Flemming Oluf Quist Møller (19 May 1942 – 31 January 2022) was a Danish director, cartoonist, children's author, drummer, screenwriter, and actor.

Career

As a director, he started with small experimental animation, often in collaboration with Jannik Hastrup. He made contributions as a children's author, and in a totally different ballgame, he was co-author of

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films such as ''

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'' (1976), '' The Heritage'' (1978) and '' Black Harvest'' (1993). Central to Quist Møller's sprawling work stands the cartoon '' Benny's Bathtub'' (1971) which he wrote the script for and directed together with Jannik Hastrup. It was selected by the Danish Ministry of Culture in 2006 as one of the ten most important Danish films ever. The film about a boy's colorful dream life in a modern apartment building is a musical satire of regimentation and an appeal to the playful imagination – characteristics include Quist Møller's work in many fields. In 1971 he and Hastrup received

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's Bodil Honorary Award for ''Benny's Bathtub''. The charming '' Jungledyret Hugo'' (1993), which he both wrote and co-directed, was so successful that there were two sequels: ''Jungle Animal 2 – the great film hero'' (1996) and ''Hugo the Movie Star: Cheeky, flippant and free'' (2007). The drawing style had become rounder, and his tone more family friendly. ''Cykelmyggen og Dansemyggen'' (2007) is based in the same musical legend style upon Quist Møller's own children's books about ''Cykelmyggen Egon''. Quist Møller was a percussionist in Bazaar with Peter Bastian and

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. In 1994 Quist Møller received a Bodil Honorary Award for his total stake in Danish film. He died from a heart attack on 31 January 2022 in Copenhagen at the age of 79.Forfatter og tegner Flemming Quist Møller er død

Filmography

Awards

* 1971

's Bodil Honorary Award for '' Benny's Bathtub'' * 1994

's Bodil Honorary Award for lifetime achievements

References

External links

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