The Frozen - Completely unabashed
| Movie | |
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| German title | The Frozen - Completely unabashed |
| Original title | Frozen |
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| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2013 |
| length | 101 minutes |
| Age rating |
FSK 0 JMK 6 |
| Rod | |
| Director |
Chris Buck , Jennifer Lee |
| script | Jennifer Lee, Shane Morris |
| production | Peter Del Vecho |
| music |
Christophe Beck , Robert Lopez , Kristen Anderson-Lopez |
| cut | Brian Millman |
| chronology | |
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The Frozen - Totally Unabashed (Original Title: Frozen ) is a computer animation film from Walt Disney Pictures and the 53rd film in the Disney "Masterpieces" series . The US film opened in German cinemas on November 28, 2013 . It is very loosely based on motifs from the fairy tale The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen . Directed by Chris Buck ( Tarzan , Kings of the Waves ) and Jennifer Lee (Scriptwriter Ralph Enough ).
action
Eight-year-old Elsa, Princess of the Kingdom of Arendelle, possesses magical powers with which she is able to create ice, frost and snow. During a game in the snow made by Elsa, she unintentionally hits her five-year-old sister Anna on the head with her magic, which makes her unconscious. The royal couple asks trolls disguised as boulders for help. Her chief Grand Pabbie can heal Anna and to be on the safe side also takes away the memory of Elsa's powers. He mentions that it would have been very dangerous if Elsa had hit Anna in the heart and that Elsa now has to learn to control her strength. He indicates that if she fails to do this, she poses a great danger to people. In terms of control of their powers, fear will be their enemy.
To protect Elsa and keep her abilities secret until she can completely control them, the royal family locks themselves in the castle. Elsa spends most of the time in her room so that her strength does not pose any danger to other people. This creates a deep gap between the two sisters, who were very close before the accident. Despite all attempts, Elsa does not manage to control her powers, and her fear that others might notice her magic and that she could hurt the people around her, especially Anna, is growing ever greater. Ten years later, her parents were killed in a severe storm on the high seas.
Three years later, when Elsa is 21 years old, the residents of Arendelle are preparing everything for Elsa's coronation ceremony . Among the dignitaries is the Duke of Pitzbühl from a neighboring kingdom, who would like to use Arendelle for his own profit. Excited that the castle gates will finally open, Princess Anna, now 18 years old, who is suffering from the loneliness of the castle, walks through the streets singing and meets the attractive Prince Hans from the southern islands. The two seem to get along well and quickly fall in love. The coronation ceremony is initially uneventful, and the sisters begin to grow closer to each other. Hans proposes to Anna, which she accepts. However, Elsa refuses to give them her blessing for their wedding, arguing that Anna has only known Hans for such a short time. This leads to an argument between the sisters, which escalates to the point that Elsa becomes angry and loses control, whereupon all guests present get to see Elsa's magical abilities. The Duke of Pitzbühl describes Elsa as a witch and a monster, confirming Elsa’s fears, fueled by Grand Pabbie, that her powers might get out of control.
In her panic, Elsa flees to the north mountain and unintentionally unleashes an eternal winter over Arendelle. She conjures up a huge ice palace, happily prepares for a lonely life, closes with the past and unsuspectingly awakens the snowman from their childhood, Olaf, to life. Anna sets out to find her sister with the aim of bringing her back to Arendelle, ending the eternal winter and rebuilding their once loving relationship. Before leaving, she hands over the management of Arendelle to Prince Hans. While she is getting warm clothes in Oken's mountain hut, she meets the ice cream supplier Kristoff and his reindeer Sven. Anna manages to persuade Kristoff to take her to the Nordberg. On the way there, they both meet Olaf, who leads them to Elsa's Ice Palace.
Anna meets Elsa, and although she does everything possible to persuade her sister to return, Elsa refuses because she is still afraid of hurting Anna. But this remains persistent. When Elsa learns from Anna that she has brought an eternal winter over Arendelle and that the people there are therefore in danger, Elsa in her excitement and fear again loses control of her powers and hits Anna with a bolt of ice, this time - unnoticed by her - straight to the heart. Kristoff helps Anna, who initially appears unharmed. So that Anna can leave, Elsa conjures up a huge snow monster, which she and Kristoff throws out. On the run, Kristoff notices that Anna's hair is starting to turn silvery white and takes her to his adoptive family, the trolls. Grand Pabbie can't do anything for her this time and explains that only an act of true love can thaw a frozen heart, otherwise Anna will soon freeze to death and freeze forever into an ice statue. Kristoff rides her back to Arendelle, believing that a kiss from Hans could save her.
In the meantime, Hans, who in turn went to look for Anna, reaches the castle with his men. When Pitzbühl's men storm the castle and try to kill Elsa, she successfully defends herself, but is buried by falling ice and loses consciousness. She wakes up in a dungeon in Arendelle, in which Hans had her locked. He asks her to undo the winter, but she reveals that she doesn't have the strength to undo her spell. When Anna is brought to Hans, she takes him into the fireplace room. There she asks him to redeem her with a kiss of love. Only now does Hans reveal his real intentions: he only wanted to marry Anna so that he could ascend the throne of Arendelle - in the kingdom of his parents because of his twelve older brothers without a chance on the throne. He extinguishes the fire, locks Anna in and leaves her to her fate. In the throne room he reports to the present court that Anna had given him the marriage vows before she died in his arms. He was authorized to accuse Elsa of being responsible for her sister's death and sentenced her to death for high treason.
Shortly before the men can reach them and carry out Hans' sentence, Elsa breaks out of the dungeon and flees across the frozen fjord through a blizzard, which she herself causes due to her angry emotional state . Olaf finds Anna and reveals that Kristoff fell in love with her and hid it under its rough shell. Both also go to the fjord to find him. Hans tells Elsa that Anna is dead through her fault. Elsa sinks to the floor in despair. Due to their changed emotional state, the storm subsided immediately, giving Anna and Kristoff the chance to reach out to each other and release Anna.
When Anna sees that Hans is about to murder Elsa from behind with the sword, she gives up the redemption and throws herself protectively in front of her sister with the last of her strength before she freezes into an ice statue. The sword that blows down breaks on her and so she saves her sister. When Elsa sees Anna in this state, she bursts into tears and hugs her. Anna's decision to sacrifice herself for her sister is the act of true love that lets her thaw again. Anna thus unconsciously saves herself. When Elsa realizes that love is the key to control over her powers, she manages to banish the eternal winter. Olaf receives his personal microclimate in the form of a small snow cloud so that he too can survive the warm seasons.
Hans is sent back to the southern islands where he is punished by his twelve brothers. Elsa breaks off all trade with Pitzbühl for all time. She promises never to close the castle gates and appoints Kristoff as Arendelle's official ice cream supplier. He and Anna kiss and become a couple. The film ends with a group ice skating on the ice sheet created by Elsa in the courtyard.
background
After Walt Disney Pictures had rejected the idea of an adaptation of Andersen's The Snow Queen, which had been discussed since 1937, the planning of this project began again in 2008. In December 2011, Disney announced the title Frozen and the release date November 27, 2013. In June 2012 it was announced that Kristen Bell would take on the voice of Anna in the USA and that Broadway composers Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez would write the songs. On December 19, 2012, it was announced that Jonathan Groff would speak to Kristoff.
Originally, as the Snow Queen, Elsa was supposed to be heartless and cold, similar to Andersen's fairy tales. When Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez composed the music for the film, they were of the opinion that Elsa must have a different personality. They wrote the song Let it go and portrayed Elsa as a misunderstood and vulnerable person. Jennifer Lee was enthusiastic about the song, and so the role of Elsa was completely rewritten again. The rest of the plot also changed accordingly, so that in the end there were almost no references to The Snow Queen .
Essentially the same animators were used for the film as in the Disney film Rapunzel - New Feels (2010). As a nod to this, both Rapunzel and her husband Flynn Rider have a cameo on the coronation scene . In a dance scene, Princess Anna u. a. in front of the picture The Swing by Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1768), a favorite of the animation team, which had already served as artistic inspiration for Rapunzel .
In the list of the world's most successful films of all time, Frozen - Totally Unabashedly currently ranks 16th (as of August 8, 2020).
synchronization
The music was edited in the Jamzone Studios in Munich under the direction of Thomas Amper, while the dubbing at FFS Film- & Fernseh-Synchron GmbH in Berlin was based on a dialog book and directed by Nana Spier .
| role | Original speaker | German speakers |
|---|---|---|
| Queen Elsa of Arendelle |
Idina Menzel (21 Years) Eva Bella (8 Years) Spencer Lacey Ganus (12 Years) |
Dina Kürten (21 years) Willemijn Verkaik (vocals, 21 years) |
| Princess Anna of Arendelle |
Kristen Bell (18 years) Agatha Lee Monn (9 years) Livvy Stubenrauch (5 years) Katie Lopez (vocals, 5 years) |
Yvonne Greitzke (18 years) Pia Allgaier (vocals, 18 years) Valeska Gerhart (9 years) Magdalena Hailer (5 years) |
| Kristoff Bjorgman |
Jonathan Groff (21 Years) Tyree Brown (8 Years) |
Leonhard Mahlich (21 Years) |
| Olaf | Josh Gad | Hape Kerkeling |
| Duke of Pitzbühl | Alan Tudyk | Robert Palfrader |
| Prince Hans Westergaard of the Southern Isles | Santino Fontana |
Robin Kahnmeyer Manuel Straube (vocals) |
| Oaken | Chris Williams | Nik Hartmann |
| Troll priest Loki | Jack Whitehall |
Soundtrack
Nine songs belong to the official soundtrack:
- Frozen Heart (in German: Kaltes Herz )
- Do You Want to Build a Snowman? (in German: Do you want to build a snowman? )
- For the First Time in Forever (in German: For the first time )
- Love Is an Open Door (in German: love opens doors )
- Let it Go (title song, in German: Let it go )
- Reindeer (s) Are Better Than People (in German: Reindeer are better than people )
- In Summer (in German: In Summer )
- For the First Time in Forever (Reprise) (in German: For the first time (Reprise) )
- Fixer Upper (in German: Aufpolieren )
The soundtrack was able to place itself in the German album charts for more than three years and was awarded four times platinum in 2020 for more than 800,000 units sold . With ten million copies sold, it was the world's most successful album of 2014, ahead of Taylor Swift's 1989 and Ed Sheeran's × .
Awards for music sales
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
||
 Australia (ARIA)
|
 5 × platinum
|
350,000 |
 Belgium (BEA)
|
platinum
|
30,000 |
 Denmark (IFPI)
|
platinum
|
20,000 |
 Germany (BVMI)
|
4 × platinum
|
800,000 |
 Canada (MC)
|
5 × platinum
|
400,000 |
 Mexico (AMPROFON)
|
 gold
|
30,000 |
 New Zealand (RMNZ)
|
3 × platinum
|
45,000 |
 Netherlands (NVPI)
|
platinum
|
40,000 |
 Spain (Promusicae)
|
gold
|
20,000 |
 United States (RIAA)
|
4 × platinum
|
4,000,000 |
 United Kingdom (BPI)
|
4 × platinum
|
1,200,000 |
| All in all |
2 × gold 28 × platinum |
7,035,000 |
Adaptations
continuation
In March 2015, Disney announced that it would also produce a feature film sequel to Frozen. The film opened in German cinemas on November 20, 2019. The first teaser was published on February 13, 2019.
Short films
The short film The Ice Queen - Party Fever (Frozen Fever) came on March 12, 2015 to supporting film Cinderella in German cinemas.
In 2016 Lego produced a four-part short film series for the film called Frozen: Northern Lights . In Germany, the first 25-minute film that summarizes the short films was shown.
From November 30, 2017, the short film Die Eiskönigin - Olaf thaws (Olaf's Frozen Adventure) was used as a supporting film for Coco - Alive Than Life! shown in German cinemas. RTL showed the short film on December 23, 2017, along with the film and the short film Party-Fieber on free TV.
musical
Frozen has been performed on Broadway since 2018 . In Germany, the musical is to be performed in Hamburg from 2021 . The performance consists of a total of 23 songs sung by the characters in the film.
reception
Reviews
The reviews of the animated film were mostly positive. The film was also rated very good or good by Rotten Tomatoes (with 90%) and IMDb (with 7.5).
“What ultimately makes the film absolutely worth seeing are its lively and mature characters. [...] The positive overall impression is rounded off by the technically complex story world, which with its fjords , forests and mountains is deliberately based on the Norwegian landscape. In short: The Ice Queen - Completely unabashedly offers heart-warming, fast-paced and witty cinema entertainment for young and old, which puts the audience in the perfect mood for the cold season. "
Gross profit
With a worldwide box office earnings of 1.276 billion US dollars is the ice queen of the world's most successful animated film ever. In Japan it became one of the most successful films to date, with grossing over $ 249 million, and topped the box office for 16 weeks. In the United States, the film stayed in the top ten box office charts for 17 weeks. It is the most successful film of 2013 and takes first place in Walt Disney Animation Studios' most successful films, ahead of Zootopia and The Lion King . In Germany, the film received the golden screen for three million viewers in 18 months. In 2013, 3,436,049 visitors were counted at the German box offices nationwide, making the film the 6th place of the most visited films of the year. A total of 4.7 million viewers saw the film in Germany.
Awards
The film won numerous awards. The following list shows the most relevant profits.
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Best animated film
- further nomination:
- Best Movie Song (Let It Go)
British Academy Film Awards 2014
Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2014
- Best animated feature film
- Best Song (Let It Go)
Annie Awards 2014
- Best animated film
- Best Directors ( Chris Buck , Jennifer Lee )
- Best Score ( Kristen Anderson-Lopez , Robert Lopez , Christophe Beck )
- Best Production Design (Michael Giaimo, Lisa Keene, David Womersley)
- Best dubbing voice ( Josh Gad as "Olaf")
- further nominations:
- Best Character Animation (Tony Smeed)
- Best Character Design (Bill Schwab)
- Best Storyboard (John Ripa)
- Best Screenplay (Jennifer Lee)
- Best Editorial (Jeff Draheim)
- Best compiled soundtrack for visual media
- Best Song Written For Visual Media (Let It Go)
The German Film and Media Assessment (FBW) awarded the film the title “particularly valuable”.
publication
The film was first released in Germany in 2014 on DVD, Blu-ray and Blu-ray double pack (3D and 2D). In 2015 Disney released the Collector's Edition on DVD and Blu-ray (3D and 2D). The printed booklet contained 28 pages of background information about the creation and draft drawings of the characters. In 2017, Frozen was released on DVD and Blu-ray as masterpiece No. 53 in the Disney Classics series .
Web links
- The ice queen - Fully unabashedly in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official website (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Certificate of Release for The Frozen - Completely unabashed . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , November 2013 (PDF; test number: 141 862 K).
- ↑ Age rating for Frozen - Completely unabashed . Youth Media Commission .
- ↑ Article on the aesthetics and the success factors of Frozen
- ↑ [1] accessed on July 1, 2015
- ↑ a b Spotted: Rapunzel and Flynn at Elsa's Coronation
- ↑ Top Lifetime big things. Box Office Mojo, accessed August 8, 2020 .
- ↑ The Frozen - Completely unabashed in the German dubbing index
- ↑ Frozen (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). Retrieved November 19, 2019 .
- Jump up ↑ Frozen (German Original Film Soundtrack). Retrieved November 19, 2019 .
- ↑ Soundtrack - Frozen - Totally Unabashed. officialcharts.de, accessed on January 4, 2016
- ↑ Gold / platinum database. musikindustrie.de, accessed on June 24, 2020 (search for Frozen in title)
- ↑ IFPI publishes Digital Music Report 2015. ifpi.org, April 14, 2015
- ↑ Award in Australia
- ^ Award in Belgium
- ^ Award in Denmark
- ↑ Award in Germany
- ↑ Award in Canada
- ^ Award in Mexico
- ↑ Award in New Zealand
- ↑ Award in the Netherlands
- ↑ Award in Spain
- ↑ Distinction in the United States
- ↑ Award in the United Kingdom
- ^ "Frozen 2": All information about the sequel to the Disney film. January 3, 2019, accessed January 24, 2019 .
- ↑ Frozen 2 - sequel to The Ice Queen officially confirmed
- ↑ Disney Announces 'Frozen 2'
- ↑ Frozen 2 - Trailer & Start Date. Retrieved November 20, 2019 .
- ↑ Frozen (2013). Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved November 28, 2019 .
- ↑ The Frozen - Completely unabashed. IMDb , accessed August 19, 2017 .
- ↑ Film review of The Ice Queen - Totally unabashed on kino-zeit.de. Retrieved November 20, 2013 .
- ↑ Anita Busch: 'Frozen' Skates Past 'Iron Man 3' To Become Fifth Highest-Grossing Movie Of All Time Worldwide . In: Deadline.con . May 25, 2014. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
- ↑ Frozen (2013) - International Box Office Results - Box Office Mojo. In: www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved June 12, 2016 .
- ↑ Frozen (2013) - Weekly Box Office Results - Box Office Mojo. In: www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved June 12, 2016 .
- ↑ Overview of the box office results at boxofficemojo.com.
- ↑ KINOaktuell: What you wanted: Münster's cinema year 2013, C. Lou Lloyd, Filminfo No. 4, January 23-29, 2014, p. 24f
- ↑ Evaluation of the German Film and Media Evaluation (FBW)
