The Danish Poet (2006)

Director:

Torill Kove

Writer:

Torill Kove (writer)

Genre:

Animation | Short | Romance

Plot:

A woman ponders over the strange coincidences that made her forefathers and -mothers meet and create the premises for her becoming the person that she is.

Plot Keywords:

Love | Norway | Poet | Father Daughter Relationship | Friend

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 2 wins

Cast

Liv Ullmann

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Narrator (voice)

Also Known As:

Den danske dikteren (Norway)

Runtime:

14 min | Germany:15 min (Berlin Kinderfilmfest)

Country:

Norway | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Company:

Mikrofilm

Trivia:

In-joke: When Kasper is looking in the book "Scandanavian Confusion," there is an entry about Liv Ullmann, the film's narrator.

Quotes:

Narrator: But had it not been for the Danish poet and Sigrid Undset, a rainy summer in Norway, a slippery barn plank, a careless mailman, a hungry goat, a broken thumb, and a crowded train, my parents might never have met and who knows I might still be a little seed floating around in the sky waiting for someone to come and get me.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007) (TV)

A lovely little story about fate, inspiration and the impact we make on our lives and the lives of others.

Over the years, I have watched countless films, ranging from sentimental period pieces to action-packed shoot-em-ups. I've seen the epics, the foreigns, the film noirs, the westerns and the science fictions. I've accumulated opinions and reviewed movies and criticized and criticized and criticized.

But I loved the Danish Poet.

It's found its way on to my top fifty and it's only a fifteen minute animated short! Kaspar Jurgenson is a young uninspired poet from Denmark. He tries to cure his lack of inspiration and sense of purpose by contacting his favorite author (who happens to reside in Norway). She responds and encourages him to come for a visit, where he can hopefully deconstruct his writers block. What transpires during his quest, as related by the narrator, will ultimately affect him for the rest of his life.

It's well worth checking out.