Ibbeltje is a funny, curious and enterprising girl who is not afraid of anything. She lives with her mother, father and talking cats in a sleepy town. When her mother climbed on a day in fear of a dog in a tree, Ibbeltje discovers that she used to be a cat. She wants to know everything about. Ibbeltje's father works at an umbrella factory and ever had a magical umbrella of a witch. Ibbeltje find the umbrella, but the director of the umbrella factory will have the umbrella for himself to be very important.
Practical Effects
Delightfully quirky cat costumes and witch umbrella prop
Acting
Denise van Es carries chaotic child protagonist perfectly
Production
Sleepy Dutch town aesthetic is pure storybook comfort
Director
Ben Sombogaart
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Annie M.G. Schmidt's beloved Dutch children's book; Schmidt is basically the Netherlands' Roald Dahl.
Director Ben Sombogaart later made Twin Sisters (2002), proving his range from cat chaos to Oscar-nominated drama.
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