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Dunderklumpen!
''Dunderklumpen!'' is a 1974 Swedish family film directed by Per Ã…hlin, which combines animation and live action. The story involves several musical numbers. It was released on 26 September 1974. At the 11th Guldbagge Awards, Ã…hlin won a Special Achievement award for the film. Plot On a summer evening in northern Sweden, when the sun doesn't quite set, Dunderklumpen (an animated character) comes out of the woods to seek some friends to keep him company. He comes upon a "human" house of the Wolgers family where Dunderklumpen finds toys belonging to a boy named Jens and his young sister. Using his magic, Dunderklumpen brings the toys to life and takes them away to the woods where he lives. This adorable and amusing crew includes the small but fiercely brave lion Lionel, the demanding toy girl Doll, the cute harmonica-playing bear Pellegnillot, and the ridiculous Dummy the Bunny. But Jens hears and sees the toys crying for help and follows Dunderklumpen who is not so quick to sur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Per Ã…hlin
Per Johan Axel Åhlin (born 7 August 1931) is a Swedish artist and director of animated films. He is known for his collaborations with the comedy duo Hasse & Tage and for his own projects such as the feature film ''The Journey to Melonia''. Career Åhlin started his career as an artist for the Hasse & Tage production ''Svenska bilder'' from 1964. After that he has worked on several other Hasse & Tage films, including the largely animated ''Out of an Old Man's Head'' from 1968, and ''The Adventures of Picasso'' from 1978, where he provided and animated Picasso's paintings. In 1970 he started his own animation studio, PennFilm Studio AB situated in Hököpinge, and has, as of 2009, directed eight feature-length films and several shorts, including '' Sagan om Karl-Bertil Jonssons julafton'' which is shown on television every Christmas Eve in Sweden, Norway and Finland In 1975 at the 11th Guldbagge Awards, Åhlin won a Special Achievement award for ''Dunderklumpen!''. In 1990 at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Alfredson
Hans Folke "Hasse" Alfredson (28 June 1931 – 10 September 2017) was a Swedish actor, film director, writer, and comedian. He was born in Malmö, Sweden. He is known for his collaboration with Tage Danielsson as the duo Hasse & Tage and their production company AB Svenska Ord ("Swedish Words Ltd"). His most celebrated contribution to their brand of ''humorist humanism'' was his ability to extemporize wildly absurd comic situations, for example in the Lindeman dialogues. Towards the end of his life, Alfredson made it clear that he preferred his real name, Hans, over the commonly used nickname "Hasse". He was the father of directors Daniel and Tomas Alfredson. Career Through his collaboration with Danielsson, with whom he produced several revue shows and films, Alfredson became one of Sweden's best-known comedians and a major, enduringly popular celebrity. Already in 1970, however, he performed a less sympathetic role in Grisjakten. Later in his life, Alfredson would more or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bert-Ã…ke Varg
Bert-Åke Varg (né Lundström, 27 April 1932 – 31 December 2022) was a Swedish actor and singer."Bert Åke-Varg" , bibliographical entry in '' Nationalencyklopedin'' Life and career Varg was born in HörneforsEva Redvall"'Man ska ha kul i livet'" , '''', 25 April 2007 and received his theatrical training at the |
HÃ¥kan Serner
John Gunnar Håkan Serner (1 September 1933 in Malmö – 25 October 1984 in Stockholm) was a Swedish actor. Family He was nephew to Frank Heller, and stepfather to Malin Gjörup. Awards In 1977 Serner received the award for Best Actor at the 13th Guldbagge Awards for his roles in the films ''The Man on the Roof'' (1976) and '' Bang!'' (1977). Death Serner committed suicide by hanging himself on 25 October 1984, aged 51. Partial filmography *1953: ''Marianne'' - Marianne's Class Mate *1953: '' Speed Fever'' - Gunnar Norén *1955: ''Violence'' - Officer (uncredited) *1958: '' The Goat in the Garden'' - Smörgåsnissen på Horn (1958) (uncredited) *1958: ''The Great Amateur'' - Actor (uncredited) *1958: ''Playing on the Rainbow'' - The chairman of the film studio (uncredited) *1958: ''The Jazz Boy'' - Telegrambudet *1959: ''Raggare!'' - Sven-Erik *1959: '' Fridolfs farliga ålder'' *1964: '' Dear John'' - Erwin *1965: ''Calle P.'' - Criminal *1966: '' The People of Hemsö'' (T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
11th Guldbagge Awards
The 11th Guldbagge Awards ceremony, presented by the Swedish Film Institute, honored the best Swedish films of 1974 and 1975, and took place on 13 October 1975. '' The Last Adventure'' directed by Jan Halldoff was presented with the award for Best Film. Awards * Best Film: '' The Last Adventure'' by Jan Halldoff * Best Director: Hans Alfredson for ''Egg! Egg! A Hardboiled Story'' * Best Actor: Göran Stangertz for '' The Last Adventure'' * Best Actress: Lis Nilheim for ''Maria'' * Special Achievement: Per Åhlin for ''Dunderklumpen!'' References External linksOfficial website [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live-action Animated Film
A live-action animated film is a film that combines live action filmmaking with animation. Films that are both live-action and computer-animated tend to have fictional characters or figures represented and characterized by cast members through motion capture and then animated and modeled by animators. Films that are live action and traditionally animated use hand-drawn, computer-generated imagery (CGI) or stop motion animation. History Origins of combining live-action and animation During the silent film era in 1920s and 1930s, the popular animated cartoons of Max Fleischer included a series in which his cartoon character, Koko the Clown, interacted with the live world; for example, having a boxing match with a live kitten. In a variation from this and inspired by Fleischer, Walt Disney's first directorial efforts, years before Oswald the Lucky Rabbit was born in 1927 and Mickey Mouse in 1928, were the live-action animated ''Alice Comedies'' cartoons, in which a young live-act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stig Grybe
Stig Rudolf Grybe (18 July 1928 – 1 February 2017) was a Swedish actor, comedian, writer and film director."Grybe, Stig", bibliographical entry in ''Nationalencyklopedin'' Biography Grybe's debut as a film actor was in the 1947 film ''FÃ¥r jag lov, magistern'', starring Stig Järrel and Ulla Sallert. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, Grybe played the character "Ante Nordlund" on the radio, in a 1963 TV series, and in the 1964 movie ''Drömpojken''. He also worked in some of the Knäppupp revues. He voiced the villain, Dr. Drunkelspiel in ''The Dog Hotel'' (2000). Grybe worked on primarily on stage, in TV series and films. Grybe died following a short illness on 1 February 2017 at the age of 88. Selected filmography Dubbing *'' One Hundred and One Dalmatians'' (1961) *''The Jungle Book'' (1967) *''Pete's Dragon'' (1977) *''The Smurfs'' (1981) *''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'' (1982) *'' DuckTales'' (1987) *'' Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey'' (1993) *'' A Goof ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toots Thielemans
Jean-Baptiste Frédéric Isidor, Baron Thielemans (29 April 1922 – 22 August 2016), known professionally as Toots Thielemans, was a Belgian jazz musician. He was mostly known for his chromatic harmonica playing, as well as his guitar and whistling skills, and composing. According to jazz historian Ted Gioia, his most important contribution was in "championing the humble harmonica", which Thielemans made into a "legitimate voice in jazz".Gioia, Ted. ''The History of Jazz'', Oxford Univ. Press (2011) p. 382 He eventually became the "preeminent" jazz harmonica player.Morton, Brian, and Cook, Richard. ''The Penguin Jazz Guide: the History of the Music in the 1000 Best Albums'', Penguin UK, (2010) ebook. His first professional performances were with Benny Goodman's band when they toured Europe in 1949 and 1950. He emigrated to the U.S. in 1951, becoming a citizen in 1957. From 1953 to 1959 he played with George Shearing, and then led his own groups on tours in the U.S. and Europe. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gösta Ekman
Hans G̦sta Gustaf Ekman (; 28 July 1939 Р1 April 2017) was a Swedish actor, comedian, and director. Career Ekman was born in Stockholm, Sweden, and was the son of the director Hasse Ekman and Agneta (n̩e Wrangel). Ekman represented the third generation in a family of prominent Swedish actors. First in the line was his paternal grandfather, also named G̦sta Ekman, followed by his father Hasse Ekman, a successful film director and actor. Ekman's theatrical family also included his brothers Stefan Ekman and Mikael Ekman, a stage director, and his niece, Sanna Ekman, an actress. He was married from 1989 to artist and film director Marie-Louise Ekman, previously Marie-Louise De Geer Bergenstr̴hle, n̩e Fuchs. Ekman sometimes appeared in credits as ''G̦sta Ekman Jr.'' to avoid being confused with his famous grandfather. He was an assistant director to Per-Axel Branner, Hasse Ekman, Stig Olin, Bengt Ekerot and Ingmar Bergman from 1956 to 1961. Ekman started his acting c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halvar Björk
Erik Halvar Bertil Björk (22 September 1928 – 12 November 2000) was a Swedish actor. He worked at the Malmö City Theatre from 1962 till 1986, but also made many substantial film- and TV-roles; for example, he acted in '' Autumn Sonata'' (1978) and ''Sunday's Children'' (1992) by Ingmar Bergman and '' The Emigrants'' (1971) and '' The New Land'' (1972) by Jan Troell. Björk won the Best Actor at the 5th Guldbagge Awards for his performance in the Yngve Gamlin film ''Badarna ''Badarna'' is a 1968 Swedish drama film directed by Yngve Gamlin. Halvar Björk won the award for Best Actor at the 5th Guldbagge Awards. Cast * Ingrid Thulin as Cook * Halvar Björk as Knoppen Berglund * Gunilla Olsson as Bua * Björn Gust ...'' (1968). He died of lung cancer. Filmography References External links * 1928 births 2000 deaths Swedish male film actors Swedish male stage actors Swedish male television actors Best Actor Guldbagge Award winners 20th-century Swedish m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birgitta Andersson
Ulla Birgitta Helena Andersson (born ''Andersson''; 20 April 1933) is a Swedish actress and comedian. Career Andersson made her breakthrough by acting in various variety shows with Povel Ramel and Karl Gerhard. She was part of the group around Hasse & Tage, acting in revues such as '' Gula Hund'', ''Docking the Boat'' (Att Angöra en Brygga), ''Spader, Madame!'', ''The Apple War'' (Äppelkriget), '' Ägget är löst'', ''The Adventures of Picasso'' (Picassos Äventyr) and '' Häxan Surtant''. In 1967, she portrayed ''Teskedsgumman'' (Mrs. Pepperpot) in the Swedish advent calendar with the same name. The programme became very popular and has been re-run on Swedish television. Later, she also portrayed two other characters on children's shows: Hedvig in ''Från A till Ö - En Resa Orden runt'' (From A to Ö - A Trip Around the Words) from 1974 and the small troll Daisy in '' Trolltider'' (Trolltimes) from 1979. Andersson played Doris in the ''Jönssonligan'' movies, and she provi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Animated Films
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