Underplayed Gems

The Ashlad and His Good Helpers (1961)

The Ashlad and His Good Helpers poster
Original title
Askeladden og de gode hjelperne
Directed by
Ivo Caprino
Genre
animation
Country
Norway
Runtime
15 min
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 23 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

Two children knock on the door of the folklorist Asbjørnsen and ask him for a story. He tells them the tale of the Ashlad, a young man who sets out on a journey and meets several helpers with unusual abilities.

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What happens

Askeladden og de gode hjelperne er en norsk animert (dukkefilm) eventyrfilm fra 1961 regissert av Ivo Caprino. Den er basert på det norske folkeeventyret med samme navn nedskrevet av Asbjørnsen og Moe. Figurene var ved Ingeborg Gude. Filmen hadde premiere i påsken 1961 på Saga kino i Oslo i et sammensatt kortfilmprogram. Aftenposten kalte den "hundre prosent vellykket", mens Dagbladet omtaler den som "Caprino på topp". Filmen begynner som en realfilm, der to barn banker på døren til Asbjørnsens bibliotek og ber ham fortelle et eventyr. Dermed følger beretningen om Askeladden og de gode hjelperne og filmen slår over i animasjon. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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