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GIFFONI EXPERIENCE 2009 - 12.25 July

Sections & Films

THE SECRET OF MOONACRE

Category: Edition 2009

Synopsis

When 13 year old Maria Merryweather's father dies, leaving her orphaned and homeless, she is forced to leave her luxurious London life to go and live with Sir Benjamin, an eccentric uncle she didn’t know she had, at the mysterious Moonacre Manor. Soon Maria finds herself in a crumbling world torn apart by the hatred of an ancient feud with the dark and sinister De Noir family. Maria discovers that she is the last Moon Princess and, guided by an unlikely mix of allies, she must overcome her family's pride in order to unearth the secrets of the past before the 5000th moon rises and Moonacre disappears into the sea forever.

 

Sinossi

Quando il padre di Maria Merryweather, 13 anni, muore lasciandola orfana e senza casa, la ragazzina è costretta a lasciare la sua lussuosa vita londinese per andare a vivere nel misterioso maniero di Moonacre con Sir Benjamin, un eccentrico zio che non sapeva di avere. Presto Maria si trova in un mondo decadente, lacerato dall’odio tra la sua famiglia e l'oscura e sinistra famiglia De Noir. Maria scopre, inoltre, di essere l’ultima Principessa della Luna e, guidata da un improbabile gruppo di alleati, dovrà mettere da parte l’orgoglio della sua famiglia per svelare i segreti del passato, prima che la luna sorga per la 5000a volta e che Moonacre scompaia in mare per sempre.

 

Original Title THE SECRET OF MOONACRE
Italian Title MOONACRE – I SEGRETI DELL'ULTIMA LUNA
Category Out of competition
Section Reload
Tipology Feature Film
Duration 103'
Production Year 2008
Nationality France, Hungary, United Kingdom
Directed by Gabor Csupo
Screenplay Graham Alborough, Lucy Shuttleworth
Based on the book "The Little White Horse"
by Elizabeth Goudge
Director of photography David Eggby
Editor Julian Rodd
Production Design Sophie Becher
Costume Design Beatrix Aruna Pasztor
Music Christian Henson
Main cast Ioan Gruffudd (Sir Benjamin)
Dakota Blue Richards (Maria)
Tim Curry (Coeur De Noir)
Natascha McElhone (Loveday)
Juliet Stevenson (Miss Heliotrope)
Augustus Prew (Robin)
Produced by Michael Cowan, Meredith Garlick, Samuel Hadida, Monica Penders, Jason Piette

the secret of moonacre regGabor Csupo
Gabor Csupo was born in 1952 in Budapest, Hungary, and received his animation education at Hungary's famed Pannonia studio. Leaving Hungary for political reasons in 1975, Csupo went to Stockholm where he helped produce Sweden's first animated feature. With his partner, the American graphic designer Arlene Klasky, he formed Klasky Csupo, Inc., in 1981. Together they have guided their animation studio to a position of leadership in the animation and entertainment industry. Known for innovation and imagination, Klasky Csupo, Inc. has created and produced some of the most popular animated television series on television, such as THE SIMPSONS. A multiple Emmy Award and Cable Ace Award winner, Klasky Csupo, Inc. is one of the world's leading animation studios.

 

Gabor Csupo
Gabor Csupo nasce nel 1952 a Budapest, in Ungheria, e studia animazione nel famoso studio ungherese Pannonia. Lascia l’Ungheria per motivi politici nel 1975 e si trasferisce a Stoccolma, dove contribuisce a produrre il primo lungometraggio svedese d’animazione. Con la sua partner, il grafico americano Arlene Klasky, costituisce la Klasky Csupo, Inc. nel 1981. Insieme portano il loro studio a una posizione di leadership nel settore dell’intrattenimento e dell’animazione. Conosciuta per l'innovazione e la fantasia, la Klasky Csupo, Inc. crea e produce alcune delle più popolari serie televisive animate, come I SIMPSON. Vincitrice di numerosi Emmy Award e del premio Cable Ace, la Klasky Csupo, Inc. è uno degli studi leader mondiali nell’animazione.

 

Production
Forgan-Smith Entertainment

 

Italian distribution
Festival contact
Moviemax
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fax +39 06 3204916
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