Winter's Tale (film)

Winter's Tale is an American fantasy film from the year 2014., The screen adaptation of the fantasy bestseller by Mark Helprin is the directorial debut of screenwriter Akiva Goldsman. The German theatrical release took place on 13 February 2014.

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Parents must expose Peter as a baby in a model boat in order to save his life. You yourself will be denied as Irish immigrants for health reasons the entry. From fishermen found, he gets by somehow. From Peter Lake is a burglar in Manhattan of the year 1916, is in trouble because the crime boss Pearly Soames a score to settle with him has an open and therefore seeks to take his life. A mysterious white horse helps Peter several times out of trouble.

During a dip in a manor house, he meets the daughter of the master of the house and falls in love at first sight in the red-haired Beverly Penn, who suffers from tuberculosis and has not long to live. Pearly and his henchmen threaten Beverly, to get to Peter. With the help of the white horse two manage to escape to the north where Penn family is staying. Willa, The little sister of Beverly has, can build a princess bed and hoping for a miracle. Peter is Beverly kissing, so that it is healthy again. Beverly will find love, but their deaths can not be prevented.

Another fight with the gangsters means that Peter falls from a high bridge, is found again in 2014 and then get a second chance. His memory comes back only slowly.

When researching he makes the acquaintance of Virginia gamely, whose daughter Abby and meets Willa, who is now an old woman again. Since Abby is not only a redhead, but also ill with cancer, she seems to be the key to destiny Peters. Pearly however, it is able to take Peters track again and it comes to the final battle that Peter wins with the help of the white horse. He brings the cancer Abby in the house of the Penns, where met the miracle and they will be cured of their disease.

Background

Since 1983, the fantasy novel Winter 's Tale by Mark Helprin appeared, a large fan base rallied around him. This includes Akiva Goldsman, who is also the first time was in charge of the government in his career as a screenwriter and producer with this film adaptation.

Criticism

The reviews of the film were predominantly negative. So Metacritic has a Metascore of 31 % based on 34 reviews. At Rotten Tomatoes, the average rating is as low as 13%, based on 124 reviews.

Movie starts awarded 2.5 out of 5 stars and called Winter 's Tale a "film for unbridled romantic", but " more of the show values ​​as of the emotions " live. The performances of the actors are convincing only in part.

2014 in film Screenplay Film score Rupert Gregson-Williams Caleb Deschanel Tim Squyres
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