The Knight Before Christmas
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The Knight Before Christmas |
| Original title | The Knight Before Christmas |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2019 |
| length | 92 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 6 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Monika Mitchell |
| script | Cara J. Russell |
| production |
Brad Krevoy , Vanessa Hudgens |
| music | Roger Bellon |
| camera | Greg Gardiner |
| cut | Lara Mazur |
| occupation | |
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The Knight Before Christmas is an American Christmas film from the director Monika Mitchell from 2019 . It was published worldwide on November 21, 2019 on the Netflix streaming service .
action
Norwich, December 1334: Sir Cole is about to be knighted. During a ride shortly before the coronation, he meets a sorceress in the forest who catapults him into the present so that he can find his task there. Cole ends up in the middle of the Christmas market in the small town of Bracebridge and is nearly run over by high school teacher Brooke Winters. Since Brooke feels guilty, she takes Cole in. He claims that he is a knight and must go back to the 14th century. Brooke believes Cole has amnesia and wants to help him. She helps him find his way around the modern world and figure out how to accomplish his mysterious true mission - the only act that will bring him back home.
Cole quickly becomes friends with Claire, the daughter of Brooke's sister Madison. Meanwhile Brooke notices that Cole is good for her and falls in love with him. Over time, she even believes that Cole is telling the truth and that the truth is from the past. Cole now wonders if he wants to go back to his real life because he has also fallen in love with Brooke.
After helping Brooke at Christmas dinner, Cole can go back to his old life. With a heavy heart he leaves Brooke in Bracebridge, who was thus again disappointed by love. Once in Norwich, Cole realizes it was a mistake to return. He hands over the knighthood to his brother Sir Geoffrey and returns to the present. There he meets with Brooke.
In a post-credits scene, Sir Geoffrey is approached by a sorceress who wants to show him his true role.
background
In March 2019, the film was announced by Netflix . Vanessa Hudgens not only takes on the female lead, but is also involved as a producer. British actor Josh Whitehouse took on the male lead.
The film was shot between April and May 2019 in Orillia and Bracebridge in Ontario , Canada . The Norwich Castle scenes were shot at Charleville Castle in Tullamore , Ireland .
Cast and dubbing
The German synchronization was for a dialogue book by Jesse Grimm and the dialogue director Gordon Rijnders by the synchronous company RRP Media UG in Berlin .
| Role name | actor | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Brooke Winters | Vanessa Hudgens | Marieke Oeffinger |
| Sir Cole | Josh Whitehouse | Tim Schwarzmaier |
| Madison | Emmanuelle Chriqui | Anna Dramski |
| Sir Geoffrey | Harry Jarvis | Julian Tennstedt |
| Alyson | Mimi Gianopulos | Josefin Hagen |
| Mrs. Claus / sorceress | Ella Kenion | Almut Zydra |
| David | Jean-Michel Le Gal | Armin Schlagwein |
| Officer Stevens | Arnold Pinnock | Gabriel Merz |
| Claire | Isabelle Franca | Victoria luck |
Reviews
At Metacritic , the film received a Metascore of 4.8 / 10 based on 4 reviews, and at Rotten Tomatoes , 75 percent of the 16 reviews were positive.
Oliver Kube by Screenrush .com ruled that the film was "despite cheaper TV look quite entertaining [...] and thanks to the romantic chemistry of their stars easily digestible fantasy comedy for the holidays."
Web links
- The Knight Before Christmas in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official site on Netflix
Individual evidence
- ↑ Vanessa Hudgens To Star & Executive Produce 'The Knight Before Christmas' For Netflix . In: Deadline.com . ( deadline.com [accessed December 23, 2019]).
- ↑ The Knight Before Christmas. In: synchronkartei.de. German dubbing file , accessed on December 23, 2019 .
- ↑ The Knight Before Christmas at Metacritic , accessed December 23, 2019
- ↑ The Knight Before Christmas at Rotten Tomatoes (English) , accessed on 23 December 2019
- ↑ Oliver Kube: Critique of the Filmstarts editorial team: The Knight Before Christmas. In: Filmstarts.de. Retrieved December 23, 2019 .