A beautifully animated musical adventure for all the family. Based on the classic Hans ... more
Christian Andersen tale, The Snow Queen is a magical story of fun and excitement.Far away, in her vast ice palace the Snow Queen plots to rule the world by deflectin...
An enchanting fairytale delightfully re-told in the first of two titles to introduce ... more
classic fiction to the popular Usborne Picture Books series. Stunning and evocative original artwork combines with simple and engaging text to bring these tales to life.
The Snow Queen:Gerda and Kay are the best friends anyone has ever seen until one day Kay ... more
gets a shard of the evil hobgoblin's mirror in his eye and heart. Now he doesn't even want to know Gerda anymore and has become mean and nasty. One day Kay disappears and after a long winter has passed there is still no sign of him ever returning. Gerda sets out on a long and dangerous journey to find her friend and bring him home.The Snow Queen Part 2:A princess helps Gerda with her search for Kay. Meanwhile Kay is helping the Snow Queen to break a horrible spell that she lives under. Will Gerda and Kay ever meet again?The Nightingale:The emperor of China hears about the most exquisite songbird in the world which lives in his very own grounds. He sends his servants to look for the bird and bring him back to the palace...
This delightful adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's magical fairytale blends ... more
live-action performances and songs with stunning animated backgrounds.When Gerda befriends penniless Kay their growing friendship is cut short as one cold winter night a fragment of glass pierces Kay's eye, turning his heart cold. Enchanted by the Snow Queen he is swept away on her chariot over the glittering landscape to her frozen palace in the North. Gerda embarks on a magical and perilous journey to find and rescue Kay, finally arriving in the realm of the Snow Queen. But will this little girl in her red velvet cloak be able to match the power of the winter witch?Featuring Juliet Stevenson, Kenneth Welsh and the voice of Patrick Stewart this heart-warming story celebrates childhood, innocence and the power of love to transcend evil.
This lavish adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's THE SNOW QUEEN stars Bridget Fonda as ... more
the icy-hearted title character. Arriving incognito at the alpine inn run by a man named Wolfgang (Robert Wisden), the embittered Snow Queen makes it her mission in life to ruin all chances of romance for Wolfgang's beautiful daughter, Gerda (Chelsea Hobbs). To this end, the Queen exercises her magic over Gerda's bellhop boyfriend Kai (Jeremy Guilbaut), literally freezing the boy in his tracks. In order to save her beloved, Gerda must undertake a grueling odyssey through the Four Seasons (each of them briefly appearing in human form), culminating in a final, frigid showdown with the spiteful Snow Queen.
Production Year: 1979 - Family - Original Language: English - Classification: Exempt - Starring: Jon Pertwee, Geoffrey Bayldon, Una Stubbs, Mike Berry, Charlotte Coleman, Jeremy Austin, Megs Jenkins, Norman Bird
Family - Director: Chris Taylor, Barry Purves, Jackie Cockle - Original Language: English - Classification: Universal - Starring: Richard Pearson, Michael Hordern, David Jason, Peter Sallis
Advantages: A great DVD with an excellent performance by Ms Fonda. Disadvantages: May not appeal to everyone
Review of The SnowQueenDVD
The DVD
Produced in 2002 by Brightspark pictures, The SnowQueen carries a PG (Parental Guidance) certificate. It has a run time of 169 minutes and the genre is Science Fiction/Fantasy.
Cast includes:-
Bridget Fonda, Chelsea Hobbs and Jeremy Guilbaut.
Producers:- Robert Halmi, SR, Robert Halmi, JR, Matthew O'Connor, David O'Connor.
Director:-
David Wu.
Special features include Photo gallery, Trailers, Behind the Scenes Featurette, Brightspark MovieTrailers.
ASIN: B002KMD5ZI
The Plot
The SnowQueen is an adaptation of the story of the same name by Hans Christian Andersen.
Gerda's mother was found dead in the snow when she was just eight years old. Since her mother's death, Gerda has lived with her father, Wolfgang. Wolfgang is a morose and bitter man, he owns an Inn, in a mountain ...
Advantages: Nice family movie Disadvantages: Not the standard of a Disney
Mono for musical soundtrack) It has no subtitle options although there is a section at the beginning of the DVD advertising other titles which, annoyingly, cannot be skipped.
My Opinion-
The plot in the film is almost identical to the standard Snow White fairy tale with the wicked queen determined to be rid of Snow White and her friends, she employs many similar methods to kill the young princess and all because she wants to be "the fairest of them all" the main difference is that the years have passed and now we see her dealing with Snow White junior who is being helped by 7 fellows of a different height problem, instead of dwarves they're giants.
The music of the film is typically cheesy in a 1980's fashion, very much reminiscent of the soundtrack for "The never ending story" the animation too is typically 80's brightly coloured ...
Advantages: Contemorary British subject Disadvantages: Could be seen to be a boring film by future generATIONS
I had this one on my selection from easy cinema for a while. There was so much publicity surrounding the film including HelenMirren winning an oscar I could not miss it.
The film is basicaly about Tony Blairs confrontation with the royal family about the way in which affairs of state should be handled.The issue is that of Princess Diana's funeral and how it should be presented to the public. In fact a lot more is at stake, Tony is newly elected and he sees his popularity as being very important to his public image. The film opens with Tony being newly elected and his first meeting with the Queen which is more or less a disaster for Tony as he does not seem to be treated with much respect.
When the tradgedy strikes and Diana is killed Tony's spin doctor sees an opportunity for him to capture public popularity and drafts a "peoples ...
damien.gallery 03.09.2007
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