''Anna and the Moods'' is a 2006

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short film by the

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ic digital design and animation company CAOZ in

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. The plot centers on a girl named Anna Young who contracts a horrible illness that makes her incredibly moody. The film was written by

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-nominated writer

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on a commission by the Brodsky Quartet, which performs the music composed by

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in the film. It premiered at the 2006

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, and was released in Iceland on February 9, 2007 in both Icelandic and English. ''Anna and the Moods'' won the Edda Award for Best Short Film.

Plot

Anna Young has always been the perfect daughter. One day, Anna's attitude dramatically changes, leaving her parents worried. Unable to figure out what has happened to their daughter, Anna's parents take her to Dr. Artmann's clinic for unruly children. At the clinic Anna is exposed to a variety of obstacles in a complex

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. The only way out of the maze for Anna is to complete the tasks in the right way. Anna, however, decides to create mischief to escape. This leads Dr. Artmann to come to a shocking conclusion about Anna, the cure of which is a nasty surprise for her parents.

Cast

Terry Jones Terence Graham Parry Jones (1 February 1942 – 21 January 2020) was a Welsh comedian, director, historian, actor, writer and member of the Monty Python comedy team. After graduating from Oxford University with a degree in English, Jones and ...

, narrator * Björk as Anna Young * Damon Albarn as Mr. Young * Thorunn Larusdottir as Mrs. Young *

as Dr. Artmann * Jón Páll Eyjólfsson as Granny, Anna's Uncle, Hunter, Michael, MUM figure * Hreidar Smárason as Little Brother * Martin Regal as Normal Boy * Ámundi Sigurdsson as Healthy Boy *

Einar Örn Benediktsson Einar Örn Benediktsson (born 29 October 1962), often billed as Einar Örn, is an Icelandic popular music singer and trumpet player. He was a member of the Sugarcubes. He served as a member of the Reykjavík City Council between 2010 and 2014 ...

as Peter the Goth *

Stefán Karl Stefánsson Stefán Karl Stefánsson (; ; 10 July 1975 – 21 August 2018) was an Icelandic actor and singer. He was best known for portraying Robbie Rotten, the antagonist of the children's television series '' LazyTown''. Career Stefán Karl's career ...

, special ad lib and extras

References

External links

* 2006 films CAOZ films Icelandic animated short films British animated short films 2006 computer-animated films Computer-animated short films 2000s British films {{Iceland-film-stub