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KIDS - SCREENINGS 2003/2004
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| The Beast of Beauty | |
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Original Title |
Lille frk Norge |
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Director |
Hilde Heier |
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Genre |
Family |
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Country of origin |
Norway / Sweden |
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Language spoken |
Norwegian |
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Year of production |
2003 |
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Box
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Production |
FilmHaus
Lagnö AB (S) |
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Domestic distribution/World Sales |
Sandrew Metronome Norge A/S (N) (2003)
(Norway) (theatrical) |
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Domestic release |
12 September 2003 (Norway) |
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Official website |
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Awards |
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Suggested by |
Tonje Hardersen, Children’s Film Adviser
with FILM&KINO |
This
is a modern fairy tale movie for children and young people. Lotte, 8-9 years
old, and her father Helge, who is the Queen’s bodyguard, move in with Kristin,
a former beauty queen, and her daughter Vendela. Kristin is extremely preoccupied
with bodies and appearances, and she tries to pass this fixation on to Vendela,
and by-and-by to Lotte as well. Kristin’s ambition is that Vendela becomes Little
Miss Norway at a beauty contest for children. This is a fairy tale movie in
a Roald Dahl setting, with elements from horror movies. Here we find the motherless
girl, the evil stepmother, a magic ointment that will make the world a more
evil place if the good forces are not victorious, and good old love and deceit.