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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0707729137207
Format: Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Label: Lions Gate
Manufacturer: Lions Gate
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Lions Gate
Region Code: 1
Release Date: February 18, 2003
Running Time: 176 minutes
Sales Rank: 75234
Studio: Lions Gate
Theatrical Release Date: 2001
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One of the great figures of world literature, Danish author Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) is renowned for his children's tales, yet comparatively little is known of his extraordinary rise from poverty to preeminence. Hallmark Entertainment presents the story behind the storyteller, one as full of pathos as Andersen himself. In his film debut, Kieran Bew is remarkable as Andersen, an impoverished child who, at age 15, runs away to Copenhagen. Destitute, he's befriended by a wealthy benefactor, Jonas Collin (James Fox), who offers him shelter, education, and, ultimately, an audience with a publisher. As the biography unfolds, so does Andersen's brilliant imagination. The film deftly weaves snippets of his fairy tales ("The Snow Queen," "The Little Mermaid") into the real-life scenes of a man whose rise to fame is tangled with the strains of success and a tendency to believe his own fiction. An inventive script and strong ensemble cast make this a cinematic standout. (Ages 8 and older) --Lynn Gibson
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This is a brilliant movie. I have watched it many times and I cried every time. It tells the life of Hans Christian Andersen, while slipping beautifully into the stories he wrote. The genius part is the way that the SAME actors and actresses are used in the "real life" part as well as the fairytales. This really helped to show the symbolism of the story, seeing it perhaps as Andersen saw them. It has wonderful costumes and beautiful singing. It also shows, very gently at first but later far more ... Read More
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I ordered this movie as research for a graduate project dealing with the way artists are portrayed by the film industry. I expected that, as a Hallmark production, it would be an enjoyable movie based on facts. I was disappointed on both counts.
My problems arise mostly from the way the main character was portrayed. Hans Christian Anderson, according to most documentation, was a homely, shy, naive man with an active imagination and a gift for storytelling. This movie presented him as ... Read More
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I take David Eberhart's point about the depressing quality that weaves its way though this movie - the front end, during his early years, being the most depressing by far.
The almost Shakespearean tragedy of mis-placed affection and obsessive love that led Andersen to pursue the wrong woman is captured well, while various fairytales are woven into the real-life a story span.
Bew is almost over the top as a wacky but gifted Andersen, although his craziness gradually diminishes ... Read More
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This version of Hans Christian Andersen is really great. Wonderful costumes scenery and good actors and also scenery and effects. Its version for children and grownups .
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Kieren Bew and Emily Hamilton bring most of the emotional and acting highs to this delightful production.
The art direction and styling of this splendrous melding of Hans Christian Andersen and his memorable stories are unforgettable.
Bew brings a delightfully childlike and charmingly bubbly prescence that disarms one and allows us into the mind and true story of one of history's delightful creations.
I recommend this very highly. To those who cherish Andersen and those ... Read More
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