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Jannik Hastrup
Jannik Hastrup (born 4 May 1941 in Næstved, Denmark) is a Danish writer, director, producer, illustrator and animator. He is considered "Denmark's grand master of animation", as he is particularly well known for directing, animating and writing several animated films, occasionally with Flemming Quist Møller, including '' Benny's Bathtub'', ', '' Samson & Sally'', '' War of the Birds'', ''The Monkey's and the Secret Weapon'', ' and '' A Tale of Two Mozzies''. He also directed, wrote and animated a number of shorts following Cirkeline the elf. Politics Jannik Hastrup was involved in films with socialist and social realism themes. One of them is the Cirkeline short film ''Flugten fra Amerika'' (Escape from America), which portrays a racist and poverty-filled New York City, followed by the Statue of Liberty with Richard Nixon's face and a rifle held above, and sympathetic portrayals of the Black Panther Party and a Native American tribe. The film was political enough that the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Næstved
Næstved () is a town in the municipality of the same name, located in the southern part of the island of Zealand in Denmark. Næstved has several adult education centers, five elementary schools - and has at least one of each type of the four upper-second-level education centers. The city has the largest high school in Denmark, Næstved Gymnasium & HF. History Næstved has roots as far back as 400-500 BC. Archaeological material from this period has been found in the soil under Næstved, and tells of human life here long before the Viking era. The name of the city, Næstved, derives from two words: Næs and Tved. Tved means "cleared land" or "cleared wood" (as "thwaite" in English toponyms), and refers to the city's origin in the woods of southern Zealand, on the banks of the Suså. "Næs" is the Danish word for a small peninsula (as "ness" in English toponyms), and probably refers to the city's placing on the peninsulas Ydernæs, Grimstrup Næs, and Appenæs. In 1135, Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Statue Of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty (''Liberty Enlightening the World''; French: ''La Liberté éclairant le monde'') is a List of colossal sculpture in situ, colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor in New York City, in the United States. The copper statue, a gift from the people of France, was designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and its metal framework was built by Gustave Eiffel. The statue was dedicated on October 28, 1886. The statue is a figure of Libertas, a robed Roman liberty goddess. She holds a torch above her head with her right hand, and in her left hand carries a ''tabula ansata'' inscribed JULY IV MDCCLXXVI (July 4, 1776 in Roman numerals), the date of the United States Declaration of Independence, U.S. Declaration of Independence. A broken shackle and chain lie at her feet as she walks forward, commemorating the recent national abolition of slavery. After its dedication, the statue became an icon of freedom and of the United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bennys Badekar
''Benny's Bathtub'' (Original title: ''Bennys badekar'') is a 1971 Danish animated film directed by Jannik Hastrup and Flemming Quist Møller. The film relates the story of a boy who flees the boring world of adults into a magical land in the bottom of his bathtub. The film featured the voices and songs of Peter Belli, Otto Brandenburg and Povl Dissing as well as the jazz music of Kenny Drew and Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen. ''Benny's Bathtub'' received a special Bodil Award The Bodil Awards are the major Danish film awards given by the Danish Film Critics Association. The awards are presented annually at a ceremony in Copenhagen. Established in 1948, it is one of the oldest film awards in Europe. The awards are given ... for animated film in 1971 and is one of the ten films chosen for Denmark's cultural canon by the Danish Ministry of Culture.Danish Ministry for Culture, 2006 Synopsis It is the story of a boy named Benny who is bored in the apartment house where his parents ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roji Negra
, lit. 'dewy ground', is the Japanese term used for the garden through which one passes to the ''chashitsu'' for the tea ceremony. The roji generally cultivates an air of simplicity. Development Sen no Rikyū is said to have been important in the development of the ''roji''. At his Myōki-an, the 'sleeve-brushing pine' gained its name from the garden's diminutive size. For his tea house at Sakai, he planted hedges to obscure the view over the Inland Sea, and only when a guest bent over the ''tsukubai'' would he see the view. Rikyū explained his design by quoting a verse by Sōgi. Kobori Enshū was also a leading practitioner. Features The ''roji'' is usually divided into an outer and inner garden, with a ''machiai'' (waiting arbour). Typical features include the ''tsukubai'' (ablution basin), ''tōrō'' (lantern), '' tobi ishi'' (stepping stones), and wicket gate. Ostentatious plantings are generally avoided in preference for moss, ferns, and evergreens, although ume and Japan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Thralls
''The Thralls'' ( da, Trællene) is a Danish animated historical TV series from 1978–1980 directed by Danish animator Jannik Hastrup Jannik Hastrup (born 4 May 1941 in Næstved, Denmark) is a Danish writer, director, producer, illustrator and animator. He is considered "Denmark's grand master of animation", as he is particularly well known for directing, animating and writing ... and based on 's book series '. The series tells about life at the bottom of society in Sweden from around 1000 until the middle of the 19th century. The series is in three sections, each with three parts that can be viewed independently of each other. References External links * * Trælleneat Tegnefilm.com 1970s historical films 1978 animated films 1978 films Danish animated films Dutch historical films Films set in the Viking Age {{Denmark-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cykelmyggen Og Dansemyggen
''A Tale of Two Mozzies'' ( da, Cykelmyggen og dansemyggen) is a 2007 Danish animated children's film directed by Jannik Hastrup and Flemming Quist Møller, from a screenplay by Møller. Produced by Marie Bro of Dansk Tegnefilm, ''A Tale of Two Mozzies'' was based on the eponymous series of children's books by Møller. Hastrup and Møller previously directed the 1971 film ''Benny's Bathtub''. ''A Tale of Two Mozzies'' was released in Danish cinemas on 8 June 2007 by Nordisk Film Distribution. It was followed by a second film based on Møller's books in 2014, entitled '' Mini and the Mozzies''. Premise Dagmar, a dancing mosquito, is in love with mosquito Egon, however Egon is too busy achieving the ultimate sprint on his bicycle and wants to see the world. But when the evil red ant Queen Dominella and her soldiers kill the black ant Queen and take over the heap, Dagmar, Egon and their friends must pot their differences aside and use their talents to save the colony. Voice cast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trællene
''The Thralls'' ( da, Trællene) is a Danish animated historical TV series from 1978–1980 directed by Danish animator Jannik Hastrup Jannik Hastrup (born 4 May 1941 in Næstved, Denmark) is a Danish writer, director, producer, illustrator and animator. He is considered "Denmark's grand master of animation", as he is particularly well known for directing, animating and writing ... and based on 's book series '. The series tells about life at the bottom of society in Sweden from around 1000 until the middle of the 19th century. The series is in three sections, each with three parts that can be viewed independently of each other. References External links * * Trælleneat Tegnefilm.com 1970s historical films 1978 animated films 1978 films Danish animated films Dutch historical films Films set in the Viking Age {{Denmark-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danish Broadcasting Corporation
DR (), officially the Danish Broadcasting Corporation in English, is a Danish public-service radio and television broadcasting company. Founded in 1925 as a public-service organization, it is Denmark's oldest and largest electronic media enterprise. DR is a founding member of the European Broadcasting Union. DR was originally funded by a media licence, however since 2022, the media license has been replaced by an addition to the Danish income tax. Today, DR operates three television channels, all of which are distributed free-to-air via a nationwide DVB-T2 network. DR also operates seven radio channels. All are available nationally on DAB+ radio and online, with the four original stations also available on FM radio. History DR was founded on 1 April 1925 under the name of ''Radioordningen'', which was changed to ''Statsradiofonien'' in 1926, then to ''Danmarks Radio'' in 1959, and to ''DR'' in 1996. During the German occupation of Denmark in World War II, radio broadcasts w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
