Busters verden (Buster's World) is a Danishchildren's television series and movie from 1984. Based on a play by Bjarne Reuter, Buster's verden deals with the experiences of young Buster Oregon Mortensen. The television series was a break-through for director Bille August, and the soundtrack also provided a hit for the young singer Nanna Lüders Jensen.
The television series was based on a play by Danish author Bjarne Reuter. In 1984 Reuter published his collection Tre skuespil ("Three Plays"); a collection containing also En dag i Hector Hansens liv ("A Day in the Life of Hector Hansen") and Kom der lys i neonrøret, gutter? ("Was There Light in the Neon Tube, Boys?") – in addition to Busters Verden.[1] Director Bille August had already worked with Reuter, on the 1983 movie Zappa where August's script was based on a book by Reuter.[2] August was still a relatively unknown director outside Denmark at the time, but the success he had with Buster helped pave the way for his international break-through with the Oscar-winning Pelle the Conqueror in 1989.[3]
Television seriesedit
The protagonist of the series is Buster Oregon Mortensen, played by Mads Bugge Andersen. Buster's father (Peter Schrøder) is an unemployed magician, from whom Buster learns to perform magic tricks. Buster also has a younger sister called Ingeborg (Katarina Stenbeck), who has a disability referred to as a "stiff leg".[4] Both Buster and his sister are frequently bullied by other kids in school, but he maintains a positive outlook on life, and is confirmed in his optimism when he meets and falls in love with the piano child prodigy Joanna (Signe Dahl Madsen).[4]
The series consisted of six episodes of twenty minutes each, that aired between 7 January and 11 February 1984:[5]
Episode 1: The school Buster attends is celebrating the 25-year anniversary for the principal. Buster is meant to do a magic trick for entertainment, but ends up spoiling the party.[4]
Episode 2: Ingeborg is being bullied by Store-Lars (Big Lars), and Buster intervenes for his sister.[4]
Episode 3: While distributing milk on his bike, Buster meets the young piano prodigy Joanna, and falls in love.[4]
Episode 4: Ingeborg, as a girl scout, is organising a party in the vicar's garden, and Buster helps.[4]
Episode 5: Buster is not doing well in school and the teachers believe that magic takes up too much of his time.[4]
Episode 6: Johanna invites Buster to perform at her party, but the snobbish guests were expecting Johanna's piano playing, not Buster's magic tricks.[4]
Filmedit
The movie was an edited version of the television series, and premiered on 4 October 1984.[6] The content had to be cut down, from the original 120 minutes to one and a half hours.[5] The critics were still happy with the result, however, as many felt the movie format gave the viewer a better opportunity to acquaint themselves with the characters.[5] At the 1984 Berlin International Film Festival, the film won both the C.I.F.E.J. Award (Centre International du Film pour l'Enfance et la Jeuneusse) and the UNICEF Award.[7]
Musicedit
The twenty-year-old, and still relatively unknown singer Nanna Lüders Jensen was asked by August to provide a song for the television series. Nanna's song, titled simply "Buster" became an instant hit in Denmark, and launched her to national fame. Extensive studies have been made, famously naming the song "Buster" as the most hated song in Denmark. The song can also be found on her album, "Små Blå Breve".[6]
Controversyedit
Actor Mads Bugge Andersen is not happy with this movie and all the attention it gave. He believes in general that there is too little focus on the negative side of being a child star.[8]
Referencesedit
^Mathias F. Clasen (February 2008). (in Danish). Archived from the original on October 9, 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
(in Danish) on the Danish Film Institute's web site.
(in Norwegian) on a Norwegian nostalgia site.
by Nanna – text and chords.
March 20, 2024
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Busters verden Buster s World is a Danish children s television series and movie from 1984 Based on a play by Bjarne Reuter Buster s verden deals with the experiences of young Buster Oregon Mortensen The television series was a break through for director Bille August and the soundtrack also provided a hit for the young singer Nanna Luders Jensen Busters verdenDirected byBille AugustWritten byBjarne ReuterProduced byTove BergStarringMads Bugge AndersenKatarina StenbeckPeter SchroderKatja Miehe RenardSigne Dahl MadsenCinematographySoren BerthelinEdited byJacob GislasonMusic byBo HoltenDistributed byDanmarks RadioRelease date7 January 1984 Denmark Running time91 min CountryDenmarkLanguageDanish Contents 1 Background 2 Television series 3 Film 4 Music 5 Controversy 6 References 7 External linksBackground editThe television series was based on a play by Danish author Bjarne Reuter In 1984 Reuter published his collection Tre skuespil Three Plays a collection containing also En dag i Hector Hansens liv A Day in the Life of Hector Hansen and Kom der lys i neonroret gutter Was There Light in the Neon Tube Boys in addition to Busters Verden 1 Director Bille August had already worked with Reuter on the 1983 movie Zappa where August s script was based on a book by Reuter 2 August was still a relatively unknown director outside Denmark at the time but the success he had with Buster helped pave the way for his international break through with the Oscar winning Pelle the Conqueror in 1989 3 Television series editThe protagonist of the series is Buster Oregon Mortensen played by Mads Bugge Andersen Buster s father Peter Schroder is an unemployed magician from whom Buster learns to perform magic tricks Buster also has a younger sister called Ingeborg Katarina Stenbeck who has a disability referred to as a stiff leg 4 Both Buster and his sister are frequently bullied by other kids in school but he maintains a positive outlook on life and is confirmed in his optimism when he meets and falls in love with the piano child prodigy Joanna Signe Dahl Madsen 4 The series consisted of six episodes of twenty minutes each that aired between 7 January and 11 February 1984 5 Episode 1 The school Buster attends is celebrating the 25 year anniversary for the principal Buster is meant to do a magic trick for entertainment but ends up spoiling the party 4 Episode 2 Ingeborg is being bullied by Store Lars Big Lars and Buster intervenes for his sister 4 Episode 3 While distributing milk on his bike Buster meets the young piano prodigy Joanna and falls in love 4 Episode 4 Ingeborg as a girl scout is organising a party in the vicar s garden and Buster helps 4 Episode 5 Buster is not doing well in school and the teachers believe that magic takes up too much of his time 4 Episode 6 Johanna invites Buster to perform at her party but the snobbish guests were expecting Johanna s piano playing not Buster s magic tricks 4 Film editThe movie was an edited version of the television series and premiered on 4 October 1984 6 The content had to be cut down from the original 120 minutes to one and a half hours 5 The critics were still happy with the result however as many felt the movie format gave the viewer a better opportunity to acquaint themselves with the characters 5 At the 1984 Berlin International Film Festival the film won both the C I F E J Award Centre International du Film pour l Enfance et la Jeuneusse and the UNICEF Award 7 Music editThe twenty year old and still relatively unknown singer Nanna Luders Jensen was asked by August to provide a song for the television series Nanna s song titled simply Buster became an instant hit in Denmark and launched her to national fame Extensive studies have been made famously naming the song Buster as the most hated song in Denmark The song can also be found on her album Sma Bla Breve 6 Controversy editActor Mads Bugge Andersen is not happy with this movie and all the attention it gave He believes in general that there is too little focus on the negative side of being a child star 8 References edit Mathias F Clasen February 2008 Bjarne Reuter Bibliografi in Danish Archived from the original on October 9 2008 Retrieved 2008 03 05 Zappa 1983 IMDb Retrieved 2008 03 05 Bille August IMDb Retrieved 2008 03 05 a b c d e f g h Busters verden in Norwegian Archived from the original on 2007 09 30 Retrieved 2008 03 05 a b c Busters verden in Danish Danish Film Institute Archived from the original on 2008 10 08 Retrieved 2008 03 05 a b Torben Bille Nanna in Danish Archived from the original on 2008 03 20 Retrieved 2008 03 05 Awards for Busters verden 1984 IMDb Retrieved 2008 03 08 80s child star from Busters World does not remember fame with joy 7 January 2006 Retrieved 2006 03 08 External links editBusters verden at IMDb nbsp in Danish Busters verden on the Danish Film Institute s web site in Norwegian Busters verden on a Norwegian nostalgia site Buster by Nanna text and chords Retrieved from https en wikipedia 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