Louis & Luca - Mission to the Moon
2018 Norwegian stop motion film
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Louis & Luca - Mission to the Moon (Norwegian: Månelyst i Flåklypa, lit. 'Moon desire 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.[4][5] A sequel to Solan og Ludvig – Herfra til Flåklypa (2015), it is the fourth and so far final stop motion animated film based on Aukrust's Flåklypa universe,[5][6] 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.[7] It grossed $4,957,487 worldwide and was met with generally positive reviews.
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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[1] |
Production companies | Qvisten Animation Maipo Film |
| Distributed by | Nordic Film Distribution |
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Running time | 80 minutes[2] |
| Country | Norway |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Budget | 47 million NOK[3] |
| Box office | $4,957,487 |
Premise
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:[7]
- 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).[3][8] The entire film took 120,000 still images.[9]
Release
Louis & Luca - Mission to the Moon was released in Norway on 21 September 2018.[4] 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.[10] It had a worldwide gross of $4,957,487.[11] Critically, the film received positive reviews, with particular praise aimed at its humour and animation, but with criticisms focused on its conventionality.[5][6][12]