Manolo and the Book of Life
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Manolo and the Book of Life |
| Original title | The Book of Life |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2014 |
| length | 95 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 6 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Jorge Gutiérrez |
| script | Jorge Gutiérrez, Douglas Langdale |
| production |
Aaron Berger , Brad Booker , Guillermo del Toro , Carina Schulze |
| music |
Gustavo Santaolalla , Paul Williams |
| cut | John Carnochan |
The Book of Life (original title: The Book of Life ) is an American 3D - animated film of Reel FX Creative Studios provided by 20th Century Fox produced and the one on the legend of Orpheus and Eurydice tells ajar love story. In the English version, Channing Tatum , Christina Applegate and Zoë Saldaña take on speaking roles.
The German-language premiere was on October 9, 2014 in Switzerland. The cinema release in Austria and Germany was in early 2015.
action
Museum guide Mary Beth tells a group of children about Mexican legends. One of them is set in the town of San Angel and revolves around the Book of Life , which contains the story of everyone in the world.
The spirits La Muerte , mistress of the realm of the remembered, and Xibalba , master of the realm of the forgotten, visit San Angel on the day of the dead and watch the boys Manolo and Joaquín fight for the affection of the girl María. The two ghosts bet on which of the two María will marry one day. If it is Manolo, La Muerte wins and Xibalbá is no longer allowed to interfere in the fate of the living. If María Joaquín marries, La Muerte and Xibalbá swap kingdoms. On the day of the festival, María freed a herd of her father that was to be slaughtered. As a punishment, she is sent to a school in Spain. To say goodbye, Manolo gives her a little pig, pig, and she gives him a new guitar.
Years later, with the help of Xibalba, Joaquín has become the hero of San Angel and protects the place from the bandits. Manolo was trained as a bullfighter by his father . When María returns, Manolo's first bullfight takes place. But he refuses to kill the bull and disappoints his father. But María is impressed by it. However, she learns that her father has already promised Joaquín that he will stay in the village and protect the residents. Nevertheless, she secretly meets with Manolo and they confess their love. In order to win, Xibalba lets María bite a snake so that she appears dead. Manolo lets himself be outwitted by him, is bitten twice and actually dies. Now María has no choice but to marry Joaquín and Xibalba has won the bet.
When Manolo arrives in the realm of the remembered, he meets many deceased relatives there, including his mother Carmen. But Xibalba has already taken power in the empire. Together with his mother and grandfather, Manolo travels to the realm of the forgotten and has to endure many dangers. In doing so, they enter the cave of souls, where the candle maker guards everyone's life. The candle maker sees that Manolo's pages in the Book of Life are empty because Xibalba has outwitted him. But now Manolo can rewrite these pages. He can tell about Xibalbá's trick in the realm of the forgotten and La Muerte. Xibalba admits his ruse and wants to give Manolo his life back, but he should first face his fears.
Meanwhile, San Angel is attacked by the bandits who manage to kill Carlos. He meets his son in the hereafter. After he has soothed the spirits of the bulls killed by his family, he can return to the living. After driving off the bandits, Joaquín returns the talisman he received from Xibalba and María and Manolo can marry. Xibalba and La Muerte swap roles again so that everything is as before.
production
The production of Manolo and the book of life was already in discussion at Dreamworks in 2007 , the film was not made at the time due to "creative differences". In February 2012 it was announced that Guillermo del Toro would produce the film, which at the time still had the working title Day of the Dead . Since Pixar also had a project called Day of the Dead , the title was changed. Jorge Gutiérrez directed the production and co-wrote the script with Douglas Langdale . The music was composed by Gustavo Santaolalla and Ahren Shaw was responsible for the editing. Paul Sullivan was the artistic director .
synchronization
| Original version | German version | role |
|---|---|---|
| Channing Tatum | Daniel Fehlow | Joaquín |
| Zoë Saldaña | Pegah Ferydoni | Maria |
| Diego Luna | Giovanni Zarrella | Manolo |
| Christina Applegate | Katrin Fröhlich | Mary Beth |
| Ice Cube | Ron Williams | Candle maker |
| Kate del Castillo | Carolina Vera Squella | La Muerte |
| Ron Perlman | Oliver Stritzel | Xibalba |
| Cheech Marin | Friedemann Benner | Pancho Rodriguez |
| Hector Elizondo | Abelardo Decamili | Manolo's father |
| Plácido Domingo | Enrique Ambrosio | Manolo's great grandfather |
| Ana de la Reguera | Alexandra Wilcke | Manolo's mother |
| Gabriel Iglesias | Michael Iwannek | Pepe Rodriguez |
| Danny Trejo | Karl Schulz | Manolo's grandfather |
publication
The film is distributed by 20th Century Fox . The film premiered on October 2, 2014 in Hong Kong . Further film releases followed in many countries, most of them on October 16 and 17, and also in the USA on the second date. The German-language premiere was in Switzerland on October 9th. In Austria the start was scheduled for January 1, 2015 and in Germany for February 12, 2015.
Grossing results
On the first night, the film grossed $ 300,000 in the US, in 2,150 cinemas, and $ 4.9 million on the first day. On the first weekend, the film grossed $ 17 million as the third top hit. Outside of the US, the largest revenue came from Mexico at $ 3.84 million and Brazil at $ 1.98 million. In Mexico, Book of Life was in second place after the domestic production Perfect Dictatorship .
Web links
- The Book of Life in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- Official page for the film
Individual evidence
- ^ Certificate of Release for Manolo and the Book of Life . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , November 2014 (PDF; test number: 148 161 K).
- ↑ 12 HRS: Channing Tatum, Zoe Saldana to Star in Animated 'Book of Life' (Exclusive) . Hollywoodreporter.com. November 17, 2011. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
- ↑ a b Manolo and the Book of Life . IMDb. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
- ↑ Amid Amidi: "El Tigre" Creator Jorge Gutierrez Moves Into Features with "Book of Life". Cartoon Brew, January 24, 2013, accessed March 6, 2014 .
- ↑ Guillermo Del Toro Joins With Reel Fx To Produce Epic Animated Adventure Day Of The Dead. (No longer available online.) Reel FX, February 21, 2012, archived from the original on April 8, 2014 ; accessed on March 6, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Fox Animation Teaming With Guillermo del Toro on 'Book of Life' (Exclusive). The Hollywood Reporter, December 12, 2012, accessed March 6, 2014 .
- ↑ a b The speakers of "Manolo and the Book of Life" . In: Spielfilm.de . September 18, 2014. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
- ↑ Brent Lang: Box Office: Brad Pitt's 'Fury' Rolls with $ 1.2 Million Thursday Night. Variety , October 17, 2014, accessed November 22, 2014 .
- ↑ Scott Mendelson: Box Office: Brad Pitt's 'Fury' Shells $ 8.8M Friday. Forbes , October 18, 2014, accessed November 22, 2014 .
- ↑ Brent Lang: Box Office: Brad Pitt's 'Fury' Edges Out 'Book of Life,' 'Gone Girl'. Variety , October 19, 2014, accessed November 22, 2014 .
- ↑ Pamela McClintock: Box Office: Brad Pitt's 'Fury' Conquers Competition With $ 23.5M Weekend. The Hollywood Reporter , October 19, 2014, accessed November 22, 2014 .
- ↑ Nancy Tartagloine: Int'l Box Office Update: 'Guardians' Now 3rd Biggest Marvel Movie Ever. October 19, 2014, accessed November 22, 2014 .
