The Thief Lord (2006)

Director:

Richard Claus

Writers:

Richard Claus (screenplay)
Cornelia Funke (novel)

Release Date:

5 January 2006 (Germany)

Genre:

Adventure | Family | Fantasy

Tagline:

Magic is just around the corner.

Plot:

A tale about two young boys, Prosper and Bo, who flee to Venice after being orphaned and dumped in the care of a cruel auntie...

Plot Keywords:

Thief | Young Boy | Detective | Foster Family | Aunt

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Aaron Johnson	...	Prosper
Jasper Harris	...	Bo
Rollo Weeks	...	Scipio
Alice Connor	...	Hornet
George MacKay	...	Riccio
Lathaniel Dyer	...	Mosca
Jim Carter	...	Victor
Caroline Goodall	...	Ida
Alexei Sayle	...	Barbarossa
Carole Boyd	...	Esther Hartlieb
Bob Goody	...	Max Hartlieb
Geoffrey Hutchings	...	Conte
Anita Wright	...	Contessa
Poppy Rogers	...	Morosina
Robert Bathurst	...	Dottore Massimo

Also Known As:

Herr der Diebe (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated PG for language and thematic elements.

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

Luxembourg | UK | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG | Brazil:10 | UK:PG | Ireland:PG | Germany:o.Al. | Singapore:PG | Australia:PG | Finland:K-7

Filming Locations:

Hamburg, Germany

Company:

Thema Production

Trivia:

In the San Marco scene, Hornet brings out a hardback copy of Cornelia Funke's Inkheart.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the fight between the boys and the Aunt and Uncle where Mosca jumps the Uncle, Hornet is holding Bo in the long shots, but in the close-ups Bo is missing from the shot altogether.

Quotes:

Barbarossa: Three hundered for the lot; most of it's rubbish.
Prosper: Eight.
Barbarossa: Four.
Prosper: Seven.
Barbarossa: Four seven-five.
Prosper: Six eight-seven and a half.

Movie Connections:

References Eyes Wide Shut (1999)

Soundtrack:

Orphan Skies

Stunning~

When I was about 9 or 10, I read the book. I loved it, and it deepened my love for the city of Venice. The movie is about two boys, Pop and Bo, who get separated when their mother dies: 6 year old Bo has to live with his terrible aunt and uncle, 15 year old Pop ends up in an orphanage. The decide to run away to Venice, a city their mother had always loved. Without money or home, they meet the 16 year old Lord of the Thiefs and get to live with him and his gang of orphans, and get a dangerous mission to steal a wooden wing...

The actors were well chosen and played even due to their young age very well, the pictures of Venice are beautiful and the music was thoroughly fitting. Only 9 stars, because notable changes were made from the book, though it wasn't too tragic.