Brad Silberling
Una serie di sfortunati eventi

The fact of being plagued by the most grim misfortunes would be a considerable source of stress and anxiety for any teenager (and for any person in general), but not for the brave Baudelaire orphans: three decidedly unfortunate kids who confront a series of adverse events, battling the wicked Count Olaf (interested only in their substantial inheritance) thanks to their ingenuity and determination.

Violet, a fourteen-year-old with extraordinary inventiveness; Klaus, the middle brother, capable of remembering everything he reads; little Sunny, whose delight is... biting the most varied objects. The three children, orphaned as a result of a mysterious fire, are entrusted to their closest relative, the eccentric Count Olaf (played by an excellent Jim Carrey), who covets their fortune and, to obtain it, subjects the Baudelaires to the most deceitful tortures: he locks them in a car parked on train tracks, disguises himself to mask his true identity, chases them to the Lachrymose Lake (infested with murderous leeches), and even attempts to marry Violet under false pretenses! Klaus manages to expose the charade that the count has orchestrated and puts an end to the series of unfortunate events that plague the three siblings...

The protagonist of the story, a fantastic Jim Carrey, who adeptly steps into the roles of various characters, assuming multiple personalities with extreme skill; the narrator (unfortunately poorly dubbed in the Italian version) is the super sexy Jude Law; the Baudelaires are portrayed by Emily Browning (Violet), Liam Aiken (Klaus), Kara & Shelby Hoffman (Sunny); an excellent Meryl Streep perfectly portrays the neurotic and anxious aunt of the kids (Aunt Josephine), while Billy Connelly plays the part of the unconventional uncle herpetologist.

Throughout the story, what strikes the viewer is the naivety of the adults who never pay attention to the children's words: the three siblings try in every way to convince others that Olaf is evil and wants to seize their money, but no one listens to them. Often, adults forget that the world, through the eyes of children, appears more transparent than one might believe.