Eragon

Titolo originale: Eragon
Regia: Stefen Fangmeier |
Anno: 2006
Origine: United Kingdom | United States of America | Hungary |
Generi: Fantasy Azione Avventura Famiglia
Tag: princess | epic | based on novel or book | elves | magic | kingdom | telepathy | bravery | mythology | black magic | mythical creature | dragon | fictional war | teacher student relationship | fantasy world | wizard | teenage hero | high fantasy | sword and sorcery | based on young adult novel | good versus evil | dragon rider |
Cast: Ed Speleers | Jeremy Irons | Sienna Guillory | Robert Carlyle | John Malkovich | Garrett Hedlund | Alun Armstrong | Djimon Hounsou | Joss Stone | Rachel Weisz | Christopher Egan | Gary Lewis | Steve Speirs | Caroline Chikezie | Richard Rifkin | Michael Mehlmann | Máté Haumann | Matt Devere | Andrea Fazekas | Ágnes Bánfalvy | Pál Makrai | Tamás Deák | Spencer Wilding |

Nel mondo fantastico di Alagaësia, popolato da nani, elfi e creaturte misteriose, vive il giovane e valoroso Eragon con la sua amica, una dragonessa di nome Saphira. I due riescono a comunicare tramite il pensiero. Eragon scopre di essere in realtà uno dei membri eletti dell'esercito dei Cavalieri dei Draghi e come tale deve portare a termine la sua missione: liberare il mondo dalle oscure presenze che lo minacciano. Armato di una spada magica e aiutato dai saggi consigli di un cantastorie, il ragazzo è pronto ad affrontare mille avventure...

Approfondimenti

The final aerial battle between Eragon, Saphira, and Durza didn't come from the novel, but was inste [...] D
The conscription scene in the film didn't originate in the novel, and was instead created for the fi [...] D
Just like the source novel that this film is based on, this film's chief criticism was the accusatio [...] D
The film was advertised as "The First Chapter in the Inheritance Trilogy", a slogan also printed on [...] D
The final writing credits for the movie were not decided on until days before it was released, resul [...] D
23 years earlier, Alun Armstrong starred in the 1983 fantasy film "Krull". The film was about a prin [...] D
Elijah Wood and Shia LaBeouf were considered for the role of Eragon. D
Emily Blunt was turned down for the part of Arya, a role she auditioned for. During the casting proc [...] D
The Razacs in the novel were monstrous bird-like people, unlike in this film adaptation where they a [...] D
Rachel Weisz and Alun Armstrong both starred in 2001's "The Mummy Returns". D
Directorial debut of Stefen Fangmeier, who's mostly known for doing visual effects work on Terminato [...] D
This isn't the first movie that Jeremy Irons has played in with dragons. The other movie is Dungeons [...] D
Ágnes Bánfalvy, the Varden Woman, originally had a larger role as the person who asks Eragon t [...] D
Arya's hair color was meant to be black. D
The three cast members Garrett Hedlund, Ed Speleers and Jeremy Irons all share the middle name of Jo [...] D
Arya is supposed to be an elf, as she is described in the novel, but is never called one in the film [...] D
Durza looks more monstrous as the film goes on, a stylistic choice by Stefan Fangmeier, who wanted h [...] D
Ed Speleers was a boarder at Eastbourne College when he beat out 180,000 other applicants to win the [...] D
In the novels, Brom is actually Eragon's biological father. This is revealed in book three, Brisingr [...] D
Many fans of the book were upset at Stefen Fangmeier's decisions to take out crucial characters and [...] D
Angela the Fortune Teller is the only human character in the film, and by extension the source novel [...] D
Guy Pearce was a candidate for the role of Durza the Shade. D
The Urgals in the novel were described as resembling horned troll monsters, unlike in the film where [...] D
Murtagh's (Garrett Hedlund) name is mentioned only once in the movie. Nasuada's (Caroline Chikezie) [...] D
Galbatorix never actually makes an appearance in the source novel, and is instead talked about as if [...] D
The movements of Saphira flying were modeled after those of an eagle. D
The last major film to be released on VHS in the United States before the format was discontinued. D
The name Eragon (stylized as eragon with all lowercase letters) was inspired by two things: dragon, [...] D
Joss Stone's first film role. D
Jeremy Irons and John Malkovich previously starred together in The Man in the Iron Mask D
Alex Pettyfer was offered the role of Eragon, prior to the casting of Ed Speleers. Pettyfer said he [...] D
Saphira grows up instantly in the film after first taking flight, whereas in the novel she spends a [...] D
Sienna Guillory turned down the chance to reprise her role as Jill Valentine in Resident Evil: Extin [...] D
There are well over fifty differences between the movie and book plot lines. D
Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart were offered the role of Brom, but turned it down because of their [...] D
Feature film debut of Ed Speleers. D
Much of the phrasing by the characters in the trailer is different from what was actually shown in t [...] D
There are two instances where dwarves are mentioned, but none are ever shown. King Hrothgar is descr [...] D
Plans were made to adapt the other three books in the series, with director Stefen Fangmeier intendi [...] D
Eragon tries to save Brom with the incantation "Waisse heill!" This is an inside joke for language b [...] D
Christopher Paolini, author of the original novel, expressed his wishes to make a cameo appearance i [...] D
A decade earlier, both Jeremy Irons and Rachel Weisz starred in Io ballo da sola (1996). D