Elsa (Frozen)
Elsa of Arendelle is a fictional character appearing in Walt Disney Animation Studios' 53rd animated film Frozen (2013) and its sequel and 58th animated film Frozen II (2019). In the American original Elsa is voiced primarily by Broadway actress and singer Idina Menzel, with Eva Bella as a child and by Spencer Ganus as a teenager in Frozen. In Italy Elsa as an adult was dubbed by Serena Autieri, while as a child her voice was entrusted to Giorgia Bruno. In Frozen II, young Elsa is voiced by Mattea Conforti (at the beginning of the film) and Eva Bella (archive audio).
Created by co-writers and directors Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee, Elsa is loosely based on the character from Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale The Snow Queen. In the Disney film adaptation, she is introduced as a princess in the fictional Scandinavian kingdom of Arendelle, heir to the throne and Anna's older sister. Elsa has the magical ability to create and manipulate ice and snow. She inadvertently causes an eternal winter on Arendelle, on the very evening of her coronation as queen. Throughout the film, she struggles first to control and hide her extraordinary ice powers and later to free herself from her fears of unintentionally harming others, especially her younger sister.
The character of the Snow Queen, neutral but cold-hearted in the original fairy tale and villain in numerous adaptations of the character, proved difficult to adapt to film due to her transparent portrayal. Several film executives, including Walt Disney, attempted to build on the character, and a number of planned film adaptations were shelved, precisely because they failed to work out the character. Buck and his co-director, Jennifer Lee, were ultimately able to resolve the dilemma by portraying Elsa and Anna as sisters. As much as Anna's struggle is external, Elsa's is internal. This led to Elsa gradually being rewritten as a sympathetic and misunderstood character.
Elsa received largely positive reception from reviewers, who praised her complex characterization and vulnerability. Menzel have been widely praised for their vocal rendition of Elsa, especially their rendition of the song” Let It Go ” (in the Italian version “At dawn I will rise”). Italian voice actress and singer Serena Autieri was awarded for the best foreign dubbing in the world.
The story of Elsa in the movie "Frozen"
Elsa, princess of Arendelle and heir to the throne, was born with the ability to create and control ice and snow. As a child, she uses her skills to create a winter wonderland to play with her younger sister and best friend, Princess Anna. One night, Elsa accidentally harms Anna with her powers. The king and queen of Arendelle hastily take Anna to a tribe of mountain trolls so they can heal her. While treating Anna, the trolls inform the royals that Elsa's abilities will grow, becoming both beautiful and very dangerous, so the child will have to learn to control her powers.
As the trolls erase Anna's memory of the incident, Elsa is traumatized by the event. The king and queen take steps to control and hide Elsa's ice powers: the castle gates are locked, Elsa is locked up in her bedroom most of the time, she is given gloves to help suppress the her powers and is told to hold back her emotions, because they can inadvertently release her strength. However, her powers keep growing even more and so Elsa is terrified of harming those she cares about most. Meanwhile, her sister Anna is less sad and confused about the loss of contact with her older sister and tries unsuccessfully to persuade her to leave her room.
Three years pass and Elsa, now of age, after the death of her parents in a shipwreck is destined to formally succeed her father as monarch of Arendelle. Although she is afraid to open the castle to large crowds, her coronation proceeds relatively peacefully. However, at the reception party, Anna asks for Elsa's blessing to marry Prince Hans of the Southern Isles, whom Anna had met that same day. Elsa refuses on the grounds that Anna and Hans barely know each other, and an argument ensues, escalating until Elsa loses emotional control and accidentally reveals her power.
This generates the horror of the guests and her subjects, so she is accused of witchcraft and pointed out as a monster by the Duke of Weselton. Elsa flees the castle and retreats into the frozen mountains. Meanwhile, her emotions unleash an "eternal" winter throughout Arendelle. While she is there, she decides to finally embrace all of her powers and she builds a huge ice palace where she believes she can live freely without fear of hurting people. She also rebuilds her childhood snowman, Olaf, and unknowingly brings him back to life. Anna, determined to find Elsa and bring her back, travels through the mountains, meeting Olaf and a mountaineer named Kristoff.
Elsa in the movie Frozen II
Thirty-four years before the events of the film, King Runeard, founder and first king of Arendelle, enters into a treaty with the tribe of Northuldra by building a dam in Northuldra's homeland, the Enchanted Forest, in order to maintain good relations between the two peoples and strengthen their power. However, a fight ensues which enrages the spirits of earth, fire, air and water that inhabit the forest. The spirits disappear and a wall of mist envelops everyone in the forest. Runeard's son Prince Agnarr barely escapes with the help of an unknown savior and becomes king.
Three years after her coronation, Queen Elsa of Arendelle celebrates autumn in the kingdom with her younger sister Princess Anna, Olaf the Snowman, Kristoff, the kingdom's ice gatherer, and Kristoff's reindeer, Sven. When Elsa hears a mysterious voice calling to her, she follows and unwittingly awakens the elemental spirits, forcing everyone in the realm to evacuate. Grand Pabbie and the Troll colony, aware of the situation, arrive in Arendelle and Pabbie informs them that they must set things right by uncovering the truth about the kingdom's past. Elsa, Anna, Olaf, Kristoff and Sven embark on the Enchanted Forest, following the mysterious voice. The spirit of the wind, in the form of a tornado, appears and sweeps everyone into its vortex.
Frozen fever
Almost a year after the events of the first film, Elsa tries to make Anna's 19th birthday as perfect as possible. Her aim is to make up for the years spent apart. To do that, she works a lot with Kristoff, Sven and Olaf to make it a reality. After making sure the surprise party in the palace courtyard is ready, she leaves Kristoff in charge of her while she picks up Anna. However, Elsa begins to catch a cold as she leads Anna on a treasure hunt to find all the presents that have been given to her.
Without realizing it, every sneeze he makes creates little snowmen called "snowgies", which causes problems for Kristoff, Sven and Olaf. When Anna notices Elsa's cold getting worse, she tries in vain to get her to stop exercising. So she gets meds at Oaken's general store in case Elsa gets sicker. Unfortunately, Elsa's cold causes her to become very tired and she acts seemingly intoxicated. She almost falls from the Arendelle clock tower, but luckily Anna is ready to save her.
Technical data
Original language English
Authors Chris BuckJennifer Lee
character design Bill Schwab
Studio Walt Disney Animation Studios
1st appearance November 27, 2013 in the movie Frozen – The kingdom of ice
Last appearance in Frozen II – The secret of Arendelle
Interpreted by Georgina Haig (Once Upon a Time)
Original voices
Idina Menzel (adult)
Eva Bella (girl)
Spencer Lacey Ganus (teenage)
Mattea Conforti (girl in Frozen II – The secret of Arendelle)
Italian voices
Serena Autieri (adult)
Giorgia Bruno (child)
Giulia Franceschetti (teenager)
Anita Sala (child in Frozen II – The secret of Arendelle)
Carolina Gusev (child in Olaf's Story
Species Human with magical powers
Gender Female
Ethnicity Norway Norway
Place of birth Arendelle
Profession Princess (birth to coronation)
Queen (until her abdication)
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elsa_(Frozen)
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