Inkheart (film)
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| Directed by | Iain Softley |
| Produced by |
Cornelia Funke Ileen Maisel Dylan Cuva Sarah Wang Iain Softley Ute Leonhardt Toby Emmerich Mark Ordesky Andrew Licht |
| Screenplay by | David Lindsay-Abaire |
| Story by |
David Lindsay-Abaire Gary David Goldberg |
| Based on |
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke |
| Starring |
Brendan Fraser Eliza Bennett Paul Bettany Helen Mirren Rafi Gavron Andy Serkis Jim Broadbent Sienna Guillory |
| Music by | Javier Navarrete |
| Cinematography | Roger Pratt |
| Edited by | Martin Walsh |
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| Distributed by | New Line Cinema |
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106 minutes |
| Country |
Germany United Kingdom United States Italy |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $60 million |
| Box office | $62,450,361 |
Inkheart is a 2008 British-American-German adventure-sci fi film directed by Iain Softley, produced by Cornelia Funke, Dylan Cuva, Sarah Wang, Ute Leonhardt, Toby Emmerich, Mark Ordesky, Ileen Maisel and Andrew Licht, written by David Lindsay-Abaire, music composed by Javier Navarrete and starring Brendan Fraser, Eliza Bennett, Paul Bettany, Helen Mirren, Andy Serkis, Jim Broadbent, and Sienna Guillory. It is based on Cornelia Funke's novel of the same name. The film was released theatrically on December 12, 2008, in the UK and January 23, 2009, in the USA by New Line Cinema. Inkheart received generally mixed reviews from critics and grossed earned $62,450,361 on a $60 million budget. Inkheart was released on DVD and Blu-ray in the United Kingdom on April 13, 2009. On January 12, 2009, a video game based on the film was released for the Nintendo DS.
One evening, whilst Mortimer "Mo" Folchart (Brendan Fraser) and his wife Teresa "Resa" Folchart (Sienna Guillory) are reading the fairy tale "Little Red Riding Hood" to their baby daughter Meggie, a red velvet hood appears out of nowhere. Twelve years later, Meggie (Eliza Bennett) travels with her father Mo to visit an old book shop somewhere in Europe, unaware that he is secretly looking for a copy of the book, Inkheart. Shortly after finding one, Meggie comes across a marten with horns outside the shop, who tries to bite her fingers. Suddenly, a man (Paul Bettany) appears from the shadows, claiming to be an old friend while revealing the marten's name as Gwin. When Mo comes out of the book shop, he quickly recognizes the man as a person called Dustfinger, whom quickly asks to be read back into the book, only for Mo to flee with Meggie from him.
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