The Magic of Belle Isle - An Enchanted Summer

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Movie
German title The Magic of Belle Isle - An Enchanted Summer
Original title The Magic of Belle Isle
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2012
length 109 minutes
Age rating FSK 0
Rod
Director Rob Reiner
script Guy Thomas
production Alan Greisman
Lori McCreary
Salli Newman
Rob Reiner
David Valdes
music Marc Shaiman
camera Reed Morano
cut Dorian Harris
occupation

The Magic of Belle Isle (Original title: The Magic of Belle Isle ) is an American drama directed by Rob Reiner for the production companies Magnolia Pictures , Castle Rock Entertainment and Revelations Entertainment from 2012 with Morgan Freeman and Virginia Madsen in the leading roles.

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After his wife died from cancer six years earlier, the successful western writer Monte Wildhorn quit writing and started drinking. Only a stay in the country allows the novelist , who has been in a wheelchair since a traffic accident through no fault of his own, to participate in life again. Wildhorn makes the acquaintance of many friendly people, the eccentric Carl, a helpful shopkeeper, but above all the attractive and life-affirming Mrs. Charlotte O'Neil, who lives next to him at the lake with her three daughters.

Ultimately, the old curmudgeon takes responsibility for a dog and the friendly neighbors, whose daughter Finnegan O'Neil he teaches to write, gradually bring back the lost joie de vivre over a long summer. At the end, Monte stops drinking and starts to write again. When his publisher finally reveals to him that a well-known actor would like to buy the film rights to his western hero, he initially refuses, but in the end he thinks of a better one, agrees and uses the money he earned to buy the small property next to the neighboring family O ' Neil, where he would like to spend his retirement from now on.

Reviews

"A feel-good drama with serious nuances that comes across as too adeptly constructed to be carried away."

Production notes

The costumes are by Shawn Holly Cookson, Sylvia Malangone Cappelli was the make-up artist, and Sara Parks was responsible for the production design. Tom Lisowski contributed the production design. The film was set in Greenwood Lake , New York , USA .

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Certificate of Release for The Magic of Belle Isle - An Enchanted Summer . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , October 2012 (PDF; test number: 135 326 V).
  2. The Magic of Belle Isle - An Enchanted Summer. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used