Created by film student Norman Roscher for his thesis project at SAE Stuttgart, 'Oh Josephine' is a German short film shot in the style of a film noir crime thriller.
Based on the preview of images from the actual film shoot which took place in Dec/07-Jan/08, Norman did an effective job of integrating the classic visual traits of film noir like the dark, gloomy, wet nights, hovering shadows, back alleys, guns and violence, and the ever critical presence of the hero/ anti-hero (Matt) and femme fatale (Josephine). As well, one can clearly see the David Lynch and Robert Rodriguez (Sin City) influences that Norman mentions in his thesis' Statement of Intent.
Roscher has also incorporated a clever choice of music which reflects the film's title in excerpts of mixed versions from Shakin' Stevens' 1982: "Josephine" Album: Give me your Heart and Chris Rea's Josephine (1985) Album: Road to Hell (a fave of mine).
If you'd like to get a fairly accurate translation of the Synopsis and other project details, just copy/paste any of the project's text into Google Translate.
Overall, an enjoyable project, and a film I would love to see!
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