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Hans Christian Andersen [DVD]

Danny Kaye (Actor), Farley Granger (Actor), Charles Vidor (Director) Rated:

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Genre	Kids & Family, Music Videos & Concerts, Action & Adventure
Format	DVD, Color, Closed-captioned, Subtitled, NTSC, Full Screen
Contributor	John Brown, Farley Granger, Jeanne Lafayette, George Chandler, Charles Vidor, Zizi Jeanmaire, John Qualen, Roland Petit, Ben Hecht, Erik Bruhn, Danny Kaye, Joseph Walsh, Philip Tonge, Myles Connolly, Robert Malcolm, Moss Hart See more
Language	English, French, Spanish
Runtime	1 hour and 52 minutes

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Once upon a time, there lived in Denmark a young shoemaker named Hans Christian Andersen whose magical tales delighted boys and girls throughout the land. Filled with music, laughter and "wonderful, glittering fun" (L.A. Examiner), this charming fable follows the adventures of the legendary storyteller and "recaptures the spirit of fairyland make-believe for children of all ages" (Southern California Motion Picture Council). Nominated* for six OscarsÂ(r), Hans ChristianAndersen is pure enchantment! Danny Kaye "is a delight" (Cue) as Hans, who one day journeys beyond the borders of his small village, across the sea and into the dazzling city of Copenhagen. There he encounters marvels and wonders beyond his wildest dreams...and finds the inspiration forsome of his most unforgettable characters such as "The Little Mermaid," "The Ugly Duckling," "Thumbelina" and many more! *1952: Art Direction (Color), Cinematography (Color), Costume Design (Color), Scoring of a Musical Picture, Song, "Thumbelina", Sound

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Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.33:1
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 3.2 ounces
Director ‏ : ‎ Charles Vidor
Media Format ‏ : ‎ DVD, Color, Closed-captioned, Subtitled, NTSC, Full Screen
Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 52 minutes
Release date ‏ : ‎ March 6, 2001
Actors ‏ : ‎ Danny Kaye, Farley Granger, Zizi Jeanmaire, Joseph Walsh, Philip Tonge
Dubbed: ‏ : ‎ Spanish
Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ Spanish, French
Language ‏ : ‎ English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono), English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
Studio ‏ : ‎ MGM (Video & DVD)
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000056H2A
Writers ‏ : ‎ Ben Hecht, Moss Hart, Myles Connolly
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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Four stars for the songs, three for the story

Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2024

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I remember loving the songs from when I was little, and when I had the opportunity to get the film I jumped on it. The story was pretty lame, and from what I understand was not exactly and accurate view of Hans Christian Anderson. Still, Danny Kaye was great, and if you can get past the almost boring story that a lot of 50's movies suffered from, it is worth watching!

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nancy Miela

Excellent

Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2024

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Great movie. Danny Kaye sings beautifully. Sings are classics.

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Roger Strutton

Hans Christian Andersen not quite, but very entertaining

Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2000

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Hans Christian Andersen (1805-75) was an Ugly Duckling. He lived in the third largest town Odense, in Denmark. The son of a cobbler he was poverty ridden and a failure as an actor and it wasn't until he moved to Copenhagen and won the patronage of Frederick VI, through his poetry, that he wrote his fairy tales and developed into a swan. Like many artists he wasn't particularly happy, and never did marry, although he was very fond of Jenny Lind (1820-87) the Swedish Nightingale a soprano given the name by P.T. Barnum during her tour of the United States between 1850-52.) Charles Vidor's film does state at the beginning, This is not the story of Hans Christian Andersen but a fairy tale about the great spinner of fairy tales. The Danes objected to the way Hans Christian Andersen was portrayed even though Goldwyn had rejected 21 previous manuscripts, so the film company inserted this statement in the credits.
Danny Kaye with his chiselled features does resemble H.C.Andersen when looking at his profile, but apart from this facial feature that's where it stops. Kaye had dark hair but Hollywood soon changed that and he became a blonde, Andersen also had dark hair but he kept it that way.
Unlike some earlier musicals, this film does have a strong story line with loads of songs written by "Baby, It's Cold Outside", Frank Loessen, such as Thumbelina, Ugly Duckling, No Two People, and of course Wonderful Copenhagen. The scenery is very clever, the backgrounds look like illustrations from fairy tale books, but as the camera zooms in to the foreground the buildings and props become three dimensional similar to a pop-up-book.
There are four ballet scenes that I probably found boring back in `52, but revisiting them now, they are visually very interesting, technically I wouldn't know if they are good or mediocre but for a Hollywood musical film, four ballets must of taken an enormous amount of consideration seeing as the film is really for kids. Once again the backdrops for the ballets also resemble fairy tale illustrations and pop-up-books.
Instead of a soprano, Andersen falls in love with a ballet dancer and here's a musical that doesn't have a very happy ending because poor Hans gets mixed up with a married woman. The ballet dancer Doro, is played by Zizi Jeanmaire, and is married to Niels played by Farley Granger. During the last part of the film, the audience is taken behind the scenes of the ballet company playing at the Royal Theater in Copenhagen, but this isn't a film of a show included in a show, similar to earlier musicals, but an uplifting musical film with lots of music with catchy tunes helped by a ton of children.
The last ballet scene takes 17 minutes, quite long for a popular movie. In the film Hans writes a story especially for his love Doro, unfortunately Niels locks him in a cupboard so Andersen never sees her perform but has to use his imagination.
The ballet takes place on land and under the ocean. The surface waves are pop-up so that the dancers can be seen dancing in between the swells, it's really very clever visually, and there's no trickery here. Under the sea filled with monsters and witches, the heroine is probably attached to a pulley so that she can be seen swimming for the surface. There are no blue screens in this film, all effects are up-front and work perfectly similar to a staged ballet. Once again the technicolor process is used and this enhances the fairy tale effect with vivid colors.
Hans Christian Andersen fairy stories are not violent when compared to the Grimm brothers, but the themes usually have a lesson, and in the story written for Doro's ballet, "The Little Mermaid," it is saying that aiming for the stars does not always bring happiness, but then of course Walt Disney hadn't yet arrived on the scene and he soon changed that philosophy.

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"Childrens Beloved Bedtime Stories."

Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2024

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This is about the life and Times Hans Christian Anderson. From a poor cobbler to a famous writer.
What inspired him to write his stories. The imagination his stories have brought to children to this day.
The talents of comedian Danny Kaye in a serious role. He does it beautifully. Good talent can not be
faked.

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Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2023

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Great movie

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lastremnant

A nice blu ray upgrade without any real extras

Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2012

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This review is more for the blu ray release than for the film itself. The movie is superb on many levels.

As for the blu ray release, it offers a slight upgrade over the dvd. It's not a crisp HD transfer as some other films offer although you can notice a slight improvement in the colors. The sound is average.

There are no extras or "making of" features other than the theatrical trailer. The blu ray case is a short booklet of pictures and brief articles on the film.

With that said, the original dvd had been hard to come by for years and so this blu ray is a welcome release. I would recommend purchasing it over the dvd for the slight upgrade in quality but don't expect an amazingly crisp HD picture. It might be worth waiting for it to drop below $20 for a better deal.

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Classic!

Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2023

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What a great classic movie.

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Carol Mary Hill

What nobody is SAYING!!!

Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2021

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I am so sorry that not one reviewer is saying the one most amazing thing about this movie is about Hans Christian Anderson himself. Yes, the movie is one of the greatest children's movies(ok, I am prejudiced, my mother was a singer and did ballet). But H.C. Anderson was a real, honest-to-God author. He wrote The Little Mermaid, The Emperor's New Clothes, Thumbelina, The Ugly Duckling, The Little Match Girl, to name a few.
If anyone has any negative things to say about this remarkable movie, they are young and have been raised by this insensitive, desensitized world, where everything and everyone has been told that good is bad, bad is good and if youdont agree then you are one of the 'bad people.'
God bless those who made this movie. Every minute was perfect. Even the schoolmaster redeemed in the end.

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Michel Boies

qualité du produit

Reviewed in Canada on March 25, 2024

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tout est bien

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kathmayer

Childhood memories

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 9, 2024

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Loved this film as a child and love as an adult ,price quality excellent nothing else to say but ENJOY

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THE LONESOME REVIEWER.

Delightful movie.

Reviewed in France on May 10, 2011

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Forget you're an adult and enjoy that kind of movie full of poetry, beautiful songs by Frank Loesser,ballets with
the said ''Jeanmaire''!( Because we mustn't hear THAT French swearword in the USA_ My God!)But let's be serious and
as usual we couldn't be without any admiration before that fantastic actor from another world full of poetic charm:
he was called DANNY KAYE! A tender tale, good frames of a good movie's print, you're gonna find it in this DVD.

But please, unless you are unable to do it ( of course!) you MUST see and HEAR it in ENGLISH !!

Billy.

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film avec dany kaye

Reviewed in France on December 10, 2014

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ancien mais de bonne qualite ,recu en bon etat du vendeur sérieux ,histoire agreable et haute en couleur et chantee par la vedette du film en version originale

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Constance Reader

Wonderful wonderful Copenhagen!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 12, 2011

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This was my favourite film when I was growing up and I was recently thrilled to see my four year old son love it too.

The songs are still in my head from when I watched it as a child myself, around 30 years ago. Initially I bought the CD of the songs (another good buy) then as we sang along to them, I decided to buy the film and I wasn't disappointed.

The proof of its status as a classic lies in the fact that despite 3D, Pixar, and breathtaking animation and effects available in today's children's films, this simple story, filmed in 1952, held my four year old's attention throughout.

Part of me wishes they would remake it- there is huge potential for a modern effect laden fantastical adventure. Another part of me hopes they never will as this fabulous original should be left intact as a reminder that a simple tale, well told, beats anything else into a cocked hat.

My only tiny weeny grumble is that some of the ballet scenes seem to go on a long time but girls seem to like that bit and I have boys who got a bit fidgety. Highlights are Thumbelina, The Ugly Duckling, the voyage to Copenhagen, and the rather lovely Inchworm. I cannot imagine anyone else but Danny Kaye in this role. Perfect, innocent, classic.

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