strange weather is a 2016 drama film directed by katherine dieckmann .

it was screened in the gala presentations section at the 2016 toronto international film festival .

strange weather ( film )

“strange weather” opens in theaters , vod , and on digital platforms on friday , july 28 .
not even hunter , who eventually wears out her welcome , can keep strange weather from going off the cliff .
as the focus of strange weather , holly hunter is her typical fantastic self , using her committed performance to ground a narrative about a familial tragedy .
like thelma & louise , strange weather revolves around two southern women , the open road and a surreptitiously packed handgun . but the similarities end there .
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katherine dieckmann’s film is beholden to a studiously weird narrative that’s governed by formula screenwriting .
where the brilliance of strange weather lies - in great part through hunter ' s stunningly human and subtly searing performance - is in its constant grappling with the nonlinear process of grief .
boutique distributor brainstorm media has taken north american theatrical rights to katherine dieckmann’s drama “ strange weather , ” starring holly hunter , with netflix taking worldwide subscription vod rights , excluding japan .
strange weather ★ ★ ( 2 / 4 stars ) directed by : katherine dieckmann written by : katherine dieckmann starring : holly hunter , carrie coon and kim coates running time : 95 mins .
it’s almost impossible for the film to honor its predecessor without lapsing into contrived and preordained formula .
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the film is produced by kalamalka prods . and ideal partners film fund . the deal was brokered by jessica lacy at icm partners , robert halmi jr . , great point’s chairman , and brainstorm’s president meyer shwarzstein .
katherine dieckmann’s strange weather is an odd , stifling , and occasionally quite moving mixture of self - help clichés and genre - film tropes , which are woven together in a thicket of unusually authentic american southern atmosphere . dieckmann has a knack for moody details , rendering the world of a small - town woman in succinct and telling brushstrokes .
reviewed at toronto film festival ( gala ) , sept . 9 , 2016 . running time : 96 min .
even with its ordinary thread and style of filmmaking with an exclusion of a fitting soundtrack , holly hunter ( darcy baylor ) puts on a tremendous effort and there ' s an exceptional character arc to be had in
strange weather
.
if only strange weather had given these people more room to breathe beyond the churning plot . for all its potential , the movie ultimately feels like a frustrating miscalculation ; the ingredients are there — it ' s the recipe that ' s off .
michael showalter’s film is always at least gut - rumbling and keeps its humor in situations that are morose and awkward .
the film is at its best when dieckmann slows down the action and revelations for its real charm : two ladies , on the road , talking . more movies could stand to trust their stars to make an artful conversation as compelling as any action sequence or as exciting as a revenge flick . “strange weather” has the stars ; it just needs to let them shine .
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too bad then that the pair find more demons along the way , big ones that threaten to overtake the film’s best assets .
dieckmann tries too hard to force a character sketch into a dramatic shape by giving darcy ' s quest a preset endpoint : the louisiana office of walker ' s old classmate , who stole his lucrative franchise restaurant idea . the harder
strange weather
drives toward a payoff , the more it sputters .
the film is at its best when dieckmann slows down the action and revelations for its real charm : two ladies , on the road , talking .
holly hunter gives one of the best performances of her career in writer - director katherine dieckmann ' s indie drama
strange weather ,
playing a southerner reckoning with her son walker ' s suicide . watching an actress of hunter ' s caliber in a meaty leading role partly compensates for the creaky plot and overearnest tone .
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brainstorm will handle the north american theatrical release on the film , which premiered at the toronto film festival , prior to the netflix global rollout scheduled for fall 2017 . great point media , which has backed such movies as “lady macbeth , ” “complete unknown” and “the party , ” is handling international sales in cannes .
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academy award winner holly hunter gets behind the wheel in this engrossing story of a woman ' s quest for rectitude in the wake of harrowing loss . steeped in a strong sense of place and peopled by convention - defying characters , katherine dieckmann ' s strange weather draws you into its sultry southern milieu and takes you on a back - roads trek you won ' t soon forget .
a case of excellent actors’ straining to elevate a contrived screenplay , “strange weather , ” directed by katherine dieckmann ( the atmospheric “diggers” ) , casts holly hunter as darcy , an academic administrator , at a university in georgia . darcy is at a crossroads : applying for a belated bachelor’s degree , she may soon lose her job to budget cuts . her son , walker , committed suicide seven years earlier .
with supporting parts ( including crumbley’s stock yuppie - scum ) even more patly conceived , there’s not much beyond pretty scenery and forced “grittiness” to distract from the hollow histrionics at the heart of “ strange weather , ” whose clumsy signifiers include being set during a long , hot drought . there’s no free - at - last rain dance for darcy , but just about every other lyrical cliche appears on cue .
the comparison may be unfair , but it ' s such a rare pleasure to see two top - notch actresses have the screen to themselves , playing smart , strong women , that we feel robbed when the movie doesn ' t do them justice . where strange weather errs ( and where thelma & louise did not ) is in detracting from that pleasure by half - burying the main characters under unwieldy chunks of plot .
shwarzstein stated , “we loved the film as soon as we saw it in toronto — it has mystery , humor , raw emotion and features one of holly hunter ’s most outstanding performances to date . ”
the forecast for “strange weather , ” a rather dour road - trip movie through the backroads of dixie taken by two gal pals that is weighed down by a heavy downpour of grief and retribution ? there is 100 percent chance that at some point you might wish you were watching the rollicking “thelma & louise” instead , especially when oh - so - mournful lady - sung laments to the strains of acoustic guitars pour forth from the soundtrack .
the first thing we learn about katherine dieckmann ’s “ strange weather ” is it’s set on the 88th consecutive day without rain in a tiny georgia town . plants are wilting ; so are people . everyone is hysterical and exhausted , and no one more so than darcy baylor ( holly hunter ) . crackling with the actress’ firecracker energy , early introductions to darcy’s life make it clear that there are still plenty of secrets left to be told .
while darcy’s rage is pure and understandable ( and boy does hunter sell the hell out of it ) , “strange weather” struggles to move past the sense that everything is happening too fast and too close . coincidences fly at every turn , slingshotting both darcy and byrd into a situation neither is prepared for , forcing both actresses to shoulder some heavy scenes ( including a revealing argument that belongs in both ladies’ highlight reel , it’s that potent ) . hunter particularly excels in a confrontation that forces her to run through a gamut of emotions in the minimum of time , but by now that’s old hat for her .
holly hunter is one of those erstwhile hollywood leading women — like jill clayburgh or debra winger — whose name provokes a certain wistfulness , because there’s no good reason why she stayed at the top such a short while . that is , none beyond the industry’s infamously short attention span toward most female stars , who generally get shunted to the b list at an age where almost any other career would just be getting established . those who miss the spunky , rueful , heart - of - gold hunter from her early signature films will find something of a return to that form in “ strange weather , ” though in a vehicle that doesn’t always serve her to best effect .
unsurprisingly , i ' ve fallen in love with this film about a grown woman rediscovering herself whilst journeying to take down the man who stole her dead son ' s hot dog company idea . i ' ve nothing further to say besides carrie coon matches holly hunter ' s intensity perfectly , and i love women . cheers !
amidst all the la la land swooning and moonlight cheering , there were , of course , other films at the toronto film festival this year , ones that maybe got lost in the din of louder movies . to give them a little attention , here’s a brief rundown of five movies i saw at tiff that were smaller , but still of note .
another is glenne headly ' s brief turn as darcy ' s childhood friend mary lou , who hosts darcy and byrd when they stop for a night in meridian , georgia . mary lou ' s straight - shooting advice , and the giddy reminiscences she and darcy share , are an example of what strange weather does best : showing women simply talking . too bad there ' s so much else crowding it . though she wrings a bit of mild suspense from the haziness surrounding the death of darcy ' s son , dieckmann overestimates our interest in the how and why of the tragedy . what we truly want to know more about is who these women are — darcy and byrd , but also mary lou and geri — and what they mean to one another .
we first see darcy , a hippie - ish fifty - something georgia university administrative assistant , watering her garden in the middle of the night while smoking a cigarette . ( it ' s something she ' ll do several times over the course of the film , one of those movie - ishly quirky touches that often pass for character nuance . ) byrd ( coon ) , her closest confidante , lives next door with her african - american girlfriend geri ( andrene ward - hammond ) and works at the same university , in the fundraising department .
it really is time for more female driven , female directed road movies . after decades worth of a genre dominated by men , by the male perspective ( with few bright exceptions like thelma & louise ) , it ' s still sadly refreshing to see the exception of a feminine view . there are still , of course , the same old tropes of a dead child , of a woman in her late 50s / early 60s harbouring regrets and unfulfilled dreams - but the movie exists in a long line of film history , which leaves it with little matieral for comparison .
not really that impressive . i did not get much from it . so holly hunter plays a woman that lost her son , a few years back and then discovers that someone stole hurt son ' s idea and she ' s wants to do something about it . it a very personal piece about a mother ' s grief and wondering what part she had to play in her son ' s death and how big the part was . you get the point but i still did not get much from watching this story unfold . i like the way the film looks and that ' s pretty much it .
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a poignant , lyrical drama about a mother ( hunter ) , who , in an effort to deal with the grief over the death of her son , travels the back roads of the deep south to settle a score . a story of . . . see full summary »
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a poignant , lyrical drama about a mother ( hunter ) , who , in an effort to deal with the grief over the death of her son , travels the back roads of the deep south to settle a score . a story of grief and forgiveness , of looking inward to find a way to move forward .
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it may be time to retire the type of road movie in which the protagonist , ostensibly on an urgent journey , insists on taking back roads — partly because she doesn’t like trucks , she says , but really because a quick drive on the interstate wouldn’t sustain a feature .
darcy soon learns that mark ( shane jacobsen ) , a friend of walker’s , has grown wealthy after founding a chain of hot dog restaurants — walker’s idea . conspiring to confront mark in new orleans , she brings along her friend byrd ( carrie coon ) and the gun walker used to kill himself , probably more for symbolism than for proving chekhov’s axiom .
the journey is a pretext for healing , as darcy visits an old friend ( glenne headly , who died in june ) and walker’s father ( ted ferguson ) , who abused her but is now ailing and mute . this gives darcy a chance to unburden her thoughts to him while allowing ms . dieckmann , who wrote the screenplay , to avoid the complications of constructing a conversation .
that’s the movie in a nutshell : a catharsis more meaningful for the character than for her audience .
rated r for sex and grief . running time : 1 hour 32 minutes .
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like so many women who unwisely spend too much time in gyms ruining their looks under the delusion of self - improvement , [ hunter ' s ] muscles upstage her femininity . but the girl can still act .
hunter , her darcy often wearing a cowboy hat along with a tank top and skinny jeans more often seen on teens , gives a lived - in , down - but - not - out performance throughout .
in a quivering , bone - deep performance , hunter takes darcy from a mother encased in guilt to a woman who can acknowledge her shattering loss while still recognizing her right to be alive .
carrie coon proves once again that she ' s a phenomenal talent who is currently being severely under - utilized in the hollywood ecosystem .
. . . a heartfelt and modestly poignant examination of maternal grief , yet it ' s consistently undermined by plot mechanics and clichés .
this slight drama doesn ' t have very much to it , but any movie about a middle - aged woman is a welcome rarity , and in it , hunter proves she can still bring life and spirit to any kind of material .
it ' s hard to imagine another actor in the world who could elicit those particular responses to those moments , or who could make the wild narrative swing of the climactic encounter not only play , but play credibly .
basically the story of a man forced to finally see the injustice around him . riley’s movie is designed to do the same thing to you . …
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but after crossing into the water - ravaged environs of louisiana , a falling - out over a long - hidden revelation causes byrd to fly away back home via bus . torpor settles upon the proceedings as darcy , with no buffer around to keep her grounded , eventually gets to engage in the showdown she has been hankering for and the facts she needs .
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in katherine dieckmann ' s latest feature , hunter and carrie coon make a major argument for bechdel test - passing features .
despite the closeness of their bond — we first meet darcy and byrd while they’re both sneaking outside at night , eager for a little relief from the stifling heat — it’s soon apparent that the women are hiding something from each other . byrd can’t understand why darcy is so cruel to her adoring ex - boyfriend clay ( kim coates ) , while darcy can’t conceal her questions about byrd’s relationship with live - in girlfriend geri (
andrene ward - hammond ) . those seemingly minor misunderstandings take on an entirely new dimension when the obsessive darcy embarks on a quixotic quest for answers that even byrd isn’t eager to find .
hunter and coon have a natural , believable chemistry ; it would be enough to watch them quibble through their lives and their own friendship . unfortunately , dieckmann’s screenplay soon becomes concerned with a macguffin of a mystery that threatens to overtake even its talented actresses .
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hunter stars as darcy baylor , who works as an administrative assistant at a small university . with her job in danger and her personal relationships stagnating , darcy hits the road with her best friend byrd ( played by the excellent carrie coon ) .
but dieckmann ( who previously directed the slice - of - life indies
diggers
and
motherhood
) excels at capturing the textures and diversity of her location , showing the south as a varied region where agriculture , academia , poverty and progressivism sit side by side .
plus , the filmmaker is savvy enough just to let hunter work . this performance is built from dozens of tiny , human gestures — from the way darcy looks defiant and stung whenever she ' s criticized , to the way she pets her dog with her bare feet . darcy ' s story may feel contrived , but her character is vividly real .
hunter plays grief - stricken darcy , who is struggling to come to terms with the death of her son . convinced there is something behind his suicide , darcy travels back to the deep south to uncover the truth with the help of childhood friend byrd ( carrie coon ) . bolstered by her on - again off - again lover clayton , played by kim coates ( “sons of anarchy” ) , darcy begins “an emotional road trip of self - discovery , ” according to a statement .
halmi added , “working with brainstorm and netflix is a great partnership for the domestic release and perfectly suited to this emotionally gripping drama . ”
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dieckmann has an eye for the american south that refutes the condescending sentimentality of most films , capturing the ravages of flooding and famine with a haunting matter - of - factness that interrogates darcy’s self - pity , especially when she’s grilling one of walker’s acquaintances as he collects his family from the fallout of a disaster . and there’s a breathtaking confrontation between darcy and her ex - husband , wes ( johnny mcphail ) , which climaxes with a close - up of the man’s frozen , woeful , ultimately unknowable face .
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holly hunter and carrie coon star in katherine dieckmann ' s drama about a southern woman who enlists her friend to help find answers about her son ' s suicide .
through the fundraising database , byrd learns that mark wright ( shane jacobsen ) , a former close friend of darcy ' s son , is now the filthy - rich owner of a chain of customize - your - own - hot - dog eateries near new orleans . when byrd tells her about it , darcy is struck by how familiar the concept sounds , and soon remembers that before he killed himself her son had pitched the exact same idea as part of a business school assignment . she grabs byrd and the two set off to track down mark and get some answers .
hunter , sporting a stetson and arms so wiry and muscular they look ready to snap , is vivid as ever . an actress who excels at suggesting the always - spinning wheels of a sharp mind , she ' s totally persuasive as a woman coming to the painful realization that the image she had of herself as a mother may not have matched the reality . though coon doesn ' t have as much to do as the sassy , supportive byrd , she ' s the kind of skilled performer who can effortlessly flesh out a character beyond what ' s on the page . and in a key supporting role , kim coates ( sons of anarchy ) hits some sweet notes as darcy ' s steadfast on - and - off lover .
a mississippi mother seeks answers after her son ' s suicide in katherine diekmann ' s drama .
with : holly hunter , carrie coon , kim coates , glenne headly , andrene ward - hammond , turner crumbley , walker babington , shane jacobsen , craig boe .
with arm - twisting co - worker byrd riding shotgun , darcy fires up her old ford truck , and sets off for kevin’s corporate hq in new orleans . this is the kind of movie where despite the psychological urgency of our heroine’s quest , she insists on taking back roads so that we can savor every last drop of down - home southern culture . pit stops include a visit with glenne headly as an over - the - top old pal ; and , of course , a shocking revelation or two must be shared between darcy and byrd before they reach the big easy .
much of the goings on feel plain hokey , and the rather theatrical dialogue mixed with a couple of certified big speeches don’t help matters . through it all , darcy is sassy , wounded , and indomitable— a tailor - made role so tightly fitted to hunter that it begins to feel like a straitjacket , one in which the actress ( who now sports the almost alarmingly sinewy physique of the latter - day madonna ) thrashes about as if every emotion might be her last .
production : a great point media presentation in association with kalamalka prods . and quincy pics of an ideal partners production . ( international sales : icm partners , los angeles . ) producers : jana edelbaum , rachel cohen . executive producers : jim reeve , robert halmi jr . , caroline kaplan , allene quincy .
crew : director , writter : katherine dieckmann . camera ( color , hd ) : david morrison . editor : madeleine gavin .
with : holly hunter , carrie coon , kim coates , glenne headly , andrene ward - hammond , turner crumbley , walker babington , shane jacobsen , craig boe .
holly hunter is one of those erstwhile hollywood leading women — like jill clayburgh or debra winger — whose name provokes a certain wistfulness , because there’s no good reason why she stayed at the top such a short while . that is , none beyond the industry’s infamously short attention span toward most female stars , who generally get shunted to [ … ]
years after her son ' s suicide , a woman longs to confront both the past and a friend of his who took his business idea .
kind of a standard road - trip - of - adult - discovery movie , except that holly hunter and carrie coon are amazing in it , and the big confrontation at the end is worth the price of admission on its own . hunter plays a ragged mother who learns that an old associate of her son ' s stole his business plan and became a millionaire with it after the son committed suicide , so she grabs the suicide weapon and crosses the country to confront the boy . plenty of incident and character development along the way , but it ' s the connection she makes with the old associate at the end that will stick with me strongest .
it ' s meh at best , the cast is probably the only reason why i even gave this a go in the first place . the story plays out pretty well until you realize you have seen how it ' s going to end in other movies , i mean it ' s definitely not horrendous as there is some stuff to like . the cast is pretty nice as i said before , the filming was pretty decent and there ' s a few moments that i actually liked . but other than that it ' s nothing really special at all , just below average . .
katherine dieckmann really created something incredible with this movie ; darcey baylor is a stellar character and the way the story unfolds is beautiful . i love women and female friendships and cowboy hats
holly hunter is and always will be a great actress but even she can’t save this emotional yet misguided story . not particularly bad but not particularly good either .
look , this ain ' t all that much but , come on : road trip movie with holly hunter and carrie coon soundtracked by sharon van etten . need i say more ?
the beginning is weird and very random . but eventually , it does get better . holly hunter , still grieving her son , feels her sons friend stole his business idea & she’s sets out to find him . along the way , she finds a little peace . a little slow moving , but some great acting .
i wish there was a little more to this movie . it ' s not bad , but it kind of circles around an interesting character - driven story of grief and healing , but never really commits to the deep dive into something that would be memorable . holly hunter is great as always and carrie coon continues to be one of the most under - appreciated and under - used actresses in hollywood .
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the kids from the marx and engels street ( serbo-croatian : dječaci iz ulice marksa i engelsa ) is a 2014 montenegrin drama film directed by nikola vukčević .

it was selected as the montenegrin entry for the best foreign language film at the 87th academy awards , but was not nominated .

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the kids from the marx and engels street is bloated with a baroque excess of plot , much of it illogical and unintentionally hilarious . as the two brothers bond over their father ' s grave , they solemnly agree
he hated pussies , liars and cowards
, which has inescapable echoes of team america : world police . the horny - teen sex - comedy side story is also an oddly jarring inclusion , especially a sleazy and casually homophobic episode at a brothel .
breaking away from the rump of the former yugoslavia less than 20 years ago , montenegro is a pocket - sized nation with a total population roughly equivalent to that of nashville , tennessee . it barely even has a film industry at all , so we should at least applaud its chutzpah in boldly putting forward its second ever oscar submission in the best foreign language category . directed and co - written by nikola vukcevic , a theater veteran with one previous feature to his name , the kids from the marx and engels stree t is a highly uneven revenge thriller drenched in the heady perfume of hot - blooded balkan melodrama .
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apparently aspiring to be an allegory for montenegro ' s short and turbulent history , the movie unfolds in three time periods , the earliest a flashback to 1992 . after a proud basketball coach refuses to sabotage a game , he is punished with a fatal beating by henchmen working for his crooked boss potpara ( emir hadzihafizbegovic ) , a crime which is unexpectedly witnessed by the coach ' s teenage son stanko ( momcilo otasevic ) . adding insult to injury , potparo then evicts stanko and his newly widowed , heavily pregnant mother ( ana sofrenovic ) from the family apartment that came with her late husband ' s job . their new home is a cramped rooftop shack in a crumbling social housing block on marx and engels street , hence the movie ' s title .
everyone thinks stanko is living the idyllic life of a musician in london . his little brother vojo believes he’s a hero . but what vojo doesn’t know is that fifteen years ago , stanko fled montenegro after a failed attempt to kill the man who murdered their father . a chance glimpse of his nemesis on tv is all it takes to drive stanko onto the first flight back to podgorica , hell - bent on finishing what he started . meanwhile , vojo’s biggest problem is being peer - pressured into having sex with his girlfriend . knowing he isn’t remotely prepared , vojo turns to his brother for help . stanko decides to postpone his revenge – but a sordid trip into the underbelly of podgorica soon brings him face to face with the friends and promises he betrayed on that fateful night , fifteen years ago . momčilo otašević delivers an understated but affecting performance as stanko , a man torn between his dreams , his desire to be a good brother , and his obsession with vengeance . steeped in the miasma of the yugoslav war , ‘the kids from marx and engels street’ spins a tense , melancholy , and yet startlingly hopeful tale of revenge and brotherhood .
everyone thinks stanko is living the idyllic life of a musician in london . his little brother vojo believes he ' s a hero . but what vojo doesn ' t know is that fifteen years ago , stanko fled montenegro after a failed attempt to kill the man who murdered their father . a chance glimpse of his nemesis on tv is all it takes to drive stanko onto the first flight back to podgorica , hell - bent on finishing what he started . meanwhile , vojo ' s biggest problem is being peer - pressured into having sex with his girlfriend . knowing he isn ' t remotely prepared , vojo turns to his brother for help . stanko decides to postpone his revenge - but a sordid trip into the underbelly of podgorica soon brings him face to face with the friends and promises he betrayed on that fateful night , fifteen years ago . momčilo otašević delivers an understated but affecting performance as stanko , a man torn between his dreams , his desire to be a good brother , and his obsession with vengeance . steeped in the miasma of the yugoslav war , ' the kids from marx and engels street ' spins a tense , melancholy , and yet startlingly hopeful tale of revenge and brotherhood .
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' s glossy cinematography and majestic aerial footage of podgorica . but the dramatic tone is haywire , the dialogue often risible and the characters crudely sketched ciphers , from implausibly innocent heroes to monstrous cartoon villains . perhaps the most charitable conclusion is that balkan audiences will appreciate the movie ' s local references and overcooked intensity , but oscar short - list compilers are less likely to be swayed by its soapy charms .
on the other side of town , will vojo and his girlfriend find their needs . . ? …and what is the price of being filled with satisfaction ?
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additionally ,
the tribe
had won the critic ' s week sidebar at the cannes film festival while
the guide
had barely screened internationally .
vukcevic received a bachelor of arts in film and theatre directing from the academy of arts novi sad , yugoslavia , studying under supervision of internationally acclaimed film and theatre director vlatko gilic ( films on cannes film festival – 1973 , 1977 , 1980 ; berlin , oberhauzen , moscow , new york … ) , as student of generation 1998 from drama section . vukcevic has been included in category of the best university students in novi sad . in june 2001 he received a master degree of arts in drama . his thesis was awarded and published as a book “i influence of film on theatre of new forms” .
this year ,
cantinflas
seems like the obvious choice since the film tells the story of mexico ' s most famous actor . the movie was also released in the u . s to great results at the box office . however , it is unlikely to play with the academy . the movie scored terrible reviews with critics complaining about its formulaic script .
portugal has submitted 30 times in the past few years and thus far has never be nominated . although the country has always had big festival films , it has also never made the top nine .
disney channel ' s newest star is adding diversity to the channel and empowering girls her age through her lead role in
stuck in the middle .
film obtained the second place award by the ministry of culture of montenegro ' s program for cinema 2010 . however , it was not an international hit and has not obtained the exposure most oscar winners have .
meanwhile , mauritania submitted an entry for the first time with the cannes hit
timbuktu .
this is the third country to surprise with its submission . previously ukraine surprised , submitting
the guide
over the critically - acclaimed movie
the tribe .
the country ' s miroslav slaboshpitsky said his film ,
the tribe
, better represented national cinematography than what was nominated , oles sanin ' s
the guide .
mexico has surprised by submitting the biopic
cantinflas .
the submission comes a year after mexico opted to submit the art house film
heli
over the popular
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first time , and his 16 - years brother ( vojo ) is going to make love for the first time .
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one night , two brothers and two events that will change their lives forever : stanko is going to kill for the first time while his brother vojo plans on sleeping with a woman for the very first time . the actual reason 30 - year - old stanko returned to montenegro was to take revenge on his father’s murderer . but upon arriving in his home country he has yet to discover that nothing’s the way it used to be . not only his town has changed but so have the people around him . his 16 - year - old brother vojo is one of them . he is all grown up and faces a big challenge in his life – his first time . both men insecurely find themselves in seeking satisfaction and self - fulfilment and neither of them seems to be ready and prepared for their self - imposed task – be it murder or intercourse . as it turns out , external circumstances make the achievement of their goals and the accomplishment of their wishes and yearnings utterly impossible . the secret star of the film , ensconced between revenge thriller and melodrama , is actually podgorica . after more than 20 years the town throws off the chains of a communistic past and by and by turns into a vivid metropolis full of urban legends . a remarkable coming of age story that does not only centre on the simultaneous growing up of whole generation but also of an entire city .
slaboshpitsky also claimed that three members of
the guide ' s
production team were involved in a decision that was shrouded in mystery and made by too few members of the committee .
stanko ( 30 ) has to kill a man , for the first time . the same day , his younger brother vojo ( 16 ) has to have sex for the first time . roads of the two brothers will cross the same day several times , in an unusual way
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bulgaria also had a similar reaction after the country submitted
bulgarian rhapsody
over festival hits
viktoria
and
bota .
story about youth of two brothers : in the same night – older brother , stanko ( 30 ) , is going to kill a man for a first time – and his 16 - years brother vojo is going to make love for the first time . many things between two brothers will cross them on that important night , and – will review the meanings of terms : family , trust , youth , loyalty and priority . what seems to be easy – it is not at all at balkans … and what is the price of being filled with satisfaction ?
story about youth of two brothers : in the same night - older brother , stanko ( 30 ) , is going to kill a man for a first time – and his 16 - years brother vojo is going to make love for the first time . many things between two brothers will cross them on that important night , and - will review the meanings of terms : family , trust , youth , loyalty and priority . what seems to be easy – it is not at all at balkans . . . and what is the price of being filled with satisfaction ?
meanwhile , two other countries also submitted . portugal chose the documentary
what now ? remind me .
the documentary by joaquim pinto was a critical success that played at the new york film festival , locarno film festival and was released in august by cinema guild .
story about two brothers : in the same night - older brother , stanko ( 30 ) , is going to kill a man for the first time - and his 16 - years brother vojo is going to make love for the first time . what seems to be easy is not at all , in the balkans . written by anonymous
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that same night , stanko and his father’s murderer finally meet . will stanko find his revenge… ?
he graduated as stage and film director , independent producer since 1995 , member of film board of montenegrin academy of sciences and arts ( canu ) , and professor at national faculty of dramatic arts – cetinje . also , he was artistic director at city theatre podgorica , 2004 - 2010 .
heli
was an incredibly controversial film at the festival circuit , but won the cannes best director award . meanwhile ,
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was a global phenomenon which was beloved by international and mexican audiences . the mexican academy was thus under scrutiny since both films were received with mixed reactions by critics .
vukcevic worked as the director / author in around 80 projects , including his debute feature film ( a view from the eiffel tower , presented at around 30 international festivals ) , ten theatre performances , ( performed and awarded at a number of important festivals , i . e . budva theatre city , infant , exit , tiba , etc . ) he also directed four short films , 25 half - an - hour documentaries for montenegrin broadcasting service tv cg , as well as numerous music videos , commercials , tv clips .
a thirteen - year old boy stanko witnesses his father , a basketball coach , being beaten up after an important game ( 1991 ) . the father soon dies of injuries sustained . the club management forces stanko and his heavily pregnant mother to move out of the family apartment . stanko recognises one of the club managers as his father’s murderer and swears that one day he will have his revenge . five years later ( 1993 ) , stanko is the frontman of a popular montenegrin band with a hit single . stanko’s younger brother vojo , born after their father’s death , adores his elder brother . few day before stanko turns eighteen his mother finds a gun hidden in his belongings . for fear that he may commit a crime she reports him to the police , who arrest him . his father’s murderer , now an influential politician , threatens stanko with prison , or army ( these were war years in former yugoslavia ) – offers a “painless” solution : stanko is to leave the country . stanko consents and leaves . eleven years later we find stanko in a famous london music studio , making a record with famous musicians . during the break , in the studio , he watches the finale of european waterpolo championship ( 2008 ) in spain on tv . montenegro wins . while he celebrates , among the officials celebrating montenegrin victory on tv , he recognises his father’s murderer . this reminds him of the unfulfilled pledge . without an explanation , stanko leaves the studio and heads back to montenegro to complete his wow . but once he lands , he finds that nothing is the same as he left it , the town , or people .
mexico is known for submitting art house films that are beloved by critics and festival hits . these have included
pan ' s labyrinth ,
miss bala ,
after lucia
and
biuitful .
the foreign film competition for the 2015 oscars has become even more competitive over the past week as more countries have submitted , with mexico delivering a stunning decision by offering a biopic on one of its most iconic actors for academy award consideration .
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of the countries that have already submitted , turkey ' s
winter sleep ,
chile ' s
to kill a man ,
and germany ' s
beloved sisters
are some of the top contenders .
hungary ' s
white god ,
poland ' s
ida
and norway ' s
1001 grams
are also films that have a lot of buzz .
story about two brothers : in the same night , older brother ( 30 ) , is going to kill a man for a first time , and his younger ( 16 ) brother is going to make love for the first time . what seems to . . . see more »
story about two brothers : in the same night , older brother ( 30 ) , is going to kill a man for a first time , and his younger ( 16 ) brother is going to make love for the first time . what seems to be easy – it is not at all at balkans .
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two years later , stanko is still nursing a grudge , but has blossomed into a local guitar hero in a hot young rock trio . but on the night of a career - making show at the city ' s sports arena , he goes missing with a illegally acquired gun , intent on revenge against potparo . his assassination bid is thwarted , and potparo offers stanko a stark ultimatum : leave the country immediately or go to jail . or even , worse still , face forced conscription into the ongoing balkan wars .
fans are preparing to set a gunness world record on july 6 celebrating the artist ' s birthday .
there are still a number of countries that have yet to submit , including argentina , belgium , israel , italy , denmark and spain , among others .
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his younger brother vojo ( 16 ) is excited to see him . stanko finds that vojo has a few problems he can’t fix himself so stanko tries to help him , postponing the revenge . stanko emerges to his brother as a man very different to what he imagined , with dark past , and whose actions caused problems for many .
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fast forward to 2009 . now played by goran bogdan , stanko is a musician living in london . but his dormant blood feud is belatedly reawakened after he catches tv footage of potparo , now a high - ranking sports official in newly independent montenegro , celebrating a crucial victory by the national water polo team . vowing to finally settle old scores , stanko flies back to his long - lost homeland . this also reconnects him to his 16 - year - old brother vojo ( filip djuretic ) just in time to help him lose his virginity . strangely , vojo hero - worships stanko , even though he has ignored his family for 15 years . just for reference , podgorica is a cheap three - hour flight away from london .
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2 . serbian actors film festival , nish , serbia ( sept . 2014 ) , award for - best foreign actress
15 . dublin , ireland - fingal int . film festival - oct . 2015 , - best feature film award
16 . india , ffsi international film fest . : kolkata , mumbai , delhi , bengalur - august - december 2015 , federation of film societies of india
19 . cairo international film festival , egypt , november . 2015 ( selected already )
20 . cottbus international film festival , germany , november . 2015 ( selected already )
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nikola vukčević , professor of film directing , at montenegrin national faculty of dramatic arts – cetinje , is a montenegrin film director , born in 1974 , in titograd ( socialist republic montenegro ) , in yugoslavia .
oddly , stanko ' s mother appears not to age at all in 17 years , which means she ends up looking younger than her own son . equally bizarre is how everyone in podgorica , including all of stanko ' s former childhood friends , seems to have grown up to become prostitutes , pimps , drug dealers or pedophiles . vukcevic ' s film is unlikely to boost montenegro ' s tourist business .
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once upon a mouse is a 1981 american theatrical featurette directed by jerry kramer and gary rocklen , produced in association with walt disney productions by kramer/rocklen studios .

it was released on july 10 , 1981 on a double bill with the fox and the hound .

once upon a mouse

this page lists once upon a time and once upon a time in wonderland ' s references to various disney works .
once upon a mouse is a theatrical featurette highlighting disney ' s animated legacy starting with steamboat willie in 1928 .
leave it to once upon a time to go all out on the disney magic .
listen to all the actors who have voiced the following mickey ' s once upon a christmas characters .
the disney wiki has a collection of images and media related to sofia the first : once upon a princess .
once upon a mouse is a documentary from 1981 , featuring footage of walt , see details here . not available on laserdisc in the u . s .
aurora is humming
once upon a dream
from disney ' s sleeping beauty . ( sleeping beauty , 1959 )
in monday ' s story from the book of once upon a time , rapunzel discovers the mystery behind the floating lanterns .
sorry , we do not have a video of once upon a mouse . if you have one , or know of one on youtube , vimeo or any other site , let us know
the film received a computer - animated sequel , mickeys twice upon a christmas , in 2004 .
make a wish : the boys wish upon a star when they wish for christmas every day .
once upon a mouse is a theatrical featurette highlighting disney ' s animated legacy starting with steamboat willie in 1928 . it was released to theaters on july 10 , 1981 on the same bill as the fox and the hound .
mickey ' s once upon a christmas is a 1999 direct - to - video disney movie . narrated by kelsey grammer , the film features three christmas stories starring mickey mouse , donald duck and goofy where each learn about the meaning of christmas .
presents two tales of mice , including the aesop fable of the city mouse and his country cousin and a mouse family that lives in a fine restaurant .
from the first moments of once upon a forest , there is evidence of high artistic standards . the backgrounds are beautifully detailed , right down to the shading and contours of a tree trunk .
once upon a mouse : 20 minute chronological retrospective of the works of walt disney . played before the re - release of snow white and the seven dwarfs in 1981 . directed by ken rudolph ( kenimation prod . ) cameraman , raymond wojdynski .
do you love once upon a mouse , or do you think it is the worst cartoon ever ? let us know what you think ! surely you have an opinion . . . so share what you think . take a minute and post your own comments about this cartoon here .
once upon a mattress is based on the famous fairy tale , the princess and the pea . because of her noble birth , the princess is unable to sleep on a bed of many mattresses when a tiny pea is placed underneath the bottom mattress .
the foster child carries a mickey mouse doll . [ 45 ] ( steamboat willie , 1928 )
there is a mickey mouse figurine in a case in the pawnshop . [ 7 ] ( steamboat willie , 1928 )
the overture from the mickey mouse revue is briefly heard in some montage parts .
aurora ' s food features a hidden mickey mouse head . [ 43 ] ( steamboat willie , 1928 )
a minnie mouse is sitting on a shelf in emma ' s nursery room . [ 25 ] ( steamboat willie , 1928 )
i don ' t think the similarites between once and kingdom hearts are purposeful . as esk said , once and kh both pull from disney , so s . . . 2016 - 03 - 20t03 : 31 : 38z
do you have anything to add to this page ? have we made any mistakes . . . or do you have any additional information about once upon a mouse ? if so , we would love to hear from you . please send us a quick note with your additions or corrections to this page , and we will make the corrections as soon as possible !
donald duck — stuck on christmas : huey , dewey and louie have such a great christmas , that they wish upon a star so that it would be christmas every day , but once their wish comes true and they get tired of it , they learn the true meaning of christmas .
a mickey mouse phone is in mr . gold ' s shop . [ 21 ] ( steamboat willie , 1928 )
a mickey mouse figurine can be seen in gold ' s pawnshop . [ 30 ] ( steamboat willie , 1928 )
a mickey mouse figurine can be seen in the pawnshop in belle ' s dream . ( steamboat willie , 1928 )
the family in the backseat of henry ' s car are all wearing mickey mouse hats , while a mickey mouse backpack is lying on the hat shelf behind them . [ 91 ] ( steamboat willie , 1928 )
walt disney , mickey mouse , donald duck , slave in the magic mirror , aurora miranda .
accidental misnaming : minnie ' s boss , mortimer mouse , keeps mispronouncing minnie ' s name .
to save her ill son , a field mouse must seek the aid of a colony of rats , with whom she has a deeper link than she ever suspected .
a young mouse , mole and hedgehog risk their lives to find a cure for their badger friend , who ' s been poisoned by men .
a minnie mouse figurine is seen in the pawnshop when ashley breaks in . [ 4 ] ( steamboat willie , 1928 )
there is a mickey mouse phone in mr . gold ' s shop . [ 23 ] ( steamboat willie , 1928 )
the top of a mickey mouse figurine can be seen in the pawnshop . [ 26 ] ( steamboat willie , 1928 )
blast off on an intergalactic adventure that takes the mickey mouse clubhouse gang into outer space on a search for space treasure .
mickey mouse appears on the watches tilly is selling . [ 102 ] ( steamboat willie , 1928 )
billy ' s enchanted forest counterpart is cinderella ' s household mouse , gus . ( cinderella , 1950 )
the pancakes jacinda makes are shaped like mickey mouse heads . [ 107 ] ( steamboat willie , 1928 )
there is a hidden mickey mouse head on the side of pandora ' s box . [ 40 ] ( steamboat willie , 1928 )
this music accompanies the livetime entertainment show @ showbase2000 ' once upon a mouse ' which is actually a tokyo disney land revivial . mickey mouse is ur host & brings u around a few locations - daisy beauty shop , donald ( as bach ) ' s really silly symphony orchestra , mickey ' s toontown , . . . the music is totally unexpected as it twists & turns with funny laughs here & there & tears & joy @ the end - disney ' s trademark happy ever after ending be prepared 4 mixed japanese & english songs but character voices 2 . a totally topsy turvy album !
there is a plush of minnie mouse in emma ' s baby room at the castle . [ 2 ] ( steamboat willie , 1928 )
during emma ' s confrontation with mr . gold in his shop , a mickey mouse figurine rests in a case on the bottom left of the screen . a minnie mouse figurine is also on the table to the right of mr . gold . [ 10 ] [ 11 ] ( steamboat willie , 1928 )
set in a charming forest wonderland , this ecologically - conscious animated adventure tells the tale of a badger who inhales toxic fumes and nearly dies . fortunately , her pals , a mouse , a hedgehog , and a mole are willing to risk their lives to find a cure .
in the wizard of oak furniture shop , there is a set of mickey mouse ears cast in steel , inside a drawer . [ 64 ] ( steamboat willie , 1928 )
snow white ' s ball dress has small mickey mouse faces on it . [ 38 ] ( steamboat willie , 1928 )
the clasps on emma ' s cloak are in the shape of mickey mouse . [ 46 ] ( steamboat willie , 1928 )
one of the babies , during the ' mommy and me ' class , is wearing a mickey mouse outfit . [ 56 ] ( steamboat willie , 1928 )
a minnie mouse figurine can be glimpsed in the pawnshop as mr . gold explains to emma about his extensive records . [ 13 ] ( steamboat willie , 1928 )
however , the queen fails , for winnifred cannot sleep and spends the night counting sheep . the queen is furious and orders princess winnifred to leave , but prince dauntless defies her and puts an end to the curse upon the king for , as the jester proclaims ,
the mouse has devoured the hawk !
meanwhile , winnifred and dauntless are getting to know one another . the princess has also impressed the king , who , winnifred learns is under a curse . he will remain mute until
the mouse devours the hawk ,
whatever that means . they ' ve already tried using a big mouse and a little hawk , but the mouse ran away and the hawk bit the king ! not to worry , winnifred reassure them , once her test is out of the way she ' ll figure something out . right now she has other things on her mind , like the strangeness of her new surroundings , which are so . . . dry , certainly not like the swamps of home .
the sorcerer ' s apprentice is also the name of the premiere musical short from fantasia , starring mickey mouse and the wizard yen sid .
a power hungry sorcerer transforms a princess into a swan by day in this tale of everlasting love .
as the purse snatcher races across the road on his bicycle , there is a view from the inside of a car , where you can see a mickey mouse keychain on the rear view mirror . [ 63 ] ( steamboat willie , 1928 )
sister astrid says to leroy ,
someone once told me , you can do anything as long as you can dream it
, a paraphrase of a quote by walt disney ,
if you can dream it , you can do it .
mickey mouse and gang become storytellers who make these works of literature familiar , comfortable , charming and accessible to minds still too young to read the original books . one day , your kid might just end up trading the mickey mouse versions for the real things — the literary treasures they’re based on .
before anna gets married , elsa asks ,
you ready ?
, just like in the film ; once with young elsa and again at the end of the film . ( frozen , 2013 )
the sorcerer ' s hat is from the from
the sorcerer ' s apprentice
scene from disney ' s fantasia . however , the apprentice being turned into a mouse is a reference to mickey mouse , who portrayed the apprentice in the disney version . also the broomstick that the apprentice and mr . gold uses looks very similar to the one mickey moused enchanted and used . ( fantasia , 1940 )
prince martin and the dragons : a classic adventure book about a boy , a knight , & th . . .
a musical ( comedy ) in 2 acts , a prologue and 17 scenes .
the song
minnie yoo hoo
used on the ending credits , is the sped up version used for the ending to the 1970s tv series
mouse factory .
we can’t promise that the mickey mouse versions of classic literary tales will have the same affect on every kid , but our disney dad’s story certainly illustrates how something that at first seems wacky and crazy — like casting mickey mouse as bob cratchit in a movie — can ultimately get these worthwhile stories into the consciousnesses of the kids who watch them . using mickey mouse and his friends to bring stories to life isn’t any different , in a sense , than grown - ups wanting to see their favorite actors time and time again — familiar faces playing out new and exciting tales , adventures and romances .
the genie lives inside a lamp , that once rubbed , allows the user to be granted three wishes . the genie is also not free , and is bound to the lamp . when he is set free , his bracelets disappear . ( aladdin , 1992 )
fast - forward eight years or so to when our protagonist was about 12 , and hadn’t watched those mickey mouse movies in years . one night , her dad decided to read “a christmas carol , ” the original novella by charles dickens , aloud to her as a bedtime story . the interesting thing was , everything in the book felt familiar to her ; she already knew the story , and had some vague recollection of the version with mickey and donald and the gang . she was amazed to find out that the mickey mouse tale she’d loved so long ago was based on a story written over 150 years ago by a distinguished author whose name she had seen on the spines of very intimidating , leather - bound books . once the connection was made she realized , “hey ! if these stories are cute and fun enough for mickey mouse , then maybe they’re not so intimidating after all . read on , dad ! ”
the young apprentice is wearing red robes similar to the ones worn by mickey mouse , who is the sorcerer ' s apprentice in disney ' s fantasia . ( fantasia , 1940 )
laser - guided karma : after being a constant jerkass , pete demands a present from santa and gets a house covered in snow .
in order to defeat the grand duke of owls , a young boy transformed into a cat teams up with a group of barnyard animals to find a rooster who can raise the sun .
as with many of the classic disney movies , music plays an important role in sofia the first : once upon a princess and the sofia the first series . the movie features five original songs ranging in musical styles from contemporary pop in songs like
rise and shine
and ballads like
not ready to be a princess
to those with more of a traditional classic disney feature film / broadway style like
royal prep
performed by fauna , flora , merryweather , and the students ;
true sisters
performed by sofia and cinderella ; and
a little bit of food ,
a fun , upbeat song performed by clover and his fellow animals that uncovers the mystery of why woodland creatures have been hanging around princesses for years .
bait and switch : after waiting through the night for proof of santa , goofy and max spot a silhouette on a house carrying a large bag . it turns out to be a burglar .
a family of emigre mice decide to move out to the west , unaware that they are falling into a trap perpetrated by a smooth talking cat .
pinocchio plays with a wooden whale ; a nod to monstro the whale . ( pinocchio , 1940 )
belle reverses a curse which makes a beast human again . ( beauty and the beast , 1991 )
the doll in the marketplace that grace wants is a white rabbit wearing a petticoat ; a reference to the white rabbit . ( alice in wonderland , 1951 )
a garden pinwheel of tinker bell appears on a house lawn in storybrooke . ( peter pan , 1953 )
the fact that maleficent sends her message through a raven and later shapeshifts from a flock of ravens is a reference to the disney film , where maleficent owns a pet raven named diablo . ( sleeping beauty , 1959 )
gender flip : in the original story of the gift of the magi , jim owned a watch , for which della bought a chain . in this version , minnie owns a watch , for which mickey buys a chain .
a hammer resembling thor ' s mjølnir is sitting on a pedestal . [ 16 ] ( thor , 2011 )
merida is seen riding a shire horse , a reference to angus from the movie . ( brave , 2012 )
disney ' s biggest stars shine in a magical , heartwarming movie sure to become a holiday classic ! mickey , minnie , and their famous friends goofy , donald , daisy , and pluto gather to reminisce about love , magic , and surprises in three wonder - filled stories of christmas past . in the fine tradition of disney ' s superb storytelling , minnie and mickey recall the year they both gave up what was most important to them for the sake of the other , making for one unforgettable christmas . goofy and max retell when they experienced a series of hilarious but season - shaking events . . . until a visit from the real santa made it a most magical holiday . thinking back to when they wished christmas was every day , donald ' s nephews huey , dewey , and louie remember their dream turning into a comical catastrophe , eventually teaching them what true holiday spirit is all about . featuring the entire cast in a finale of merry , magical christmas songs - - all the excitement of mickey ' s once upon a christmas is ready to unwrap for holiday family fun !
snow white hums
with a smile and a song
. ( snow white and the seven dwarfs , 1937 )
larken has indeed apologized to harry , and things are looking up for the pair once again ( yesterday i loved you ) ; but not if the queen has her way with the test ! she ' s had the 20 mattresses set up , but just in case winnifred has trouble falling asleep she ' s brought the wizard ' s hypnotic mirror , the sleeping potion and the nightingale of samarkand to sing the princess to sleep . but winnifred not only has a little trouble getting into her very hgh bed , she has trouble staying on it once she ' s there ! and she ' s definitely having trouble getting comfy , even with her feathered friend ' s lullaby .
figaro • mortimer mouse • clara cluck • josé carioca • panchito pistoles • humphrey the bear • j . audubon woodlore • the phantom blot • morty and ferdie fieldmouse • chief o ' hara • millie and melody mouse • butch the bulldog • yen sid • magic brooms • willie the giant • beagle boys • oswald the lucky rabbit • ortensia • amelia fieldmouse • gus goose • salty • launchpad mcquack • cuckoo loca • roxanne • p . j . • webby vanderquack • gyro gearloose • magica de spell
the scene with emma and regina on opposite sides of a door is a reference to the
do you want to build a snowman ?
sequence from frozen . ( frozen , 2013 )
belle receives a rose from will scarlet , a reference to beauty and the beast . ( beauty and the beast , 1991 )
jafar has been turned into a genie by the time of this episode , a reference to the events of the movie , where jafar is transformed into a genie . ( aladdin , 1992 )
a star wars backpack is hanging on a chair during alice ' s tea party . [ 103 ] ( star wars franchise )
young alice paints and is stuck in a tower with a chess set just like rapunzel in tangled . ( tangled , 2010 )
there is a carving of a red rose on belle ' s headstone , [ 98 ] a reference to the magical rose from beauty and the beast . ( beauty and the beast , 1991 )
let’s watch saturday’s story together . join snow white and her friends as they follow a series of clues that lead to a treasure .
the magical inhabitants of a rainforest fight to save their home , which is threatened by logging and a polluting force of destruction called hexxus .
elsa said that she sent a giant ice monster to chase her sister away , a reference to marshmallow from frozen . ( frozen , 2013 )
hook makes a reference to henry ' s
wookiee prisoner gag
. ( star wars episode iv : a new hope ) , 1977 )
rapunzel
arms herself with a frying pan when she first meet wish realm hook , a reference to the scene where rapunzel knocks out flynn rider with a frying pan in the movie . ( tangled , 2010 )
emma wishes on a candle shaped like a blue star , an allusion to the scene in pinocchio , in which geppetto wishes on a blue star and his wish is granted by the blue fairy . ( pinocchio , 1940 )
emma notes captain hook ' s appearance in the animated film as sporting a
waxed mustache and a perm
. ( peter pan , 1953 )
two bear carvings are sitting on a shelf in the witch ' s cottage , [ 78 ] a reference to the events of the movie , where the witch made a living selling bear carvings . ( brave , 2012 )
tilly ' s favorite food is orange marmalade , a reference to the movie scene where alice grabs a jar of orange marmalade from a shelf and says that orange marmalade is her favorite . ( alice in wonderland , 1951 )
the caterpillar has a personality and a leadership similar to jabba the hutt . his mushroom is a repair for criminals like the cantina and jabba ' s palace . ( star wars episode vi : return of the jedi , 1983 )
mickey mouse , donald duck and many more of your favorite characters join the cast in this adaptation of a classic holiday tale . scrooge is too greedy to understand that christmas is the time for kindness and generosity . so , with the help of some wise ghosts , and the examples set by his clerk bob cratchit and nephew fred , scrooge learns how to embrace the true spirit of the season .
: wait a minute ! i know how to get up there . we ' ll use cornelius ' flapper - wing - a - ma - thing .
at isaac ' s signing , there is a girl dressed up in a jack sparrow outfit . [ 70 ] ( pirates of the caribbean , 2003 )
there is a close - up of a stuffed bear and tiger sitting next to each other in the underbrooke swan house , [ 81 ] a reference to winnie - the - pooh and tigger . ( winnie the pooh , 2011 )
david pricks his finger on a spinning wheel . ( sleeping beauty , 1959 )
elsa asks her aunt if she has ever built a snowman ; a reference to olaf and the frozen song
do you want to build a snowman ?
. she also talks about the ice palace she built . ( frozen 2013 )
mother superior gives belle a rose in a jar , an iconic object from disney ' s beauty and the beast . ( beauty and the beast , 1991 )
let’s watch sunday’s story together . what do you call a group of hippos ?
larken mistakes princess winnifred for a chambermaid and has a minor fight with harry , whom she blames for her error . harry doesn ' t understand how larken could mistake the princess for a chambermaid , but then larken doesn ' t understand how harry could mistake
that chambermaid for a princess .
they part , bitterly .
when zelena and wish hook enter memento mori , a cymbal - banging monkey toy is sitting on the table . this is a reference to abu , who was turned into a cymbal - banging monkey toy by jafar . ( aladdin , 1992 )
the rollin ' bayou ' s symbol is a firefly , [ 104 ] a reference to ray , one of the supporting characters in the princess and the frog , who is himself a firefly . ( the princess and the frog , 2009 )
christmas every day : huey , dewey and louie wish upon a star for christmas to be everyday . at first they are delighted , only to discover it ' s not just christmas everyday , but the exact same day even down to their presents from the previous day getting wrapped up again . after getting fed - up they try to ruin christmas to put an end to it . however they then notice a card from donald and daisy explaining the true meaning of christmas in being about family rather than presents , to which the boys embrace the christmas spirit and help everyone else enjoy christmas , thus breaking the time loop .
the logo on sabine ' s food bags , which lucy designed , is a firefly , [ 99 ] a reference to ray , one of the supporting characters in the princess and the frog , who is himself a firefly . the firefly ruby is also a reference to him . ( the princess and the frog , 2009 )
but the queen doesn ' t give in quite so easily and begins haranguing dauntless about his choice of a wife . dauntless has finally had enough and he shouts at his mother to shut up ! it ' s happened at last - - the mouse has finally devoured the hawk . the spell is broken , and now it ' s the queen who can ' t speak and the king ' s voice is back at last !
hook points out that if they spill any squid ink ,
storybrooke will have a giant squid in its harbor
, a reference to the scene in the animated film , where ursula grows into a giant . ( the little mermaid , 1989 )
the kingdom is an unhappy one . king sextimus has been struck dumb by a witch ' s curse and is condemned not to speak again until
the mouse devours the hawk !
queen agravia has assumed power and she talks enough for the whole royal household . she has decreed that no one in the kingdom may wed until prince dauntless is married to a true princess of royal blood . so far the queen has tested the eligibility of eleven applicants and each has failed the almost impossible tests the queen has devised .
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gift of the magi plot : mickey trades in his harmonica for a chain for minnie ' s watch , and minnie sells her watch to get mickey a harmonica case .
an adventurous girl , a young blind hermit , and a goofy two - headed dragon race to find the lost sword excalibur to save king arthur and camelot from disaster .
emma calls hook a
regular jack sparrow
; a reference to the famous pirate from the pirates of the caribbean movies . ( pirates of the caribbean , 2003 )
merida tells emma ,
just be glad you ' re not a bear
, a reference to queen elinor ' s story from brave . ( brave , 2012 )
jafar has a bird with an uncanny resemblance to iago . ( aladdin , 1992 )
elsa from frozen . [ 93 ] there ' s also a man wearing a male version of elsa ' s coronation outfit . [ 94 ] ( frozen , 2013 )
man child : pete acts this way after santa claus buries him in snow , asking where his squirty gun and yo - yo are in a childish whine . goofy ' s also a man child , but a far more endearing and well - meaning one .
the lyrics
with a heigh heigh heigh / and a ho ho ho
sung by grumpy are a reference to the song
heigh - ho
from the film snow white and the seven dwarfs . ( snow white and the seven dwarfs , 1937 )
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regina picks a piece of a mushroom from wonderland for her father to eat so he can return to normal size after having been shrunken . ( alice in wonderland , 1951 )
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the tiny girl meets a fairy prince who saves her from the creatures of the woods .
a genie lamp is seen in the pawnshop . [ 5 ] ( aladdin , 1992 )
neal references mulan to a disney film of the same name . ( mulan , 1998 )
pegasus is mentioned by captain liam as a legendary horse whose feathers were used to create a magic veil in allowing their ship to fly into the sky . ( hercules , 1997 )
elsa summons a marshmallow - like snow monster to protect herself . ( frozen , 2013 )
flynn ' s barcade is a reference to flynn ' s arcade . ( tron franchise )
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mulan tells emma and mary margaret ,
you might survive
, a line from the song
i ' ll make a man out of you
. ( mulan , 1998 )
when regina visits mr . gold pawnbroker & antiquities dealer , gold is polishing a teakettle , a reference to mrs . potts . [ 33 ] ( beauty and the beast , 1991 )
snow queen tells elsa that she going to
build a snowman
, just like in the song
do you want to build a snowman ?
. ( frozen , 2013 )
mickey mouse leads the festive fun alongside disney stalwarts donald duck and goofy in a trio of colourful tales for christmas . in ' donald duck stuck on christmas ' , donald ' s nephews huey , louie and dewey get more than they bargained for when they wish it could be christmas every day . as you can probably guess , ' a very goofy christmas ' speaks for itself while in ' mickey and minnie ' s gift of the magi ' , our rodent hero and his best girl prove that it ' s much sweeter to give than receive . frasier ' s kelsey grammer narrates .
the chipped tea cup is a reference to chip . ( beauty and the beast , 1991 )
astrid gives leroy a pie to thank him for selling candles to help the convent . snow white bakes grumpy a pie in the film . ( snow white and the seven dwarfs , 1937 )
henry has a tron : legacy lunchbox . [ 22 ] ( tron : legacy , 2010 )
mulan tells belle to only fight for what ' s worth fighting for is a reference to the song from the disney song
a girl worth fighting for
. ( mulan , 1998 )
as august lies on the ground in agony , there is a honey neon sign for a bar called
winnie ' s pub
. [ 35 ] ( winnie the pooh , 2011 )
clorinda wears a greenish dress before the ball , and also pulls her hair back with a yellow bow , just like drizella does in the animated disney film . tisbe also wears a yellowish dress like drizella does , though has her hair styled similarly to anastasia . ( cinderella , 1950 )
henry has a tron : legacy lunchbox . [ 101 ] ( tron : legacy , 2010 )
after seeing what has happened , amber apologizes to sofia for her behavior and admits her jealousy . sofia finally forgives her and the two of them reconcile and finally bond as true sisters . together they infiltrate cedric ' s workshop to figure out how to undo the sleeping spell and awaken everyone once again . but they end up running into wormwood , cedric ' s raven companion . after the woodland critters put wormwood back in his cage and trick him into revealing where the counter spell book is , the group finds the counter spell , sofia sewed amber ' s gown and amber gives her a dance lesson .
snow white attracts a blue bird that flies onto her hand . mary margaret sets free a blue bird from her hands into its nest house . ( snow white and the seven dwarfs , 1937 )
jacinda finds a frog plushie in the box , a reference to tiana and naveen , who were transformed into frogs in the princess and the frog . ( the princess and the frog , 2009 )
it began with the introduction of a character in the enchanted forest called the sorcerer ' s apprentice .
mary margaret hits jefferson over the head with a croquet mallet . ( alice in wonderland , 1951 )
aurora mistakes mulan to be a man after she sees her dressed in heavy armor . however , when mulan takes off her helmet , aurora is surprised to see a woman . ( mulan , 1998 )
ursula wears a shell necklace similar to that in this movie . ( the little mermaid , 1989 )
the camelot castle bears a striking resemblance to the sleeping beauty castle , the icon of disneyland park .
when aladdin steals from mr . gold , a cymbal - banging monkey toy is sitting on the pawnshop counter . [ 86 ] this is a reference to abu , aladdin ' s monkey in the movie , who was turned into a cymbal - banging monkey toy by jafar . ( aladdin , 1992 )
young henry has a tron : legacy lunchbox . [ 111 ] ( tron : legacy , 2010 )
there is a treasure called the diamond in the rough , which turns aladdin into a savior . aladdin is referred to as
the diamond in the rough
throughout the movie . ( aladdin , 1992 )
sabine says ,
i got to hop
, a reference to the events of the princess and the frog , where tiana was turned into a frog . ( the princess and the frog , 2009 )
sanity slippage : huey almost loses his mind after one too many christmases and goes into a insane rant .
a lovable but introverted penguin named hubie plans to present his betrothal pebble to the bird of his dreams .
archie shares his name with hopper , an actual hopper . ( a bug ' s life , 1998 )
a samovar set for the tea is seen in the pawnshop . ( beauty and the beast , 1991 )
both ariel and eric mention a ship wreck where they first met . ( the little mermaid , 1989 )
jafar imprisons jasmine within a giant hourglass , just like in the disney film . ( aladdin , 1992 )
after returning home , cedric intercepts sofia and takes her to his workshop where he reveals to her that her necklace is the amulet of avalor , a magical necklace that can grant the wearer a blessing or a curse when the wearer does a great deed , for better or worse . he asks her to let him take a look at it but she refuses because she promised her father that she would never take it off and she was taught by her mother that when she makes a promise , she must keep it , no matter what . unbeknownst to her , cedric wants to steal the amulet and use its power to seize control of the kingdom .
it ' s a good thing this breezy animated adventure lasts only slightly more than 70 minutes . children will no doubt enjoy its simple tale , but would probably grow restless if it went on for a minute longer .
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the white rabbit pictured on the card that jefferson puts on paige ' s bike is wearing a red petticoat and a yellow shirt , [ 27 ] just like his disney counterpart . ( alice in wonderland , 1951 )
this episode is named after a lyric from the song
a whole new world
from the disney film aladdin . the song is sung by aladdin and jasmine . jasmine ' s last words to aladdin are ,
let me show you my world ,
which is a reference to the song . ( aladdin , 1992 )
rumplestiltskin turns gaston into a rose , giving it to belle , saying that he had bought it from an old woman selling roses , a reference to the enchantress from the movie . ( beauty and the beast , 1991 )
there is a bambi plush toy in emma ' s nursery room . [ 24 ] ( bambi , 1942 )
owen has a return of the jedi sleeping bag , [ 32 ] [ 33 ] and mentions luke skywalker and darth vader from the star wars movies . he also makes a reference to lightsabers . ( star wars franchise )
john is carrying an umbrella and michael carries a teddy bear . [ 36 ] ( peter pan , 1953 )
tinkerbell wears a similar costume to the animated version in the disney animated movie . ( peter pan , 1953 )
regina takes away ariel ' s voice and calls her a little mermaid . ( the little mermaid , 1989 )
henry plays a hand - held video game and mentions
derezzing
an opponent . ( tron , 1982 )
a stuffed bear and tiger are sitting next to each other in the living room of the underbrooke swan house , [ 82 ] a reference to winnie - the - pooh and tigger . ( winnie the pooh , 2011 )
gaston mentions a man called lefou , who likes to spread tall tales to embarrass him . this is a reference to gaston ' s sidekick from the movie beauty and the beast . ( beauty and the beast , 1991 )
lady tremaine mentions her cat , a reference to lucifer from the animated disney film . ( cinderella , 1950 )
the story that august is typing contains a reference to pleasure island . [ 87 ] ( pinocchio , 1940 )
henry references lady and the tramp when he mentions stray dogs in an alley behind a pizza place . the pizza place is called bella notte , a popular song from the movie . ( lady and the tramp , 1955 )
gothel ' s tower bears a striking resemblance to rapunzel ' s tower from tangled . ( tangled , 2010 )
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flora , fauna , and merryweather appear and introduce sofia , an eight - year - old girl living in the village of dunwiddie in the kingdom of enchancia with her mother , miranda who is a shoemaker . one day , miranda and sofia are called for a shoe fitting by king roland ii of enchancia . it ' s love at first sight for roland and miranda . they soon marry , making miranda the new queen of enchancia and sofia the kingdom ' s second princess . upon arriving at the castle , sofia meets her new father , baileywick the castle steward , cedric the royal sorcerer and her new older siblings , princess amber and prince james , the royal twins . sofia is warmly welcomed by everyone at the castle except amber and cedric . at the dinner table , roland tells his new daughter that there will be a royal ball in honor of her royal debut , stating that it ' s the best way to let everyone know that princess sofia has arrived .
hmmmmmm . yes , maybe a test for sensitivity , that might work , but just what kind of a test should it be , the queen wonders . she calls on her wizard for help but before he can come up with an idea the queen has decided that under 20 soft , downy mattresses she will place a tiny pea .
any genuine princess would feel it ,
and if 20 mattresses aren ' t enough to insure princess winnifred a good night ' s sleep , the queen will see that she ' s given a soothing sedative to help her .
in the opening scene , belle is holding a book with a blue cover , [ 14 ] just like the one her counterpart is reading in the opening scene of the disney film . ( beauty and the beast , 1991 )
in a small kingdom in medieval times , prince dauntless is looking for a bride . a dozen girls have already been tested and rejected as unsuitable by his mother , the talkative queen aggravain , who dominates the kingdom and her mute husband , king sextimus . the marriage law of the land states
no one may wed until dauntless shares his marriage bed
and the lords and ladies of the court are distressed . there is definitely an opening for a princess here .
henry has a tron : legacy lunchbox in the 2011 flashback . [ 41 ] ( tron : legacy , 2010 )
marian gains a streak of white hair in the same fashion anna did in the film . ( frozen , 2013 )
according to a note on the board in the storybrooke library , the owner of the apprentice ' s house is yen sid , [ 62 ] a reference to the powerful sorcerer from disney ' s fantasia . ( fantasia , 1940 )
one of cinderella ' s stepsisters wears a pink dress for the ball , [ 3 ] while the other one wears a yellow dress , [ 3 ] just like anastasia and drizella in the disney film . cinderella ' s stepmother wears a blue dress for the ball , [ 3 ] just like lady tremaine in the film . ( cinderella , 1950 )
respect for nature and the environment is a message that no one would quarrel with , but this is yet another example of a movie that can ' t or won ' t differentiate between technology and the use to which it is put .
anna goes by the name of joan . this is a reference to anna ' s line ,
hang in there , joan
, during the song
do you want to build a snowman ?
. ( frozen , 2013 )
when jacinda is rushing to work in the morning , she runs past a shop called radcliffe pet day spa , [ 92 ] a reference to roger radcliffe from one hundred and one dalmatians . ( one hundred and one dalmatians , 1961 )
an evil witch banishes a flower loving troll named stanley , to new york city , where he befriends two young children .
when cinderella and prince thomas kiss , it ' s similar to a scene from the film . ( cinderella , 1950 )
there is a kind of fur with horns which resembles disney ' s beast . ( beauty and the beast , 1991 )
the teapot is a reference to chip ' s mother , mrs . potts . ( beauty and the beast , 1991 )
the under the sea dance is a reference to the song of the same name . ( the little mermaid , 1989 )
a bambi plush toy is sitting on the floor in emma ' s nursery . [ 42 ] ( bambi , 1942 )
emma mention the movie the lion king as an example of a royal baby coronation . ( the lion king , 1994 )
lily sarcastically addresses the apprentice as yoda ; a reference to the famous alien from star wars . ( star wars franchise )
young emma visits a movie theater and watches the sword in the stone . ( the sword in the stone , 1963 )
him
and adds ,
i ' ll never join you
. this is a reference to the famous scene from
jafar has a magical serpent staff with eyes that glow red , just like in the movie . ( aladdin , 1992 )
setting up her test , the queen demands the castle remain quiet while it is in progress . when she discovers that larken , in disguise , intends to run away , the queen reminds larken that she is still one of her ladies - in - waiting and orders her to
get above stairs where you belong and prepare what ' s - her - , dauntless is trying to coach the princess for whatever her test may be when larken arrives , still in her runaway disguise . winnifred doesn ' t quite understand what ' s going on , but it must have something to do with something larken ' s done to harry ! he ' s a wonderful boy , and larken should go to him at once and apologize . realizing she really does love harry , larken agrees , telling winnifred that if her baby is a girl , she ' ll name it fred in the princess ' honor !
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the evil queen disguises herself as a hag to lure in jefferson ' s daughter , grace ; much like how the evil queen dressed as a hag selling apples to snow white in the film . ( snow white and the seven dwarfs , 1937 )
when zoomed up close , the back of the dish mary margaret is washing has a disney logo on it . [ 6 ]
neverland is alluded to by captain hook as a place
where people never grow old .
( peter pan , 1953 )
a bench outside the marine garage features an advertisement for computers with the encom logo . [ 34 ] ( tron , 1982 )
while belle is researching , she wears a dress with embroidered roses . [ 53 ] ( beauty and the beast , 1991 )
the river of lost souls is a reference to the pit of death from the disney movie hercules . ( hercules , 1997 )
the monkey figurine that aladdin finds in the cave , is a reference to abu from the movie . ( aladdin , 1992 )
rapunzel hangs her long braid from a hook by the window , just like she does in tangled . ( tangled , 2010 )
ivy brings mochis from the lucky cat cafe for henry . [ 105 ] this is a reference to mochi , a minor character , and the location of the same name from disney ' s big hero 6 . ( big hero 6 , 2014 ) .