I film sul Medioevo fantastico - Draghi, dragoni e mostri alati vari

Won 1 Saturn Award, Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films: Best Performance by a Younger Actor - Won 1 Bavarian Film Award: Best Production - Won 1 Film Award in Gold, German Film Awards: Outstanding Individual Achievement Production Design - Won 1 Golden Screen Germany -  4 Nominations Young Artist Award: Best Family Motion Picture Adventure; Best Young Actor in a Motion Picture Musical, Comedy, Adventure or Drama;  Best Young Actor in a Motion Picture Musical, Comedy, Adventure or Drama; Best Young Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Musical, Comedy, Adventure or Drama - 2 Nominations Saturn Award, Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films: Best Fantasy Film, Best Music - 1 Nomination International Fantasy Film Award, Fantasporto: Best Film

LA STORIA INFINITA

(Die Unendliche Geschichte)

1984, regia di Wolfgang Petersen

Scheda: Nazione: Germania - Produzione: Bavaria Studios, Neue Constantin Film, Producers Sales Organization, Warner Bros., Westdeutscher Rundfunk - Distribuzione: Medusa Distribuzione, General Video, San Paolo Audiovisivi, Warner Bros. - Soggetto: dall'omonimo romanzo di Michael Ende - Sceneggiatura: Wolfgang Petersen, Hermann Weigel - Fotografia: Jost Vacano - Montaggio: Jane Seitz - Costumi: Diemut Remy - Musiche: Klaus Doldinger, Giorgio Moroder - Effetti speciali: Brian Johnson - Formato: Scope Technicolor - Durata: 94'.

Cast: Barret Oliver, Gerald McRaney, Drum Garrett, Darryl Cooksey, Nicholas Gilbert,  Thomas Hill, Deep Roy, Tilo Prückner, Moses Gunn, Noah Hathaway, Alan Oppenheimer, Sydney Bromley, Patricia Hayes, Tami Stronach, Silvia Seidel.

Trama e commenti: cinematografo.it - mymovies.it - film.spettacolo.virgilio.it - cinekolossal.com - kataweb.it : «Il piccolo Bastian cerca di distrarsi dalla morte della sua mamma, nascondendosi in soffitta a leggere. Riceve in regalo da un bizzarro antiquario un libro che si rivela magico e Bastian “entra” nella storia e combatte contro il Nulla per difendere il mondo di Fantasia con l'aiuto di un drago volante e di un fanciullo guerriero. Tratto dalla prima parte del romanzo (1979) di avventure fantastiche di Michael Ende che, furioso dopo aver visto il film, fece togliere il suo nome dai titoli: “...auguro la peste ai produttori. M'hanno ingannato. Quello che mi hanno fatto è una sozzura a livello umano, un tradimento a quello artistico”...».

Plot Summary, Synopsis, Review: IMDb - entertainment.msn.com - tvguide.com - allmovie.com: «Wolfgang Petersen adapted Michael Ende's children's story for this charming fantasy film that spawned several sequels. Bastian (Barret Oliver) is dealing with his mother's recent death. His father (Gerald McRaney) is an imperious sort who continually lambastes Bastian for daydreaming and falling behind in school. On top of his father's badgering, he has to contend with a bunch of school bullies waiting for him in the schoolyard. One day he decides to play hooky and walks into a strange bookstore, where in the attic, he discovers a book called "The Neverending Story". As Bastian reads the book, he's enveloped in the unfolding tale. A sickly child-like empress (Tami Stronach) from a land called Fantasia is concerned about who will take over the land if she dies. She decides it is best for Fantasia if she remains alive, so she dispatches a young warrior named Atreju (Noah Hathaway) to find a cure for the empress's malady. It turns out the land is consumed with a plague called The Nothing, generated by blighted dreams and hopeless fantasies. As Atreju continues onward to search for a cure for The Nothing, he encounters an assortment of strange creatures. Bastian is so consumed with the tale that he finds himself catapulted into the land of Fantasia himself. Atreju realizes that the only way to save the land from its blight is with the help of this strange earth boy, Bastian» (Paul Brenner ).

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