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Director
  
Gabor Csupo

Duration
  

Music director
  
Christian Henson

Language
  
English

6.2/10
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Genre
  
Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Running time
  
1h 43m

Country
  
United KingdomHungaryFrance

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Release date
  
September 6, 2008 (2008-09-06) (TIFF)February 6, 2009 (2009-02-06) (United Kingdom)May 13, 2009 (2009-05-13) (France)November 19, 2009 (2009-11-19) (Hungary)

Writer
  
Lucy Shuttleworth (screenplay), Graham Alborough (screenplay), Elizabeth Goudge (book)

Initial release
  
February 6, 2009 (United Kingdom)

Genres
  
Fantasy, Adventure Film, Romance Film, Family film

Cast
  
(Sir Benjamin Merryweather / Sir Wrolf Merryweather), (Maria Merryweather), (Coeur De Noir), (Robin De Noir), (Loveday), (Miss Heliotrope)

Similar movies
  
Tim Curry appears in The Secret of Moonacre and Legend

Tagline
  
A Magical Journey Begins.

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The Secret of Moonacre is a 2009 fantasy film based on the novel The Little White Horse by Elizabeth Goudge. The film was directed by Gábor Csupó and starred Dakota Blue Richards in the leading role. The film premiered at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival and was released in the United Kingdom on 6 February 2009 by Warner Bros.

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Plot

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The film begins with Maria Merryweather after her parents pass away. Her Father leaves her the only thing he has left, "The Ancient Chronicles of Moonacre Valley". The book tells how the Moonacre Valley was cursed by the "Moon Princess", after two families fought over her "Moon Pearls".

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Sir Benjamin, Maria’s estranged Uncle, invites her and her governess, Miss Heliotrope, to live in Moonacre Manor.

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When she arrives, Sir Benjamin confiscates the book and to stay away from the forest, and the de Noirs, the rival family in Moonacre Valley.

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Maria is surprised by the magic in the dilapidated manor: such as food and clothes, which appear out of nowhere; pianos that play themselves; glittering stars on the ceiling; and, a Black Lion and Unicorn, which protect her and the Moon Princess.

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Maria and Robin, de Noir’s youngest son, find the Moon Princess’ secret grotto. But, there is little time, if Maria is going to stop the curse, which de Noir’s daughter, admits, she tried before and failed to do herself.

Cast

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Order of Appearance

  • Dakota Blue Richards as Maria Merryweather/The Little Moon Princess
  • Juliet Stevenson as Miss Heliotrope
  • Augustus Prew as Robin de Noir
  • Michael Webber as Digweed
  • Ioan Gruffudd as Sir Benjamin Merryweather / Sir Wrolf Merryweather
  • Tim Curry as Coeur de Noir / Sir William de Noir
  • Andy Linden as Marmaduke Scarlet
  • Natascha McElhone as Loveday de Noir/The Moon Princess
  • Production

    In pre-production it was decided the film needed a different title from the book. An internet poll was run, giving fans of the book a chance to vote for their preferred title: The Moon Princess or The Secret of Moonacre. The Secret of Moonacre won.

    Filming started on 1 October 2007, and took place between Hungary and London. The director Gábor Csupó chose Schossberger Castle to "embody" the Moonacre mansion.

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    References

    The Secret of Moonacre Wikipedia
    The Secret of Moonacre IMDb The Secret of Moonacre themoviedb.org