Happy 44th Birthday Harry: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Director: Alfonso Cuaron Run Time: 141 min. Release Year: 2004
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Michael Gambon, Robbie Coltrane, Rupert Grint
Country: United Kingdom, United States
Language: English, Latin
About the film:
Year three at Hogwarts means new fun and challenges as Harry learns the delicate art of approaching a Hippogriff, transforming shape-shifting Boggarts into hilarity and even turning back time. But the term also brings danger: soul-sucking Dementors hover over the school, an ally of the accursed He-Who-Cannot-Be-Named lurks within the castle walls, and fearsome wizard Sirius Black escapes Azkaban. And Harry will confront them all.
“Azkaban might be defined by personal tragedy, physical transformation, and adolescent growing pains, but it is also a towering achievement.”
—Martin Carr, CBR
About the filmmaker:
Four-time Academy Award-winner and festival favorite Alfonso Cuarón studied cinema and philosophy before shooting his critically acclaimed first film, Love in the Time of Hysteria (1991). His feature films include A Little Princess (1995), Great Expectations (1998), Children of Men (2006), and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) which was a 2 time winner at the 2005 Academy Awards.