This film is nostalgia for me even though it was made all the way back in 1954.
Karius og Baktus (Karius och Baktus, Karius and Bactus e t c) is a Norwegian film by
Ivo Caprino made with the pedagogical purpose of getting kids to brush their teeth properly. It features two irritating "tooth trolls" nesting in some kids teeth.
In the 70s they made us watch it in school several times and I know I thought it was kind of grim. Of course we preferred watching it to having regular classes. As if the film wasn't enough I was given the book, probably by my Norwegian godparents. Was it because I had bad personal hygiene? I would like to think not.
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here or on the image to get to
Bibi's excellent video blog
Videos With Bibi (updated daily!!) and her
equally excellent post called
Ivo Caprino Short Stop Motion Animations I, where you'll find
Karius and
Bactus and four more films by
Ivo Caprino.
Update: Ivo Caprino Short Stop Motion Animations II
By the way, if you like stop motion movies and you happen to stumble upon a movie called
Flåklypa Grand Prix (
Pinchcliffe Grand Prix) you should watch it. This is
Ivo Caprino's masterpiece from 1975; also great nostalgia for me.
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