Anastasia (1997)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Anastasia |
| Original title | Anastasia |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1997 |
| length | 94 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK o. A. |
| Rod | |
| Director |
Don Bluth , Gary Goldman |
| script |
Susan Gauthier , Bruce Graham , Bob Tzudiker , Noni White |
| production | Don Bluth, Gary Goldman |
| music |
David Newman (music), Stephen Flaherty (songs) |
| cut |
Bob Bender , Fiona Trayler |
Anastasia is a 1997 American cartoon made by 20th Century Studios directed by Don Bluth and Gary Goldman . It was nominated for two Academy Awards in 1998 in the categories of Best Film Music and Best Song .
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The daughter of Tsar Nikolai II , Anastasia Nikolajewna Romanowa , grew up well protected with her family. But the greatest enemy of the Tsar, Rasputin , who sells his soul to the devil and curses the family with death, sparked the October Revolution in 1917 , and only Anastasia and her grandmother, Grand Duchess Marie , were able to escape because a kitchen boy gave them a way through shows hidden servants' wing. On the way they are placed by Rasputin on a frozen river. He manages to get his hands on Anastasia, but she can free herself, whereupon he breaks into the ice. They decide to take the train to Paris, but only their grandmother manages to get on the train, while Anastasia stays behind. She grew up in an orphanage and since then has no memories of her origins or her family.
About ten years later. The revolution was long over, but the rumor that the Tsar's daughter Anastasia is still alive is widespread. Marie built a new life for herself in Paris. Anastasia, who was baptized Anya because of her memory loss, is supposed to have a job outside the orphanage, but instead decides to look for her family. Her only clue is a medallion with the inscription “Together in Paris”, which she received from her grandmother Marie as a child, but which she no longer remembers. On the way to Saint Petersburg , she runs into a puppy that she baptizes Pooka. Since she has no papers such as ID and exit visa, no one wants to sell her a ticket abroad. But Anya gets a tip where she can illegally get papers: from Dimitri, a young crook, and his fatherly friend Vladimir. These two are trying desperately to find a young woman whom they can easily sell as "Anastasia". Because the Tsar's mother offered a reward of ten million rubles for bringing her granddaughter back. So far, Dimitri and Vlad are unsuccessful; they can't even find a girl like them, let alone one who behaves appropriately. They found shelter in the old Catherine Palace , where nobody has lived since the murder of the tsarist family. Anya ends up there too. She wanders through the empty castle, believing that she can remember certain things (like a ball, princely clothes, her parents and siblings), but believes that they are dreams from her childhood. When Dimitri and Vlad notice them, Anya, lost in her thoughts, is startled and runs away, but the small crooks catch up with her - right in front of a portrait of the young Anastasia. Dimitri immediately takes advantage of the similarity of the two faces: He wants to win Anya over to his plan. When she tells him about the search for her origin, he decides to lie to her for the sake of simplicity. Anastasia finally believes him that she - at least possibly - could actually be Anastasia.
Bartok, the talking bat of Rasputin, had also hidden in the palace, along with a jar full of demons that Rasputin wanted to use to kill the Romanovs. This demon glass is now activated again. Bartok concludes from this that Anya is really Anastasia Romanov. He quickly seeks out his master in limbo and tells him about the failure of his plan. Rasputin wants to end this curse by all means. The three friends and Pooka are already on a train ride. Dimitri and Anastasia clash, while Vlad befriends Pooka. Unfortunately, Vlad has to discover that he made a mistake in forging the travel documents. The group withdraws into the baggage car, which is coupled directly behind the train. Rasputin lets his demons decouple the rest of the train and sets the locomotive on fire, which is racing at top speed towards the next bridge - but it is blown up by Rasputin. With Anya's help, Dimitri manages to uncouple the wagon from the locomotive, but he cannot brake it in time, so that the whole group finally jumps off.
They find themselves in Poland, from where they want to take a bus to Germany. Anya's class begins: Dimitri and Vlad hammer their courtly behavior, the Romanov family tree, ride a horse and various other things. But none of this poses a problem to them, everything seems perfectly natural to them. Once in Germany, they take a ship to France, and Anya is given a dress from Dimitri. During the dance class on the deck, the two get closer, but the romantic moment is suddenly interrupted by Pooka. At night, Rasputin invades Anya's dreams and makes her sleepwalk. In a raging storm she goes to the railing of the ship and wants to jump down because she sees nothing in front of her but a peaceful pond. Pooka is the only one who has noticed her disappearance and wakes Dimitri, who arrives just in time to save Anya, whose dream has now turned into a nightmare. Anya screams and lashes out because Rasputin has shown himself to her and is threatening her. But Dimitri can wake her up and comfort her.
In Paris, Marie searches for Anastasia with the help of her cousin Sophie, who is her best friend, but she exposes all women who introduce themselves to her as cheaters. So she decides to put an end to the search. Just one day later, Anya, Dimitri, Vlad and Pooka show up at Sophie, who used to have a relationship with Vlad. This also seems to be reviving; besides, Sophie is quickly convinced that the real Anastasia is in front of her. A real memory of Anya emerged during the interrogation: the help of the kitchen boy in escaping the palace. When she describes this, Dimitri also realizes that it must be Anastasia, because he was the kitchen boy at the time. Shocked, he withdraws from Anya, with whom he had almost had a romantic relationship by then. He does not consider it appropriate that something like this should happen between himself and the Tsar's daughter. On a shopping trip through Paris, he realizes that it breaks his heart. But now he tries all the more to bring Anya together with her grandmother, who doesn't want to see an "Anastasia doppelganger" anymore. During a visit to the Russian Ballet, with Sophie's support, an opportunity arose. Dimitri tells Vlad the truth about Anya beforehand, but also that he will not explain to her about his previous attempt at fraud. He decides to return to St. Petersburg after completing his assignment, even though he knows that his best friend Vlad will stay in Paris. Vlad once also belonged to the Russian nobility and can lead a comfortable life in France at Sophie's side. Dimitri knows, however, that this is not for him.
While talking to the Tsar's mother, Anya heard by chance that Dimitri was initially looking for an Anastasia replacement in order to get the money. Deeply hurt, she wants to go. Dimitri's attempt to tell her the truth fails. But he manages to give Marie a music box, which Anastasia once gave and which Dimitri found in the hands of the revolution. Anya has the key to the music box. When Marie finally talks to her, Anya's memories come back. She wants to be the last surviving Romanov to stay with her grandmother in Paris. Dimitri is appointed the Tsar's mother, but refuses the money. Marie notices that Dimitri loves Anya. But a short conversation between the two turns out to be very cool due to Anya's new status. At the ball that Anya is supposed to introduce to the princely society as Anastasia, Marie tells Anya that Dimitri has left - without money. Anya is sad. She also questions her decision to become a Grand Duchess on the advice of her grandmother. When Pooka walks into the garden, she follows him and runs straight into Rasputin's trap. He fights Anya and wants to throw her off a bridge. But then Dimitri suddenly appears again and saves Anya. She destroys Rasputin's demon jar to avenge the murder of her family. Rasputin is now finally dying. Anya decides against the nobility and for a life with Dimitri. The two want to go on a trip, but Anya promises her grandmother to visit them in Paris.
synchronization
| role | English speaker | German speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Anya / Anastasia |
Meg Ryan Liz Callaway (vocals) |
Anja Kling Jana Werner (vocals) |
| Young Anastasia |
Kirsten Dunst Lacey Chabert (vocals) |
Giuliana Jakobeit Jana Werner (vocals) |
| Dimitri |
John Cusack Jonathan Dokuchitz (vocals) |
Patrick Winczewski Hendrik Bruch (vocals) |
| Young Dimitri | Glenn Walker Harris | John Alexander Döring |
| Vladimir | Kelsey Grammer | Jürgen Kluckert |
| Rasputin |
Christopher Lloyd Jim Cummings (vocals) |
Joachim Kemmer Joachim Kemmer (vocals) |
| Bartok | Hank Azaria | Peer Augustinski |
| Sophie | Bernadette Peters | Angelika Milster |
| Tsar Nikolai II | Rick Jones | Lutz Riedel |
| Grand Duchess Marie | Angela Lansbury | Ingeborg Wellmann |
Music for the film
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Awards
- Nominated for an Oscar in the category "Best Music" 1998, "Original Musical or Comedy Score" for Stephen Flaherty, Lynn Ahrens and David Newman
- Nomination for an Oscar in the category "Best Song" 1998
The song Journey to the Past received:
- Nomination by the Motion Picture Sound Editors for the Golden Satellite Award in the categories "Best Motion Picture - Animated or mixed media" for Don Bluth and Gary Goldman, "Outstanding Original Score" for David Newman, "Outstanding Original Song" for Stephen Flaherty ( Music) and Lynn Ahrens (lyrics) - (song "Journey to the past") and in the category "Outstanding Original Song unknown" for the song "Once upon in December", 1998
- Nomination at the Annie Awards in the categories "Outstanding Archivement in an Animated Theatrical Feature", "Outstanding Individual Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature Production" for Don Bluth and Gary Goldman, "Outstanding Individual Achievement for music in an Animated Feature Production" for Stephen Flaherty (music) and Lynn Ahrens (lyrics), "Outstanding Individual Achievement for Effects Animation" for Peter Matheson, "Outstanding Individual Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature Production" for Don Bluth and Gary Goldman, "Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a female performer in an Animated Feature Production "for Angela Lansbury (for her role as Grand Duchess Marie)," Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice acting by a Female Performer in an Animated Feature Production "for Meg Ryan as the voice for the older Anastasia and "Outstanding Individual Achievement for writing in an Animated Feature Production" for Eric Tuchman, Susan Gauthier, Bruce Graham, Bob Tzudiker and Noni White, 1998
- Nomination for the Golden Globe in the categories "Best Original Song - Motion Picture" for Stephen Flaherty (music) and Lynn Ahrens (lyrics) for the song "Journey to the past" and also in the category "Best Original Song - Motion Picture" to Stephen Flaherty (music) and Lynn Ahrens (lyrics) for the song "Once upon a december", 1998
- Nomination for the Motion Picture Sound Editors for the Golden Reel Award in the category "Best Song Editing - Animated Feature unknown", 1998
- Hank Azaria won the "Annie" award at the "Annie Awards" in the category "Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Male Performer in an Animated Feature Production" for the voice as Bartok, 1998
- Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty won the ASCAP Award at the "ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards" in the category "Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures" for the song "At the beginning", 1999
- The film won the "Blockbuster Entertainment Award" at the Blockbuster Entertainment Awards in the category "Favorite Animated Family Movie" in 1998
- The film won the "BFCA Award" at the Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards in the category "Best Family Film" in 1998
- Brian Chavanne won the "Artios" at the Casting Society of America in the category "Best Casting for Animated Voiceover", 1998
- The film won the "KCFCC Award" at the Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards in the "Best Animated Film" category in 1997
- Brent Brooks (music editor) and Tom Villano (scoring editor) won the "Golden Reel Award" at the Motion Picture Sound Editors in the category "Best Sound Editing - Animated Feature Unknown", 1998
- The film won the “Special Award” at the Young Artist Awards in the category “Best Family Feature Film - Animation” in 1998
Reviews
“The whopping $ 15 million start-up weekend of the highly anticipated animation adventure from Fox, which is successfully attempting to break Disney's monopoly on the animation market, is impressive. [...] The technical aspects were covered more than adequately, only the mixing of different drawing styles takes a little getting used to. The extended hell numbers with Rasputin and his devilish brood, which could be a bit disturbing to small children, are to be criticized. It was not necessary to emphasize this aspect, as the entertaining fairytale has enough romance and undeniable charm to inspire young girls in particular. "
“'Anastasia' is an elaborately designed cartoon that doesn't need to fear comparison with Disney. [...] The bottom line is that it is a perfect cartoon that will make any history professor swoon, but young and old will probably take 'Anastasia' to their hearts. "
Web links
- Anastasia in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Anastasia in the online film database
- Anastasia atRotten Tomatoes(English)
- Mike Rumpf: Review of the film music . In: Filmmusik2000.de, December 13, 2016
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b The 70th Academy Awards | 1998. Accessed March 14, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Anastasia in the German synchronous file
- ↑ The 70th Academy Awards | 1998. Accessed March 14, 2019 .
- ↑ The 70th Academy Awards | 1998. Accessed March 14, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c d Anastasia - IMDb. Retrieved March 14, 2019 .
- ↑ a b 46th Annual Annie Awards. Retrieved March 14, 2019 .
- ↑ Golden Globes Anastasia. Retrieved March 14, 2019 .
- ↑ 1998 Artios Awards. Retrieved March 14, 2019 .
- ^ Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards (1997). Retrieved March 14, 2019 .
- ↑ Brent Brooks Golden Reel Award. Retrieved March 14, 2019 .
- ↑ Young Artist Awards »1998. Accessed March 14, 2019 (list of award winners and nominees).
- ↑ Anastasia (1997). In: Kino.de. Retrieved May 23, 2020 .