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| Book cover for the novelization of Flemming Quist Møller & Jannik Hastrup's Benny's Bathtub |
QUICK REVIEW:
Benny lives in one of the 60s project buildings with his mother, who doesn't understand his fantasies or games. Sent down to play by the marshes, he finds a tadpole that he brings back home and sets free in his bathtub ...
Benny's Bathtub is a classic, Danish animated short film of 41 minutes from another time in the world and in Danish animation; a more idealistic, free-spirited, creative time.
With wonderful, funny voices from among others Jytte Abildstrøm (Hannibal & Jerry (1997)) and Peter Belli (Flying Grandmother/Flyvende Farmor (2001)) as the octopus who gives a jazz performance. The catchy music, - the film features musical numbers, - is by Hans-Henrik Ley (Cirkeline (1967-70)) as well as Kenny Drew and Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen.
The style is anarchistic, - free and brimming with Danish humor and candor.
The film offers a splendid insight into the fantasy universe of a boy, and today also stands as a treasured, well-aging monument of another time in Denmark. A colorful and trippy family adventure that one might only wish was longer.
It is directed by Jannik Hastrup (Samson and Sally/Samson og Sally (1984)) and Flemming Quist Møller (Jungle Jack/Jungledyret (1993)). The veteran directing pair are in post-production at the moment with their second film about The Bicycle Mosquito/Cykelmyggen entitled The Bicycle Mosquito and the Mini-Beetle/Cykelmyggen og Minibillen (2014).
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| Benny follows his tadpole on the back of a sea-horse on a fantastic adventure in his own bathtub |
Budget: Unknown
Box office: Unknown
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