Description: Did you ever believe that somewhere there's a special friend just for you? That what Laura finds the day she moves with her family to the city. She misses her old friends and her old house - until she rescues a fallen star, the perfect size for cuddling. The star is homesick, too. And as Laura and the star share a series of enchanted adventures (stardust makes toys come to life!), she finds that friendship can turn her strange new surroundings into a wonderful new place. A place called home. Beloved by children, acclaimed by critics and based on the popular book series, this resplendent movie glows with charm and storybook-like animation. Sprinkle a little stardust in the life of your little one.
Beautiful animation My six year old is mesmerized by this movie. The plot itself is a little silly, but I have to admit the animation is quite beautiful. A great winding-down, pre-bedtime movie for active youngsters. The plot itself deals with a young girl who is finding difficulty coping with her family's recent move. She finds an injured, fallen star, which she befriends and nurses back to health. Eventually, the star makes its way back to the night sky and Laura realizes her new home isn't so bad, after all. Cute movie.
Great film for children We first saw Laura's Star at the National Gallery of Art during one of their family days last year. We really liked it and rented it from Netflix. My 3-year-old got it from Santa this year. This is a great movie for anyone, but especially children who have moved to a new home and need to see that new experiences can be magical and families stay together through changes.
A great movie but why not in German? Like other reviewers said, this is a great movie. A great story and wonderful animation. A friend gave us the German version and our daughter (and me) loved it even though she (unfortunately) does not really speak German. I would have bought this without a second thought if there had been a German soundtrack. Why is it that there is an English, French, Spanish and Portuguese language track but not a German one? It's a German movie, after all. How much trouble would that have been? I will stick to my German-only copy (and the slightly less great but still entertaining 'Lauras Stern 2'). For anyone who does not care for this, it's well worth the money.
Great non-violent, non-villian movie I bought this movie to show to my kids on a long road trip, because it sounded somewhat mellow and relaxing, and it was exactly that. I was a bit concerned at the beginning that it would be hard to understand because the character's voices seem to have a slight accent to them, but after a few minutes I didn't notice it anymore. My 4 year old was entranced with the movie from the start. There were a couple moments she lost a bit of the story line and asked what/why something was happening, but her interest was still held from beginning to end. My 2 year old watched about half of it before moving on to other activities, which is far longer than I expected her to! The plot is quite subdued compared to most Disney and similar titles on the market. There is no violence or villains to contend with so there's no overly dramatic climax--it's very much a simple children's story brought to life without all the "let's add in adult humor/thrills so the parents can stand to watch it" type of things.
Also, I do have to say that I LOVED the soundtrack on this movie! The music was sweet, uplifting and relaxing. If the soundtrack were available on CD I'd buy it in a heartbeat!
Wonderful! Laura's Star is the most wonderful, smart and non-scary movie I have ever seen. My three year old wants to watch it every other day (and I watch with her most of the time) A must-have in the kid's DVD collection!
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