Into the Woods (film)
| Movie | |
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| German title | Into the Woods |
| Original title | Into the Woods |
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| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2014 |
| length | 124 minutes |
| Age rating |
FSK 6 JMK 8 |
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| Director | Rob Marshall |
| script | James Lapine |
| production | Rob Marshall, John De Luca , Marc Platt , Callum McDougall |
| music | Stephen Sondheim |
| camera | Dion Beebe |
| cut | Wyatt Smith |
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Into the Woods is an American fantasy - musical from Rob Marshall from the year 2014 . It is the film adaptation of the Broadway musical of the same name by James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim , who were both involved in the filming. The film, which is based on some well-known fairy tales , mixes Little Red Riding Hood , Rapunzel and Cinderella among others . Meryl Streep , Emily Blunt , James Corden and Anna Kendrick star in the lead roles . Into the Woods had its world premiere on December 8, 2014 in New York and opened in German cinemas on February 19, 2015.
action
A baker and his wife want nothing more than a child. However, this wish is thwarted by the curse of a witch , which came about because the baker's father had robbed the witch's garden. He stole lettuce and magic beans from there. The witch offers the baker and his wife to lift the curse on the condition that the couple bring her four things: a cow as white as milk , a cloak as red as blood , hair as yellow as corn and a shoe off pure gold .
The witch brings the baker and his wife into contact with the boy Hans , who sells his beloved white cow milk white to him, for which the baker gives him some of the magic beans his wife has found earlier and from which a huge beanstalk grows; with Little Red Riding Hood , whose red coat catches the baker's eye; with Rapunzel with her corn-yellow hair, whose tower the baker's wife sees as she walks through the forest; and with Cinderella and her golden shoe, who runs into the baker's wife when she is being followed by a prince .
After several unsuccessful attempts, the baker and his wife finally manage to get hold of all four items to break the curse. Meanwhile all the other fairy tale characters get their " happy ending ": Cinderella marries her prince, Hans takes care of his mother by stealing riches from a giant with the help of his beanstalk , and when he tries to chase him, he cuts through the beanstalk Giant dies. Little Red Riding Hood and his grandmother are saved from the big bad wolf by the baker, and the witch becomes beautiful and young again through a magic potion.
Soon new problems arise: the baker doesn't want to be a poor father to his newborn child, and the witch realizes that she has lost all her magic powers through her youth and beauty.
The wife of the killed giant can climb down over the beanstalk and now wants Hans to be handed over to her to avenge her husband's death. The others are discussing whether they should hand over Hans. In the course of the runaway conversation, Hans' mother is killed. The prince can now seduce the baker's wife. When the prince leaves, she realizes the mistake she made, falls off a cliff and dies. Meanwhile, Rapunzel is able to flee with her prince.
The remaining individuals first all accuse each other of being responsible for the tragedy , and ultimately they all accuse the witch. She throws the leftover beans on the ground and curses those present because they do not want to see their own guilt , and then disappears. The baker, Little Red Riding Hood, Hans and Cinderella kill the giant's wife. The life of everyone is now changed: the baker always thinks of his deceased wife and fears that he will not be a good father for his child, Cinderella, disaffected by the prince who cheats on her, leaves him and from now on helps the baker, and the orphans Hans and Little Red Riding Hood now live with them. The baker now, on the advice of his dead wife, who appears to him, tells the entire story to his little child. It begins with: " Once upon a time ... " and the same words with which he started the film as the narrator.
background
After Rob Marshall's success with Chicago , he wanted to film another musical. It was not until ten years later that he became aware of Into the Woods and worked on this film with many crew members from Chicago . In June 2013, the Walt Disney Company announced that the film would hit theaters for Christmas 2014. Between October 2012 and September 2013 all actors were found. Shortly afterwards, filming began in London. Outdoor shots were also made in Wales and New York . The first trailer was released on July 31, 2014. The sung passages were not recorded live, but recorded beforehand.
synchronization
The German synchronization was done by FFS Film- & Fernseh-Synchron in Berlin. Nana Spier , who spoke to Cinderella's mother, also wrote the dialogue book and directed the dialogue.
The songs were not dubbed, but translated into German with subtitles .
| role | actor | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| witch | Meryl Streep | Dagmar Dempe |
| baker | James Corden | Tobias Müller |
| Baker's wife | Emily Blunt | Bianca Krahl |
| Cinderella | Anna Kendrick | Anne Helm |
| Little Red Riding Hood | Lilla Crawford | Friedel Morgenstern |
| Hans | Daniel Huttlestone | Arne Kapfer |
| Rapunzel | MacKenzie Mauzy | Yvonne Greitzke |
| Cinderella's prince | Chris Pine | Nico Sablik |
| Rapunzel's prince | Billy Magnussen | Leonhard Mahlich |
| Hans' mother | Tracey Ullman | Silke Matthias |
| wolf | Johnny Depp | David Nathan |
| Stepmother | Christine Baranski | Liane Rudolph |
| Cinderella's mother | Joanna Riding | Nana Spier |
| Florinda | Tammy Blanchard | Ursula Hugo |
| grandmother | Annette Crosbie | Luise Lunow |
| Valet | Richard Glover | Matthias Deutelmoser |
| Lucinda | Lucy Punch | Julia Kaufmann |
| giantess | Frances de la Tour | Anke Reitzenstein |
| Father of the baker | Simon Russell Beale | Jürgen Kluckert |
reception
The film was received mixed to positive. On Rotten Tomatoes , 70% of all reviews are positive.
“The first two thirds of the film, which, like the Brothers Grimm's greatest hits on laughing gas , have a bubbling energy. But as soon as the baker couple's scavenger hunt is over and a raging giant appears, the film loses its magic like an airless balloon. "
"'Into the Woods', a great Disney film adaptation of the Stephen Sondheim-James-Lapine musical, instills a new zest for life in the tired marketing concept of entertainment for 'children of all ages'."
"With his fairytale mash-up musical, Rob Marshall breaks the biorhythm of every Disney-socialized viewer: the end comes much too early and is then not even happy."
Frank Schnelle from epd Film awarded 4 out of 5 stars. He praised the implementation of the Broadway play as a Hollywood spectacle, which made it clear right from the start that “this production will do everything that makes a big - or at least expensive - film”: “a lush, grandiose production design; a lively, imaginative production; The finest tricks; and a cast in the best play and singing mood. ”In addition, one should be“ grateful to the producers that they have preserved the unusual ambivalence of the material. ”
Awards
The two leading actresses Emily Blunt and Meryl Streep were nominated for the Golden Globe Awards 2015 in the categories "Best Lead Actress" and "Best Supporting Actress". Furthermore, the film was nominated in the category “Best Film - Comedy or Musical”. Meryl Streep was also nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award 2015 for her performance . At the Satellite Awards 2014, the film won in the category "Best Ensemble" (Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, James Corden, Anna Kendrick, Chris Pine, Johnny Depp, Lilla Crawford, Daniel Huttlestone, MacKenzie Mauzy, Tracey Ullman, Christine Baranski, Tammy Blanchard, Lucy Punch, Billy Magnussen and Frances de la Tour). He was nominated in the categories "Best Camera", "Best Visual Effects", "Best Sound". At the Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards, the film won the category “Best Family Film” and Lilla Crawford won the award “Best Young Young Actress”. The American Film Institute selected the film as one of the top ten films of 2014. At the 2015 Academy Awards , Into the Woods was nominated in the categories of “Best Costume Design”, “Best Production Design” and “Best Supporting Actress” (Meryl Streep).
The German Film and Media Evaluation FBW in Wiesbaden awarded the film the title valuable.
Web links
- Into the Woods in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- Into the Woods 2014. In: synchronkartei.de. German synchronous index , accessed on September 25, 2015 .
- Into the Woods atRotten Tomatoes(English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Certificate of Release for Into the Woods . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , February 2015 (PDF; test number: 149 894 K).
- ↑ Age rating for Into the Woods . Youth Media Commission .
- ↑ World premiere Into the Woods
- ↑ Into the Woods theatrical release in Germany
- ↑ Disney film 'Into the Woods' begins production in UK latimes.com (English). Retrieved February 22, 2015.
- ↑ Rob Marshall Boldly Explores Disney's Take on Twisted Tale 'Into the Woods' variety.com (English). Retrieved February 22, 2015.
- ↑ German synchronous index: German synchronous index | Movies | Into the Woods. Retrieved March 15, 2018 .
- ^ Into the Woods film reviews filmstarts.de. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
- ↑ Into the Woods reviews rottentomatoes.com (English). Retrieved February 22, 2015.
- ↑ David Steinitz: Review in the section New in the cinema . Süddeutsche Zeitung of February 19, 2015, p. 10
- ^ Into the Woods epd film , accessed April 22, 2015.