Author
Excerpt in German
Contents
Images from the film
The Family
Quiz
Roald Dahl
Born: 13 September 19161916-09-13
Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales
Died: 23 November 1990 (aged 74)
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Occupation: Author, Screenwriter
Language: English, Norwegian, Swahili
Nationality: British (Welsh)
Genres: Children's, adults' literature, horror, mystery, fantasy
Notable work(s): Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant
Peach, Fantastic Mr Fox, Matilda, The Witches, The Twits, Charlie and the
Great Glass Elevator, The BFG, The Gremlins, The Enormous Crocodile,
Esio Trot, George's Marvellous Medicine, Danny, the Champion of the
World, The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me, The Minpins, The Vicar of
Nibbleswicke, The Magic Finger
Matilda the film
Matilda is a 1996 fantasy film directed by Danny
DeVito. It is based on Roald Dahl's children's novel.
The film was released by TriStar Pictures.
Images from the film
Contents
Matilda Wormwood is a remarkably bright child; however,
her gifts are unappreciated by her unpleasant family. The
little girl Matilda Wormwood grows up in a totally
disinterested family. She brings the reading at the age of
three years, but their parents do not even take note of
that. Television is more important to them. They fail even
the enrollment and so Matilda sent a year late to school.
She impressed her teacher, Miss Honey, by their
phenomenal skills and gets the brutal Director Agatha
Knüppelkuh together. Knüppelkuh woman was a former
Olympian in the hammer throw and uses their strength to
abuse of school children.
The Family
Mr Wurmwalt
Mr Wurmwald is a car dealer. He treating his daughter,
Matilda, as a piece coal.
Mrs Wurmwald
Mrs Wurmwald is a bingo-addicted wife. She goes to bingo
every afternoon and leaves Matilda, her daughter, alone.
Michael
Michael is Matilda's big brother. He is 5 years older than
Matilda.
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