The Baltic Sea Cultural Centre
Gdansk University Film Discussion Club "Milosc Blondynki"
Andersen – Shades and Shadows - The Most Incredible Stories
19-20 October 2005
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The Baltic Sea Cultural Centre and Gdansk University Film Discussion Club "Milosc Blondynki" organize a film review: The Most Incredible Stories within the frames of the project “Andersen – Shades and Shadows” which has been prepared by the BSCC on the occasion of H.C. Andersen’s 200. birthday. The review takes place on 19-20 October 2005 at the University of Gdansk, ul. Wita Stwosza 55. Within two days we will present films based on Andersen’s fairytales and his life.
Coorganizer: Danish Cultural Institute. Partners of the project: Embassy of Denmark, Embassy of Estonia, Academic Cultural Centre of Gdansk University.
We have prepared films that are based on Andersen’s fairytales or biography. There are both feature films and animations. The choice is very diverse – humorous animations and stories full of bitterness. The films refer to author’s biography which is even gloomier than the saddest of his fairytales.
More information:
Anna Knoch, tel. (58) 326 10 22, e-mail: anna.knoch@nck.org.pl
Paulina Negebauertel.: 0 661 360 164, e-mail: dkf@ug.gda.pl
Agnieszka Kminikowska - PR tel.: 0 661 360 163, e-mail: pr-ack@ug.gda.pl
PROGRAM: The Most Incredible Stories:
19 October 2005
17.00– 17.30 Introduction
17.30-19.00 Tinderbox, Denmark, 1997, 35; ’Hans the clopper, Denmark, 1999, 21’; Snow Queen, Denmark, 2000, 26’
19.15– 20.30 H. C. Andersen and the long shadow, Denmark, 1998, 75’
20.45 – 21.45 Wild swans, Estonia, 1987/2005, 60’
20 October 2005
18.00-19.50 Young Andersen, Denmark, 2005, 110’
20.00-21.45 The Galoshes of Fortune, Poland, 1958, 104’
Danish films:
The Tinderbox The Romanian-Danish puppet film master retells Hans Christian Andersen’s splendid fairy tale in free and easy fashion in his own puppet film universe: the soldier has become a bumpkin with a raging thirst and the princess is a plump matron. This puppet film is of international standard and one unique feature is that the puppets gesticulate in sign language.director: Michail Badica
running time: 35 min.
Hans the Clopper Hans Christian Andersen’s celebrated fairy tale about the poor country boy whose creativity and frankness winds him the princess and half the kingdom. In Mihail Badica’s superb reading of the fairy tale, Hans the Clopper’s goat wears green spectacles, the princess has a tongue like a fishwife, and all the puppets speak sign language.director: Michail Badica
running time: 21 min.
The Snow Queen Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale The Snow Queen told as a digital drama by Queen Margrethe II of Denmark. The basis of the film is artwork created by the Queen of Denmark who takes us into the world of the fairy tale in her own special visual way. The artwork; "dÓcoupages" are animated and mixed with live action and music. Narrated in English by Queen Margrethe. director: Jacob Jorgensen, Kristof Kuncewicz,
script: queen of Denmark - Margrethe II
running time: 35 min.
H.C Andersen and the long shadow Internationally renowned Danish animator Jannik Hastrup and his regular writing cohort Bent Haller have based their animation feature for adults on Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale The Shadow. Hastrup’s airily poetic, yet witty and precise drawing style and content remain true to Andersen in both spirit and action. The film is a sumptuous visual feast, full of sophisticated watercolour-like backgrounds and expressionist sequences packed with striking colour. An animated feature that is a pleasure to the eye and stimulates the mind.director: Jannik Hastrup
running time: 75 min
Young Andersen A powerful modern film narrative set in a historical framework, about the crucial encounter between vulnerable eighteen-year-old Hans Christian Andersen, who rates himself so highly, and Mr. Meisling, the cynical school principal. An encounter that fundamentally transforms Hans Christian's life.director: Rumle Hammerich
running time: 110 min.
Wild swans Princess Eliza has to sacrifice herself to save her 11 brothers who have been turned into swans by their wicked stepmother. The director personally raised and handfed the swans, and since the film is set in their familiar habitat, the swans serve to unite the tale's consciously theatrical fairytale style with its naturalistic setting. 'Wild Swans' dates from 1987 when cinematic aesthetics and pacing were another, but Helle Karis has made a new cut of the film and rescored the soundtrack director: Helle Karisrunning time: 60 min
The Galoshes of Fortune Comedy with elements of fairytale and fantasy. Two old ladies – Terencja and Felicja wander around Krakow. On the Tower of St Mary’s Church they are going to receive galoshes of fortune – boots that make it possible to travel in time and space. Dialogues to this film were written by Slawomir Mrozek. Starring: Tadeusz Fijewski, Teofila Koronkiewicz, Stefan Friedmann, Kalina Jedrusik, Jan Kobuszewski.director: Antoni Bohdziewiczrunning time: 104 min
