The story of the wonderful potato

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Movie
German title The story of the wonderful potato
Original title Eventyret om den vidunderlige potato
Country of production Denmark
original language Danish
Publishing year 1985
length 22 minutes
Rod
Director Anders Sørensen
script Anders Sørensen
music Anders Koppel
camera Jette Michaelsen
cut Anders Sørensen

The Story of the Wonderful Potato ( Eventyret om den vidunderlige kartoffel ) is a Danish cartoon made by Anders Sørensen in 1985 . It was published by the Danish Institute for Film and deals with the origin of the potato and its introduction in Europe during modern times.

content

The film deals with the spread of the potato in South America and later in Europe. He goes into the social conditions in Europe in early modern times, explains the importance of the potato as a source of food and closes with the potato pest in Ireland.

Production and publication

The film was produced in 1985 from a script and directed by Anders Sørensen. The music was composed by Anders Koppel, the narrator was given by Kai Løvring. Jette Michaelsen was responsible for the camera and Claus Deleuran for the background.

reception

Video Education Australasia recommends the film for lessons in the 5th to 8th grade.

Individual evidence

  1. PDF of the VEA for the film ( Memento of the original from July 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.vea.com.au

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