The Sams (film)

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Movie
Original title The Sams
Country of production Germany
original language German
Publishing year 2001
length 98 minutes
Age rating FSK / JMK 0
Rod
Director Ben Verbong
script Paul Maar (characters),
Ulrich Limmer
production Ulrich Limmer
music Nicola Piovani
camera Klaus Eichhammer
cut Norbert Herzner
occupation

The Sams house in Bamberg

The Sams is a German children's film by Ben Verbong from 2001. The literary film adaptation arose from the first three volumes about the cheeky mythical creature Sams by Paul Maar , who wrote the screenplay for the film together with producer Ulrich Limmer . The shooting took place in the Franconian city of Bamberg .

In 2003, a sequel called Sams in Danger was released . The second sequel followed on March 29, 2012 under the name of Sams im Glück .

In 1977 and 1980, Stories of Sam were filmed with the Augsburger Puppenkiste (see list of productions ).

action

On a Saturday, Mr. Taschenbier meets Sams, a strange creature, neither boy nor girl, neither goblin nor animal; the sams is just a sams. For this it was necessary that certain things happened in the right order in the previous days: On Sunday the sun was shining, Monday Mr. Taschenbier met his only friend Mr. Mon, Tuesday he was on duty, Wednesday was the middle of the week, Thursday it thundered, Friday he was off and Saturday happened, which changed Mr. Taschenbier's whole life.

The Sams has a lot of blue dots around its pig nose. Every time Mr. Taschenbier makes a wish, this wish is fulfilled and a wish point disappears.

Despite the chaos that Sams brings to Mr. Taschenbier's life, it turns out to be a godsend in the end. Because Mr. Taschenbier gains self-confidence through Sam.

Reviews

“ The child who was never allowed to be a pocket beer finds its late realization in Sams, whose ability to fulfill wishes drives the action forward. The realization of the catalog of wishes is appropriately low tech, not overloaded with effects and a reduced alternative to the overstimulation of computer games and Pokémon trips. “
Www.kino.de

“ With a lot of love for detail, the filmmakers succeed in conjuring up the funny charm of the book on the screen. Anarcho-humor and childish destructiveness meet wonderfully quirky characters and fantastically weird ideas. The result is family entertainment in the best sense of the word: warm-hearted, without pressing on the lacrimal gland, and cute, without slipping into cute naivety. “
Björn Ahrens, TV-Movie 2001-22

“ Inventively staged, witty written, excellently photographed and excellently played right into the supporting roles, a film adaptation of a classic children's book, which unobtrusively formulates its educational message of the sense and nonsense of wishes and provides adults and children with a thoughtful and entertaining behavioral mirror. “
Film service 2001-21

“ In the adorable, quirky, unexcited, funny toddler film gem, an intimidated Mr. Taschenbier experiences all kinds of adventures with the red-haired chaos dwarf. “
Cinema 2001-10

“ The congenial film adaptation of the classic children's book. Parents giggle too! “
Gernot Gricksch, TV-Today 2001-22

“ A colorful and funny comedy that is in no way inferior to Paul Maar's children's book. “
Kino-News 2001-10

“ As if Pan Tau and Pumuckl were going for it together: hilarious, fun-loving and well played. “
Listen 2001-42

Awards

The director Ben Verbong and actor Ulrich Noethen received the Bavarian Film Prize in 2001 . In 2002 Das Sams received the German Film Prize in gold, and Eva Mattes also received an award for best supporting actress.

literature

  • Paul Maar : Sams is going to be a movie star. Paul Maar shows the most beautiful photos from the Sams film, reveals film tricks and film secrets, reports on the shooting, introduces the actors and tells new Sams stories. Oetinger, Hamburg 2001, 172 pages, ISBN 3-7891-4230-1 .

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