Krakel Spektakel
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Krakel Spektakel | |
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Directed by | |
Written by | |
Based on | poems and stories by Lennart Hellsing |
Starring | |
Cinematography | |
Production company | Filmlance International AB |
Release date |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
Country | Sweden |
Language | Swedish |
Krakel Spektakel is a 2014 Swedish children's film musical directed by , based on the character of the same name created by Lennart Hellsing.
The film was produced by Ulf Synnerholm for Filmlance International AB. The script was written by and cinematography was by . The film uses live action with painted backdrops.
Plot[]
Annabell Olsson () is a girl looking for the wizard who turned himself into a glass of lemonade and drank himself, 700 years ago (in the children's song "Trollkarlen från Indialand", with lyrics by Hellsing).
Cast[]
- – Annabell Olsson
- – Grandpa/Man in the moon
- Anton Lundqvist – Krakel Spektakel
- – Cousin Vitamin
- – Opsis Kalopsis
- – Berit Blomkål
- – Brother Gurka 1
- – Brother Gurka 2
- Ika Nord – Coachman
- Ivan Mathias Petersson – Peter Palsternack
- Shima Niavarani – Selma Selleri
- – Gabriel Gräslök
- Henrik Dorsin – Emperor of China
- – Dinkelidunk, the monk
- – Man in the moon
- Vanna Rosenberg – Mama
- – Papa
Reception[]
One critic found the film a delightful new creation based on various works by Hellsing, and also referring to classics like The Wizard of Oz, The Lord of the Rings, and Alice in Wonderland, while another considered it a failed attempt to profit from Hellsing's beloved characters.[1]
References[]
- ^ Erika Hallhagen in Svenska Dagbladet and Maria Domellöf-Wik in Upsala Nya Tidning, quoted in "Pressreaktion", Krakel Spektakel, Swedish Film Database (in Swedish)
External links[]
- Krakel Spektakel at the Swedish Film Database (in Swedish)
- 2014 films
- Swedish-language films
- Films based on children's books
- Swedish children's films
- Swedish films
- Swedish film stubs