Sometimes, huge hits seem to come from nowhere. Top of the charts in Germany for the last four weeks is CHANTAL IM MÄRCHENLAND starring bubbly Jella Haase - one of those great films that kids can watch but which also hold clever dialogue and other attractions for adults.
Two million Germans have already seen it - and the international premiere will be at Cannes.
The blurb goes: Chantal, an influencer without followers, and Zeynep stumble into the fairytale world through an ancient magic mirror, which they mistake for a social media gimmick. Chantal is delighted: she believes that as a princess, she can generate great content. Unfortunately, it’s not just any fairytale they end up in, but “Sleeping Beauty.”
While Chantal looks for a way back home, she discovers that in the realm of dragons, fairies and other fairytale characters, things are quite different from the stories of the Brothers Grimm. There is a princess, Amalia, who by no means wants to get married; the sensitive Prince Bosco, who suffers from identity problems; Aladdin, who has never heard of a flying carpet; and the wicked witch, unable to fulfill any stereotype.
Worth seeing for Jella's performance alone, I'm already in the queue waiting for the doors to open:
Fans of Jella might also want to check out The Perfect Secret (2019) in which the ten people who attend a dinner party agree to leave their phones in the centre of the table. Anyone is allowed to read and respond to any messages that come in on any phone - it doesn't end well....
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The Perfect Secret - what a laugh!
Two million Germans have already seen it - and the international premiere will be at Cannes.
The blurb goes: Chantal, an influencer without followers, and Zeynep stumble into the fairytale world through an ancient magic mirror, which they mistake for a social media gimmick. Chantal is delighted: she believes that as a princess, she can generate great content. Unfortunately, it’s not just any fairytale they end up in, but “Sleeping Beauty.”
While Chantal looks for a way back home, she discovers that in the realm of dragons, fairies and other fairytale characters, things are quite different from the stories of the Brothers Grimm. There is a princess, Amalia, who by no means wants to get married; the sensitive Prince Bosco, who suffers from identity problems; Aladdin, who has never heard of a flying carpet; and the wicked witch, unable to fulfill any stereotype.
Worth seeing for Jella's performance alone, I'm already in the queue waiting for the doors to open:
Fans of Jella might also want to check out The Perfect Secret (2019) in which the ten people who attend a dinner party agree to leave their phones in the centre of the table. Anyone is allowed to read and respond to any messages that come in on any phone - it doesn't end well....
The Perfect Secret - what a laugh!
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