Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
USA, UK, 2001.
Fantasy, adventure, family film.
Duration: 152 minutes.
IMDb: 7,6.
A little orphan named Harry Potter is nothing more than a burden to his evil relatives Petunia and Vernon Dursle. But on his eleventh birthday, the boy learns that he is a wizard. Now Harry has to become a student at Hogwarts School of Magic, find friends and enemies, and find himself at the centre of a maelstrom of events that are somehow connected to the mysterious Philosopher’s Stone.
To find children to play the role of Harry Potter and his friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, the film makers announced an open casting call. Little Emma came to the audition on the advice of her teacher. The girl at that time was only nine years old, and before she played only in the school drama club.
Emma Watson not just loved the books about Harry Potter – the actress knew them almost by heart and drove the entire film crew crazy when she moved her lips, repeating the lines after his comrades on the set Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint.
“Harry Potter” was a unique experience for Emma: not every actor has to play the same character for 10 years, growing up with him. During this time, Emma Watson only once “cheated” franchise, starring in a television adaptation of the novel Noelle Streatfield “Ballet Slippers”.
Whatever the case may be, the role of Hermione not only turned Emma Watson’s life upside down in an instant, turning an unknown girl into the highest paid young actress, but also forever remained in the hearts of those who love Rowling’s universe with all their souls.
And how to forget that juicy punch in the face Draco Malfoy in “Prisoner of Azkaban” and touching clumsy dance with Harry to Nick Cave’s “O Children” in the first part of “Deathly Hallows”?
