A lonely scholar, on a trip to Istanbul, discovers a Djinn who offers her three wishes in exchange for his freedom.A lonely scholar, on a trip to Istanbul, discovers a Djinn who offers her three wishes in exchange for his freedom.A lonely scholar, on a trip to Istanbul, discovers a Djinn who offers her three wishes in exchange for his freedom.
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- TriviaIn historical myths, King Solomon had dominion over jinn with the help of a magical ring he received from God, which enables him to enslave demons. King Solomon can be seen wearing this ring when he casts the Genie into a bottle.
- GoofsWhen showing the orbit of the Earth around the sun (4:45 point), if shows Spring being the season closest to the sun, and Autumn farthest. But, this is wrong. Winter (for the Northern Hemisphere) happens when the Earth is CLOSEST (perihelion) to the sun, which is around January 2-3.
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Alithea Binnie: Love is a gift. It's a gift of oneself given freely. It's not something one can ever ask for.
- Crazy creditsIdris Alba and Tilda Swinton were double-billed in the opening credits.
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Music written by Tom Holkenborg (as Tom Holkenborg)
Lyrics by Augusta Gore, George Miller
Performed by Matteo Bocelli, Tom Holkenborg (as Tom Holkenborg)
Produced by Tom Holkenborg (as Tom Holkenborg)
Matteo Bocelli appears courtesy of Capitol Records
Featured review
Not Quite What I Wished For.
If you, like I was, are expecting a fast-paced, light-spirited, fun romp of visual extravaganza and witty dialogue along the journey that is Three Thousand Years of Longing ... you WILL be disappointed. Now, that is not meant to dissuade you from watching or enjoying it. On the contrary. It is simply meant to temper your expectations.
There is certainly much beauty in many of this film's scenes; from curious beauty in the mundane, to fabulous beauty in the fantastical. (There is also a musical scene that will spirit you away to decadent places). Sadly however, for some unknown reason, this film chooses to stay more in the realm of the mundane than the wondrous. The wasted shame in this is almost palpable.
The film also feels somewhat choppy or disconnected at times. This is especially true quite early, when it begins to touch upon and wander into the mythical almost immediately, but with no real explanation as to why or how those particular scenes tie in with the rest of the film.
Lastly, and most grievously, while all the right words existed for this story to be told ... it seemed to lack a bit of passion or fervor from the storytellers.
All this is NOT to imply that Three Thousand Years of Longing is without its merits.
For one, Swinton and Elba together (although IMO neither delivering their best performances), is still a treat. They are beautiful separately, and together, they are art. Neither however, could elevate the tone of the film because, intentionally or not, the MAIN TONE of several parts of the film, is more cacophony than cadence. It is my friends, also, far darker and sadder in parts, than what may be expected.
Think of it as a bedtime story for adults where the story is entertaining enough, and the pictures are beautiful, but the Happily Ever After may be a tad bland, bittersweet and hard to swallow.
There is certainly much beauty in many of this film's scenes; from curious beauty in the mundane, to fabulous beauty in the fantastical. (There is also a musical scene that will spirit you away to decadent places). Sadly however, for some unknown reason, this film chooses to stay more in the realm of the mundane than the wondrous. The wasted shame in this is almost palpable.
The film also feels somewhat choppy or disconnected at times. This is especially true quite early, when it begins to touch upon and wander into the mythical almost immediately, but with no real explanation as to why or how those particular scenes tie in with the rest of the film.
Lastly, and most grievously, while all the right words existed for this story to be told ... it seemed to lack a bit of passion or fervor from the storytellers.
All this is NOT to imply that Three Thousand Years of Longing is without its merits.
For one, Swinton and Elba together (although IMO neither delivering their best performances), is still a treat. They are beautiful separately, and together, they are art. Neither however, could elevate the tone of the film because, intentionally or not, the MAIN TONE of several parts of the film, is more cacophony than cadence. It is my friends, also, far darker and sadder in parts, than what may be expected.
Think of it as a bedtime story for adults where the story is entertaining enough, and the pictures are beautiful, but the Happily Ever After may be a tad bland, bittersweet and hard to swallow.
- Her-Excellency
- Aug 28, 2022
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- Thousand Years of Longing
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- Budget
- $60,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $8,286,741
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $2,919,717
- Aug 28, 2022
- Gross worldwide
- $20,282,422
- Runtime1 hour 48 minutes
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- 2.39 : 1
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