The Parent Trap

The Parent Trap is a 1998 film written and directed by Nancy Meyers. It is an adaptation of the film The Parent Trap (1961), in turn is a film adaptation of the book Das doppelte Lottchen by Erich Kästner from 1949. The Dutch spoken version is called ' twice '. ==Story[ Edit] == Identical twins Annie and Hallie are just after their birth, their parents separated from each other. Annie is going to live with her mother in London and Hallie at her father in California. The twins know of each other's existence is not off.

After more than 11 years, the two met by chance at a summer camp. They decide of identity swapping, making Annie her father and Hallie gets to know her mother. When their father wants to marry a much younger woman, the twin to to do everything to get their parents back together. ==Technique[ Edit] == The scenes where both sisters appear together are included with a special film technique, called: "Motion control". The camera movements are recorded electronically and at a second recording exactly acted out. In this way, double shots post mounted to each other seamlessly without that to the backgrounds can be seen. ==Division Of Roles[ Edit] ==