Maleficent is a movie directed by Robert Stromberg in 2014 and inspired by the book Sleeping Beauty by Charles Perrault, first published in 2011. The movie features Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Sharlto Copley, Lesley Manville, Imelda Staunton, Juno Temple, and others.
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Storyline
Maleficent is a powerful fairy living in the Moors, a magical forest realm bordering a human kingdom. His love is overshadowed by ambition, and as they grow older, the two grow apart and Maleficent becomes protector of the Moors. Devastated by Stefan’s betrayal, Maleficent turns the Moors into a dark kingdom and transforms a raven named Diaval to serve her after saving his life.
Movie vs Book
Year
2014
Minutes
97
Movie Rate
7.00
Source: IMDb
Movie
Maleficent
Director: Robert Stromberg
Country: USA
Year: 2014
Length: 1h37m
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Year
1697
Pages
92
Book Rate
7.56
S: Goodreads
Book
The Sleeping Beauty
Original title: La Belle au bois dormant
Author: Charles Perrault
Country: France
First published in: 1697
Length: 92 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Minicontes Classiques
Other screen adaptations of the book
Movie by Clyde Geronimi, Les Clark, Hamilton Luske
Movie by Joachim Rønning
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“Making the book into a television show makes it feel so much more real and so much more like a real rock documentary.”
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