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.Louis & Luca - Mission to the Moon at Cineuropa. Retrieved 12 December 2021. A sequel to Solan og Ludvig – Herfra til Flåklypa (2015), it is the fourth and so far final stop motion animated film based on Aukrust's Flåklypa universe,Nordengen, Eivind M. (29 November 2018) Analysen: Månelyst i Flåklypa (2018). (in Norwegian). Montages.no. Retrieved 12 December 2021.Rogne, May Synnøve (19 September 2018) «Månelyst i Flåklypa:» Trygg månelanding 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:Louis & Luca - Mission to the Moon . Norwegian Film Institute. Retrieved 12 December 2021. Kari-Ann Grønsund as Louis Gundersen Trond Høvik as Luca Sjølsvik as Reodor Felgen Hege Schøyen as Enkefru Stengelføhn-Glad Steinar Sagen as Emanuel Desperados Fridtjov Såheim as Ollvar O. Kleppvold Bjarte Hjelmeland as Olram Slåpen John Brungot as Melvind Snerken Kåre Conradi as Frimand Pløsen Christine Hope 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).Norsk films oppslutning på 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) Flåklypa-regissør: – Blir rart å skiljast frå 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.Facts and Figures 2018. Norwegian Film Institute. p. 3. Retrieved 12 December 2021. It had a worldwide gross of $4,957,487.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: Solan & Ludwig gaan naar de maan – Månelyst i Flåklypa (2018). (in Dutch). CineMagazine. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
References
External links
Louis & Luca - Mission to the Moon at Filmweb.no (in Norwegian)