Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=7 October 2020}}
References
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External links
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Category:2010s English-language films
Category:English-language Belgian films
Category:English-language German films
Category:Films directed by Bille August
Category:English-language drama films
Category:Films scored by Annette Focks
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