''Hundhotellet – En mystisk historia'' is a Swedish animated detective mystery/surreal film from 2000, directed by
Per Åhlin
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''.
Ca ...
who also wrote the script together with
Hans Åke Gabrielsson. The film is traditionally animated by hand, the last film in
Sweden to have been produced in that style.
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Plot
An anthropomorphic dog named Sture is talked into taking a trip to
Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...
by his friend Picasso. After a series of misfortunes they end up in Scotland instead, staying at a mysterious hotel. Picasso remains ignorant and believes they are in Paris. Sture befriends the novelist Miss Mops and gets to meet several mysterious characters living in the hotel as strange events revolving around an Egyptian artifact start to take place.
Voice cast
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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 p ...
as Sture
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Margreth Weivers
Margreth Weivers (24 July 1926 – 3 February 2021) was a Swedish actress. She appeared in more than 100 films and television shows since 1943.
Weivers died in February 2021, at the age of 94.
Selected filmography
* ''Private Bom'' (1948)
* ' ...
as
Miss Mops
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Jan Mybrand
Jan Torsten Mybrand (born 26 January 1959 in Kolsva, Köping Municipality, Sweden) is a Swedish actor.
Mybrand was educated at Dramatens elevskola and after that he practised at Gävle Folkteater. Since 1986 he works at Stockholm City Theatre as Picasso the dachshund
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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 ''Få ...
as Dr. Dunkelspiel, the villain
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Tomas von Brömssen
Tomas Birger von Brömssen (born 8 May 1943) is a Swedish actor.
He played leading roles in '' Albert & Herbert'', ''My Life as a Dog'' ( sv, Mitt liv som hund), ' (English title ''Baltic Sea'', ''Salvation'' or ''The Diver''), Mannen från Mal ...
as the Hotel Owner
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Björn Kjellman as Ke Ping, the wizard
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Rolf Skoglund
Rolf Fredrik Skoglund (11 August 1940 – 28 June 2022) was a Swedish actor. He won the Eugene O'Neill Award in 2007.
References
External links
Rolf Skoglund on Swedish Film Database*
Rolf Skoglund Dramaten
The Royal Dramatic Theatr ...
as Baskerville Jr.
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Johan Rabaeus
Johan Rabaeus (born ''Carl Magnus Olof Johan Rabéus'' 31 July 1947) is a Swedish actor who was born in Stockholm but grew up in Paris and Geneva.
He is known for portraying very unpleasant characters, such as Erik Ponti's sadistic stepfather i ...
as Mr Big, the American
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Johan Ulveson
Karl Johan Magnus Ulveson (born 30 May 1954) is a Swedish actor and comedian. Most famous for appearing in ''Lorry'', ''c/o Segemyhr'' and '' Parlamentet''.
Ulveson grew up in Stockholm, graduated in Malmö and started his career at Norrbotten ...
as Waiter 1
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Bo Christer Hjelte
Bo or BO may refer to
Arts and entertainment
Film, television, and theatre
* Box office, where tickets to an event are sold, and by extension, the amount of business a production receives
*'' BA:BO'', 2008 South Korean film
* ''Bo'' (film), a ...
as Waiter 2
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Peter Harryson as Jägmästarn, a hunter
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Pernilla Wahlgren
Pernilla Nina Elisabeth Wahlgren (born 24 December 1967) is a Swedish singer and actress. She has sung in Melodifestivalen several times; her 1985 entry titled " Piccadilly Circus" became popular and successful. She has acted in several plays an ...
as the Hitchhicker
*Karin Gidfors as the Kitchen Girl / Cleaner
Response
The film received a very positive response from critics.
References
External links
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Swedish animated films
2000 films
Films directed by Per Åhlin
2000s Swedish films
Zentropa films