Conto de Fadas? Realidade? Não, uma mistura de tudo! Uma História de Encantar encantou verdadeiramente por todos e mais alguns motivos! Vem conhecer mais um clássico da Disney!

Pois bem, Uma História de Encantar (Enchanted na versão original) é o 50º clássico da Walt Disney. Atingindo uma marca tão importante, a produção tinha mesmo de ser brilhante! São os grandes factores e os pequenos pormenores que fazem deste filme uma verdadeira ‘magia’! Antes de mais, descobre como é esta maravilhosa história.

Tudo começa no mundo da animação…mais precisamente o reino chamado Andalasia! Giselle, a protagonista, quer encontrar o seu belo príncipe e, no meio de umas quantas peripécias, isso acontece. Mas como em qualquer boa história, existe um vilão, ou melhor, uma vilã, para acabar com a felicidade que paira no ar. A Rainha Narissa abomina a ideia do seu enteado, o príncipe Edward, casar com Giselle. Arquitecta um plano quase diabólico, e com as suas falinhas mansas leva Giselle a cair num lago encantado no dia do casamento. Ao cair, a futura princesa é arrastada para um novo mundo…um mundo não animado que se faz conhecer pelo nome de Nova Iorque!

Nova Iorque é diferente de Andalasia…muito diferente! Giselle cedo se apercebe disso ao andar perdida por aquela cidade tão estranha para ela e pior, como uma humana! É então que, já desesperada por encontrar o seu castelo, é salva por Robert Phillips, um procurador de divórcios. Influenciado pela sua filha Morgan, uma pequena menina que se deixa encantar pela jovem Giselle e o seu modo cor-de-rosa de ver a vida, deixa que ela passe a noite em sua casa. Os dias passam, e a bondade e coração generoso de Giselle parecem amolecer os sentimentos de Robert…a futura princesa começa a ver os seus próprios sentimentos a mudarem mas, por outro lado, tem ainda esperança que Edward, o seu príncipe, apareça para a salvar!

Em Andalasia, Edward reúne uma equipa (Nathaniel, um escudeiro que trabalha secretamente para Narissa, e Pip, o esquilo amigo de Giselle) e vão todos em busca da sua amada no mundo real. Narissa não se deixa estar, e também ela vai, para acabar com as ameaças de uma vez por todas! O perigo espreita a cada esquina e Giselle não faz ideia do que a espera! Para além das loucuras de Narissa, espera-lhe também um grande desafio: ouvir a voz do coração que ditará quem merecerá o seu amor!

À primeira vista pode parecer uma história realmente simples, mas a verdade é que só se percebe a profundidade quando se vê! É necessária uma grande criatividade e muito trabalho para conjugar o mundo real com o mundo encantado sem parecer demasiado ridículo. E aliando isto ao facto de o filme fazer referência a tantos outros contos da Disney, como a Branca de Neve, a Bela Adormecida ou a Cinderela, aplaudo de pé perante o resultado conseguido! As cenas que nos relembram as histórias da infância estão verdadeiramente bem feitas, e cada palavra espalha o encanto que faz desta história algo realmente fascinante!

Podes ver aqui algumas imagens que permitem identificar as referências feitas:

Em termos mais técnicos, devo dizer que não tenho praticamente nada a apontar. Relativamente à animação, foi um sentimento quase indescritível ver outra vez o 2D que, apesar de simples, consegue tornar a cena mais banal em algo que nos prende. No entanto, quanto ao mundo real, a produção estava bastante boa, com excepção de certas sequências que possam ter ganhado uma presença talvez ligeiramente forçada, mas em raríssimos casos. No que diz respeito aos actores, dá-me a ideia de que a representação a dada altura parece levemente forçada, mas não aponto isto como um aspecto forçosamente negativo, uma vez que não consigo imaginar o filme com outros actores senão estes mesmos.

E agora a música…a música que faz reviver os velhos contos de fadas! Espalham magia a cada nota e destaco que se encaixam realmente bem nas cenas em que estão inseridas. Foram precisamente as músicas que deram um valioso contributo para que o filme tivesse aquela pitada especial. Não é o mesmo ritmo de sempre, a mesma ideia de sempre…é o ritmo antigo, são as ideias antigas que nos fazem recuar no tempo no mesmo instante em que não deixamos o momento do agora.

Tudo o que posso, em conclusão, dizer desta maravilhosa ‘obra-prima’ é que merece, com toda a certeza, ser vista, re-vista e vista novamente. A conjugação da história, das músicas, do antigo com o novo, do real e não real, do encantado e não-encantado, torna este filme, sem qualquer sombra para dúvidas, Uma História de Encantar!

Ficha Técnica:

Director – Kevin Lima

História por – Bill Kelly

Elenco:

Amy Adams – Giselle

Patrick Dempsey – Robert Philip

James Marsden – Príncipe Edward

Timothy Spall – Nathaniel

Idina Menzel – Nancy Tremaine

Susan Sarandon – Rainha Narissa

Rachel Covey – Morgan Philip

Jeff Bennett – Pip em Andalasia

Kevin Lima – Pip em Nova Iorque

Paige O’Hara – Trish

Julie Andrews – Narradora (voz)

Banda Sonora:

“True Love’s Kiss” – Amy Adams e James Marsden

“Happy Working Song” – Amy Adams

“That’s How You Know” – Amy Adams e Marlon Saunders

“So Close” – Jon McLaughlin

“Ever Ever After” – Carrie Underwood

“Andalasia”

“Into the Well”

“Robert Says Goodbye”

“Nathaniel and Pip”

“Prince Edward’s Search”

“Girls Go Shopping”

“Narissa Arrives”

“Storybook Ending”

“Enchanted Suite”

“That’s Amore” – James Marsden

 Nota (de 0 a 5, parâmetros do blog): 4,5

UPDATE 08/11/09: Now it appears the film will involve the battleships fighting aliens! More here.

Universal has set 1st July 2011, for the release of Battleship, confirming Peter Berg as director of the live-action pic based on Hasbro’s naval combat board game.

According to Variety the deal is part of a two-picture pic pact Berg has made where he’ll follow Battleship with an Afghan war drama Lone Survivor.

Aside from “Battleship” and “Stretch Armstrong,” Universal is separately developing “Clue” with Gore Verbinski, “Monopoly” with Ridley Scott, “Candyland” with director Kevin Lima, and “Ouija” with Michael Bay’s Platinum Dunes.

Personally I find the whole adapting a board game into a film a bit strange. Although the original Clue (Cluedo to us Brits) was rather funny. Mind you I would love to see adaptions of board games such as Dark Future, Zombies!!!, Arkham Horror and Descent.

For Berg, the picture realizes a passion for ship-bound war stories that he picked up from his naval historian father.

“I’ve been consumed with doing one of these since I tried to convince Tom Rothman at Fox to make a film about John Paul Jones, the founder of the American Navy,” Berg said. “As a kid, I was dragged from Navy museum to museum, and spent so much time on ships, listening to my father talk about the great battles of WWII, I did my high school thesis on the Battle of Midway. When this came up, it didn’t take me long to find a take for a film that is filled with raucous action-packed naval battles.”

That does sound cool though. Lots of ships blowing the crap out of each other. As long as they get a good cast involved then it could be a great war movie.

Berg called the film “a contemporary story of an international five-ship fleet engaged in a very dynamic, violent and intense battle” — but he would not disclose any details about the enemy force.

The film will be the next directorial assignment for Berg. Obviously this means that some of Berg’s other projects such as Hancock 2 and a remake of Dune will be pushed even further back.

What do you think of a Battleship film? Any other board games out there that should be made into a film?

Steven Zeitchik and Borys Kit – Hollywood Reporter

 Johnny Depp is coming off an acclaimed role in “Public Enemies” and stars in one of the most anticipated movies of this weekend’s Comic-Con, “Alice in Wonderland.”

But the Mad Hatter is facing an unusual situation: Like the character he plays in “Alice,” he soon could be killing time.

Depp is attached to a number of high-profile development properties but is facing a landscape devoid of “go” pictures — those ready for production. Instead, there are a dizzying number of possibilities and schedule permutations, none of which seems likely to result in a produced movie for him anytime soon.

Producers have been interested in Depp for the title role in Warner Bros.’ “The Incredible Mr. Limpet.” Kevin Lima’s remake of the 1964 fantasy comedy that would continue a whimsical, if slightly less drama-intensive, streak for the actor. He has not signed on, however, and in any event the pic would not go into production until next year.

Meanwhile, the fourth installment of “Pirates of the Caribbean” remains a priority for Disney and producer Jerry Bruckheimer. At an earlier point, it was going to be the next picture for Depp, who toplines as Jack Sparrow. But with Gore Verbinski no longer directing the franchise, the ship has slowed.

Disney is seeking a new director, a process that could take time. Although the studio is believed to want an established helmer of franchise and action fare, it has put the word out to agents that it would be open to younger directors and new ideas, potentially prolonging the process. That could mean as much as a four- or five-year hiatus since the 2007 release of the previous picture, “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End.”

(Disney also would like to scale back the size and budget of the next movie compared with previous installments; for that reason, it likely won’t bring back relatively pricey Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley.)

Because of the “Pirates” lag, a Depp project that was supposed to go into production after the Sparrow-fest, “The Lone Ranger,” could end up getting pushed back further, though there’s also a possibility it could shoot ahead of the nautical tale.

For the moment, though, “Ranger” also remains locked in the stable. “Pirates” writers Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio have written a script for the Disney/Bruckheimer update, but the studio could wind up commissioning a polish or another draft. There’s also no director, and Depp is attached to play Tonto, with the title role still to be cast.

Finally, Warners’ feature update of the ghoulish TV series “Dark Shadows” — a Depp/Tim Burton collaboration that might have shot later this year or early next year — also might be back-burnered. Burton still has work to do on “Alice,” which opens in March, and tends to spend a lot of time on prep work.

What the possibilities boil down to, besides head spinning, is that there are projects with momentum that Depp has not signed for, and projects he has signed for that don’t have a lot of momentum.

In other words, it’s a very 2009 phenomenon brought on by a star’s choosiness on the one hand and studios’ increasing caution on the other. (In what might be an emerging mini-trend, Will Smith and Leonardo DiCaprio happen to find themselves in similar situations.)

The result is that Depp could face a year or longer without appearing on the big screen.

That might not sound like a major departure, but for moviegoers, it will seem like a shift. Depp has been in one of the most fertile periods of his career: The actor also stars in the Hunter S. Thompson adaptation “The Rum Diary” and had a supporting role in Terry Gilliam’s “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus,” which hasn’t yet been released in the U.S. In the past nine years, Depp has not had more than two movies come out in any 18-month period; if “Imaginarium” gets a release by the end of 2010, he’ll have had four.

Then again, the absence of a new role might mean a respite from his breakneck schedule. Even a pirate needs some time off.

(Editing by Sheri Linden at Reuters)

Blood Simple
Zhang Yimou has started shooting a remake of the Coen brothers’ debut, Blood Simple. San Qiang Pai An Jing Qi (“The Stunning Case Of The Three Gun Shots“) recently began production. Details on the remake are being kept under wraps, but the thriller-comedy stars Chinese actor Sun Honglei, comedian Xiao Shenyang and actress Yan Ni. Blood Simple was about a Texas bar owner who hires a private detective to kill his wife and her lover. The 1984 movie starring Frances McDormand won the Grand Jury Prize for best film at the United States Film Festival — the predecessor to the Sundance Film Festival — helping establish Joel and Ethan Coen’s reputations. [Source: THR]

Burlesque
Cher is set to return to the screen for the first time in more than a decade in a contemporary musical for Screen Gems. Christina Aguilera will play an ambitious small-town Iowa girl with a big voice who comes of age in a neo-burlesque club on Sunset Boulevard that’s run by Tess (Cher), a former dancer who struggles to keep the club open and gives the young girl a chance to shine. “She brings a soulfulness and gravitas to this character that will ground the story,” Chris Culpepper, president of Screen Gems said. “The only person who was more excited than I am is Christina.” Steven Antin will direct from a script he wrote that was revised by Susannah Grant (Erin Brokovich, The Soloist). [Source: Variety]

Frank
Kevin Lima (Enchanted) has been tapped to direct romantic comedy Frank, a reimagining of Mary Shelley’s classic Frankenstein story. The film centers on a teenage prodigy who’s on the cutting edge of cell research in medical school and is encouraged by her guidance counselor to take a break from the lab and make some friends. After several unsuccessful attempts at socializing with her peers, she decides to use her scientific prowess and piece together a friend out of the med school’s instructional cadavers. The project is currently out to writers. Lima is also working on a remake of  The Incredible Mr. Limpet. [Source: Variety]

Ghostbusters 3
Sigourney Weaver confirms that she will not be in Ghostbusters 3. “No, I don’t expect to have anything to do with it, although I wish them well. I just did a benefit with Bill and we love working together, but I think they’re trying to create something new completely with the Ghostbusters. “I hope my little son Oscar [from Ghostbusters II] is a Ghostbuster!” [Source: Digital Spy]

Smallville
British actor Callum Blue (Dead Like Me, Rome) has joined the cast of Smallville, portraying General Zod in a role previously made famous by Terrence Stamp. Supervillain General Zod from the DC Comics books was introduced in 1980 feature “Superman II.” [Source: THR]

The Special Relationship
Peter Morgan has pulled out as director of the HBO Films/BBC Films movie The Special Relationship. Richard Loncraine has come on board to direct the project, written by Morgan, who will remain “integrally involved in every aspect of the production” in his role as a writer/executive producer. The cast, crew and filming schedule for “Special Relationship,” which has been greenlighted for production, remain intact. Dennis Quaid is on board to play President Clinton, Michael Sheen as Prime Minister Blair, Julianne Moore as Hillary Clinton and Helen McCrory as Cherie Blair. [Source: THR]

The Testament
After a decade of saying no, John Grisham has made a movie deal for his 1999 bestselling novel about a billionaire defies his greedy relatives and leaves his $11 billion fortune to a mysterious illegitimate daughter doing charity work in the Brazilian wetlands. A down-and-out lawyer helps her battle her relatives over the fortune. [Source: Variety]

Untitled Zac Efron Thriller
Zac Efron has signed to star in an untitled thriller for Mandate Pictures, which is being written by Leslie Dixon. The plot is being kept under wraps but it is described as “a sexy thriller.” Efron will act as executive producer with Mandate’s Nathan Kahane. [Source: THR]

By Steven Zeitchik – Hollywood Reporter          

Kevin Lima will direct an update of the 1964 film

   The “Enchanted” director is attached to helm Warner Bros.’ update of “The Incredible Mr. Limpet,” a story about a man who turns into a talking fish.
   Don Knotts starred in the studio’s 1964 original, which centered on the title character, an otherwise bland sort who after his transformation becomes a World War II hero when he helps spot and thwart enemy warships for the Allies.
   The picture was a live action-animated hybrid, with Arthur Lubin directing the live sections and Robert McKimson helming the animated parts.
   The new project, which also will be a live-animated blend, has been through several iterations, with Robin Williams and Jim Carrey among the stars for whom it previously had been developed. Mike Judge was at one point attached to direct.
   Akiva Goldsman, Bill Gerber, Paula Weinstein and James Lassiter are producing, with Chris Chase producing. Greg Silverman is overseeing for the studio.
   The WME-repped Lima is attached to several Warners projects, including the period sorcery tale “The Spook’s Apprentice” and the studio’s update of Tom Thumb, titled “Thumb.” He’s also on board to direct Universal’s big-screen version of “Candyland.”
   This project would be another in the latest round of live-animated hybrids that began when Fox turned “Alvin & the Chipmunks” into a hit in 2007.
   Warners has several such projects in development, including a Yogi Bear update. Lima is considered one of the more respected practitioners of the form, with “Enchanted” and “Thumb” falling in the live-ani category.

Source: THR

Kevin Lima is attached to direct Warner Brothers update of The Incredible Mr. Limpet, a story about a man who turns into a talking fish. The 1964 original starred Don Knotts as an otherwise bland sort who, after his transformation, becomes a World War II hero when he helps spot and thwart enemy warships for the Allies. The picture was a live action-animated hybrid, with Arthur Lubin directing the live sections and Robert McKimson helming the animated parts.

The new project has been through several iterations, with Mike Judge attached to direct at one point. Lima is currently also attached to the period sorcery tale The Spook’s Apprentice, the studio’s update of Tom Thumb, titled Thumb, and he’s also on board to direct Universal’s big-screen version of Candyland.

Title: Enchanted
Year: 2007
Director: Kevin Lima
Writer: Bill Kelly
Starring: Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey, James Marsden, Timothy Spall
Music: Alan Menken
Length: 107 minutes
Synopsis: a Disney fairytale princess comes to the real world
How I saw it: on video (rented from Netflix), July 2008
Subjective Rating: 6/10
Objective Rating: 5/10 (points off for dialog, cinematography, special effects/design, acting and music)

Fun movie, only good for one watch. There were lots of chances to turn this into a terrible movie, but they managed to get through. It would have been nice if they’d used old school animation for the fairy-tale world; instead it’s a modern style, which is strange since modern “2D” animation isn’t typically used for much other than TV shows. Although the acting and music are both bad, it doesn’t really hurt the movie; they’re both what they need to be.

Hollywood is apparently so starved for ideas that even board game film adaptations no longer seem like such a bad idea.

According to Variety, Enchanted director Kevin Lima is attached to a live-action film version of the popular Hasbro board game based on a screenplay penned by Etan Cohen, the comic genius who wrote Idiocracy and Tropic Thunder.

Believe it or not, Candy Land isn’t the only board game movie in the works. Slash Film reported back in November that Ridley Scott was enthusiastically attached to a film adaptation of Monopoly.

What’s next? Scrabble? Battleship? Life? Hungry, Hungry Hippo?

Il primo quarto d’ora di Come d’incanto è Disney allo stato puro: tutti i classici clichè sapientemente proposti, e c’è da dire che gli animali suscitano tenerezza e simpatia esattamente come la suscitavano quelli di Biancaneve o Bambi.

Poi l’incanto finisce, e ci ritroviamo con una “solita”commedia sentimentale che però si fa furba, puntando principalmente sul riprodurre quelle situazioni che nei cartoni funzionano (e nella realtà risultano demenziali): la pulizia della casa affidata alla fauna di New York e sopratutto la canzone al parco, con le coloratissime coreografie.

A un certo punto ti chiedi come mai i due s’innamorino, ma subito ti ricordi che è appunto un film romantico e dici vabbè, era scritto, lo prendo per buono. E di cosa dovrebbero innamorarsi? Del fatto che lei è ingenua ai limiti-dell’-idiotezza? Dell’unica espressione di Dempsey? Mah..

<<Lo sposi? Ma se lo conosci da un giorno!>> direi che racchiude il succo di questo scontro tra realtà e animazione. Eppoi, vedere finalmente una principessa che s’arrabbia…

Now, most “Best of 2008″ movie lists you see around the web include only movies released that actual year. But I live in New Zealand – we don’t get too many movies as early as everyone else and even if we did – I tend to not go to the theatre. Most of movie watching happens with DVDs with me. So this is going to be a best of movies from 2008 and 2007. Frankly, I’ve barely seen any movies with a 2008 after it on IMDB. That number comes to three.

My next post will focus on all movies I watched this year. Only the top five from this list will make it to that list of twenty.

1. No Country For Old Men (Joel & Ethan Coen)
2. The Dark Knight (Christopher Nolan)
3. Juno (Jason Reitman)
4. I’m Not There (Todd Haynes)
5. Ratatouille (Brad Bird)
6. Sweeney Todd (Tim Burton)
7. Charlie Wilson’s War (Mike Nichols)
8. There Will Be Blood (Paul Thomas Anderson)
9. Michael Clayton (Tony Gilroy)
10. Death At A Funeral (Frank Oz)
11. The Darjeeling Limited (Wes Anderson)
12. Sunshine (Danny Boyle)
13. Eastern Promises (David Cronenberg)
14. Tropic Thunder (Ben Stiller)
15. Planet Terror (Robert Rodriguez)
16. The Bourne Ultimatum (Paul Greengrass)
17. Atonement (Joe Wright)
18. Get Smart (Peter Segal)
19. Enchanted (Kevin Lima)
20. We’re Here To Help (Jonathan Cullinane)

I’m finally back to the “writing about movies” fase, and this time I hope it isn’t a fase at all! So I’m back and I started thinking about which movie should I pick as my “great comeback”: a drama-oscar-worthy-type? Nah. Maybe a mind-numbing-lars-von-trier? Guess not.

So I thought instead that I should just write about a movie that fits my mood today, so that would be Enchanted, by director Kevin Lima.

Enchanted (2007) – ★★★★

If you were one of those kids that loved Disney’s classics such as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), Sleeping Beauty (1959), Beauty and the Beast (1991), and every other good “princess movie”, you should definetely watch this one. This movie pays homage to every Disney classic, and gives a twist in the story line by bringing the fictional characters and their “lifestyles” into the real word, more precisely: 2007 New York!

It could have turned out into a pathetic attempt at comedy but Amy Adams makes sure to avoid that by giving an extraordinary perfomance! The thrity-something actress transforms herself in her character Giselle, the sweet and naïve princess that dreams of marying an elegant prince and has her future threatened by the vil stepmother. Her singsong voice, actions and facial expressions are simply perfect for the role, and if you just let yourself get into the mood, you’ll be singing along just as you did when you were a little girl/boy. And by the way, the lyrics are clever and “outrageous”! Pay attention to the one called “Happy working song” (one of the three that were nominated for an Oscar) and you’ll understand what I’m talking about.

Of course there’s always a possibility that one of your cynical-sour-friends decides to come along for the film and ends up making every possible acid joke about the impossibility of certain things and that can ruin your mood (be aware! I speak from experience). But common, we’re talking about a Disney movie! A princess one, nonetheless. So, if you’re ready to open your mind and heart this will be an unforgettable classic full of laughter and romance, and maybe, just maybe, you’ll see things a little lighter and even give this “happy ending baloney” another try.

It’s a wrap. And hope to be back soon!

Enchanted Trailer

Director Kevin Lima (Enchanted), who is currently in pre-production of The Spook’s Apprentice, a medieval fantasy for Warner Bros, already has his next project lined up. Also for Warner, it will be a new interpretation of the medieval folk tale Tom Thumb. Interestingly written by Robert Rodat (The Patriot), the untitled film departs considerably from the classic tale.

An arrogant knight who’s shrunk to 6 inches while assigned to protect a princess and then discovers what it means to be a real hero.

No word on when production will start or as to who may star, but Warner believes this will be one of their big money earners whatever the year is when it’s released. Tom Thumb will apparently be a CGI creation while the rest of the film will be live-action…it sort of works with animals but will it be realistic enough for a human being, whether he’s tiny or not?

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O poveste clasica Disney se intrepatrunde cu lumea moderna din New York-ul zilelor noastre, intr-un basm despre o printesa (AMY ADAMS) din tinutul Andalasia, care e azvarlita in inima New York-ului de o regina malefica (SUSAN SARANDON). La scurt timp dupa sosirea ei aici, Printesa Giselle incepe sa isi schimbe perspectiva asupra vietii si iubirii, dupa ce intalneste un chipes avocat (PATRICK DEMPSEY). Oare felul cum e privita iubirea in basme are sanse sa supravietuiasca in lumea reala?

O comedie energica, originala, plina de viata, cu o intorsatura moderna inclusa intr-o poveste Disney clasica, MAGIE IN MANHATTAN combina fantezia, actiunea, muzica, efectele create pe computer si animatia desenata manual, creand o comedie romantica absolut unicat, pentru toate varstele. Bucurandu-se de o distributie alcatuita numai din vedete, MAGIE IN MANHATTAN este un film regizat de KEVIN LIMA (“Tarzan,” “Eloise at Christmastime”) si produs de BARRY JOSEPHSON (“Hide and Seek,” serialul TV “Bones”) si BARRY SONNENFELD (ambele filme “Oameni in negru”, serialul de televiziune “Pushing Daisies”). Scenariul este scris de BILL KELLY (“Premonition,” “Blast from the Past”). Producatorii executivi ai filmului sunt CHRIS CHASE (“Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch,” “Return To Never Land,” “Tarzan”), SUNIL PERKASH (“Premonition,” “Blast from the Past”) si EZRA SWERDLOW (“Invincible,” “Little Manhattan”). Filmul include melodii originale compuse de o echipa apreciata: compozitorul ALAN MENKEN si textierul STEPHEN SCHWARTZ (“Pocahontas,” “Hunchback of Notre Dame”).

Pentru frumoasa Giselle (Adams), viata este ca un basm… in cel mai adevarat sens al cuvantului!

Ea are tot ce ii trebuie unei printese perfecte – un chip frumos, o inima curata, o voce melodioasa si incredibila calitate de a comunica direct cu animalele – toate lucrurile minunate pe care ne-am astepta sa le gasim in lumea ei, in Andalasia… care, intamplator, este o lume a desenului animat. Dorinta lui Giselle de a intalni un print chipes, iubitul visurilor sale, cu care sa traiasca acel “sarut al iubirii adevarate” se indeplineste cand Printul Edward (JAMES MARSDEN) ii aude trilurile de soprana si se grabeste sa i se alature in cantec.

Chiar a doua zi, in drum spre locul unde avea sa se tina nunta ei cu Edward, Giselle cade sub vraja Reginei Narissa (Sarandon), care nu se va da in laturi de la nimic pentru a o impiedica pe aceasta fata sa puna mana pe tronul ei. Giselle este exilata intr-un loc cat mai indepartat de acest regat de poveste… Nu mai este un personaj animat, intr-un taram plin de muzica si culoare, ci se transforma intr-o femeie adevarata, ajungand intr-un loc cat se poate de lipsit de magie:Manhattan-ul zilelor noastre.

In ajutorul ei, in acest loc nou si ciudat, aceasta “aproape-printesa” gaseste un avocat de divorturi cat se poate de prozaic, pe nume Robert (Dempsey), dar si pe fetita lui, Morgan (RACHEL COVEY). Cand Printul Edward al lui Giselle, care nu mai este nici el personaj de animatie, soseste la New York impreuna cu servitorul sau Nathaniel (TIMOTHY SPALL), urmat apoi de cel mai bun prieten al lui Giselle, un veveritoi pe nume Pip, tanara descopera cum cele doua lumi ale sale intra in coliziune directa si se trezeste intrebandu-se daca este posibil ca perspectiva ei de poveste asupra iubirii – cu tot tacamul, inclusiv “si au trait fericiti pana la adanci batraneti” – sa supravietuiasca in lumea noastra.

Numeroasele personaje reale si fantastice din acest film sunt aduse la viata de o echipa de actori minunati, intre care: actrita nominalizata la Oscar® AMY ADAMS (“Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby,” “Charlie Wilson’s War,” “Junebug”), PATRICK DEMPSEY (serialul TV “Anatomia lui Grey”, “Sweet Home Alabama”), JAMES MARSDEN (“Hairspray,” “Superman Returns”), TIMOTHY SPALL (“Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,” “The Last Hangman”), IDINA MENZEL (“Rent,” “Ask the Dust”) si actrita premiata cu Oscar®SUSAN SARANDON (“Mr. Woodcock,” “Shall We Dance”).

Combinatia de imagini cenusii din Manhattan si imagini sclipitoare de basm este realizata de o echipa de creatie din care fac parte directorul de imagine DON BURGESS (“Eight Below,” “The Polar Express”); designer-ul de productie STUART WURTZEL (“Charlotte’s Web,” “Little Manhattan”); editorii STEPHEN A. ROTTER (“Yours, Mine and Ours,” “The Parent Trap”) si GREGORY PERLER (“Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit,” “Tarzan”); designer-ul de costume MONA MAY (“Haunted Mansion,” “Miles from Home”).Muzica filmului MAGIE IN MANHATTAN este realizata de compozitorul multi-premiat cu Oscar® ALAN MENKEN si STEPHEN SCHWARTZ (“Pocahontas,” “The Hunchback of Notre Dame”).