Fantasy & Comic

Literature Novel by Michael Ende Books about the movie

Manthey, Dirk u.a.: Fantasy & Comic, Kino-Verlag, Hamburg, 1990, ISBN 3-89324-064-0, Seiten 108-121

The movies based on the novels by Michael Ende are only one chapter in this book which shows an overview over the history of fantasy films. Some interviews with members of the production crew and a short summary of the film shooting make this chapter quite worth to read. But also the rest of the book about the "brothers" of the Neverending Story is very interesting. I think that the chapter about the Neverending Story was written by Remy Eyssen.

Contents

• "Pantasien auf Zelluloid"
• "Das Nichts bedroht Phantasien"
• "Aufmunterung zum totalen Träumen"
• "Eine Special-Effect-Show"
• Interview with Michael Ende
• "Auf dem Seh-Weg nach Phantasien"
• "Der Drachen" (Model and technics)
• "In den Sümpfen" (SFX description)
• "Der Nachtalb" (to the topic Make Up)
• Actors und Crew (complete list)
• Interview with Brian Johnson (SFX)
• Interview with Rolf Zehetbauer (stage designer)
• Interview with Uwe Benedixen (Video)
• Interview with Joe Brayda (SFX)
• Interview with Francis Coates (SFX)
• Interview with Götz Weidner (stage designer)