Liv Ullmann

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Unrated, 15 min.

Directed by: Torill Kove

Release Date: February 15, 2006

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  • August 18, 2008
    Only for all the hearts out there that still believe in true love, a mesmerizing love story for the ages. Ullmann's gorgeous voice over narrates the coincidences that happened so her parents could meet: a lot of love stories wrapped into one huge love letter to, well... love.

    Be...( read more)autiful animation, beautiful plot, beautiful voice over.
  • October 2, 2009
    Such a charming little film!! The amimation is beautiful, and the humour is very dry. Definitely a must-see short-film.
  • April 25, 2009


    Great! Simple but brilliant. I have nothing against this film winning the Academy Awards. The story talks about DESTINY and LOVE but in way that all kinds of people will enjoy. You can watch this on youtube. Highly recommended. Please
    ...( read more)watch this.

  • August 5, 2008
    Welcome to a dull story that's visually mediocre.

    I don't understand what about it makes it critically acclaimed. I'm missing the humour. I'm not sure if the intended audience is children or adults. I don't buy the claim that it raises deep philisophical questions. Is it r...( read more)eally supposed to make us think about predestination versus chance? I guess I just don't get it.

    I feel like I'm watching something put together for a seventh grade English class. The sad thing is, I'm pretty sure that some of my tax dollars went toward making this.
  • July 20, 2008
    Beautiful and moving short.
  • June 30, 2008
    Is our own individual existence a coincidence? this is what the movie asks and the answer may be the most relative or the most concrete depending on the point of view; the question is answered by another question and this is what the movie is about: Is the chain of events that ...( read more)leads to our birth coincidence? or is coincidence an act of love,of the "Love"? or an act of God?

    An Academy Award winning short animated film directed by Torill Kove and narrated by Liv Ullmann. "The Danish Poet" is a relaxed story that has "charmed" written all over it; the narrator's accent and the styled animation just makes it even more mystical. Its 15 minutes long... but hey! they will feel like an hour.
  • March 29, 2008
    So, so cool. Gave me chills.
  • March 12, 2008
    A genuinely warm little picture.
  • January 30, 2008
    So this just happened to be on after 'Pearl harbour' which I was taping and I just happened to be in the room when it was on and it just caught me. It was whimsical, funny, sweet, charming, witty, smart and I really liked it. So many animated shorts are either too cute or too str...( read more)ange. This one was a perfect mix and told a very sweet story. I am so glad I just happened to tape this!
  • August 5, 2007
    A perfect blend of fairytale, poetry and whimsy. This film deserves to be seen over and over again. The deadpan Norwegian accented narration is perfect - or maybe I feel that way because it makes me think of my grandparents.

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