Archived: Ugly duckling

Directed by: Leo Katunarić

Hans Christian Andersen – Željka Udovičić-Pleština

Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen has earned a place among the greatest names in world literature with his fairy tales, and children and adults alike love them. His Ugly Duckling is one of the paradigmatic stories of diversity encountered by the injustice of a world full of prejudice. A gray, inconspicuous bird hatched in a duck’s nest faces rejection and ridicule just because of its different appearance, and the quest for acceptance and belonging is a fundamental determinant of almost every human destiny. The puppet medium is ideal for such a template because it tells a great story in a way that is acceptable to children, which sensitizes the youngest to something different among us and which, due to its importance and simplicity, is included in the earliest reading programs around the world.