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The Legend of the Christmas Witch: The Origins

2021 · 116 min

A colourful, fast-moving fairy-tale romp with playful magic, broad comedy and a warm-hearted heroine finding her place.

Directed by
Paola Randi
Genres
Family, Fantasy, Comedy
Starring
Monica Bellucci, Zoe Massenti, Fabio De Luigi
Overview
18th century. Paola, a young, reckless street urchin inadvertently gets in the way of the plans of terrifying Baron De Michelis, a small and mean hunchback always escorted by his trusted (and abused) minion Marmotta, with an unquenchable thirst for power and an unmeasurable hate for witches. The intervention of the sweet and powerful Dolores, a good witch who has devoted her life to children, saves Paola from being burned at the stake. Through a magical apprenticeship, breakneck pursuits, incredible transformations and a whole lot of trouble, Paola will discover that fate has something really special in store for her… And so the legend begins.

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Directed by
Paola Randi
Genres
Family, Fantasy, Comedy
Starring
Monica Bellucci, Zoe Massenti, Fabio De Luigi
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    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • coming-of-age
    • identity
    • found family
    • power
    • survival
    Places
    • small town
    • countryside
    Era
    period
    Audience
    family
    Form
    • ensemble
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
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    Action5
    Horror2
    Humour6
    Realism3
    Romance1
    Tension4
    Darkness3
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight4

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    Details

    Genres
    family, fantasy, comedy
    Directed by
    Paola Randi
    Written by
    Menotti, Nicola Guaglianone
    Starring
    Monica Bellucci, Zoe Massenti, Fabio De Luigi, Herbert Ballerina, Alessandro Haber, Corrado Guzzanti, Aurora Lera, Giulietta Rebeggiani
    Cinematography
    Gherardo Gossi
    Runtime
    116 min
    Country
    Italy
    Languages
    Italian

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