| Louis & Luca - Mission to the Moon | |
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| Norwegian | Månelyst i Flåklypa |
| Directed by | Rasmus A. Sivertsen |
| Screenplay by | Karsten Fullu |
| Produced by | Cornelia Boysen Synnøve Hørsdal |
| Edited by | Rasmus A. Siversten Zaklina Stojcevska |
| Music by | Knut Avenstroup Haugen |
| Production companies | Qvisten Animation Maipo Film |
| Distributed by | Nordic Film Distribution |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | Norway |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Budget | 47 million NOK |
| Box office | $4,957,487 |
Louis & Luca - Mission to the Moon (Norwegian: Månelyst i Flåklypa, lit. 'Moonlight in Flåklypa') is a 2018 Norwegian stop motion animated film directed by Rasmus A. Sivertsen from a screenplay by Karsten Fullu, based on the characters by Kjell Aukrust. A sequel to Solan og Ludvig – Herfra til Flåklypa (2015), it is the third and final stop motion animated film based on Aukrust's Flåklypa universe, and the fifth film overall. The film is a co-production between Qvisten Animation and Maipo Film, and was released in Norway on 21 September 2018, distributed by Nordic Film Distribution. It grossed $4,957,487 worldwide and was met with generally positive reviews.
Premise
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Louis and Reodor decide to build a rocket to fly to the Moon on behalf of Norway, with the help of Vigfus Skonken. However, Vigfus secretly wants to collect the Moon dust, which contains a rare substance he calls "Vigfusium".
Voice cast
The Norwegian voice cast for the film:
- Kari-Ann Grønsund as Louis Gundersen
- Trond Høvik as Luca
- Sjølsvik as Reodor Felgen
- Hege Schøyen as Enkefru Stengelføhn-Glad
- Steinar Sagen as Emanuel Desperados
- Fridtjov Såheim as Ollvar O. Kleppvold
- Bjarte Hjelmeland as Olram Slåpen
- John Brungot as Melvind Snerken
- Kåre Conradi as Frimand Pløsen
- Christine Hope as Nyhetsoppleser
- Ingar Helge Gimle as Vigfus Skonken
Production
The film received a funding grant of 15.5 million Norwegian krone (US$1.7 million) from the Norwegian Film Institute in September 2015, contributing to its total budget of 47 million krone (US$5.2 million). The entire film took 120,000 still images.
Release
Louis & Luca - Mission to the Moon was released in Norway on 21 September 2018. It opened with $1,098,555, for a total gross of $4,838,873 from 422,796 admissions, making it the second highest-grossing film in Norway from 2018. It had a worldwide gross of $4,957,487. Critically, the film received positive reviews, with particular praise aimed at its humour and animation, but with criticisms focused on its conventionality.
References
- Louis & Luca - Mission to the Moon at Radio Times. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- «Solan y Eri, misión a la Luna», película familiar con una divertida aventura espacial, 5 December 2019. (in Spanish). LaButaca. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ Solan og Ludvig – Månelyst i Flåklypa. (in Norwegian). Norwegian Film Institute. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ Louis & Luca - Mission to the Moon at Cineuropa, the best of European cinema. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ Nordengen, Eivind M. (29 November 2018) Analysen: Månelyst i Flåklypa (2018). (in Norwegian). Montages.no. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ Rogne, May Synnøve (19 September 2018) «Månelyst i Flåklypa:» Trygg månelanding for Solan og Ludvig. (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ Louis & Luca - Mission to the Moon. Norwegian Film Institute. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- Norsk films oppslutning på kino i 2018. (in Norwegian). Norwegian Film Institute. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- Tunheim, Helga (30 November 2017) Flåklypa-regissør: – Blir rart å skiljast frå Solan og Ludvig. (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- Facts and Figures 2018. Norwegian Film Institute. p. 3. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- Louis & Luca - Mission to the Moon at Box Office Mojo, an IMDb company. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- Smagge, Patrica: Solan & Ludwig gaan naar de maan – Månelyst i Flåklypa (2018). (in Dutch). CineMagazine. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
External links
- Louis & Luca - Mission to the Moon at IMDb
- Louis & Luca - Mission to the Moon at Filmfront (in Norwegian)
- Louis & Luca - Mission to the Moon at Filmweb.no (in Norwegian)
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