Laura's Star

Infobox Film
name = Laura's Star


imdb_id = 0416908
producer = Thilo Rothkirch
director = Piet De Rycker
Thilo Rothkirch
writer = Klaus Baumgart (novel "Lauras Stern")
starring =
music = Hans Zimmer
cinematography =
editing =
distributor = Warner Bros.
released = 2004
runtime = 75 min.
language = Thilo Rothkirch
English
budget =

"Laura's Star" (original title is Lauras Stern) is an animated feature made and produced by Thilo Rothkirch, and it was originally released to theaters on 2004 in Germany by Warner Bros.. It is based on the children's book "Lauras Stern" by Klaus Baumgart.

Plot

Laura is seven year old country girl, who's just moved along with her family to a big city. On her first night in her new neighborhood, she sees a shooting star falling to earth, she finds it in a park and discovers it's a living being. Taking it back home, she and her brother Tommy discover the little star have special powers and can do amazing things like making people fly and bringing inanimate objects to life. But over time both notice that the longer the star stays on earth, the weaker it becomes, with their next door neighbor Max they find a way to send the little star back into outer space.

Cast

Germany version

* Céline Vogt ... Laura (voice) (as Celine Vogt)
* Sandro Iannotta ... Tommy (voice)
* Maximilian Artajo ... Max (voice)
* Brit Gülland ... Mama (voice) (as Britt Güland)
* Heinrich Schafmeister ... Papa (voice)
* Mirco Nontschew ... Mechanische Katze / Bär (voice)
* Martin Reinl ... Mini Hase (voice)
* Eva Mattes ... Sonne (voice)
* Peter Fitz ... Mond (voice)
* Mogens von Gadow ... Hausmeister (voice)
* Hildegard Krekel ... Putzfrau (voice)
* Adrian Wilms ... Harry (voice)
* Carolin Von der Gröben ... Harrys Bande (voice)
* Adrian Killian ... Harrys Bande (voice)
* Tobias Klausmann ... Harrys Bande (voice)

English version

* Lauren Tom ... Laura (voice: English version)
* Allison Moore ... Tommy (voice: English version)
* Rob Paulsen ... Max (voice: English version)
* Kath Soucie ... Mother (voice: English version)
* Jeff Bennett ... Father (voice: English version)
* Tim Everett ... Janitor (voice: English version)
* Rosa Alessi ... Cleaning lady (voice: English version)
* Tara Strong ... Harry (voice: English version)
* Joshua Capstick ... Harry's gang (voice: English version)
* David Perkins ... Harry's gang (voice: English version)
* Beth McCord ... Harry's gang (voice: English version)

Directing team

* Piet De Rycker (second director)
* Man Arenas (production designer)
* Alexander Lindner (art director)
* Alberto Campos (storyboard artist)(animation director)
* Ute von Münchow-Pohl(storyboard artist)
* Matthias Lechner (set designer)
* Kris van Alphen(animation director)

Releases

This film was one of the most popular animated films in 2004, and it became the most successful animated film in all German film history.

Awards

The film won a German Film Awards for Outstanding Children or Youth Film (Bester Kinder- und Jugendfilm)in 2005

References

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* [http://wwws.warnerbros.co.uk/movies/laurasstar/ Official site]
* [http://www.deutscherfilmpreis.de/ Deutscher Filmpreis Oficial site]