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Hans
Christian Andersen: My Life As a Fairytale
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Reviewed
by: |
David
Litton |
| Genre: |
Fantasy
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| Video: |
1.33:1
fullframe |
| Audio: |
English Dolby
Digital 5.1 and 2.0 |
| Language: |
English
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| Subtitle: |
English
(cc) |
| Length: |
176
min |
| Rating: |
Not
Rated |
| Release
Date: |
NA |
| Studio: |
Artisan
Home Entertainment/FHE Entertainment |
| Commentary:
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None |
| Documentaries:
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None |
| Featurettes:
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A Look Behind-the-Scenes |
| Filmography/Biography:
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None |
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Interviews: |
None |
| Trailers/TV
Spots: |
Trailer gallery |
| Alternate/Deleted
Scenes: |
None |
| Music
Video: |
None |
| Other:
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Photo gallery
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| Cast
and Crew: |
Kieran Bew,
Emily Hamilton, James Fox, Simon Callow, Steve Berkoff, Mathieu
Carriere, Geraldine James |
| Written
By: |
Kit Hesketh
Harvey |
| Produced
by: |
Paul Lowin, Davina Belling,
Clive Parsons |
| Directed
By: |
Philip Saville |
| Music: |
Debbie Wiseman
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| The
Review: |
The
life of the imaginative author Hans Christian Andersen is told
with sincerity in "My Life as a Fairytale," a combination of
reality and fantasy that genre lovers should find very appealing.
The film features the progression of the Danish author's (played
by Kieran Bew) life from his childhood to adulthood: at 15,
after running away from his home to Copenhagen, he becomes friends
with the wealthy Jonas Collins (James Fox), who gives him the
opportunity to get an education and later have his work shown
to a publisher. The series of events is a juggling act between
reality and Andersen's creative imagination, as sections of
his own fairy tales like "The Little Mermaid" find themselves
running concurrent with the more biographical aspects of the
movie. The cast does well with their characters, and director
Philip Saville does considerably well in bringing the various
environments to life in a believable fashion. |
| Image
and Sound |
One of the finer fullframe presentations
to come along in some time. The picture looks very clean with
little noise and slight film grain. Edges are sharp with only
minor halos present, while contrast is very well-done and
features good shadow detail and solid blacks. Colors are nicely
saturated, and while they appear drained in some places, they
look great everywhere else. All-in-all, works for the movie.
***
The Dolby Digital 5.1 track isn't
very discernable from the track that is also included,
and it's just fair. Dialogue sounds good and isn't overpowered
by the sound effects, which tend to remain near the front
with little engagement of the surrounds. The music has some
ambient appeal, but nothing special, and deep bass is minimal
throughout.
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| The
Extras |
Not
a whole lot of features, save for a behind-the-scenes look with
interviews from the cast and crew, a trailer gallery, and a
photo gallery. |
| Commentary |
None
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| Final
Words: |
Not
a truly great film, but those with an interest in its subject
will find it interesting. The DVD will most likely suffer a
short-lived popularity, however, if at all. |
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