Jørgen Vestergaard

Robert Storm Petersen (1882-1949) was as versatile as he was industrious. That is why his legacy of characters, drawings, paintings, cartoons, comics, and stories is an inexhaustible source of joy and wonder. Hardly any other Dane – apart from H.C. Andersen – has contributed as much to popular culture and linguistic renewal as Storm P. The portrait film sets out to prove this.

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This puppet film recreates some of Danish humorist Storm P.'s popular cartoons - the so-called "inventions". A "Storm P. Invention" is how Danes would describe a highly complicated technical design. The design of these apparatuses reflects an original satirical view on a society obsessed by efficiency and technocratization. The fun is derived from the lack of proportion between the diminutive scale of the problem and incomprehensible complexity of Storm P.'s solution.

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Eigil's family is in a dire situation, as they must raise 500,000 kroner by the end of the month in order to remain in their home. This is where the story begins, as Snøvsen and Eigil set out into the wide world to earn money. This takes them to Federico's circus, where the shady director tries to cheat Snøvsen out of his wages. They end up in the big city, where they make lots of new friends and have lots of fun adventures before they all meet up at Tivoli Gardens for a final joint attempt to save their home.

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The Snooks (singular!) derives his name from the Danish expression "leaving the Snooks behind" much used by 7-year-old Eigil's parents to indicate somebody's going nuts. This being a live action-cum-puppet animation film, Eigil's own imagination turns the Snooks into an amiable gnome-like little fellow and best friend during a summer holiday. When they are being joined by a cat, the fun really begins.

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Animated short film, based on the classic Hans Christian Andersen story, about the little girl born from a flower.

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An animated retelling of the legendary hero Sigurd of Norse folklore.

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"The Story of a Mother" (Danish: Historien om en moder) is a story by the Danish poet, travel writer, short story writer, and novelist Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875). Danish stop-motion animation film directed by Jørgen Vestergaard.

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A visit to the Julemærkehjem at Lindersvold, 1966.

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Morten is one of the medieval image makers, who here experiences one of his figures coming to life. It is the Devil himself who steps down from the wall and attacks him.

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Robert Storm Petersen (1882-1949) was as versatile as he was industrious. That is why his legacy of characters, drawings, paintings, cartoons, comics, and stories is an inexhaustible source of joy and wonder. Hardly any other Dane – apart from H.C. Andersen – has contributed as much to popular culture and linguistic renewal as Storm P. The portrait film sets out to prove this.

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Eigil's family is in a dire situation, as they must raise 500,000 kroner by the end of the month in order to remain in their home. This is where the story begins, as Snøvsen and Eigil set out into the wide world to earn money. This takes them to Federico's circus, where the shady director tries to cheat Snøvsen out of his wages. They end up in the big city, where they make lots of new friends and have lots of fun adventures before they all meet up at Tivoli Gardens for a final joint attempt to save their home.

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Animated short film, based on the classic Hans Christian Andersen story, about the little girl born from a flower.

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An animated retelling of the legendary hero Sigurd of Norse folklore.

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A visit to the Julemærkehjem at Lindersvold, 1966.

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Morten is one of the medieval image makers, who here experiences one of his figures coming to life. It is the Devil himself who steps down from the wall and attacks him.

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