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The Magician's Elephant

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The Magician's Elephant

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Animated adventure based on Kate DiCamillo's novel about a young boy called Peter, who embarks on a search for his long-lost sister and accepts advice from a fortune teller to follow a mysterious elephant. Fantasy adventure Starring the voice of Noah Jupe, Benedict Wong and Miranda Richardson.

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Jayne Nelson

Adapted from Kate DiCamillo's 2009 book, this magical animated fantasy marks the directorial debut of former DreamWorks visual-effects supervisor Wendy Rogers. The city of Baltese lies under a curse: clouds fill the skies, its once-plentiful magic has disappeared and its citizens are miserable. A magician (voiced by Benedict Wong) tries to help by casting a spell but, being a bit rubbish, he instead conjures up a very shocked elephant. Meanwhile, young Peter (Noah Jupe) has been told by a fortune-teller (Natasia Demetriou, who also narrates) that he'll find his long-lost sister if he "follows the elephant". But with the pachyderm imprisoned, the land's pompous king (Aasif Mandvi) orders Peter to achieve three impossible things in order to earn its freedom. Rogers does a fine job here, effortlessly melding witty humour with surprisingly earnest emotion. She imbues the occasionally rudimentary animation with nuance and charm, and the elephant itself is simply wonderful.

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rolenamePeterNoah JupeThe MagicianBenedict WongVilnaMandy PatinkinFortune Teller / NarratorNatasia DemetriouLeo MatienneBrian Tyree HenryGloria MatienneSian CliffordThe MagicianBenedict WongMadam LeVaughnMiranda RichardsonAdelePixie DaviesSister MarieDawn FrenchThe KingAasif Mandvi

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rolenameDirectorWendy Rogers

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Theatrical distributor

Netflix

Released on

2023-03-10

Languages

English

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