The school ghost
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | The school ghost |
| Country of production | GDR |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1987 |
| length | 81 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 6 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Rolf Losansky |
| script | Rolf Losansky |
| production | DEFA , KAG "Red Circle" |
| music | Reinhard Lakomy |
| camera | Helmut Grewald |
| cut | Use Peters |
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The GDR children's film The School Ghost by director Rolf Losansky is a role-swap comedy from 1986. The film is based on the children's book of the same name by Peter Abraham .
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Carola Huflattich is in 4th grade. She is not what you would expect from a good girl. The parents Coltsfoot and the teachers have their dear worries with Carola. They wish that Carola would be a little nicer after all. Her mother wants Carola to put on a nice dress one day . But Carola doesn't want to know anything about any of this. Her grades are not the best, and so there is an argument with her mother. Fortunately, Carola has her best friend Willi, even if Carola's ideas sometimes get a little too much for him.
One day when Carola tumbles, falls over and destroys the chair in class, she is sent to the basement to get a new one. It's pretty scary in the basement, and so Carola imagines that there is a ghost there that she would put in her pocket. Back in her class, she hears a voice out of her pocket, from exactly where she put her imaginary ghost.
The ghost wants a body from Carola, so she draws a ghost on the blackboard. The ghost is initially happy that it is now visible. But then it sees how badly Carola can draw. The ghost would much rather look very cute, with nice bows in his hair and a dress. Of course, Carola can't do anything with such ideas. Eventually both of them come up with the idea of swapping. Carola would like to haunt around as a ghost, and the ghost could then wear clothes in her body and go to class. Carola only wants to go back to her old body during the sports lessons and during the breaks. By looking into a hand mirror that the teacher had forgotten in the classroom and the “magic” words Bu Hu , they both swap bodies.
At first, Carola likes life as a ghost. She haunts the school and plays tricks on the teachers. But then she sees what the spirit is doing in her body. This is a very ambitious student and makes herself popular with the teachers and their parents. The father would like to have his old companionable daughter back soon. The ghost is also very bitchy and unfriendly towards classmates. Then Carola would like to change bodies again, but the spirit does not even think of going back to its old body. To prevent this from happening, the ghost gives the mirror back to the teacher.
Carola is now trying everything to get back to the mirror. Fortunately, she can convince Willi that she is now in the spirit body. Together they manage to outsmart the ghost and get to the mirror. In this way Carola can transform herself back again. But the mind also gets away well with it. They promise to always bring math homework down to the basement, and Carola will bring him all of her clothes too.
Production and publication
The school ghost was filmed by the artistic working group “Red Circle” on ORWO-Color and had its world premiere on February 7, 1987 in the Gera Palace Theater. The film was shown on television for the first time on September 2, 1989 in the first channel of East German television. The film was first shown in Germany on March 3, 1988.
The dramaturgy was in the hands of Carmen Blazejewski , the scenario comes from Peter Abraham .
Reviews
“... full of poetry and wit; The everyday reality of children is confidently and imaginatively broken, exaggerated into the comedic and ironic. Many scenes are written on punch lines; the film has an enormous pace. "
“Many surprises, some cheerful and serious entanglements, enjoyable cinematic ideas, fantasy and lightness characterize this strip. His quintessence: the most important thing is to remain true to yourself. "
“… A nice film with picturesque images. He has wit, suspense and captures children's book poetry. The ghost is not a monster that emerges from a UFO, but looks as if it came from a cartoon box, painted with a naive pen. "
Awards
- 1987: Kinofestival Goldener Spatz 1987 in Gera : Prize of the children's jury.
- 1987: Children's Film Festival Essen : Blue Elephant of the children's jury
Web links
- The school ghost in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The school ghost in the online film database
- The school ghost at filmportal.de
- The school ghost. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed July 5, 2018 .
- The school ghost at the DEFA Foundation
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for Das Schulgespenst . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , March 2007 (PDF; test number: 59 366 DVD).
- ↑ a b c Press reviews in the film database “Filmernst”. Retrieved June 12, 2013 .