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Mood:
- AtmosphericOffbeatStylizedExciting
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Plot:
- Young HeroesHeroic MissionImaginary KingdomHeroesImaginaryYouthComing of Age
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Genres:
- AdventureFamilyFantasy
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Audience:
- Date NightFamily OutingKidsTeens
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Praise:
- Award Winner
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Style:
- Fairytale
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Attitudes:
- SeriousFantastic
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Look:
- Animation & Live Action
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Flag:
- Mild Violent Content
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MirrorMask, 2005
English
UK, USA
Profile of MirrorMask
MirrorMask can be described as offbeat, atmospheric, and stylized. The plot revolves around an imaginary kingdom, young heroes, and a heroic mission. The main genres are adventure, family, and fantasy. In terms of style, MirrorMask is fairytale-like. In approach, it is fantastical and serious. Visually, it includes animation and live action. MirrorMask has received attention for being an award winner. It is well suited for kids, a date night, and a family outing. Note that it involves mild violent content.
Summary of MirrorMask
Reminiscent of ALICE IN WONDERLAND and LABYRINTH, MIRRORMASK is a fantasy tale of an intelligent young girl on a journey through a magical world. It is also a visually astounding piece of filmmaking, updating the fairy-tale quest in a coming-of-age story imbued with dark beauty. Written by Neil Gaiman (SANDMAN) and directed by frequent collaborator and illustrator Dave McKean, the film mixes live action and animation, and manages to keep the graphic novelists' aesthetic largely intact: the frames are full of weirdly-skewed perspectives, foggy patches, and mismatched textures that appear grandly decayed. Stephanie Leonidas plays Helena, a young girl who juggles in her father's circus, but longs for a "normal" life. She spends her free time drawing elaborate, fantastical black-and-white pictures which cover every surface of her bedroom. One night, after an argument with her mother (Gina McKee) during which Helena lets fly some rather painful pronouncements, Mom falls ill with an unspecified affliction. As the family waits for news and the circus struggles financially, Helena blames herself for the misfortune. The night before her mother's surgery, Helena is mysteriously transported to a world which bears a strong resemblance to her own drawings, and is populated by strange creatures who follow an even stranger logic. Helena and her traveling companion, fellow juggler Valentine (Jason Barry), sign on to find a mysterious charm which will wake the queen of the city--also played by McKee--from her deep sleep, defeating the forces of darkness and returning Helena home. The film's outstanding art direction is complemented by witty dialogue and some genuinely creepy moments (the words "don't let them see you're afraid" are chill-inducing). Meanwhile, Leonidas's performance is remarkable, maintaining a likeability, charm, and freshness that is all the more amazing considering it was delivered against a green screen, with her special-effect co-stars edited in later.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | UK, USA |
| Release date: | 25 January 2005 |
| Runtime: | 101 min |
Cast and Crew
as Helena / Anti-Helena
as Aunt Nan
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Critics Reviews
The Hollywood Reporter
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- by: James Greenberg
San Francisco Chronicle
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- by: Walter Addiego
Users Reviews
- 21.January.2011
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- by: chrissnave
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- 27.October.2010
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