Magnus (2016 film)

Magnus is a 2016 documentary film[1][2][3] by Benjamin Ree about the early life of Norwegian chess prodigy Magnus Carlsen, him becoming a Grandmaster at age 13[4] and winning the FIDE World Chess Championship in 2013.[5] The film premiered at Tribeca Film Festival in 2016,[6] and was sold to 64 countries.[7]

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Theatrical release poster
Directed byBenjamin Ree
Produced bySigurd Mikal Karoliussen
Written byLinn-Jeanethe Kyed
Benjamin Ree
StarringMagnus Carlsen
Viswanathan Anand
Garry Kasparov
Henrik Albert Carlsen
Music byUno Helmersson
CinematographyMagnus Flåto
Benjamin Ree
Edited byMartin Stoltz
Perry Eriksen
Distributed byNordisk Film Distribution
Release date
  • January 11, 2016 (2016-01-11) (Les Arcs International Film Festival)
  • November 18, 2016 (2016-11-18) (United States)
Running time
78 minutes
CountryNorway
LanguageNorwegian
English
Budget7 000 000 (NOK)

Premiere

Magnus premiered at Tribeca Film Festival in 2016.[8] and became the first Norwegian feature documentary to have its world premiere at the festival.[9] Magnus Carlsen did not attend to the premiere of the film, but his family was present.[10] The film became the fastest sold out film at the festival that year,[11] and the artistic director at Tribeca Film Festival Frederic Boyer said the film was one of his favorites that year.[12]

Critical reception

Magnus received mostly positive reviews from film critics. It holds a 81% approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 21 reviews, with a weighted average of 6.2/10.[13] BBC put the film on its top 10 list, November 2016, as the only documentary on the list, calling the film: "[...) an intimate look Carlsen’s extraordinary life through archive footage, home movies and interviews.".[14] Later BBC published a behind the scenes featurette about the film, showing a clip of Magnus Carlsen playing blindfolded chess against 10 lawyers at Harvard University, beating them all.[15]

Notable Awards
  • Global Future Prize – Oulu International Children’s and Youth Film Festival.[16]
  • The Ray of Sunshine – The NorwegianFilm Festival.[17]
  • Audience Award – Docville [18]

References
  1. Gleiberman, Owen (18 November 2016). "Film Review: 'Magnus'".
  2. "Magnus review: a gloriously fun ode to the 'Mozart of Chess'".
  3. Rechtshaffen, Michael. "'Magnus' checks out the pressures and loneliness of a chess grandmaster". latimes.com.
  4. Olav Lahlum, Hans (30 April 2004). "Magnificent Magnus, the world's youngest grandmaster". ChessBase. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  5. Weisenthal, Joe (22 November 2013). "22-YEAR-OLD MAGNUS CARLSEN WINS WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP — And Chess Enters A Whole New Era". Business Insider. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
  6. https://tribecafilm.com/films/magnus-2016
  7. "the-painter-and-the-thief". www.sundance.org. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  8. https://tribecafilm.com/films/magnus-2016
  9. https://www.vg.no/rampelys/film/i/J0zQ6/carlsen-film-tatt-ut-til-de-niro-festival
  10. https://www.vg.no/sport/i/82dz2/verdenspremiere-paa-kinodokumentaren-om-magnus-carlsen-i-new-york-i-natt-magnus-carlsen-forteller-om-egne-demoner-i-ny-film
  11. https://www.vg.no/sport/i/424G9/soesteren-om-magnus-filmen-holdt-paa-aa-felle-en-taare-flere-ganger
  12. https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/feature/2016-04-20-a-conversation-with-frederic-boyer-about-the-tribeca-film-festival-feature-story-by-anne-katrin-titze
  13. https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/magnus_2016
  14. https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20161028-ten-films-to-watch-in-november
  15. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04hqrpj
  16. https://www.oulunelokuvakeskus.fi/assets/site/files/LIITETIEDOSTOT/LEF/Winners-2016.pdf
  17. https://variety.com/2016/film/festivals/norwegian-fest-honors-pernilla-august-as-doc-magnus-takes-top-prize-1201845610/
  18. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5471480/awards


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