The Son of the Stars[1] (original Romanian title: Fiul stelelor) is a 1988 Romanian science fiction animation film directed and written by Mircea Toia.[2][3] The screenplay is inspired by the novel The Jungle Book (1894) by Rudyard Kipling.[4] The Son of the Stars combines elements of science fiction with elements from fairy tales, being made with a small team and a low budget.[5]

Plot

The story takes place in the distant future (around the year 6470) and follows the adventures of a little boy, born on a spaceship, who is separated from his parents on the way back to Earth. Raised by a group of kindly castaway aliens, the boy grows up and seeks to make his way off planet, only to discover that a cosmic entity has been trapping various species within the surrounding Van Kleef Belt. Teaming up with the various aliens, the boy attains grand powers and frees everyone from Van Kleef's grip.

Cast

  • Mihai Cafrița (voice) — Dan
  • Ion Caramitru (voice) — Narrator
  • Virgil Ogășanu (voice) — Alex, Dan's father
  • Mircea Albulescu (voice) — Van Kleef
  • Mirela Gorea (voice) — Roxana, Dan's mother
  • Ovidiu Schumacher (voice) — Nod
  • Marcel Iureș (voice) — BOB, a supercomputer
  • Alexandrina Halic (voice) — Bu
  • Valeria Ogășanu (voice) — Dan in childhood
  • Mihai Niculescu (voice) — Knight
  • Constantin Diplan (voice) — Skyl
  • Ștefan Sileanu (voice) — No

References

  1. ^ Debbie Diamond Sarto, Restored 1987 Romanian Animated Sci-fi 'The Son of The Stars' Coming to Blu-Ray, awn.com, February 7, 2023
  2. ^ Dinu-Ioan Nicula, Călătorie în lumea animației românești, Editura Meridiane, București, 1997, p. 51. ISBN 973-33-0365-8
  3. ^ ***, „Neu in unseren Kinos: «Der Sohn der Sterne (Fiul stelelor)»”, în Neuer Weg, București, anul XL, nr. 12.253, sâmbătă 22 octombrie 1988, p. 4.
  4. ^ Elena Vlădăreanu, Călin Cazan (13 martie 2023), „O animație românească science-fiction din 1987, «Fiul Stelelor», lansată pe BluRay în copie restaurată 4K (interviu audio în cadrul emisiunii „Scena și ecranul", 15:28 min.)” Radio România Cultural
  5. ^ Andrea Virginás, Film Genres in Hungarian and Romanian Cinema History, Theory, and Reception, Lexington Books, Lanham, 2021, pp. 61–62
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Son_of_the_Stars
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