Laura's Star
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| Based on | Lauras Stern by Klaus Baumgart |
| Produced by | Thilo Graf Rothkirch |
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| Cinematography | Amanda Atkinson |
| Edited by | Eric Shaw |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures[1] |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
| Box office | $4,600,000[2] |
Laura's Star (German: Lauras Stern) is a 2004 German animated feature film produced and directed by Thilo Graf 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 under their Family Entertainment label.
Synopsis
[edit]Laura is a seven-year-old country girl who just moved 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 has 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 superpowers and can do amazing things, such as making people fly and bringing inanimate objects to life. However, over time, both notice that the longer the star stays on Earth, the weaker it becomes; its color gradually fades and its powers fail. The siblings and their next-door neighbor Max eventually find a way to send the little star back into outer space.
Voice cast
[edit]- Céline Vogt as Laura
- Sandro Iannotta as Tommy
- Maximilian Artajo as Max
- Brit Gülland as Mama
- Heinrich Schafmeister as Papa
- Mirco Nontschew as Mechanical Cat / Bear
- Martin Reinl as Mini Rabbit
- Eva Mattes as Sun
- Peter Fitz as Moon
- Mogens von Gadow as Caretaker
- Hildegard Krekel as Cleaning Woman
- Adrian Wilms as Harry
- Carolin Von der Gröben as Harrys Bande
- Adrian Killian as Harry's Gang Member
- Tobias Klausmann as Harry's Gang Member
Music
[edit]The film features the songs "Stay" and "Touch the Sky" by the German band Wonderwall and a film score by Hans Zimmer, Nick Glennie-Smith, and Henning Lohner.
Accolades
[edit]- Outstanding Children or Youth Film, German Film Awards, 2005[3]
- Adult Jury Prize – Animated Feature Film or Video, Chicago International Children's Film Festival, 2005[4]
Sequels and remake
[edit]In September 2009, Warner Bros. released a sequel, Laura's Star and the Mysterious Dragon Nian, and in October 2011, another one, titled Laura's Star and the Dream Monsters.[5] A live-action remake of the film was released in 2021.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Lauras Stern". filmportal.de (in German). Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ^ "Lauras Stern". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ "Prize Winners 2005". deutscher-filmpreis.de. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ "Chicago International Children's Film Festival – Awards List 2005" (PDF). facets.org. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ "Lauras Stern und die Traummonster". Kino.de. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
External links
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- Official website
- Laura's Star at IMDb
- Lauras Stern at IMDb (TV series)
- Lauras Weihnachtsstern at IMDb (Christmas special)
- 2004 films
- 2000s German animated films
- 2004 animated films
- Animated films based on children's books
- Films scored by Nick Glennie-Smith
- Films scored by Hans Zimmer
- Films scored by Henning Lohner
- Animated films about extraterrestrial life
- German animated feature films
- German children's films
- German independent films
- Fiction about stars
- Fiction about superhuman abilities
- Warner Bros. animated films
- Warner Bros. films
- 2000s American films
- 2000s German films