Journey to the Christmas Star

Journey to the Christmas Star
Journey to the Christmas Star
Norwegian	Reisen til julestjernen
Directed by	Nils Gaup
Written by	Kamilla Krogsveen
Based on	Reisen til Julestjernen by Sverre Brandt
Produced by	Jan Eirik Langøen; Sigurd Mikal Karoliussen
Starring	Vilde Marie Zeiner; Agnes Kittelsen; Anders Baasmo Christiansen;
Cinematography	Odd Reinhardt Nicolaysen; Anna Myking
Edited by	Per Erik Eriksen
Music by	Johan Halvorsen; Gaute Storaas
Distributed by	Storm Rosenberg AS
Release date	November 9, 2012;
Running time	76 minutes
Country	Norway
Language	Norwegian

Journey to the Christmas Star (Norwegian: Reisen til julestjernen) is a Norwegian fairy-tale adventure film from 2012 directed by Nils Gaup.^[1]^[2] The film is based on Sverre Brandt's 1924 play Reisen til Julestjernen and is otherwise considered a remake of the 1976 film with the same name.^[3] The film stars Vilde Marie Zeiner, Agnes Kittelsen, and Anders Baasmo Christiansen.

The film was a box-office success, and it was seen by 443,680 people, which made it the fifth-most-viewed film in Norwegian cinemas in 2012 (after The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and ahead of The Dark Knight Rises).^[4]

The film was rated four stars by Dagbladet, Verdens Gang, Dagsavisen, and FilmMagasinet, and three stars by Aftenposten.

Cast

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^ Zipes, Jack; Greenhill, Pauline; Magnus-Johnston, Kendra (2015). Fairy-Tale Films beyond Disney: International Perspectives. New York: Routledge. p. 311.
^ Lindsay, Elizabeth (December 21, 2012). "Film Fans Traveled to Christmas Star". newsinenglish.no. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
^ "Kinotoppen År 01.01 - 31.12.2012". Kinotoppen. Filmweb.no. Retrieved November 4, 2020.

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