A teenage girl discovers her father has an amazing talent to bring characters out of their books and must try to stop a freed villain from destroying them all, with the help of her father, h... Read allA teenage girl discovers her father has an amazing talent to bring characters out of their books and must try to stop a freed villain from destroying them all, with the help of her father, her aunt, and a storybook's hero.A teenage girl discovers her father has an amazing talent to bring characters out of their books and must try to stop a freed villain from destroying them all, with the help of her father, her aunt, and a storybook's hero.
- Awards
- 1 win
- Meggie
- (as Eliza Hope Bennett)
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- TriviaBrendan Fraser was Author Cornelia Funke's personal choice for the role of Mo, as he was her inspiration for the character. She even dedicated the second novel of the trilogy to him and sent him a signed copy. The producers originally wanted a bigger Hollywood star, but on the insistence of Funke, they gave in and accepted him in the role.
- GoofsMo has been looking for a copy of the book for nine years and apparently never thought of contacting the author until his daughter mentions it. We don't know what he did during the nine years. He might have tried to contact Fengolio but failed. He may have thought that his story was too hard to believe - who would believe that his wife was trapped inside the book? He may have saved it as a "last resort" item in case he never found a copy for that reason. Then, during the time-frame of the movie, he decided to try it because he had proof (Dustfinger) and it was an emergency.
- Quotes
Meggie Folchart: Having writer's block? Maybe I can help.
Fenoglio: Oh yes, that's right. You want to be a writer, don't you?
Meggie Folchart: You say that as if it's a bad thing.
Fenoglio: Oh no, it's just a lonely thing. Sometimes the world you create on the page seems more friendly and alive than the world you actually live in.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Troldspejlet: Episode #40.13 (2009)
- SoundtracksMunich Schmankerl
Traditional
Performed by The Bavarian Band And Chorus
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But one thing stood out above any other in this film; and that was: Paul Bettany's performance as Dustfinger.
He was just brilliant, and absolutely stole the film for me. I thought he was a good actor anyway, but the moment he came on I had to stop and think "wow!", and I continued to be impressed throughout the film, as his character development just got more and more interesting. I felt far more sympathy with his character than Brendan Frasers (even though I think he's fantastic!), and I felt that he was the true 'main character' of the film (in the same way as Sam is to Lord of the Rings).
If anyone is unsure about seeing Inkheart, I would suggest that it is a must-see if only for Paul Bettany's absolutely stunning performance; he is intense, emotional, funny, troubled, heroic and just plain brilliant.
Also high praise for Helen Mirren and Jim Broadbent, who were very refreshing. I did feel more could have been done with Andy Serkis and Brendan Fraser, they didn't wow me as much as I'd expected.
But overall a very enjoyable film!!
- coolclairep-1
- Dec 15, 2008
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- Also known as
- Ink Heart
- Filming locations
- Hever Castle, Hever, Edenbridge, Kent, England, UK(Elinor Loredan's Italian lakeside home)
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Box office
- Budget
- $60,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $17,303,424
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $7,601,379
- Jan 25, 2009
- Gross worldwide
- $62,803,180
- Runtime1 hour 46 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1