1998 Official Selection, film index

H.C. Andersen og den skæve skygge
Hans Christian Andersen and the Long Shadow

  1. Overview
  2. Fact Sheet

Take Hans Christian Andersen's most complex fairy tale "The Shadow", which tells of a man who sets his shadow free only to have it take over his own identity and life, mix in characters from other tales plus personal Andersen diary entries about love's joys and woes, then turn it all into a full-length animation feature.

The film

  • Film identity

    Original title: H.C. Andersen og den skæve skygge

    Directed by: Jannik HASTRUP

    Country: Denmark, France, Norway, Sweden

    Year of production: 1998

    Running time: 01 h 18 min

  • Technique

    Category:

    Techniques used: drawing on cels

    Process: Colour

  • Credits

    Directed by: Jannik HASTRUP

    Production: DANSK TEGNEFILM, Marie BRO

    Distribution: TRUST FILM SALES

    Based on: Hans Christian Andersen

    Script: Bent Haller

    Storyboard: Jannik Hastrup

    Layout: Ole Bidstrup

    Sets: Bigita Faber

    Camera: Pelle Svensson

    Music: Fuzzy

    Sound: Nils Arild