H.C. Andersen og den skæve skygge

I had not heard of this cartoon until I incidentally came by it in my research on Danish animated movies. I discovered it was a movie by Jannik Hastrup and it had a certificate 11 on it and it peaked my interest. What did I get out of it, you may ask?

I got a surrealistic expirience out of it, that is the short answer to that question, but the longer answer is that I was presented to a cartoon based on the life and events of the Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen who is constantly struggeling to find his own identity while being haunted by his own shadow which is gets him into some quite disturbing situations.

This movie could easily have been a live action movie, because as surrealistic as it is in its manner of expression, it actually deals with heavier subjects like sin, insanity and personal struggles with lots of religious symbolism. Those topics are both illustrated with creepy images once in a while which add chock value it, but in a graceful way. Maybe it would have attracted a bigger audience as live action, because animated movies often are looked upon as being for kids. This is not, in case you haven't noticed.

If you want an animated movie with depth and a mature story then this one could peak your interest. Give it a watch if you got the time to.