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The Little Witch (2018)

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The Little Witch (Germany - Switzerland, 2018)

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The Little Witch (2018)

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The Little Witch (2018)

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The Little Witch (2018)

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Of Apes and Men

Of Apes and Men

At a crime scene in the zoo, detectives Tessa Ott and Isabelle Grandjean experience a surprise: the victim is a chimpanzee. Although the public prosecutor classifies the terrible act as damage to property, Tessa continues to investigate on her own.

Darkly comedic and absurd, the Coen brothers come to mind. Funnier than most German language films with a theatrical release.

I liked Sarah Viktoria Frick's portrayal of the twin sisters.

That Fischli/Weiss' legendary chain reaction short "The Way Things Go" is prominently featured in the opening scene is fitting and surely got my attention.

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The Little Witch (2018)

My rating: 6/10

Insgesamt sehr niedlich und unterhaltsam, mit guten Kostümen und Sets und sympathischen Charakteren - speziell die Freundschaft zwischen der Hexe und Abraxas ist sehr überzeugend. Es gibt allerdings auch einige Momente, in denen der Film selbst für einen Kinderfilm arg albern wird - das mag einer allzu treuen Adaption der Quelle geschuldet sein, an die ich allerdings nur noch sehr vage Erinnerungen habe.

Overall very cute and entertaining, with good costumes and sets and likeable characters - the friendship between the Witch and Abraxas in particular is very believable. There are, however, some moments where it gets a bit silly even for a kids' movie - this may be due to an overly faithful adaptation of the source material, which I admittedly only remember very vaguely.