Underplayed Gems

Stardust (2007)

Stardust poster
Directed by
Matthew Vaughn
Genre
drama film, fantasy film, swashbuckler film, children's film, cinematic fairy tale, ghost film
Country
United Kingdom, United States
Runtime
2h 07m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 4,494 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young man crosses a wall into a magical kingdom to catch a fallen star for the woman he loves. He discovers the star is a woman, and must protect her from witches and princes who also want her.

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What happens

Stardust is a 2007 romantic fantasy adventure film directed by Matthew Vaughn and co-written by Vaughn and Jane Goldman. Based on Neil Gaiman's 1999 novel, it features an ensemble cast led by Claire Danes, Charlie Cox, Sienna Miller, Ricky Gervais, Jason Flemyng, Rupert Everett, Peter O'Toole, Michelle Pfeiffer and Robert De Niro, with narration by Ian McKellen. The film follows Tristan, a young man from the fictional town of Wall in England. Wall is a town on the border of the magical fantasy kingdom of Stormhold. Tristan enters the magical world to collect a fallen star to give to his beloved Victoria, in return for her hand in marriage. He finds the star, who to his surprise, is a woman named Yvaine. Witches and the Princes of Stormhold are also hunting for Yvaine. Meanwhile, Tristan tries to get her back to Wall with him before Victoria's birthday, the deadline for her offer. The film was released to positive reviews and grossed $137 million on a $70–88.5 million budget. In 2008 it won the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form. It was released on DVD, Blu-ray and HD DVD on 18 December 2007. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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