DEN DANSKE DIKTEREN

The Danish Poet

Noruega. 2006. Color. 15 min. Animación. 35mm.
  • Film Director: Torill Kove.
  • Scriptwriter: Torill Kove.
  • Art director: Torill Kove.
  • Producer: Lise Fearnley.
  • Co-production: Canadá
Is it possible to retrace the chain of events that led to our own birth? Is our existence just coincidence? Do little things matter? In The Danish Poet the narrator ponders these question as we embark on a holiday to Norway with Kaspar, a poet. As the story of Kaspar's quest for inspiration unfolds, it appears that a spell of bad weather, angry dogs, cows that slip form barn planks, careless postmen, hungry goats and other seemingly unrelated factors might play important roles in the big scheme of things.

Torill Kove
Torill was born in Hamar in 1958. She studied Animation at Concordia University in Montreal and has worked in a variety of roles on several National Film Board of Canada productions and wrote the script for the animated short 'Snails', directed by Pjotr Sapegin. She also illustrated three children's books. Her first professional film, 'My Grandmother Ironed the King's Shirts', won numerous international awards and was nominated for an Oscar.
"The Danish Poet" (2005) / "My Grandmother Ironed the King's Shirts" (1999)