Into the Woods (2014)

Directed by

Rob Marshall

Genre

fantasy film, musical film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 05m

Rated

PG

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 4,437 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A childless baker and his wife enter a magical forest to break a witch's curse. They encounter classic fairy-tale characters like Cinderella and Jack, whose wishes have unexpected results.

whimsicaldarkly comicfairy-talemusicalensemble-drivenconsequentialplayfulcautionary

What happens

Into the Woods is a 2014 American musical fantasy film directed by Rob Marshall, with a screenplay by James Lapine based on his and Stephen Sondheim's 1987 Broadway musical of the same name. Produced by Walt Disney Pictures, it features an ensemble cast, including Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, James Corden, Anna Kendrick, Chris Pine, Tracey Ullman, Christine Baranski, and Johnny Depp. The film is centred on a childless couple who set out to end a curse placed on them by a vengeful witch, and the characters are forced to experience the consequences of their actions. It is inspired by the Grimm Brothers' fairy-tales of "Little Red Riding Hood", "Cinderella", "Jack and the Beanstalk", and "Rapunzel". After several unsuccessful attempts by other studios and producers to adapt the musical to film, Disney announced in 2012 that it was producing an adaptation, with Marshall directing and John DeLuca serving as producer. Principal photography commenced in September 2013, and took place entirely in the United Kingdom, including at Shepperton Studios in London. Into the Woods had its world premiere in New York City on December 8, 2014, and was released theatrically in the United States on December 25, 2014. It was commercially successful and received generally positive reviews, receiving praise for its acting performances (particularly Streep and Blunt), visual style, production values, and musical numbers, and criticism for its tone in the final act. Into the Woods was named one of the top-eleven best films of 2014 by the American Film Institute; the film received three Academy Award nominations, including a Best Supporting Actress nomination for Streep, and three Golden Globe Award nominations, including Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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