The Gruffalo (film)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The gruffalo |
| Original title | The Gruffalo |
| Country of production | Great Britain , Germany |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2009 |
| length | 30 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 0 |
| Rod | |
| Director |
Max Lang , Jakob Schuh |
| script |
Julia Donaldson , Axel Scheffler |
| production | Martin Pope, Michael Rose, Polly Hill |
| music | René Aubry |
| camera |
Ulle Hadding , Hubert Märkl |
| cut | Robin Sales |
The Gruffalo is a TV film from 2009. Directed by Max Lang and Jakob Schuh . The co-production by BBC and ZDF was broadcast for the first time at Christmas 2009 on the BBC and in German on Christmas Eve 2010 on ZDF .
action
The framework story describes a squirrel telling a story to his children. In essence, it's about a mouse inventing a monster, the gruffalo. She pretends to be a best friend and protector so as not to be eaten, but ultimately the mouse actually hits him.
background
The children's book The Gruffalo (German: Der Grüffelo ) by Julia Donaldson (illustrated by Axel Scheffler ) from 1999 has sold over four million times. In 2011 the sequel Das Grüffelokind appeared .
synchronization
| role | Original speaker | German speakers |
|---|---|---|
| Mother squirrel (narrator) | Helena Bonham Carter | Heike Makatsch |
| mouse | James Corden | Christian Ulmen |
| Gruffalo | Robbie Coltrane | Wolfgang Hess |
| Fox | Tom Wilkinson | Gert Voss |
| owl | John Hurt | Otto Sander |
| Snake | Rob Brydon | Edgar Selge |
Awards
The film won two prizes at the Prix Jeunesse .
In 2010 the film received the Tricks for Kids Award for the best children's animated film at the Stuttgart Animated Film Festival.
The film was nominated for an Oscar 2011 in the category Best Animated Short Film.
The Gruffalo was nominated for the British Academy Film Award 2010 in the category Best Animated Short Film.
Web links
- The Gruffalo in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Gruffalo's BBC site
- Peter-Philipp Schmitt, How Gruffalo learned to walk in: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung from February 21, 2011.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b The Gruffalo ( Memento from December 17, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Children's favorite, the Gruffalo, has landed his own TV show . In: Mail Online . Daily Mail . November 21, 2009. Retrieved December 25, 2009.
- ↑ The Gruffalo
- ↑ The Gruffalo is on TV at tvtoday.de
- ↑ Trickfilmfestival Stuttgart 2010
- ^ Nominees for the 83rd Academy Awards . In: oscars.org . Retrieved January 25, 2011.
- ↑ film | Short animation in 2010 . BAFTA website. Retrieved January 24, 2015.