The fantasy film “Lemony Snicket: 33 Misfortunes” is an adaptation of Daniel Handler’s famous children's books, better known as Lemony Snicket. After a long production process at the end of 2004, the picture “Lemony Snicket: 33 misfortunes” was finally released. Actors Emily Browning and Liam Aiken got thanks to her huge popularity in Hollywood and became one of the most sought-after child actors.
The role of the main negative character of Count Olaf was played by Jim Carrey. The director was Brad Silberling, known for the drama City of Angels with Nicolas Cage and the family-owned science fiction film Casper.
The film received an Oscar, which was a pleasant surprise for its creators, and was highly praised by critics.
Plot of the film
Teens Violet and Klaus Baudelaire and their little sister Sun lose their parents in a terrible fire. A family lawyer takes him to a distant relative - Count Olaf, who becomes their guardian. The count is not the most pleasant and caring person. He torments children with hard work all day, but it soon turns out that this is not the worst. He took the children in order to get the inheritance of their parents. The count is cunning, inventive, and completely devoid of conscience. He is a good actor and can fool anyone. Realizing that Olaf is dangerous, Klaus and Violet try to talk about their suspicions to at least someone, but are faced with the fact that none of the adults want to hear them. Young Baudelaires will have to call on their whole mind and ingenuity to destroy the plans of their cruel guardian.
Filmmakers
Back in 2002, work began on the painting Lemony Snicket: 33 Misfortunes. Actors Emily Browning and Liam Aiken were approved for the roles of Violet and Klaus, respectively, in the summer of 2003. The first of the entire cast was approved by Jim Carrey for the role of Count Olaf back in 2002.
Interest in the production of the film was shown by Barry Sonnenfeld, the creator of the cult black comedies The Addams Family and Addams Family Values, but eventually left the project. His place was taken by Brad Silberling. For him, this was the first picture with a budget of more than $ 100 million.
Famous actors such as Jude Law, Meryl Streep and Katherine O'Hara have also been featured in the movie Lemony Snicket: 33 Misfortunes. The actors played Lemony Snicket (narrator), Aunt Josephine and the judge, respectively.
Original author Daniel Handler personally supervised the casting and filming process. Before filming, he wrote several versions of the script for the film "Lemony Snicket: 33 misfortunes." The actors, approved for the main roles, read Handler's books at the request of the director and were very pleased.
Awards and reviews
The film, in general, was liked by critics and viewers and even received an Academy Award for best makeup. The painting was nominated for three more gold statuettes, but none of them won.
For the film “Lemony Snicket: 33 Misfortunes”, the actors (whose photos you see in the article) did not receive any awards, but many publishers spoke positively about the game of Jim Carrey, who played the main villain in the film. Critics also liked the work of Emily Browning.
With a rather large budget of $ 140 million, the film raised 208 million at the box office, which does not make it a failed or particularly successful project. Most of the budget went to costumes and decorations.
Fate sequel
Daniel Handler was pleased with the work of the director and cast. Immediately after the premiere, he was ready to work on the script for the second part.
Selected for the film "Lemony Snicket: 33 misfortunes", the actors and roles pleased the critics. For a long time, it was planned to shoot a sequel in which the same actors will play the main roles. But for reasons related to financing, the project has been postponed for many years, and if it is removed, then for the Baudelaire children to display on the screen, they will have to look for new young actors, since the actors who played them in 2004 are already too old for this.
Critics agreed on one thing - the picture was bright, colorful and bright. It is not known whether the sequel will be released, but the film by Brad Silberling is definitely a high-quality fantasy that can be enjoyed with the whole family. Happy viewing!