Double Take: When Alva sees a bunch of kids at her shop (who want to learn to write). She continues brushing her teeth until the realisation hits her and she turns around. In 19th-century Norway, [5] the Royal Postmaster General enrolls Jesper Johansen, his lazy, spoiled, self-centered son, into a postman training academy hoping that it will reform him. Jesper deliberately underperforms, forcing his father to finally send him to the distant, northern island town of Smeerensburg with the task of posting 6,000 letters within a year. If Jesper fails, he will be cut off from the family's fortune.

While desperately searching for people to post letters to, Jesper finds an isolated house far outside the town. There, he discovers a tall reclusive woodsman named Klaus, who has a house filled with handmade toys. Terrified by Klaus' imposing appearance, Jesper flees, leaving behind a drawing he had found from one of Smeerensburg’s Krum children. Klaus forces Jesper to bring him to the house depicted in the drawing and then secretly delivers a toy to the boy inside, cheering him up. Manly Tears: Klaus is visibly (and barely) suppressing tears when telling Jesper about his late wife Lydia.Klaus (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Archived from the original on 10 June 2023 . Retrieved 8 August 2023. People who met Barbie during his time in Bolivia have said that he was a firm and fanatical believer in the Nazi ideology and an anti-Semite. Barbie and De Castro reportedly talked about the cases and searches for Josef Mengele and Adolf Eichmann, whom Barbie supported and wanted to assist in remaining on the run. [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] Manhunt [ edit ] Barbie's Bolivian secret police ID card, named as "Klaus Altmann Nansen" Teetering on the Edge: The climactic Chase Scene ends with Jesper stopping the runaway sled right over a drop. The presents fall off thanks to Mrs. Krum, but The Reveal shows they were fakes after all. Zlatin’s accidental survival in April 1944 meant that, decades later, she could give damning testimony against a remorseless Barbie during his trial. In the proceedings, she recalled the lives of the children’s home—and its liquidation. What she said was unforgettable for those in attendance in Lyon. Babies Ever After: Jesper and Alva end up married with two children, although the kids' young ages and Jesper's greying hair in the finale suggest they didn't settle down right away.

Wham Shot: Whilst trying to plan for Klaus' Christmas stunt, Jesper stumbles upon the decorative shelf that Klaus and his wife intended to represent their would-be family. The whole thing speaks for itself. Death by Adaptation: In this version of the Santa Claus myth, Mrs. Claus (or " Lydia") is a Posthumous Character who died before the events of the film.You're a postman in Smeerensburg, which is on an island cut off from the world, frigid cold, angry, violent neighbors, and this is home now. Are we starting to connect the dots?" A vehicle variation occurs during the climax. While the rest of the Krums and Ellingboes ride large toboggans to chase after Jesper and Klaus, Mr. Ellingboe's huge daughter Pumpkin can only afford to steal a tiny sled from a small child. Mr. Ellingboe, leader of the Ellingboe clan, looks very much like the Mayor from The Nightmare Before Christmas. After the war, Barbie burned off his SS identification tattoo and was captured briefly by the British before escaping. He presented himself to U.S. officers and was installed in a safe house in Augsburg for debriefing on his store of East-bloc intelligence. Meanwhile, family elders Aksel Ellingboe and Tammy Krum form a temporary truce, wanting to stop Jesper and Klaus so that the families can resume their traditional feud. Together, they post enough letters to meet well over Jesper's target and let his father know of this achievement. Jesper’s father arrives on Christmas Eve to congratulate his son, inadvertently revealing to Jesper's friends the selfish motives behind his deeds. Just before they leave town, Jesper's father notices his son's remorse, and after a private talk, he allows Jesper to stay. Jesper tries to stop the elders and their angry mob from destroying the Christmas toys but apparently fails. However, Alva had already been informed of the plot by the town's children, and had replaced the toys with decoys, aided by Klaus. During the chase for the toys, Mr. Ellingboe's daughter Magdalone and Mrs. Krum's son Olaf also fall in love.

When he watches the little boy play with the little wind-up frog Jesper delivered, Klaus removes his hood as his gentler nature comes to light. But these ordinary pleasures were soon cut short. Hopes of survival foundered on Maundy Thursday - April 16, 1944 - when two lorries and two cars drew up outside the home and carried off 44 children aged between four and 17 and seven adults. In Lyon, Barbie succeeded in arresting Jean Moulin, a crucial figure in the French underground. Thanks to Moulin’s diligence and talents as an organizer, the many, often radically opposed tendencies in the resistance had coalesced around the leadership of Charles de Gaulle in the spring of 1943. With the help of informers, Barbie rounded up Moulin and several others the following June. Despite enduring horrific torture, Moulin evidently never gave up names. He died from the effects of the interrogation in July en route to Germany. At an earlier point, Jesper explains to Márgu that he doesn't want to "spend [his] life in Smeerensburg with an old man and surrounded by crazy people, wanting nothing more in life." Later, after spending time with Márgu, Alva, Klaus and the Saami villagers, we hear Jesper warmly monologue those same words. Later, when Jesper notices "the woodsman's cabin" on his map of Smeerensberg, Mogens encourages him to visit, telling him the woodsman is "real friendly" and "loves visitors."Frederic Bichon: It’s funny, but I can still remember today one of the headlines of that day: “Mister Barbie has nothing to say.” But it didn’t really matter in the end. I would go through a similar experience years later, at the International Tribunal for the ex-Yugoslavia and the International Criminal Court -- in the end, noone is really interested in explanations of people accused of incomprehensible, inhuman acts. The editor of Le Monde newspaper, Andre Fontaine, said: "It's a time in France where people are more and more conscious of the necessity of knowing something about history and especially about recent history."

Klaus, Netflix' first animated film, presented at Annecy". Cineuropa. 14 June 2019 . Retrieved 11 February 2020. Simmons also provides the uncredited voice of the Drill Sarge, the assistant head of the Johansen family's postal department who works under the Royal Postmaster General. Eventually, Jesper and Klaus begin running out of toys. With Jesper's deadline approaching, he tries persuading Klaus to make more toys in time for Christmas. Klaus initially refuses, but then works with Jesper to build a sled for Márgu, a small (and adorable) girl living in an isolated settlement with her people. Klaus tells Jesper about his wife Lydia and explains he had made the toys to give to the children the couple hoped to have but could not conceive, and Lydia died from an illness. Realizing their work is spreading joy to the children, Klaus agrees to the Christmas plan with Márgu and the rest of her people arriving to help. As the town and his relationship with Alva flourish, Jesper finds himself wanting to stay in Smeerensburg. Jesper is genuinely surprised that the town didn't come out in force to greet their newly-assigned Postmaster - so Mogens eagerly points out the bell in the square, telling Jesper he just needs to ring it to bring everyone out. Freeze-Frame Bonus: The cave depiction of the Krum-Ellingboe feud that Mrs. Krum keeps has two cavemen from each clan clubbing each other over the head. If one looks closely, the two cavemen make up the shape of a heart, hinting that the feud will end with Olaf and Pumpkin's wedding.

Known for his ruthless cruelty, Barbie personally interrogated and tortured his victims from his headquarters in the notorious Hotel Terminus. His most famous victim was the hero of the French resistance, Jean Moulin, whom Barbie personally interrogated on a daily basis for three weeks. Moulin refused to divulge any intelligence to his captors, and died from the effects of his torture near Metz on July 8, 1943, on his way to captivity in Germany. Izieu Children's Home Annual Annie Awards". annieawards.org. Archived from the original on 12 July 2015 . Retrieved 10 December 2019. Trumbore, Dave (7 October 2019). " 'Klaus' Trailer Reveals Netflix's First Animated Movie & Santa Claus Origin Story". Collider. Archived from the original on 9 January 2020 . Retrieved 7 October 2019. The children loved their country retreat and wrote reassuringly to relatives. Serge Klarsfeld’s book, the Children of Izieu, quotes from a letter by eight-year-old Georges Halpern who wrote of afternoon naps, country walks and a forthcoming party. Dr Leon Reifmann, aged 73, a medical student helping at the home, escaped arrest by jumping from a window and hiding. When he began giving evidence yesterday, he was asked to state his age. “The same as the defendant,” he replied, referring to the 73-year-old Barbie.