The Polar Bear King

The Polar Bear King is a 1991 Norwegian fantasy adventure film directed by Ola Solum and starring Jack Fjeldstad, Maria Bonnevie, Tobias Hoesl, Monica Nordquist, and Anna-Lotta Larsson.[1] The film is based on the Norwegian fairy tale White-Bear-King-Valemon. The puppet effects of the film were provided by Jim Henson's Creature Shop.[2][3]

The Polar Bear King
Directed byOla Solum
Produced byHilde Berg
Erik Borge
Screenplay byErik Borge
Based onWhite-Bear-King-Valemon by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe
StarringJack Fjeldstad
Maria Bonnevie
Tobias Hoesl
Monica Nordquist
Anna-Lotta Larsson
Music byGeir Bøhren
Bent Åserud
CinematographyPhilip Øgaard
Edited byYngve Refseth
Production
company
Distributed byHemdale Home Video
Release date
  • 12 December 1991 (1991-12-12)
(Norway)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryScandinavia
LanguageNorwegian

Plot

There are two different kingdoms: the snow-covered Winterland and the plentiful Summerland. When the King of Summerland dies, his son Valemon (Tobias Hoesl) ascends to the throne. When an evil witch (Anna Lotta Larsson) desires to become Valemon's wife, but is rejected since it would mean that he would also ally with the forces of darkness, she bitterly places a curse on him that turns him into a polar bear during the day. The drawback is that if anyone saw his human face at night, Valemon will be hers.

Traveling to Winterland, he encounters the Princess (Maria Bonnevie) who is the youngest daughter of the King of Winterland (Jack Fjeldstad). Upon reaching an agreement upon King Valemon defeating his forces, the King of Winterland agrees to let his youngest daughter be his wife. As she lives in Summerland, Valemon's mother (Monica Nordquist) keeps her newborn child safe from the scheming witch who will do anything to claim Valemon for herself.

Cast

References
  1. Haase, Donald (2008). The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Folktales and Fairy Tales: A-F. ISBN 9780313334429.
  3. "KVITEBJORN KONG VALEMON (1991)". BFI.
  1. https://vimeo.com/169482387
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