The Snow Queen (2002)

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Movie
German title the snow Queen
Original title Snow Queen
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2002
length 180 minutes
Age rating FSK 0
Rod
Director David Wu
script Simon Moore
production Michael O'Connor ,
Matthew O'Connor
music Lawrence Shragge
camera Gregory Middleton
cut Yelena Lanskaya ,
David Wu
occupation

The Snow Queen (Original Title: Snow Queen) is an American film from 2002 that was produced for television. The fairy tale film is based on the fairy tale of the same name The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen .

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Little Gerda lives with her parents in a village in the mountains. One day her mother is killed by the winter, the "lap dog of the Snow Queen". Her father then fell into deep mourning and Gerda had to take on the role of housewife.

Years later, the young Kai comes to the hotel that belongs to Gerda's father as a page. The two fall in love, which Gerda's father doesn't like to see. But one day when a splinter of ice flies into Kai's eye, his heart turns to ice and he is no longer recognizable. A mysterious stranger stays in the hotel that Kai wants to take with him. At first he refuses. But hypnotized by the stranger's kiss, he finally follows her and leaves Gerda alone.

In the queen's castle, Kai is supposed to put together a mirror that the queen broke. Meanwhile, Gerda, desperately disappearing over quays, jumps into the river. When she opens her eyes again, she wakes up in the garden of the happy Frau Frühling, who takes care of Gerda like a mother and enables her to catch up with her childhood (the "spring of her life"). However, she holds the girl with a spell to stop her from looking for Kai any further. In the end, Gerda manages to escape after learning from the roses in the garden that Kai is in the realm of the Snow Queen. The last advice that spring gives her is: “Never forget the power of a single kiss!” On her journey through the forest, Gerda meets a little magician. Through him she reaches the palace of the summer princess. Gerda promises to give her a ticket to the Snow Queen's castle. In exchange for this, the girl promises to attend a ball. On this one, however, the summer princess wants to pair the girl up so that she can forget about Kai. Gerda remains steadfast, she doesn't care about any other men. With the help of the magician, she escapes from the palace, the map to the kingdom of the Snow Queen in hand. She runs into a band of robbers, led by Frau Herbst. It is only thanks to the intervention of her daughter that she is not immediately murdered. She wants to keep these as her "toy". When Gerda tries to run away, she is caught and locked in a hole in the ground. Through the dungeon wall, she makes contact with a talking reindeer. She breaks through the wall to his cell. Together they overpower the robber girl and set off for the Snow Queen's castle.

In the meantime Kai has almost finished puzzling the mirror. Only one particle is still missing. But where is it? The polar bear that guards him tells him the story of the mirror, which is carried by the wind up to Gerda's ears: the mirror once showed all the good of those who looked into it. When the four seasons looked in the mirror, spring radiated radiant warmth, as did summer and autumn. When winter, the Snow Queen, looked in, there was only ice and cold. In addition, it was covered with a spell: it fulfilled the Snow Queen with the wish that her season, winter, would be the only one on earth. Then she took the mirror in her possession and wanted to carry it to heaven. When it broke there, all parts of the world were dispersed, a small piece of mirror is in Kai's eye. This is the missing particle. To do it, Kai has to receive another kiss from the Queen, which will also kill him.

Gerda has finally arrived at the Castle of the Snow Queen. She happily embraces Kai, who doesn't recognize her. She reminds him of their time together: That breaks the spell. The two want to go when the queen steps in. She threatens to kill Gerda if Kai doesn't give her the last splinter. This agrees. Touched by their kiss, he falls lifeless to the ground. Before the Snow Queen can complete her plan, Gerda faces her for the final fight. The girl is cornered. Your opponent thinks she is the winner. Gerda replies: “You are not the Snow Queen. You are just winter And winter is going by! ”With these words she presses a brooch on her heart that once belonged to her mother and in which all of her love is hidden. This breaks the magic of the Snow Queen; she lies defenseless on the ground. Gerda runs to Kai and admits: "I love you." At that moment the boy wakes up from his unconsciousness. The two return to the hotel that Gerda's father has since closed out of grief over the loss of his daughter. When he sees the two safe and sound again, he takes them in his arms and welcomes Kai as his son-in-law.

Reviews

The critics of the TV magazine TV Spielfilm rated the film as mediocre (thumbs straight) and said: "Weak dialogue, but with a great look"

Filmreporter.de found: “In the film adaptation Gerda and Kai undoubtedly develop romantic feelings for each other - while in Andersen's version the two are best friends. The plot of the film is also much more streamlined than in the fairy tale. Andersen's complex characters become fairytale stereotypes, only the core of the plot is still there. ”“ In terms of film, there is little to complain about besides one or the other unsuccessful camera position. The landscape shots are consistent. The interior scenes are not particularly exciting, but they are designed well enough to make the setting believable. "

Awards

The film was nominated for the Saturn Award in 2003 for Best TV Film. Gregory Middleton received the Canadian Society of Cinematographers Award in 2003 . Chelsea Hobbs, the sound and the sound editing were nominated for the Canadian Leo Award in 2003 .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Film review by TV Spielfilm , accessed on November 12, 2017.
  2. ↑ Hans Christian Andersen filmed in a child-friendly manner at filmreporter.de, accessed on November 12, 2017.