
whimsical movie worlds I want to live in
“The world is changing: I feel it in the water, I feel it in the earth, and I smell it in the air.” -Treebeard
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Stardust
Matthew Vaughn · 2007
Esperando conquistar uma bela garota, Tristan promete dar-lhe uma estrela cadente. Mas ele vai ter a maior aventura de sua vida, quando descobre que a estrela é de fato uma beldade celestial chamada Yvaine. Quando a velha feiticeira Lamia tenta roubar a juventude de Yvaine, Tristan tem que protegê-la a todo custo.

The Secret of Moonacre
Gábor Csupó · 2009
Příběh o dívce, která se přestěhovala k tajemnému strýci, Siru Benjaminovi, aby zde mohla žít poklidný život poté, co jí zemřel její otec. Neví však, jakého překvapení, odhodlání, nástrah a tajemství se jí zde naskytne. Zjistí, že je poslední Měsíční princeznou - a bude muset odhalit pravdu nejen o sobě, ale i o osudu druhých. Knižní román napsala v roce 1946 známá anglická spisovatelka Elizabeth Goudgeová, získal i významné ocenění Carnegie Medal. Seriálové formy se jeho příznivci mohli dočkat roku 1994 - seriál se jmenoval Malý bílý koníček (Moonacre) a představitelku Marie Merryweatherové si zahrála Camilla Power, která např. nadabovala anglickou Alenku z Švankmajerova díla Něco z Alenky (1988). Tohoto filmového zpracování se ujal maďarský režisér Gábor Csupó, známý díky režii Mostu do země Terabithia (2007). Představitelkou Marie Merryweatherové je mladá Dakota Blue Richards, která ztvárnila paličatou Lyru z filmu Zlatý kompas (2007).

The Secret Garden
Agnieszka Holland · 1993
A young British girl born and reared in India loses her neglectful parents in an earthquake. She is returned to England to live at her uncle's castle. Her uncle is very distant due to the loss of his wife ten years before. Neglected once again, she begins exploring the estate and discovers a garden that has been locked and forgotten. Aided by one of the servants' boys, she begins restoring the garden, and eventually discovers some other secrets of the manor.

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Andrew Adamson · 2005
Siblings Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter step through a magical wardrobe and find the land of Narnia. There, they discover a charming, once peaceful kingdom that has been plunged into eternal winter by the evil White Witch, Jadis. Aided by the wise and magnificent lion, Aslan, the children lead Narnia into a spectacular, climactic battle to be free of the Witch's glacial powers forever.

Tuck Everlasting
Jay Russell · 2002
Teenager Winnie Foster is growing up in a small rural town in 1914 with her loving but overprotective parents, but Winnie longs for a life of greater freedom and adventure.

Pride & Prejudice
Joe Wright · 2005
A story of love and life among the landed English gentry during the Georgian era. Mr. Bennet is a gentleman living in Hertfordshire with his overbearing wife and five daughters, but if he dies their house will be inherited by a distant cousin whom they have never met, so the family's future happiness and security is dependent on the daughters making good marriages.

The Princess Bride
Rob Reiner · 1987
In this enchantingly cracked fairy tale, the beautiful Princess Buttercup and the dashing Westley must overcome staggering odds to find happiness amid six-fingered swordsmen, murderous princes, Sicilians and rodents of unusual size. But even death can't stop these true lovebirds from triumphing.

Ella Enchanted
Tommy O'Haver · 2004
Ella lives in a magical world in which each child, at the moment of their birth, is given a virtuous "gift" from a fairy godmother. Ella's so-called gift, however, is obedience. This birthright proves itself to be quite the curse once Ella finds herself in the hands of several unscrupulous characters whom she quite literally cannot disobey. Determined to gain control of her life and decisions, Ella sets off on a journey to find her fairy godmother who she hopes will lift the curse. The path, however, isn't easy -- Ella must outwit a slew of unpleasant obstacles including ogres, giants, wicked stepsisters, elves and Prince Charmont's evil uncle, who wants to take over the crown and rule the kingdom.

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Peter Jackson · 2001
Dem Hobbit Bilbo Beutlin fällt zufällig ein machtvoller Ring in die kleinen Hände. Dieses Schmuckstück erlaubte es dem finsteren Herrscher Sauron einst, die Welt zu unterjochen. Der Ring schien über Jahrhunderte verloren, bis Bilbo ihn an sich nahm und seinen „Schatz“ sechzig Jahre lang bewahrte. An seinem 111. Geburtstag gibt er ihn schweren Herzens an seinen Neffen Frodo weiter und verlässt seine Heimat Mittelerde. Für den jungen Hobbit Frodo wird der Ring jedoch zur schweren Bürde. Der böse Geist Saurons, der in dem „Einen“ gefangen ist, wird immer stärker. Frodo bleibt nur eine Möglichkeit: Er muss ihn vernichten. Allerdings ist das nicht gerade einfach. Nur in den ewigen Feuern des Schicksalsberges im Lande Mordor, wo der Ring geschmiedet wurde, kann er auch vernichtet werden. Doch bis dahin muss Frodo an der Seite des Zauberers Gandalf und seiner Gefährten durch Feindesland ziehen, immer verfolgt von Saurons Lakaien …









