Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale
His world was magical. His legacy...immortal.
2003 · 2h 54m · N/A
Adventure, Drama, Family, Foreign
Directed by
Philip Saville
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Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale
Overview
A fictionalized account of the young life of Hans Christian Andersen, a young man with a penchant for storytelling but struggles to find his place in the world and gain the affection of the woman he adores. Interspersed throughout are brief interludes of the stories that will make Hans famous (The Nightingale, The Little Mermaid and The Snow Queen to name a few), which are intertwined with the events that surround his own life.
Director and cast
- Philip Saville Director
- Simon Callow as Charles Dickens
- Kieran Bew as Hans Christian Andersen
- Emily Hamilton as Jette / Little Mermaid
- James Fox as Jonas Collin
- Steven Berkoff as Meisling
- Mathieu Carrière as Otto
- Geraldine James as Hans's Mother
- Alison Steadman as Mrs. Meisling
- Edward Atterton as Prince Christian of Denmark
- Mark Dexter as Edward
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