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

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. 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 ''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 ...

'' (1971) which he wrote the script for and directed together with Jannik Hastrup. It was selected by the

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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 ''Jungledyret Hugo'' (Danish for "Hugo the Jungle Animal") is a Danish media franchise created by Flemming Quist Møller based on a lullaby he wrote for his son, and was later turned into a full-length animated feature, produced at A. Film. Th ...

'' (1993), which he both wrote and co-directed, was so successful that there were two sequels: '' Jungledyret Hugo 2 – den store filmhelt'' (1996) and '' Jungledyret Hugo 3 – fræk, flabet og fri'' (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

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with

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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

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at the age of 79.Forfatter og tegner Flemming Quist Møller er død

Filmography

Awards

* 1971

's Bodil Honorary Award for ''

'' * 1994

's Bodil Honorary Award for lifetime achievements

References

External links

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