The Danish Poet (2006)

Director:

Torill Kove

Writer:

Torill Kove

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:

Coincidence | Norway | Poet | Love | Therapist Client Relationship

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 5 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Liv Ullmann

...

Narrator (voice)

Directed by
Torill Kove

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Torill Kove

Produced by
Lise Fearnley	....	producer
Marcy Page	....	producer

Film Editing by
Phyllis Lewis

Sound Department
Håkan Lammetun	....	sound
Kjetil Trøan	....	sound editor

Visual Effects by
Martin Ciastko	....	digital imaging consultant

Animation Department
Astrid Aakra	....	animator
Bjarte Agdestein	....	animator
Anne Ashton	....	additional background artist
Anne Ashton	....	color designer
Helene Bisgaard	....	assistant animator
Stéphanie Campbell	....	additional animator (as Stéphanie Duong)
Torill Kove	....	animator
Annely Põldsaar	....	assistant animator
Magnhild Valen-Sendstad Winsnes	....	additional animator (as Magnhild Winsnes)

Other crew
Winston Emano	....	publicist
David Magdael	....	publicist

Production Companies

• Mikrofilm
• National Film Board of Canada (NFB) (co-production)

Distributors

• Magnolia Pictures (2007) (USA) (theatrical)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

15 min

Country:

Norway | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Argentina:Unrated

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:

[last lines]
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 at all, 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 2006 Academy Award Nominated Short Films: Animation (2007)

Reminds us to appreciate all the little things around us that we no longer notice

This short film is about a series of coincidences and accidents that led to the birth of the woman who wrote the story.

"The Danish Poet" is surprisingly heartwarming. The animation is simple with lots of soft colours and black borders on all items. It almost looks like a cartoon for infants. I find this particularly charming, as it enables us to regress to our childhood to appreciate all the little things around us that we no longer notice. The story itself is heartwarming and engaging. It made me smile from the heart, which is not something many films can do.

"The Danish Poet" is a beautiful film. Watch it if you have a chance.