In love with a witch (film)

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Movie
German title In love with a witch
Original title Bewitched
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2005
length 102 minutes
Age rating FSK 0
JMK 0
Rod
Director Nora Ephron
script Nora Ephron
Delia Ephron
production Nora Ephron,
Lucy Fisher ,
Penny Marshall ,
Douglas Wick
music George Fenton
camera John Lindley
cut Tia Nolan
occupation

In Love with a Witch is an American film from 2005. The director was Nora Ephron , who also wrote the screenplay . The main roles were played by Nicole Kidman , Will Ferrell , Shirley MacLaine and Michael Caine . The film is based on the television series Bewitched station's American Broadcasting Company from 1964 to 1,972th

action

Jack Wyatt is an unsuccessful actor . He sees his chance in a role in a remake of the television show In Love with a Witch . To do this, he has to find a woman who could play the witch on this show . He finds Isabel, a real witch who lives in the San Fernando Valley , which she hides from Jack. She wants to renounce magic and lead a normal life, but repeatedly succumbs to the temptation to use her magic skills.

During the filming, Jack falls in love with Isabel. But when she finds out that she is only supposed to serve as "decoration" for Jack, she sabotages the show with various spells. After an argument with Jack, she leaves the show, but is persuaded by him to come back shortly afterwards. Isabel's father Nigel falls in love with her colleague Iris Smythson, who later also turns out to be a witch.

At a party, Isabel finally reveals to Jack that she is a witch. Jack makes fun of it. However, when he later discovers that she is actually a witch, he is shocked, whereupon Isabel leaves him angrily. After a long search, Jack finds her alone on the set . He declares his love for her and together they make the show a great success. In the final scene, Isabel and Jack move into a house together; a puzzled neighbor watches as Isabel uses magic to create an extra tree in the garden.

background

The film was shot on various locations in California , including Los Angeles , Beverly Hills , West Hollywood , Culver City , Torrance . Filming began on September 7, 2004. The budget for the film is estimated at 85 million US dollars . The film celebrated its world premiere on June 24, 2005 in the USA. It was seen for the first time in Germany and Switzerland on September 1, 2005, and one day later in Austria. On the opening weekend, US $ 20.1 million was earned in the US, and US revenues totaled US $ 62.2 million. Worldwide revenues of over $ 131.4 million were achieved. At the box office in Germany over 1 million visitors were counted, in Switzerland there were almost 70,000 viewers.

For the main role of Jack Wyatt Jim Carrey was originally intended, who had to turn down the role because he had other obligations to fulfill. Before Nicole Kidman was awarded the lead role of Isabel Bigelow, the roles were Jennifer Aniston , Christina Applegate , Patricia Arquette , Drew Barrymore , Kim Basinger , Kate Beckinsale , Sandra Bullock , Jennifer Connelly , Kristin Davis , Cameron Diaz , Heather Graham , Melanie Griffith , Maggie Gyllenhaal , Teri Hatcher , Helen Hunt , Angelina Jolie , Ashley Judd , Lisa Kudrow , Alyssa Milano , Julianne Moore , Brittany Murphy , Tatum O'Neal , Gwyneth Paltrow , Sarah Jessica Parker , Michelle Pfeiffer , Molly Ringwald , Meg Ryan , Winona Ryder , Julia Roberts , Brooke Shields , Alicia Silverstone , Hilary Swank , Charlize Theron , Uma Thurman , Naomi Watts , Reese Witherspoon and Renée Zellweger in conversation. The role of Aunt Clara was originally supposed to be played by Joan Plowright , but she had to decline the offer. Instead, the role was given to Carole Shelley on the recommendation of Kristin Chenoweth , who was released from her appearances in the play Wicked - The Witches of Oz on Broadway for a week to film her scenes .

Reviews

James Berardinelli described the film on movie-reviews.colossus.net as "the worst kind of entertainment" and said that 100 minutes of your life had been "stolen". He named the portrayal of Michael Caine as possibly the only positive exception in the film. He thought Nicole Kidman in the role of Isabel was a miscast, he described the portrayal of Will Ferrell as "uncomfortable".

“The desired parody suffocates from its own ambition to combine the comedy of the old series with a satire on today's Hollywood business. The over-constructed film is devoid of any spontaneity and largely leaves you cold. "

- Lexicon of international film

"" In love with a witch "has many funny moments, but also more loose ends than a plate of spaghetti: The storyline with Michael Caine as Isabel's enchanting father, who is recreating the TV witch Shirley MacLaine, just fizzles out. On the other hand, Nicole Kidman, who is otherwise so aloof, is so cute that one graciously ignores such mistakes. As also about the fact that Will Ferrell [...] is a true slapstick virtuoso, but as a dream man is completely untrustworthy. Conclusion: Over-the-top fantasy fun with an enchanting Nicole Kidman. Charming - but magic is different. "

- Cinema

Nominations and Awards

In Love with a Witch was nominated for the 2006 Golden Raspberry in five categories, including Worst Remake , Worst Actor (Will Ferrell), Worst Director and Worst Screenplay . He eventually received the negative award in the Worst Screen Couple category for Will Ferrell and Nicole Kidman.

In addition, the film was nominated for the Young Artist Award for best comedy in 2006. In the following year he received a nomination for the Young Artist Awards in the category Best Family Feature Film - Comedy or Musical .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Release certificate for In love with a witch . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , August 2005 (PDF; test number: 103 337 K).
  2. ↑ Age rating for In love with a witch . Youth Media Commission .
  3. ↑ Locations according to the Internet Movie Database
  4. ↑ a b c d e budget and box office results according to the Internet Movie Database
  5. ↑ a b Start dates according to the Internet Movie Database
  6. ↑ a b c d Background information according to the Internet Movie Database
  7. ^ Review by James Berardinelli
  8. ↑ In love with a witch. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used 
  9. ↑ Cinema.de
  10. ↑ a b c Nominations and awards according to the Internet Movie Database

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