Audible provides the highest quality audio and narration. Listen to thousands of best sellers and new releases on your iphone, ipad, or android. Inkheart 2008 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. I got lost in this inky world and cant wait for the last book. A year has passed, but not a day goes by without meggie thinking of inkheart, the book whose characters came to life. Brendan james fraser born december 3, 1968 is a canadianamerican actor who plays mortimer folchart in the film adaptation of cornelia funkes inkheart. Browse audiobooks read by brendan fraser sorted by best. See more ideas about inkheart series, i love books and book worms. When he finds a crooked storyteller with the magical ability to read him back, dustfinger leaves. I listened to the audiobook and brendon fraser did a great job. Brendan frasier was a little distracting at first and i dont like his elinor voice, but after a while, i grew to like him. Inkheart trilogy, book 1 inkheart trilogy by cornelia funke author lynn redgrave narrator. This is the story of young meggie, who lives a quiet life alone with her father mo, a bookbinder, until one cruel night when mo reads aloud from inkheart, and an evil ruler named capricorn escapes the boundaries of fiction and lands in their living room. Inkheart is a 2008 britishamericangerman fantasy adventure film directed by iain softley, produced by cornelia funke, dylan cuva, sarah wang, ute leonhardt, toby emmerich, mark ordesky, ileen maisel and andrew licht, written by david lindsayabaire, music composed by javier navarrete and starring brendan fraser, paul bettany, helen mirren, jim broadbent, andy.
As his parents frequently moved, brendan can claim affinity with ottawa, indianapolis, detroit, seattle. Oct 14, 2003 inkheart combines reality with fantasy in a new way. Fraser provides richly distinct voices for the humans, including meggies father, dustfinger, reprised from inkheart. The general idea of the book is great, but the progression of plot becomes clear about half way through and it is a long labored trip getting there. With inkheart, we had an interesting premise, well developed characters, and an excellent narration. Inkheart audiobooks listen to the full series audible. Inkspell by cornelia funke read by brendan fraser audiobook. Gift audiobook memberships you pick the duration1, 3, 6, or 12 monthsthey pick the audiobooks. Lynn redgrave reads well, but compared to brendan fraser s passionate, imaginative reading of inkspell, she sounds dull. He is of irish, scottish, german, czech, and frenchcanadian ancestry. Inkspell indeed i am not sure why this book was rated 1 star by another customer, but i found the book to be a truly enjoyable title. Inkheart the movie this 2008 adaptation, starring brendan fraser as meggies dad, has made some interesting changes to the book.
Specifying, this story is not as light and cosy as its spot in the kidss book area would suggest. But theyve cast helen mirren as elinor, so how bad can it be. But for dustfinger, the fireeater brought into being from words, the need to return to the tale has become desperate. With brendan fraser, andy serkis, eliza bennett, sienna guillory. Suddenly, meggie is smack in the middle of the kind of adventure she has only read about in. Brendan fraser narrated audio books at simply audiobooks simply.
Inkheart by cornelia funke overdrive rakuten overdrive. Inkheart combines reality with fantasy in a new way. Fraser perhaps is best known for his roles in this series. Finding something that the whole family can listen to and enjoy can be a challenge. Brendan fraser, andy serkis, eliza bennett language. Contentsshow blurb although a year has passed, not a day goes by without meggie thinking of inkheart, the book whose characters came to life. As with inkheart, she seems to be determined to kick off every chapter with a quote from a book.
Besides inkheart, other fantasy adventure films fraser starred in notably includes the mummy franchise. Jul 17, 2014 inkheart 2008 official trailer brendan fraser, andy serkis movie hd movieclips classic trailers. Inkheart 2008 official trailer brendan fraser, andy serkis movie hd movieclips classic trailers. Inkheart written by anonymous from kennesaw, ga on february 1st, 2008.
Inkspell by cornelia funke, read by brendan fraser by prh audio. Oct 14, 2003 download or stream inkheart by cornelia funke. Jun 23, 2009 the most revealing detail about inkheart a brisk adventure fantasy starring brendan fraser, paul bettany and eliza hope bennett is that its based on a bestselling youngadult novel written by. Not like when you listen to an audiobook with such enchantment that the characters seem to jump off the pages and into your bedroom. Inkspell by cornelia funke audiobook free audio and audible. Brendan fraiser and i d viewed it a number of years back, so unfortunately for me i had all of the actors faces in mind throughout the book and left little to my creativity there, however a minimum of they casted it quite possibly and also closely to the book s summary for. I find it very fitting that brendan fraser stars in the soontobereleased film of cornelia funkes inkheart more here. Reader brendan fraser weaves the unfolding events in a hushed, contemplative undertone, almost as if quietly reading out loud to himselfa pitch suitable for this storywithinastory. The chat with priscilla what men wished women knew part one duration. Inkspell is the second book of cornelia funkes inkheart trilogy. Brendan fraiser and i d viewed it a number of years back, so unfortunately for me i had all of the actors faces in mind throughout the book and left little to my creativity there, however a minimum of they casted it quite possibly and also closely to the books summary for. Includes an excerpt from inkspell, the sequel to inkheart, read by brendan fraser. Fraser perhaps is best known for his roles in this. Tintenherz is a 2003 young adult fantasy novel by cornelia funke, and the first book of the inkheart trilogy.
Meggie lives a quiet life alone with her father, a bookbinder. If you listen to an audiobook, brendan fraser is a wonderful silvertongue as he reads. Finally, with the film inkheart is all about the adventure fantasy starring brendan fraser, paul bettany and eliza hope bennett, that is based on a bestselling youngadult novel written by cornelia funke, who is a german author who not only based her protagonist on brendan fraser, she dedicated the book s followup to him. This is a fine, well read book for young adults, but as adult entertainment, it falls a bit short. Its cool to hear the book being read aloud, but it can be startling if youre not expecting it.
Brendan fraser is a canadianamerican film and stage actor. Inkheart by cornelia funke penguin random house audio. On the recommendation of audible, i downloaded inkheart and thoroughly enjoyed the story and lynn redgraves wonderful narration. Rob delancey here and i would like to welcome you to the beginning of a long journey. It is an intriguing story that i definitely recommend. However, its sequel, inkspell, is better written and better read.
But her father has a deep secrethe possesses an extraordinary magical power. He did the wonderful audiobook of inkspell, the sequel to inkheart heres an audio clip. Fraser s audiobook narration of funkes dragon rider is also a personal favorite of mine listen to a clip. Cornelia funke author brendan fraser narrator 2006.
Download audiobooks narrated by brendan fraser to your device. And suffice to say, this book gladly does not suffer from the sophomore slump syndrome, but takes the next leap forward in terms of conventional childrens storytelling. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. Based on a 2007 online poll, the national education association named the book one of its teachers top 100 books for children. And for dustfinger, the need to return to the tale has become. When he finds a crooked storyteller with the magical ability to read him. Jun 25, 2009 the most revealing detail about inkheart a brisk adventure fantasy starring brendan fraser, paul bettany and eliza hope bennett is that its based on a bestselling youngadult novel written by.
Inkspell by cornelia funke, read by brendan fraser. But for dustfinger, the fireeater brought into being from words, the need to return to the original tale has become desperate. I downloaded this book for our car travels over the holidays. In the followup to the wildly successful and enjoyable inkheart, cornelia funke delivers the second book in her trilogy, inkspell, with grace and confidence. Released january 23rd, 2009, inkheart stars brendan fraser, paul bettany, dame helen mirren, jim broadbent the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr. When he reads aloud, the characters literally come to life, an ability he discovered when several terrible creatures sprang to life while he read from the story inkheart. From the author of the sensational new york times bestseller the thief lord comes a thrilling new adventure about magic and selfdiscovery. Brendan fraser, eliza bennett, paul bettany, helen mirren, andy serkis, iain softley. I quickly went in search of the sequel, inkspell, and was a bit disappointed when i heard brendan fraser s voice narrating it but was quickly surprised and impressed with his ability to bring the characters to life. He is best known for playing rick oconnell in the mummy trilogy 1999, 2001, 2008, as well as for leading roles in comedy and. From internationally acclaimed storyteller cornelia funke, this bestselling, magical epic is now out in paperback. When he finds a crooked storyteller with the ability. Tenyearold meggies father, mo silvertongue played by brendan fraser the mummy franchise, journey to the center of the earth, has a wonderful talent. Brendan fraser and director iain softley tell us about their kids fantasy movie inkheart and its appeal to people of all ages.
Inkspell is dedicated to him other works modify the text. Inkheart audiobook free inkheart free books online. Instead of duplicating inkheart, funke has actually recorded truth grit of the inkworld, where it is populated by dreadful people that live for death as well as anguish. For 12 years, bookbinder mo brendan fraser and his daughter, meggie eliza hope bennett, have been traveling the world, poking around secondhand bookstores. Inkheart by cornelia funke audio book simply audiobooks. Inkheart cornelia funkes bestselling novel, inkheart, comes to life in director iain softleys the skeleton key, the wings of the dove featurefilm adaptation of the same name. Dec, 2008 the hero is the bibliophile and book restorer mortimer folchart brendan fraser, who has the remarkable gift of bringing the characters of books to life when he reads them aloud. Fraser portrayed rick oconnell in the threepart mummy film series,and is known for his comedic and fantasy film leading roles in major hollywood films, including encino man, george of the jungle, dudley doright, monkeybone, looney tunes. Yet another great movie with great actors brendan fraser helen mirron etc. Silvertongue not only read several wicked characters out of the. Inkheart 2008 official trailer brendan fraser, andy. Silvertongue not only read several wicked characters. Follow mo and meggie into adventure more exciting than any ever read.
This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. Brendan fraser in inkheart 2008 brendan fraser in inkheart 2008 brendan fraser in inkheart 2008 brendan fraser in inkheart 2008 the image could not be loaded. Finally, with the film inkheart is all about the adventure fantasy starring brendan fraser, paul bettany and eliza hope bennett, that is based on a bestselling youngadult novel written by cornelia funke, who is a german author who not only based her protagonist on brendan fraser, she dedicated the books followup to him. Follow me as i delve straight into the heart of the cornelia funkes. Although a year has passed, not a day goes by without meggie thinking of inkheart, the book whose characters became real. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information about availability. Based on a great selling book a film that lives up to the book. Brendan james fraser was born in indianapolis, indiana, to canadian parents carol mary genereux, a sales counselor, and peter fraser, a journalist and travel executive. Oct 14, 2003 includes an excerpt from inkspell, the sequel to inkheart, read by brendan fraser. Brendan fraser narrator penguin random house audio. Back in action, journey to the center of the earth, and inkheart.
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