{"id":3385,"date":"2015-02-11T15:45:39","date_gmt":"2015-02-11T11:45:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/englishbookgeorgia.com\/blogebg\/?p=3385"},"modified":"2015-02-11T15:45:39","modified_gmt":"2015-02-11T11:45:39","slug":"the-brothers-grimm-from-book-to-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/englishbookgeorgia.com\/blogebg\/the-brothers-grimm-from-book-to-film\/","title":{"rendered":"The Brothers Grimm, from book to film"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 2005, a fictitious film about the Brothers Grimm was made. It starred Matt Damon, Heath Ledger, Lena Headey and Monica Bellucci.<\/p>\n

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Heath Ledger as Jakob Grimm and Matt Damon as Wilhelm Grimm<\/p><\/div>\n

It was an exaggerated portrait of the Brothers Grimm as traveling con-artists in French-occupied Germany during the early 19th century.<\/p>\n

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Lena Headey as Angelika, daughter of the woodsman<\/p><\/div>\n

Along their travels, the brothers eventually encounter a genuine fairy tale curse which requires real courage instead of their usual fake exorcisms.<\/p>\n

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Monica Bellucci as the Mirror Queen<\/p><\/div>\n

Watch the trailer from the movie below and decide if it’s worth watching and if their book is worth reading.<\/p>\n