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GIFFONI EXPERIENCE 2009 - 12.25 July

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KARLA AND KATRINE

Category: Edition 2009

Synopsis

Karla invites Katrine to spend the holidays with her, hoping they might become best friends. As it turns out, nothing goes as planned. Karla meets Jonas and falls in love for the first time, and she nearly forgets all about Katrine. But the two girls are forced to put their difficulties aside for a while, as they join Jonas in exposing a local gang of thieves.

 

Sinossi

Karla invita Katrine a trascorrere le vacanze con lei, nella speranza di diventare la sua migliore amica. Purtroppo le cose non vanno esattamente come pianificato. Karla conosce Jonas, si innamora per la prima volta, e quasi dimentica la presenza dell’amica. Tuttavia le due ragazze sono costrette a mettere da parte le loro incomprensioni per aiutare Jonas: il ragazzo è stato ingiustamente accusato dei furti all’emporio, e con le sue amiche cercherà di smascherare i veri colpevoli.

 

Original Title KARLA OG KATRINE
Italian Title KARLA E KATRINE AMICHE INSEPARABILI
Category Official Competition
Section Elements +10
Tipology Feature Film
Duration 84'
Production Year 2009
Nationality Denmark
Directed by Charlotte Sachs Bostrup
Screenplay Ina Bruhn
Based on the book "Karla and Katrine" ("Karla og Katrine")
by Renée Toft Simonsen
Director of photography Henrik Kristensen
Editor Birger Møller Jensen
Production Design Trine Padmo Olsen
Costume Design Erica Køhnke, Louize Nissen
Sound Henrik “Gugge” Garnov
Music Jeppe Kaas
Main cast Elena Arndt-Jensen (Karla)
Nanna Finding Koppel (Katrine)
Ellen Hillingsø (Rikke)
Nicolaj Kopernikus (Leif)
Allan Olsen (Frank)
Nikolaj Støvring Hansen (Mads Morten)
Produced by Thomas Heinesen

karla and katrine regCharlotte Sachs Bostrup
Born in 1963, Denmark. She trained as an actor under the supervision of Galina Brenaa 1983-87, and afterwards performed for radio, television and film. She graduated in scriptwriting at the National Film School of Denmark, 1995. Her feature film debut ANJA & VIKTOR (2001), as well as the sequel ANJA AFTER VIKTOR (2003), were hits at the domestic boxoffice. Her fourth feature film LOST GENERATION (2004), based on a bestselling Danish novel from the seventies, is a period drama about the decline of a family during the period 1954-74. She helmed three adaptations of Renée Toft Simonsen's bestselling "Karla" stories, KARLA'S WORLD (2007), KARLA AND KATRINE (2009) and KARLA & JONAS (2010).

 

Charlotte Sachs Bostrup
Nata nel 1963 in Danimarca, Charlotte Sachs Bostrup ha studiato recitazione con Galina Brenaa dal 1983 al 1987. In seguito ha lavorato per la radio, la televisione e il cinema. Nel 1995 si diploma in sceneggiatura alla Scuola Nazionale di Cinema della Danimarca. Il film che segna il suo debutto, ANJA & VIKTOR (2001), e il sequel, ANJA AFTER VIKTOR (2003), si rivelano un vero successo ai botteghini danesi. Il suo quarto film, LOST GENERATION (2004), basato su un bestseller danese degli anni ’70, racconta il drammatico declino di una famiglia negli anni che vanno dal 1954 al 1974. Negli ultimi tre anni, Charlotte ha lavorato all’adattamento di tre romanzi di Renée Toft Simonsen: KARLA'S WORLD (2007, presentato al GFF 2008), KARLA AND KATRINE (2009) e KARLA & JONAS (2010).

 

Director’s statement
“Making KARLA AND KATRINE has been at least as joyful as making the first KARLA’S WORLD. With utmost sympathy and seriousness the author of the books, Renee Toft Simonsen raises issues that are important and close to the children. This makes it possible for me to make a children’s movie, which deals with the problems at eye-level with the kids and takes them seriously. Not to have a friend is a serious and painful thing for a twelve-year-old and I really enjoy working with the mix of humour, warmth and real emotions".

 

Dichiarazioni della regista
“Realizzare KARLA E KATRINE AMICHE INSEPARABILI è stato divertente almeno come realizzare il primo film della serie, KARLA’S WORLD. Con la massima simpatia e serietà, l'autrice dei libri, Renee Toft Simonsen, solleva questioni che sono importanti e vicine ai ragazzi. Questo mi ha permesso di fare un film per ragazzi che parla dei problemi guardandoli con i loro occhi e prendendoli sul serio. Non avere un amico è una cosa grave e dolorosa per un dodicenne e mi piace lavorare avendo a disposizione una miscela di umorismo, calore ed emozioni autentiche”.

 

Production
Nordisk Film A/S
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World sales
TrustNordisk
Filmbyen 12, 2650 Hvidovre - Denmark
phone +45 36868788
fax +45 36774448
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Festival contact
Danish Film Institute
Gothersgade 55, 1123 København - Denmark
phone +45 33743400
fax +45 33743401
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www.dfi.dk