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Harvie and the Magic Museum
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Wikipedia article
'Harvie and the Magic Museum' is a 2017 Czech-Russian-Belgian 3D computer-animated comedy fantasy film[https://www.asaf.cz/2016/06/02/novy-hurvinek-je-na-facebooku/ Nov Hurvnek je na Facebooku], 6 February 2016. (in Czech). 'Association of Czech Animation Film'. Retrieved 28 June 2021. based on the Czech Spejbl and Hurvnek puppet comedy duo.[https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/harvie-and-the-magic-museum Harvie and the Magic Museum] at Common Sense Media. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
Premise
Harvie, a troubled ten-year old boy, accidentally activates the legendary magic disc that brings puppets to life. However, this also brings back the mad puppeteer who wants to turn the entire city and all its inhabitants into his own puppet stage, and only Harvie can stop him.[https://www.idnes.cz/kultura/film-televize/trailer-hurvinek.A170201_090733_filmvideo_spm VIDEO: Poprv bez drtk a nit. Pedstavuje se animovan Hurvnek], 1 February 2017. (in Czech). 'idnes.cz'. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
Production
Production for the film lasted seven years. With a budget of 170,000,000 CZK ($8,000,000), it was the fifth most expensive Czech film at the time of its release, and the most expensive animated Czech film.
Release and reception
The film was released in the Czech Republic and Slovakia on 31 August 2017, and had a worldwide gross of $2,079,037. In the Czech Republic, it opened with $354,048 for a total gross of $1,007,954; in Slovakia, it opened with $2,265 for a total of $61,859. The film was released in Russia on 7 March 2019.[https://snob.ru/news/173602/ - ], 7 March 2019. (in Russian). 'Snob.ru'. Retrieved 28 June 2021. It was boycotted by the Association of Cinema Owners and three other networks due to the lobbying of the film by the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation.[https://meduza.io/news/2019/03/11/multfilm-gurvinek-provalilsya-v-prokate-iz-za-boykota-kinoteatrov - ], 11 March 2019. (in Russian). 'Meduza'. Retrieved 28 June 2021. Because of this, the film was a box office bomb, grossing $235,105 in its opening weekend for a total gross of $468,680.
The film received generally negative reviews from critics.Clarke, Cath (15 March 2019) [https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/mar/15/harvie-and-the-magic-museum-review-family-animation Harvie and the Magic Museum review lacklustre animation]. 'The Guardian'. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
See also
*List of animated feature films of 2017
*List of most expensive Czech films
References
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