The Ugly Duckling and Me!

The Ugly Duckling and Me!
The Ugly Duckling and Me!
Directed by	Michael Hegner; Karsten Kiilerich;
Written by	Mark Hodkinson; Karsten Kiilerich; Michael Hegner;
Based on	"The Ugly Duckling"; by Hans Christian Andersen
Edited by	Thorbjørn Christoffersen; Virgil Kastrup; Per Risager;
Music by	Jacob Groth
Production; company	A. Film A/S
Distributed by	Magma Films; M6 Films; Futurikon;
Release dates	8 September 2006 (TIFF); 6 October 2006 (Denmark); 14 February 2007 (France); 8 February 2008 (United Kingdom); 23 June 2009 (England);
Running time	90 minutes
Countries	Denmark; United Kingdom; France;
Languages	Danish; English; French;

The Ugly Duckling and Me! (Danish: Den grimme ælling og mig, French: Le vilain petit canard et moi) is a 2006 Danish-British-French animated film directed by and Karsten Kiilerich.^[1] Intended for a family audience, it is a modern adaptation of the 1843 fairy tale "The Ugly Duckling" by Hans Christian Andersen. The Yorkshire Post described it as a "feel good" film for family audiences.^[2] It also won an award at the China International Cartoon and Digital Art Festival. The film initially premiered in Denmark on October 6, 2006.

The film is based on a television series of the same name.^[3] The series chronicles the adventures of a swan named Ugly and his adoptive father, a rat named Ratso.

References[]

^ Summary at Starpulse
^ Smith, Damon. "Review, The Ugly Duckling and Me!" The Yorkshire Post. 8 February 2008 Online. 23 June 2009.
^ Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. p. 45. ISBN 9781476672939.

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[1] Summary at Starpulse

[2] Smith, Damon. "Review, The Ugly Duckling and Me!" The Yorkshire Post. 8 February 2008 Online. 23 June 2009.

[3] Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. p. 45. ISBN 9781476672939.

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v t Hans Christian Andersen's "The Ugly Duckling" (1843)
Films	The Ugly Duckling (1931) The Ugly Duckling (1939) Downhearted Duckling (1953) The Ugly Duckling (1956 Russian) The Daydreamer (1966) The Ugly Duckling and Me! (2006)
Other	Honk! (1993 musical) Ugly Duckling (2009 play) The Ugly Duckling (audiobook) Ugly duckling theorem Ugly Duckling fountain (fountain)

The Ugly Duckling and Me!
Directed by	Michael Hegner Karsten Kiilerich
Written by	Mark Hodkinson Karsten Kiilerich Michael Hegner
Based on	"The Ugly Duckling" by Hans Christian Andersen
Edited by	Thorbjørn Christoffersen Virgil Kastrup Per Risager
Music by	Jacob Groth
Production company	A. Film A/S
Distributed by	Magma Films M6 Films Futurikon
Release dates	8 September 2006 (2006-09-08) (TIFF) 6 October 2006 (2006-10-06) (Denmark) 14 February 2007 (2007-02-14) (France) 8 February 2008 (2008-02-08) (United Kingdom) 23 June 2009 (2009-06-23) (England)
Running time	90 minutes
Countries	Denmark United Kingdom France
Languages	Danish English French