Fairy tales. Fantasy and fiction in world cinema.

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James Cameron and Hayao Miyazaki, Steven Spielberg and Guillermo del Toro, Christopher Nolan, Lars von Trier - the heroes of Anton Dolin's new book. The main storytellers of world cinema find ways to bring us back to childhood - the age of fantastic hopes, indomitable fears, and absurd belief in a happy ending.
What can explain the grand success of 'Avatar'? What do the infantile Tintin and the courageous Indiana Jones have in common? Why do the heroes in all of Miyazaki's animated films take flight into the sky? Analyzing one after another the fairy tale puzzles of modern cinema, the author delves into the universes of these masters, including through unique interviews.
You will find out if Tolkien would have approved of Peter Jackson's 'Lord of the Rings.' Was 'The Shape of Water' an answer to the Soviet 'Amphibian Man'? Can showrunners save the life of another character that George R.R. Martin planned to kill?
Welcome to the fairy tale world of Anton Dolin!"