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Overview

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Director:
Writers (WGA):
David Lindsay-Abaire (screenplay)
Cornelia Funke (novel)
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Release Date:
23 January 2009 (USA) more
Tagline:
Every story ever written is just waiting to become real.
Plot:
A young girl discovers her father has an amazing talent to bring characters out of their books and must try to stop a freed villain from destroying them all, with the help of her father, her aunt, and a storybook's hero. full summary | full synopsis
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Ink Heart (USA) (alternative spelling)
Tintenherz (Germany)
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MPAA:
Rated PG for fantasy adventure action, some scary moments and brief language.
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106 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Trivia:
Cornelia Funke visited the film's British set several times, to the great joy of director/producer Iain Softley, who was proud of seeing Funke's pleasure at seeing her words come to life. more
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Continuity: In the escape sequence, the metal bars that kept Resa behind appear and disappear in between scenes. In a few scenes, she could've easily gone through the gap between the bars. more
Quotes:
[Mo gets ready to send Dustfinger back into his book]
Mo 'Silvertongue' Folchart: Hey, don't take this the wrong way, but don't come back, ok?
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68 out of 90 people found the following comment useful.
Can't believe no one's mentioned..., 15 December 2008
7/10
Author: coolclairep-1 from United Kingdom

This was a very enjoyable film; maybe not as exciting and a bit more contrived than I'd been looking forward to, but it was still very enjoyable in the main.

But one thing stood out above any other in this film; and that was: Paul Bettany's performance as Dustfinger.

He was just brilliant, and absolutely stole the film for me. I thought he was a good actor anyway, but the moment he came on I had to stop and think "wow!", and I continued to be impressed throughout the film, as his character development just got more and more interesting. I felt far more sympathy with his character than Brendan Frasers (even though I think he's fantastic!), and I felt that he was the true 'main character' of the film (in the same way as Sam is to Lord of the Rings).

If anyone is unsure about seeing Inkheart, I would suggest that it is a must-see if only for Paul Bettany's absolutely stunning performance; he is intense, emotional, funny, troubled, heroic and just plain brilliant.

Also high praise for Helen Mirren and Jim Broadbent, who were very refreshing. I did feel more could have been done with Andy Serkis and Brendan Fraser, they didn't wow me as much as I'd expected.

But overall a very enjoyable film!!

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