Snow Queen (film)

Snow Queen is a 2002 made-for-television film produced by Hallmark Entertainment and directed by David Wu based on the 1844 story The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen. The film stars Bridget Fonda as the title character and Chelsea Hobbs as her rival and the story's heroine, Gerda. The film originally aired on Hallmark Channel as a two-part miniseries, but has since been released as a full-length film on DVD in the United States. The DVD was released in the United Kingdom on November 9, 2009 and in Australia on September 2, 2011. This was Bridget Fonda's last acting role before her retirement.

Snow Queen
Official DVD cover
Based on	The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen
Teleplay by	Simon Moore
Story by	Hans Christian Andersen
Directed by	David Wu
Starring	Bridget Fonda Chelsea Hobbs Jeremy Guilbaut
Music by	Lawrence Shragge
Country of origin	United States Germany Canada
Original language	English
Production
Producers	Matthew O'Connor Michael O'Connor Pascal Verschooris
Cinematography	Gregory Middleton
Editors	Yelena Lanskaya David Wu
Running time	180 minutes
Production company	Hallmark Entertainment
Original release
Network	Hallmark Channel
Release	2002 (2002)

Plot

Gerda lives in a remote hotel in the far North with her father, her only real companion being the hotel's new bellboy, Kai. A mysterious woman comes to stay at the hotel, dressed in white fur and diamonds and accompanied by wolves. She is the Snow Queen and in the middle of the night she disappears, taking Kai away with her to her distant palace, where he is tasked to put together a large broken mirror, while guarded by a polar bear. Gerda (who is romantically attracted to Kai, unlike in the book where they are simply friends) sets off to rescue Kai, having to journey through Spring, Summer and Autumn, in order to finally reach the Winter domain of the Snow Queen.

Cast

• Bridget Fonda as Snow Queen
• Chelsea Hobbs as Gerda
• Jeremy Guilbaut as Kai
• Robert Wisden as Wolfgang
• Wanda Cannon as Minna
• Meghan Black as Robber Girl
• Jennifer Clement as Spring Witch
• Kira Clavell as Summer Princess
• Suzy Joachim as Autumn Robber
• Duncan Fraser as Mayor
• Rachel Hayward as Amy
• Jessie Borgstrom as 8-year-old Gerda
• Robert D. Jones as Priest
• Alexander Hoy as Chen
• Trever Havixbeck as Sergeant at Arms
• John DeSantis as Satan

Production details

• The town scenes were shot in Fort Steele, British Columbia, a heritage town in British Columbia, Canada
• The interior of the White Bear Hotel was a set built on a sound stage, the same set being covered in synthetic snow for later scenes

Awards

Saturn Award (2003)

• Best Single Television Presentation - Nominated

Canadian Society of Cinematographers Awards (2003)

• Best Cinematography in TV Drama - Won

Leo Awards (2003)

• Best Female Lead Performance in a Feature Length Drama (Chelsea Hobbs) - Nominated
• Best Overall Sound in a Feature Length Drama - Nominated

External links

• Snow Queen at IMDb
• Snow Queen at AllMovie
• Snow Queen at Hallmark Movie Channel