Stardust (2007)
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A young man ventures into a magical kingdom to retrieve a fallen star that has taken human form.
The story
Tristan, a young man from the fictional town of Wall in England, lives on the border of the magical kingdom of Stormhold. To win the hand of his beloved Victoria, he must retrieve a fallen star and present it to her on her birthday. When he enters the magical world and finds the star is actually a woman named Yvaine, he must navigate a land where witches and princes are also hunting her. Tristan must find a way to get Yvaine back to Wall safely before the deadline, while facing various dangers in the mystical realm.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Tristan, a man from the village of Wall, uses a magic candle to enter the kingdom of Stormhold to retrieve a fallen star for his beloved Victoria. He finds the star is a woman named Yvaine. They are pursued by three witch sisters, led by Lamia, who want to consume Yvaine's heart for immortality, and by Prince Septimus, who seeks the heart to claim the throne. During their journey, they are captured by a band of pirates led by Captain Shakespeare, who trains them. After a period of traveling together, Tristan realizes Yvaine will die if she crosses the wall back to his world. He leaves her to find a way to save her, and they eventually join forces with Septimus to confront the witches. In the final confrontation, their love allows Yvaine to regain her glow, defeating Lamia. Tristan is revealed to be the rightful heir of Stormhold, and he and Yvaine are crowned king and queen, eventually ascending to the sky to live as stars.
- First release year
- 2007
- Runtime (minutes)
- 128
- Production countries
- United States; United Kingdom
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Matthew Vaughn
- Writers
- Jane Goldman · screenplay; Matthew Vaughn · screenplay
- Cast and characters
- Claire Danes · not specified; Charlie Cox · not specified; Sienna Miller · not specified; Ricky Gervais · not specified; Jason Flemyng · not specified; Rupert Everett · not specified; Peter O'Toole · not specified; Michelle Pfeiffer · not specified; Robert De Niro · not specified
- Genres
- romantic fantasy adventure
- Themes
- romance; sacrifice; magic
- Tone and mood
- whimsical; humorous; dark
- Premise and plot tags
- fairy tale; fantasy adventure
- Source material / true-story basis
- Neil Gaiman's 1999 novel
- Content notes
- violence
- Reception
- The film received mostly positive reviews from critics and was well received by test audiences.
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 66 · scale: 100 · review count: 33
- Awards and nominations
- Hugo Award · Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form · 2008 · won
- Production trivia
- The film was based on a 1997 comic mini-series before being published as a novel.; The character of Captain Shakespeare was expanded extensively from the novel.
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