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Kalle Blomkvist, Nisse Nöjd Och Vicke På Vind
Astrid Lindgren's plays are a number of theater plays written by Astrid Lindgren in the 1940s to 1970s. Part of the plays are based on her books, other stories were only written for theater. Since almost all of Astrid Lindgren's works have been staged for theater, this page only deals with the plays, whose scripts were written by Astrid Lindgren. Many of these works were published in the Swedish books ''Sex Pjäser för barn och ungdom'' (1950), ''Serverat, Ers Majestät!'' (1955) and ''Praeser för barn och ungdom. Other Samlingen'' (1968). Most of these works have not been translated into English. These include stories about well-known characters such as Kalle Blomquist or Pippi Longstocking, which were only written for the theater and were not published as prose. Plays ''Kalle Blomkvist, Nisse Nöjd och Vicke på Vind'' ''Kalle Blomkvist, Nisse Nöjd och Vicke på Vind'' (''Kalle Blomkvist, Nisse Nöjd and Vicke på Vind'') is a play by Astrid Lindgren. ; Characters * Kalle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 i Lönneberga, Emil of Lönneberga, Karlsson-on-the-Roof, and the Six Bullerby Children (''Children of Noisy Village'' in the US), and for the children's fantasy novels ''Mio, My Son''; ''Ronia the Robber's Daughter''; and ''The Brothers Lionheart''. Lindgren worked on the Children's Literature Editorial Board at the Rabén & Sjögren publishing house in Stockholm and wrote more than 30 books for children. In 2017, she was calculated to be the world's 18th most translated author. Lindgren had by 2010 sold roughly 167 million books worldwide. In 1994, she was awarded the Right Livelihood Award for "her unique authorship dedicated to the rights of children and respect for their individuality". Her opposition to corporal punishment of children resulted in the world's first law ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulf Brunnberg
Hans Ulf Brunnberg (born 7 April 1947) is a Swedish actor. Filmography Film Television References External links * 1947 births Living people Male actors from Stockholm Swedish male film actors Best Supporting Actor Guldbagge Award winners {{Sweden-screen-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emil I Lönneberga
''Emil of Lönneberga'' (from Swedish: ''Emil i Lönneberga'') is a series of children's novels, written by Astrid Lindgren in 1963, 1966 and 1970 respectively, about the prankster Emil Svensson who lives on a farm in the Lönneberga parish of Småland, Sweden. In total twelve books were written between 1963 and 1997, which have appeared in 44 languages (2014), in most cases with the original Swedish illustrations by Björn Berg. There are three Swedish film adaptations, released in 1971–1973. Emil the character Emil Svensson lives on the farm Katthult ("Catholt" or "Catwood"), set in the village of Lönneberga in Småland around the year 1900, with his younger sister Ida, mother Alma and father Anton, the farmhand Alfred who shows great affection towards Emil and the farm maid Lina who, however, is unable to tolerate Emil's mischief ('' hyss''). Sometimes old Krösa-Maja ("Lingonberry-Maia") comes to Katthult to help with domestic work and tell Emil and Ida stories about ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mio, My Son
''Mio, My Son'' is a children's book by Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren. It was first published in 1954 in Sweden with the Swedish title ''Mio, min Mio'' (literally "Mio, my Mio"). The writing is stylised and the story strongly reminiscent of traditional fairy tales and folklore. It received a Germany, German Youth Literature Prize (''Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis, Deutschen Jugendbuchpreis'') in 1956. The book is 204 pages long. Plot ''Mio, My Son'' starts by introducing Bo Vilhelm Olsson (nicknamed Bosse), a nine-year-old boy who has been taken in by an elderly couple who dislike boys. They harass him and tell him to stay out of their way. Bosse's mother had died during childbirth and he has never known his father. His only friend is a boy his age, Benke. One day he receives an apple from the kindly shopkeeper, Mrs. Lundin, who asks him to mail a postcard for her. Before doing so, he takes a look at the postcard and sees it is addressed to a king, saying that his son will soo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karlsson-on-the-Roof
Karlsson-on-the-Roof () is a character who features in a series of children's books by the Swedish author Astrid Lindgren. Lindgren may have borrowed the idea for the series from a similar story about Mr. O'Malley in the comic strip '' Barnaby'' (1942) by Crockett Johnson. Plot ''Karlsson'' is a very short, plump, and overconfident man who lives in a small house hidden behind a chimney on the roof of "a very ordinary apartment building on a very ordinary street" in Vasastan, Stockholm. When Karlsson pushes a button on his stomach, it starts a clever little engine with a propeller on his back, allowing him to fly. In his own opinion, Karlsson is the best at everything. He befriends Svante Svantesson, a seven-year-old boy and youngest member of the Svantesson family, who is often referred to as "Little Brother", . Karlsson is quite mischievous and likes to make fun and prank others. He often gets Lillebror into trouble, as Karlsson usually disappears just before Lillebror's fami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Bergson, Master Detective (novel)
''Bill Bergson, Master Detective'' (original Swedish title ''Mästerdetektiven Blomkvist'') is a children's novel by Astrid Lindgren. It is the first in the series about the Swedish boy detective, in English translation named Bill Bergson (Swedish name: Kalle Blomkvist). Plot summary Bill Bergson investigates his friend's mysterious cousin, who is behaving suspiciously, and solves the mystery of a jewel robbery. Bill and five of his friends also play a mock war game, with the White Roses and the Red Roses vying for possession of an unusual stone. Film A film based on the book, '' Bill Bergson, Master Detective'', was produced in 1947. References ''Bill Bergson, Master Detective'' on the Astrid Lindgren website''Bill Bergson, Master Detective'' English editionsat WorldCat WorldCat is a union catalog that itemizes the collections of tens of thousands of institutions (mostly libraries), in many countries, that are current or past members of the OCLC global cooperative ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rasmus And The Vagabond
''Rasmus and the Vagabond'', also ''Rasmus and the Hobo'' (original title: ''Rasmus på luffen'') is a children's book written by Astrid Lindgren. Plot Rasmus is living in an orphanage. He wants to be adopted and find a family, but he realizes that only girls seem to get adopted, so he tries to take matter in his own hands. He decides to leave the orphanage and find a family himself. On his way he meets the homeless man Oscar. Oscar and Rasmus travel together to the country and collect money by playing music. One day a robbery takes place at a house Oscar and Rasmus are playing music. The police later believes Oscar is responsible for the robbery, but with the help of Oscar and Rasmus the police finally manages to catch the real robbers. Then Oscar reveals that he has a home. He takes Rasmus to his home, where Oscars wife is already waiting for Oscar. The couple decides to adopt Rasmus as their child. Background The book is based on an radioplay written by Astrid Lindgren in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sveriges Television
Sveriges Television AB ("Sweden's Television aktiebolag, Stock Company"), shortened to SVT (), is the Sweden, Swedish national public broadcasting, public television broadcaster, funded by a public service tax on personal income set by the Riksdag (national parliament). Prior to 2019, SVT was funded by a Television licensing in Sweden, television licence fee payable by all owners of television sets. The Swedish public broadcasting system is largely modelled after the system used in the United Kingdom, and Sveriges Television shares many traits with its British counterpart, the BBC. SVT is a public limited company that can be described as a "quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisation." Together with the other two public broadcasters, Sveriges Radio and Sveriges Utbildningsradio, it is owned by an independent foundation, ''Foundation Management for SR, SVT, and UR, Förvaltningsstiftelsen för Sveriges Radio AB, Sveriges Television AB och Sveriges Utbildningsradio AB''. The fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Brothers Lionheart (film)
''The Brothers Lionheart'' () is a Swedish fantasy film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 23 September 1977, directed by Olle Hellbom and based on the 1973 The Brothers Lionheart, book of the same name, written by Astrid Lindgren. It won Sweden's Guldbagge Award for Guldbagge Award for Best Director, Best Director in 1978. Cast * Lars Söderdahl as Karl "Skorpan" Lion(-heart) * Staffan Götestam as Jonatan Lion(-heart) * Allan Edwall as Mattias * Gunn Wållgren as Sofia * Folke Hjort as Jossi * Per Oscarsson as Orvar * Tommy Johnson (actor), Tommy Johnson as Hubert * Jan Nygren as Veder, Tengil's soldier * Michael Gabay, Michael "Micha" Gabay as Kader, Tengil's soldier * Georg Årlin as Tengil * Bertil Norström as Pjuke, Tengil's advisor Production The film was shot in Sweden, Denmark and Iceland. Filming locations included Stockholm for studio interiors and the openings sequence, while Skåne County in Sweden and Århus in Jutland represented Nangijala, while and Dimmu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Staffan Götestam
Per Staffan Götestam (born 20 May 1952) is a Swedish actor, director, theatre chief, playwright and founder of Junibacken. As an actor, he is best known for his portrayal of Jonathan in 1977 '' The Brothers Lionheart''. In the 1980s, he turned his focus to producing and directing. He has directed many plays, among them ''Nils Karlsson Pyssling'', '' Madicken'' and ''Tjorven på Saltkråkan'', and many musicals, among them '' Rent'', ''Beauty and the Beast'' and ''the Wizard of Oz''. In 2000, Götestam received a Swedish Golden Mask theatre award. Götestam also wrote the song " Mio My Mio" for the 1987 film '' Mio in the Land of Faraway''. Early life Staffan Götestam was born in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden in 20 May 1952. He was educated at ''Skara skolscen'' and ''Statens scenskola'', Stockholm. He went to theater school in 1973 and started playing amateur theatre with the ''Örebro Student Theatre''. Career Acting After his theater training, Götestam got a role in the m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stockholm
Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately 1 million people live in the Stockholm Municipality, municipality, with 1.6 million in the Stockholm urban area, urban area, and 2.5 million in the Metropolitan Stockholm, metropolitan area. The city stretches across fourteen islands where Mälaren, Lake Mälaren flows into the Baltic Sea. Outside the city to the east, and along the coast, is the island chain of the Stockholm archipelago. The area has been settled since the Stone Age, in the 6th millennium BC, and was founded as a city in 1252 by Swedish statesman Birger Jarl. The city serves as the county seat of Stockholm County. Stockholm is the cultural, media, political, and economic centre of Sweden. The Stockholm region alone accounts for over a third of the country's Gros ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Folkan
Folkan (also known as Folkteatern, English: People's Theater) was a theatre at Östermalmstorg in Stockholm Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately ..., Sweden. It was built in 1856 and demolished in 2008 because of problems with the foundation. The theatre was called Ladugårdslandsteatern when it was built, but was renamed to Bijou-teatern in 1877. It got the name Folkan in 1887. References Former theatres in Stockholm Buildings and structures in Stockholm 1856 establishments in Sweden 2008 disestablishments in Sweden Demolished buildings and structures in Sweden Buildings and structures demolished in 2008 19th-century establishments in Stockholm 21st-century disestablishments in Stockholm {{Stockholm-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
