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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

THE BELOVED MASTERPIECE COMES TO LIFE DECEMBER 9.

During World War II, four siblings are sent away from London to stay with an eccentric professor; during a game of hide-and-seek, they discover that a big wardrobe leads them to a magical place. This lavish adaptation from the Shrek (2001) director is true to the original, depicting a battle between Good and Evil. Long, and the CGI is not always top-notch, but the animals look thoroughly convincing, Aslan as well as the eager beavers that introduce the children to the politics of Narnia. The kids who play the Pevensie children are quite engaging and Tilda Swinton a perfect choice to play the evil sorceress who knows how to keep her cool.

2005-U.S. 139 min. Color. Widescreen. Produced by Mark Johnson, Philip Steuer. Directed by Andrew Adamson. Screenplay: Andrew Adamson, Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely, Ann Peacock. Novel: C.S. Lewis. Music: Harry Gregson-Williams. Makeup: Howard Berger, Tami Lane. Cast: Georgie Henley (Lucy Pevensie), Skandar Keynes (Edmund Pevensie), William Moseley (Peter Pevensie), Anna Popplewell (Susan Pevensie), Tilda Swinton, James McAvoy… Jim Broadbent. Voices of Liam Neeson, Ray Winstone, Dawn French, Rupert Everett.

Trivia: Followed by two sequels, starting with The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008).

Oscar: Best Makeup. BAFTA: Best Makeup.

Last word: “C.S. Lewis could write something like ‘I can’t tell you how bad it was or your parents wouldn’t let you read this part’. In the movie we had to deal with visualizing those moments. There are dark moments, there are scary moments, emotional moments, tragic moments. I wanted to bring these to life in a way that dealt with the reality of life and death situations but in a way that wouldn’t prohibit younger children from enjoying the film. Kids like being scared as long as there is relief at some point, there is no need to be traumatizing or graphic to get the emotional effect that the book reached for.” (Adamson, MovieWeb)

 

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