Go'natt Herr Luffare is a 1988 Swedish film directed by

Daniel Bergman Daniel Sebastian Bergman (; born 7 September 1962) is a Swedish film director. He is the son of Ingmar Bergman and Käbi Laretei. As a child, Bergman appeared in a 1967 Swedish program called ''Stimulantia'', which consisted of eight episodes, ...

and based on the novel of the same name by

Astrid Lindgren Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren (; ; 14 November 1907 – 28 January 2002) was a Swedish writer of fiction and screenplays. She is best known for several children's book series, featuring Pippi Longstocking, Emil of Lönneberga, Karlsson-on- ...

Plot

One night Sven, Anna and Stina have to stay home alone as their parents go to a funeral. Before the parents leave, they warn their children not to open the door to anybody and certainly not to a tramp. The children promise that. When Sven goes outside to check on the cat, he forgets to close the front door when entering. When it knocks outside the door, Sven automatically says "Come in". A few seconds later he regrets that, remembering the promise he made to his parents. But then it is already too late and a tramp enters the house. Stina starts to cry, because she is afraid of the man. But the tramp, whose name is Manfred, manages to calm Stina down. He tries to entertain the children, sings, plays theatre, etc. The children are thrilled and laugh about the show Manfred offers them. Thus, the tramp manages to convince the children to give him something to eat. The children want to see more and more. But when he has finished eating, Manfred decides to leave. He goes outside into the cold and the snow. The children hope he will come back soon.

Cast

Björn Gustafson Björn Herman Leonard Gustafson (born 30 November 1934) is a Swedish actor. He was born in Stockholm and has appeared in 93 films and television shows since 1956. He starred in the 1965 film ''Love 65'', which was entered into the 15th Berlin I ...

as Manfred *Peter Hall as Sven *Stina Lindmark as Anna *Astrid Bräne as Lill-Stina *

Lena T. Hansson Lena Teresia Hansson (born 18 May 1955) is a Swedish actress. She was born in Stockholm and began acting at Vår teater, a children's theatre. She studied at Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting in Stockholm. Hansson is in a relationship ...

as Mamma *

Robert Broberg Robert Zero Karl Oskar Broberg (2 July 1940 – 21 July 2015) was a Swedish singer, composer and artist. As an artist, he used various names: Robban or Robban Broberg (1957–1968), Robert Karl-Oskar Broberg (1968–1974), Zero (1974–1982) and ...

as Pappa

Background

''Go'natt Herr Luffare'' was first broadcast on 3 December 1988 in Sweden. Later it was also shown on German television. After that it was released on DVD in both Sweden and Germany. In the German version the film was cut into 25 minutes.

Reception

Critical response

According to ''Filmtipset.se'' Björn Gustafson's performance as the tramp Manfred is fantastic. The film is very funny but sometimes also a little scary. Bernt Lindner from ''Kinder- und Jugendfilm Korrespondenz'' believes, that ''Go'natt Herr Luffare'' can be enjoyed by both, children (aged five and above) and adults.

References

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* {{Media based on Astrid Lindgren works Swedish children's films 1980s Swedish-language films Films based on works by Astrid Lindgren 1988 films Swedish short films 1980s Swedish films