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Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring

2001 · 60 min

A gentle, affectionate making-of that wanders through literary history and cast reminiscences, pleasant and informative without demanding much.

Directed by
Lisa Kors
Genres
Documentary
Starring
John Rhys-Davies, Peter Jackson, Elijah Wood
Overview
A documentary about the influences on Tolkien, covering in brief his childhood and how he detested the onslaught of industry through the idyllic countryside, moving on to describe his fighting experience from WWI, and closing with a look at the Finnish inspiration for the scholar's self-invented languages of Elfish. In between are interviews with the cast of the films and some clips, by far the most from "The Fellowship of the Ring", but a few glimpses of Rohan riders (from "The Two Towers") are provided. Also, there are interviews with a range of the filmmakers.

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Directed by
Lisa Kors
Genres
Documentary
Starring
John Rhys-Davies, Peter Jackson, Elijah Wood
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  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
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measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
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easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • nature
  • art
  • memory
  • friendship
Places
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Horror1
Humour3
Realism9
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity4
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Genres
documentary
Directed by
Lisa Kors
Starring
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Music
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Runtime
60 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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