Hvad var navnet på den grimme ælling?
The Ugly Duckling
"Den grimme ælling" blev en af H.C. Andersens mest elskede fortællinger og blev genoptrykt over hele verden. Eventyret blev tilpasset til en række forskellige medier. Blandt de film, der er baseret på eventyret, kan nævnes to Silly Symphonies animerede kortfilm produceret af Walt Disney med titlen "Den grimme ælling". Den første blev produceret i 1931 i sort/hvid og en genindspilning i 1939 i Technicolor. Sidstnævnte film vandt i 1939 en Oscar for bedste kortfilm (tegnefilm) og var den sidste Silly Symphony-film, der blev lavet. Den væsentligste forskel mellem H.C. Andersen-historien og Disney-versionen er, at den lille fugls prøvelser i sidstnævnte kun varer nogle få minutter og ikke måneder. I 1936 tilpassede brødrene Fleischer historien til deres animerede kortfilm "The Little Stranger", hvor de vendte historien om ved at lade en mærkelig kylling blive født ind i en familie af ænder. I 1956 producerede det sovjetiske animationsstudie Soyuzmultfilm sin egen 19 minutters version af Den grimme ælling. Animefilmen Princess Tutu handler om en and, der forvandler sig til en svanelignende ballerina. I 2006 producerede det danske animationsstudie A. Film en spin-off CG-film kaldet Den grimme ælling og mig, og senere producerede det en CG-tv-serie for børn Ugly Duckling Junior med de samme figurer som i filmen. Tom og Jerry-tegnefilmen Downhearted Duckling fra 1954 er også baseret på den berømte historie.
"The Ugly Duckling" became one of Andersen's best loved tales and was reprinted around the world. The tale was adapted to a variety of media. Films based on the tale include two Silly Symphonies animated shorts produced by Walt Disney called The Ugly Duckling. The first was produced in 1931 in black and white, and a remake in 1939 in Technicolor. The latter film won the 1939 Academy Award for Best Short Subject (Cartoons), and was the last Silly Symphony to be made. The main difference between the Andersen story and the Disney version is that, in the latter, the little bird's ordeal lasts for only a few minutes, not for months. In 1936, the Fleischer brothers adapted the story for their animated short "The Little Stranger", reversing the story by having an odd chick born into a family of ducks. In 1956 the Soviet animation studio Soyuzmultfilm produced its own 19 minutes version of The Ugly Duckling. The anime Princess Tutu is about a duck that turns into a swan-like ballerina. In 2006, the Danish animation studio A. Film produced a spin-off CG feature called The Ugly Duckling and Me!, and later produced a children's CG television series Ugly Duckling Junior which featured the same characters as the movie. The 1954 Tom and Jerry cartoon Downhearted Duckling is also based on the famous story.
The Ugly Duckling