The Seventh Dwarf
The Seventh Dwarf (German: Der 7bte Zwerg) is a 2014 German animated musical comedy film directed by Boris Aljinovic and Harald Siepermann based upon the fairy tale Sleeping Beauty and characters from another fairy tale, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. It is a sequel to the films 7 Dwarves – Men Alone in the Wood (2004) and 7 Dwarves: The Forest Is Not Enough (2006), and is the first film in the series that is animated.
| The Seventh Dwarf | |
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United States theatrical poster | |
| Der 7bte Zwerg | |
| Directed by | Boris Aljinovic Harald Siepermann |
| Written by | Harald Siepermann Daniel Welbat Douglas Welbat |
| Story by | Otto Waalkes Bernd Eilert Sven Unterwaldt Jr. |
| Based on | Sleeping Beauty by Brothers Grimm |
| Produced by | Douglas Welbat Otto Waalkes Bernd Eilert Hans-Otto Mertens Tilo Seiffert Nikolaus Lohmann Klaus Dohle Matthias Triebel Thilo Kleine |
| Starring | Peyton List Norm MacDonald Nina Hagen Breckin Meyer |
| Cinematography | Jo Heim |
| Edited by | Holger Trautmann Sascha Wolff-Täger |
| Music by | Daniel Welbat Stephan Gade |
Production company | Zipfelmützen Film GmbH & Co. KG |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures International Germany |
Release date |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
| Box office | $15.5 million[1] |
The film was released in cinemas on 25 September 2014 in Germany and on 31 July 2015 in the US. The director Harald Siepermann died in February 2013 during the production of the film. It received mixed to negative reviews from critics and audiences.
Plot edit
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In the castle, Fantabularasa is a big celebration for the 18th birthday of Princess Rose, who has been cursed by the evil ice fairy, Dellamorta. If she is pricked with a sharp object before midnight, the whole kingdom will sleep for 100 years. For protection, the princess is required to wear armor. All is going well until clumsy Bobo, the seventh dwarf, makes a big mistake — and Dellamorta's curse is fulfilled.
Only with a kiss of true love can the curse be lifted. Dellamorta captures the kitchen boy, Jack, who loves Rose. With the help of a dragon named Burner, the dwarves search for "Prince Charming".
Cast edit
Nearly all performers of the first two films voice their characters.
| Character | Voice actor (German) | Voice actor (English dub) |
|---|---|---|
| Princess Rose | Mia Diekow | Peyton List |
| Burner, the Dragon | Christian Brückner | Norm MacDonald |
| Dellamorta | Nina Hagen | Nina Hagen |
| Bobo | Ritesh Accajeea | Breckin Meyer |
| Tschakko | Mirco Nontschew | Matt Gilbert |
| Cloudy | Boris Aljinovic | Al Parrish |
| Sunny | Ralf Schmitz | Geoff May |
| Cooky | Gustav Peter Wöhler | Joe Marth |
| Speedy | Martin Schneider | Cameron Elvin |
| Ralphy | Norbert Heisterkamp | Peter Karwowski |
| Jack, the Kitchen Boy | Henning Nöhren | James Frantowski |
| Snow White | Cosma Shiva Hagen | Lindsay Goodtimes |
| King | Peter Weck | Dave Pender |
Reception edit
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 22% based on 9 reviews, and an average rating of 5/10.[2] On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating to reviews, the film has a weighted average score of 20 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[3]
Deutsche Zwerge-Fans dürften nach sieben Jahren Wartezeit enttäuscht sein, denn der animierte Film ist zwar kindgerechter als die ersten beiden Filme, bietet dabei allerdings (noch) weniger witzige Momente.
German 'Dwarves fans' are likely to be disappointed after seven years of waiting, because although the animated film is more aimed at children than the first two films, it has (even) fewer funny moments.— Filmstarts.de[4]
Die Fans der Realfilme sollten sich klar sein, dass Der 7bte Zwerg in seinem Humor gemäßigter ist. Nina Hagen spielt die Hexe mit herrlicher Bösartigkeit. Unterm Strich gilt: Flotte Unterhaltung für Kids.
The fans of live-action films should be aware that The 7th Dwarf is more limited in its humor. Nina Hagen plays the witch with great viciousness. The bottom line is: Fast entertainment for kids.— Kritiken.de[5]
Sandie Angulo Chen of Common Sense Media gave the film three stars out of five, saying that "musical fairy tale has a familiar story but is fine for kids."[6] Thr Staff of The Hollywood Reporter calls it the film, "a garish-looking, slapdash mashup of an animated fairy tale." It also noted that "some truly grotesque CGI animation, this utterly charmless Shout! Factory release probably will creep out kiddies […]."[7] Justin Chang of Variety Magazine calling it "CG-animated musical mash-up of fairy tales would still be a pretty pathetic excuse for children’s entertainment," and the film "offers a witless recombination of elements from classic Grimm stories and some of the bigger U.S. toon hits of recent vintage […]."[8] Charles Solomon of Los Angeles Times says that elements from the animated movies "ineptly stitched together into a leaden film that children will enjoy about as much as lumps in their oatmeal."[9]
Soundtrack edit
| Der 7bte Zwerg - Das Album | |
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| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 26 September 2014 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Label | Universal Music |
- Track list (Soundtrack)[10]
- ‘Hauptthema I’
- ‘Bakery Song’ (Kuchenback Lied)
- ‘Kuchenschlacht’
- ‘Hey, Dwarves ...’ (Hey Zwerge)
- ‘Ankunft im Schloss’
- ‘Happy Birthday’
- ‘Dellamorta's Tango’
- ‘Waffen!’
- ‘Merman Rap’ (Meermänner Rap)
- ‘Freundschaft’
- ‘Take a Chance’ (Gib dir ne Chance)
- ‘Pfeifen & Barbershop’
- ‘Fairy Tales’ (Manchmal werden Märchen wahr)
- ‘Size Doesn't Matter’
- ‘Burner entdeckt Bubi’
- ‘Schlittenfahrt’
- ‘Der Hoftüftler’
- ‘Das Drachentor’
- ‘Geh nicht weiter’
- ‘Schlosswalzer’
- ‘Der Fluch’
- ‘Eisriese’
- ‘Hauptthema II’
References edit
- ^ "The Seventh Dwarf". Box Office Mojo. from the original on 25 April 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ "The Seventh Dwarf (2015)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. from the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ "The Seventh Dwarf Reviews". Metacritic. from the original on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ Kritik von Björn Becher 15 February 2020 at the Wayback Machine from Filmstarts.de. Retrieved 27 May 2015
- ^ Kritik von Peter Osteriedfrom Kritiken.de. Retrieved 27 May 2015 27 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Chen, Sandie Angulo. "The Seventh Dwarf Movie Review". Common Sense Media. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ Staff, Thr. "'The Seventh Dwarf': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ Chang, Justin. "'The 7th Dwarf' Review: A Miserable Fairy-Tale Mash-Up". Variety Magazine. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ Solomon, Charles. "Review: 'The Seventh Dwarf' a forgettable princess tale". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ Der 7bte Zwerg - Das Album (Amazon.com)
External links edit
- Official website
- The Seventh Dwarf at IMDb