Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga

"Nobody wins solo"

2020 2h 1m EN

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6.4

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★6.4TMDB · 1,640

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Synopsis

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Two small-town singers chase their pop star dreams at a global music competition, where high stakes, scheming rivals and onstage mishaps test their bond.

“Nobody wins solo”

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Cast

Rachel McAdams
Sigrit Ericksdottir
Will Ferrell
Lars Erickssong
Pierce Brosnan
Erick Erickssong
Dan Stevens
Alexander Lemtov
Jamie Demetriou
Kevin Swain
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson
Neils Brongus
Melissanthi Mahut
Mita Xenakis
Joi Johannsson
Jorn

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: David Dobkin
Writers: Will Ferrell, Harper Steele
Languages: Icelandic, French, English, Portuguese
Countries: United States of America, Switzerland

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ERA

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Released 6 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Icelandic, French, English, Portuguese.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Switzerland.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by David Dobkin, shot by Danny Cohen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Atli Örvarsson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Greg Hayden shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Rachel McAdams and Will Ferrell and Pierce Brosnan carry the top of the cast.

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AWARDS

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Marketing tagline: "Nobody wins solo".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

David Dobkin directs. Danny Cohen behind the camera. Atli Örvarsson scores. Greg Hayden cuts. Produced in United States of America, Switzerland. Dialogue in Icelandic, French, English, Portuguese.

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1Released 6 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Icelandic, French, English, Portuguese.
3International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Switzerland.
4Directed by David Dobkin, shot by Danny Cohen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Atli Örvarsson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Greg Hayden shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Rachel McAdams and Will Ferrell and Pierce Brosnan carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Nobody wins solo".
9IMDB entry: tt8580274 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 9 themes, including "pop star", "competition", "rivalry", "aspiring singer".
11Released under 19 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Danny Cohen
Original score: Atli Örvarsson
Editing: Greg Hayden
Production design: Paul Inglis
Costume design: Anna B. Sheppard
Makeup / hair: Keighley Beaton
VFX supervisor: Max Wood
Sound: David Giammarco
Runtime: 121 min · 2h 1m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020)

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r96sk2020-12-31
★ 4/10
Awful. I love Eurovision itself, I've watched it every year for as long as I can remember. Therefore, I really did want to like this - for the aforementioned, but because I also like Will Ferrell. Unfortunately, I found <em>'Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga'</em> an utter slog to sit through. It, at least in my opinion, fails in a lot of ways. It fails as a musical, as a comedy, as a potential romcom... nothing about it works. I do like how they incorporated Graham Norton into things, but otherwise nothing else sticks out. The comedy is severely lacking, with Ferrell (Lars) giving a forgettable - at best - performance. I will say that I didn't mind Rachel McAdams (Sigrit) in this, she's alright. Dan Stevens' Alexander is boring, while Pierce Brosnan's Erick is practically pointless. There are a number of cameos from real life Eurovision stars, not that they add anything - there's one music mash-up scene with them that's cringe to watch. It takes itself way, way too seriously. There are some moments where I was expecting a punchline, before realising it's genuinely trying to be sombre. It needed to take the vibe of actual Eurovision: silly and fun. A disappointment, to me anyway. There's also a lot of errors with how Eurovision works, but that's just my pedantic side kicking in so I'll allow it.

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