Laura's Star
Laura's Star (German: Lauras Stern) is a 2004 German animated feature film produced and directed by Thilo Rothkirch. It is based on the children's book Lauras Stern by Klaus Baumgart. It was released by the German distribution unit of Warner Bros. Pictures, and the final film officially released through the Warner Bros. Family Entertainment label.
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| Directed by | Piet De Rycker Thilo Rothkirch |
| Produced by | Thilo Rothkirch |
| Written by | Michael Mädel Piet De Rycker |
| Based on | Lauras Stern by Klaus Baumgart |
| Music by | Hans Zimmer Henning Lohner Nick Glennie-Smith |
| Cinematography | Amanda Atkinson |
| Edited by | Eric Shaw |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures Germany |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
| Box office | $4,600,000[1] |
Plot
Laura is a seven-year-old country girl, who just moved along with her family to a big city. On her first night in her new neighborhood, she sees a shooting star falling to Earth. Laura finds the star in a park and discovers that it is a living being. The star had severed one of its points during its crash landing. Laura takes the star back home, in order to reattach its point with a band-aid.
Laura and her younger brother Tommy discover the little star has super powers and can do amazing things; like making people fly and bringing inanimate objects to life. But over time both notice that the longer the star stays on Earth, the weaker it becomes. (Its color is gradually fading while its powers fail.) The siblings and their next-door neighbor Max eventually find a way to send the little star back into outer space.
Cast
- Céline Vogt as Laura (as Celine Vogt)
- Sandro Iannotta as Tommy
- Maximilian Artajo as Max
- Brit Gülland as Mama (as Britt Güland)
- Heinrich Schafmeister as Papa
- Mirco Nontschew as Mechanische Katze / Bär
- Martin Reinl as Mini Hase
- Eva Mattes as Sonne
- Peter Fitz as Mond
- Mogens von Gadow as Hausmeister
- Hildegard Krekel as Putzfrau
- Adrian Wilms as Harry
- Carolin Von der Gröben as Harrys Bande
- Adrian Killian as Harrys Bande
- Tobias Klausmann as Harrys Bande
Music
The film featured the songs "Stay" and "Touch the Sky" by the German band Wonderwall and a film score by Hans Zimmer and Nick Glennie-Smith.
Release
The film was one of the most popular animated films in 2004, and it has become the most successful animated film in all German film history. Warner Bros also produced an English version of the movie which was released in the United Kingdom and the United States the same year, it is so far the only Laura's Star movie to be dubbed into English.
Accolades
- Outstanding Children or Youth Film (Bester Kinder- und Jugendfilm), German Film Awards, 2005
- Adult Jury Prize – Animated Feature Film or Video, Chicago International Children's Film Festival, [2005]
Sequels
In September 2009, Warner Bros. released a sequel film, Lauras Stern und der geheimnisvolle Drache Nian which translates to "Laura's Star and the Mysterious Dragon Nian", and in October 2011, another sequel, titled Lauras Stern und die Traummonster which translates to "Laura's Star and the Dream Monsters".[2]
References
- "Lauras Stern". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 1, 2011.
- "Lauras Stern und die Traummonster". Kino.de. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
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