Louis and Luca – The Big Cheese Race

Louis and Luca – The Big Cheese Race (Norwegian: Solan og Ludvig – Herfra til Flåklypa) is a 2015 Norwegian stop motion animated film directed by Rasmus A. Sivertsen from a screenplay by Karsten Fullu, based on the characters by Kjell Aukrust.[1][2] A sequel to Solan and Ludvig: Christmas in Pinchcliffe (2013), it is the second film in a trilogy of stop motion animated films based on Aukrust's Flåklypa universe, and the fourth film overall.[1] A co-production between Qvisten Animation and Maipo Film, with support and input from the Kari and Kjell Aukrust's Foundation, Louis and Luca – The Big Cheese Race was released in Norwegian cinemas on 25 December 2015, where it received 241,472 admissions. It was followed by Louis & Luca - Mission to the Moon (2018), the final film in Sivertsen's trilogy.

Louis and Luca – The Big Cheese Race
Norwegian Solan og Ludvig – Herfra til Flåklypa
Directed byRasmus A. Sivertsen
Screenplay byKarsten Fullu
Produced byCornelia Boysen
Ove Heiborg
Synnøve Hørsdal
Music byKnut Avenstroup Haugen
Production
companies
Qvisten Animation
Maipo Film
Kari and Kjell Aukrust's Foundation
Distributed byNordic Film Distribution
Release date
  • 25 December 2015 (2015-12-25)
Running time
78 minutes
CountryNorway
LanguageNorwegian

Voice cast

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Norwegian voice cast:[3]

  • Kari-Ann Grønsund as Solan Gundersen (Louis), an anthropomorphic magpie.
  • Trond Høvik as Ludvig (Luca), an anthropomorphic hedgehog.
  • Per Skjølsvik as Reodor Felgen
  • Fridtjov Såheim as Ollvar O. Kleppvold
  • Bjarte Hjelmeland as Olram Slåpen
  • Steinar Sagen as Emanuel Desperados
  • Kåre Conradi as Frimand Pløsen
  • John Brungot as Melvind and an elderly man

Release

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Louis and Luca – The Big Cheese Race was released in Norwegian cinemas on 25 December 2015, and received 241,472 admissions. It was distributed by Nordic Film Distribution.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Haga, Thor Joachim (23 December 2015) Analysen: Solan og Ludvig – Herfra til Flåklypa (2015). (in Norwegian). Montages.no. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  2. ^ Louis and Luca: The Big Cheese Race (Solan og Ludvig: Herfra til Flåklypa) at Cineuropa – best of European cinema. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  3. ^ Solan og Ludvig - Herfra til Flåklypa (Louis & Luca - The Big Cheese Race at the Norwegian Film Institute (NFI). (in Norwegian). Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  4. ^ Facts and Figures 2015. Norwegian Film Institute. p. 9. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
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