Product Details

• Actors: Kieran Bew, Emily Hamilton, Flora Montgomery, James Fox, Simon Callow
• Directors: Philip Saville
• Writers: Hans Christian Andersen, Kit Hesketh-Harvey
• Producers: Clive Parsons, David V. Picker, Davina Belling, Paul Lowin, Robert Halmi Jr.
• Format: Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Lions Gate
• DVD Release Date: February 18, 2003
• Run Time: 174 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0000844IC
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #138,437 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Hans Christian Andersen - My Life as a Fairytale" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

the little mermaid the snow queen princess and the pea. the ugly duckling and the nightingale are among some of the unforgettable tales by the worlds most magical storyteller-hans christian andersen. My life as a fairytale is a magical journey through a set of tales wound together. Studio: Lions Gate Home Ent. Release Date: 03/22/2005 Starring: James Fox Geraldine James Run time: 140 minutes Rating: G Director: Philip Saville

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Magically produced and Charmingly Acted, February 2, 2004

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Enrique Sanchez "CubanBach" (Miami, FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hans Christian Andersen - My Life as a Fairytale (DVD)

Kieren Bew and Emily Hamilton bring most of the emotional and acting highs to this delightful production.

The art direction and styling of this splendrous melding of Hans Christian Andersen and his memorable stories are unforgettable.

Bew brings a delightfully childlike and charmingly bubbly prescence that disarms one and allows us into the mind and true story of one of history's delightful creations.

I recommend this very highly. To those who cherish Andersen and those have not been spoiled by this present world of in-your-face theatrics and slam-bang storytelling. All is not happy in this tale. But that's life...as Hans readily admits.

The pace is free and easy. Buy it, make yourself a cup of tea and sit back. Enjoy.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Magical, but uneven film..., September 7, 2006

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Steven Cain (Temporal Quantum Pocket) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hans Christian Andersen - My Life as a Fairytale (DVD)

I take David Eberhart's point about the depressing quality that weaves its way though this movie - the front end, during his early years, being the most depressing by far.

The almost Shakespearean tragedy of mis-placed affection and obsessive love that led Andersen to pursue the wrong woman is captured well, while various fairytales are woven into the real-life a story span.

Bew is almost over the top as a wacky but gifted Andersen, although his craziness gradually diminishes as the movie progresses.

Emily Hamilton gives a heartbreakingly sweet and sensitive performance as his 'adoptive' sister, whom any man in his right mind would have married in an instant.

By the time Andersen works out that he really loved Emily's character after all, it is too late...

When it works, it works beautifully, and the cast, which includes the superb James Fox and Alison Steadman (who turns in a couple of delicious cameos) all delivered admirable performances.

Not perfect, but worth a look.

9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great film, April 26, 2004

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M. J Myles "Rosella Ann Myles" (Wheeling, W.V. United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hans Christian Andersen - My Life as a Fairytale (DVD)

This version of Hans Christian Andersen is really great. Wonderful costumes scenery and good actors and also scenery and effects. Its version for children and grownups .