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WINNER OF THE 2007 OSCAR® FOR BEST SHORT SUBJECTS ANIMATION
A film by Torill Kove
Narrated by Liv Ullmann
Can we trace the chain of events that leads to our own birth? Is our existence just coincidence? Do little things matter?
The narrator of The Danish Poet c
onsiders these questions as we follow Kasper, a poet whose creative well has run dry, on a holiday to Norway to meet the famous writer, Sigrid Undset. As Kasper's quest for inspiration unfolds, it appears that a spell of bad weather, an angry dog, slippery barn planks, a careless postman, hungry goa
ts and other seemingly unrelated factors might play important roles in the big scheme of things after all.
Techniques, interview with Torill Kove & Wallpapers : http://www.onf.ca/webextension/thedanishpoet/multimedia.php?lg=en
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ør du se denne filmen på norsk. Det er jo bedre.
I love the seed idea.
A little in-joke I have noticed: at 1:58 the book is opened on the page about Liv Ulman and there is a little caricature. She is the one who is narrating this film.