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Thalys, Tim and Struppi, Schulze, and Schultze, Captain Haddock... The comics about the ageless reporter and detective Tim as well as his white fox terrier Struppi (in the original “Tintin & Milou”) belong to the classics of children’s literature. In 1929 the Belgian Georges Remi (1907 to 1983) published the first episode under his writing name “Hergé”. The name “Hergé” came by the way from the French pronunciation of his initials (reversed). The 24 original stories have sold about 230 million copies since the first story appeared and have been translated into over 80 languages. Hergé’s characters such as Professor Bienlein, Schulze and Schultze, Cap’n Haddock, the opera singer Bianca Castafiore, and many others populated almost every child’s bedroom in the second half of the 20th century. © 2011 Paramount Pictures and Columbia Pictures Thalys. All Rights Reserved In 1999 the title “The Blue Lotus” placed eighteenth among the most important books in the 20th century according to a survey by the French newspaper “Le Monde”. “Tim and Struppi” were in good company with Aldous Huxley, Alexander Solzhenitsyn, and Anne Frank. The secret of his success was no doubt Hergé’s clear way of drawing and telling a story. Director Steven Spielberg and producer Peter Jackson, two visionary story tellers of their time and both Oscar winners, took up the filming of the famous comics of Hergé in 2009. Spielberg had already secured the rights to the “Tim and Struppi” stories 30 years ago. Their computeranimated film combines the three adventures “The Crab with the Golden Scissors”, “The Secret of the Unicorn”, and “The Treasure of Rackham the Red” into a new story. The characters correspond exactly to the originals with all of their quirks, their angles, and edges. For example, Captain Haddock swears constantly and is a heavy drinker – but is always there for Tim in spite of this and bucks him up when he needs it. © 2011 Paramount Pictures and Columbia Pictures Thalys. All Rights Reserved © 2011 Paramount Pictures and Columbia Pictures Thalys. All Rights Reserved
© Geert Maes © Geert Maes © Geert Maes The international railroad company Thalys International in Brussels is a subsidiary of the French (SNCF) and Belgian State Railways (NMBS/SNCB). Additional partners are the subsidiary of the Dutch State Railways Thalys Nederland and the German Railroad. The participating railroad companies SNCF, SNCB, DB, and NS agreed in June of 1992 on a common train for high-speed service between Paris, Brussels, Cologne, and Amsterdam (PBKA). These four-current PBKA high-speed trains with their characteristic paint scheme in Bordeaux red and gray metallic are a further development of the TGV, are marketed under the product name “THALYS”, and are operated by Thalys International. With its headquarters in Brussels it absolutely made sense for Thalys International to be the official partner of Steven Spielberg’s new film and Thalys International staged a spectacular advertising stunt for the premiere of the film “The Adventure of Tim and Struppi – The Secret of the Unicorn”: The premiere celebrations for the Spielberg film took place on October 22, 2011 in Brussels and Paris. This film was awaited with excitement and the world premiere started in Brussels. Just a few hours later the second presentation began in Paris. This allowed a Thalys PBKA to connect both metropolitan areas at high speed. On that day the travel time of 1 hour 22 minutes was done however in a special “Tim and Struppi” Thalys. This Thalys with road number 4343 was in a completely “Tim and Struppi” design. Several characters from Hergé’s famous comics were applied to the train with adhesive sheets; these characters were given new life in Steven Spielberg’s 3D film. Tim and Struppi were on the train again just like Schulze and Schultze and naturally also Captain Haddock. This train was presented for the first time to the public on October 22 and transported the world famous director and his entire team after the Brussels premiere, among them the actors Jamie Bell and the producer Kathleen Kennedy. Numerous photographers and fans were waiting at the Paris Gare du Nord station for the train with Steven Spielberg and his film team. They all applauded this famous director when he signed a Thalys powered end car.
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