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Wikipedia article
'Louis & Luca - Mission to the Moon' is a 2018 Norwegian stop motion animated film directed by Rasmus A. Sivertsen from a screenplay by Karsten Fullu, based on the characters by Kjell Aukrust.[https://cineuropa.org/%5Cfilm/365637/ Louis & Luca - Mission to the Moon] at 'Cineuropa', the best of European cinema. Retrieved 12 December 2021. A sequel to 'Solan og Ludvig Herfra til Flklypa' (2015), it is the third and possibly final stop motion animated film based on Aukrust's Flklypa universe,Nordengen, Eivind M. (29 November 2018) [https://montages.no/2018/11/analysen-manelyst-i-flaklypa-2018/ Analysen: Mnelyst i Flklypa (2018)]. (in Norwegian). '. Retrieved 12 December 2021.Rogne, May Synnve (19 September 2018) [https://www.aftenposten.no/kultur/i/1k9y7X/maanelyst-i-flaaklypa-trygg-maanelanding-for-solan-og-ludvig Mnelyst i Flklypa: Trygg mnelanding for Solan og Ludvig]. (in Norwegian). 'Aftenposten'. Retrieved 12 December 2021. and the fifth film overall. The film is a co-production between Qvisten Animation and Maipo Film, and was released in Norway on 21 September 2018, distributed by Nordic Film Distribution. It grossed $4,957,487 worldwide and was met with generally positive reviews.
Premise
Louis and Reodor decide to build a rocket to fly to the moon on behalf of Norway, with the help of Vigfus Skonken. However, Vigfus secretly wants to collect the moon dust, which contains a rare substance he calls "Vigfusium".
Voice cast
The Norwegian voice cast for the film:[https://www.nfi.no/eng/film?name=louis-and-luca--mission-to-the-moon&id=101 Louis & Luca - Mission to the Moon]. Norwegian Film Institute. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
* as Louis Gundersen
* as Luca
*Sjlsvik as
*Hege Schyen as Enkefru Stengelfhn-Glad
*Steinar Sagen as
*Fridtjov Sheim as Ollvar O. Kleppvold
*Bjarte Hjelmeland as Olram Slpen
* as
*Kre Conradi as
* as Nyhetsoppleser
*Ingar Helge Gimle as Vigfus Skonken
Production
The film received a funding grant of 15.5 million Norwegian krone (US$1.7 million) from the Norwegian Film Institute in September 2015, contributing to its total budget of 47 million krone (US$5.2 million).[https://www.nfi.no/aktuelt/2019/norsk-films-oppslutning-pa-kino-i-2018 Norsk films oppslutning p kino i 2018]. (in Norwegian). Norwegian Film Institute. Retrieved 12 December 2021. The entire film took 120,000 still images.Tunheim, Helga (30 November 2017) [https://www.nrk.no/kultur/flaklypa-regissor_-_-blir-rart-a-skiljast-fra-solan-og-ludvig-1.13799114 Flklypa-regissr: Blir rart skiljast fr Solan og Ludvig]. (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
Release
'Louis & Luca - Mission to the Moon' was released in Norway on 21 September 2018. It opened with $1,098,555, for a total gross of $4,838,873 from 422,796 admissions, making it the second highest-grossing film in Norway from 2018.[https://www.nfi.no/eng/about-us/facts-figures/_/attachment/download/af60ead0-dab6-420b-a233-95ba3f870690:3bcb06473169b70507a8635336b4d9880097c24d/FACTS&FIGURES%202018.pdf Facts and Figures 2018]. Norwegian Film Institute. p. 3. Retrieved 12 December 2021. It had a worldwide gross of $4,957,487.[https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt7533756/ Louis & Luca - Mission to the Moon] at Box Office Mojo, an IMDb company. Retrieved 12 December 2021. Critically, the film received positive reviews, with particular praise aimed at its humour and animation, but with criticisms focused on its conventionality.Smagge, Patrica: [https://cinemagazine.nl/solan-en-ludwig-gaan-naar-de-maan-manelyst-i-flaklypa-2018-recensie/ Solan & Ludwig gaan naar de maan Mnelyst i Flklypa (2018)]. (in Dutch). 'CineMagazine'. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
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