Mio min Mio (1987)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Vladimir Grammatikov

Writers:

William Aldridge (writer)
Astrid Lindgren (novel)

Release Date:

May 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | Family | Fantasy | Mystery

Tagline:

They're two best friends, a million miles from home. On an incredible adventure, beyond the boundaries of space and time. In a place called...The Land of Faraway.

Plot:

A fantasy about the lonely boy who is transferred from his dull life with his adoptive parents to the land where his real father is the king...

Plot Keywords:

Evil | Knight | Friend | Boy | Evil Knight

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Nick Pickard	...	Mio / Bosse (as Nicholas Pickard)
Christian Bale	...	Jum-Jum / Benke
Timothy Bottoms	...	The King
Susannah York	...	The Weaver Woman
Christopher Lee	...	Kato
Sverre Anker Ousdal	...	The Swordmaker
Igor Yasulovich	...	Eno / Carpetbeater (as Igor Isulovitch)
Gunilla Nyroos	...	Aunt Edna
Linn Stokke	...	Mrs. Lundin
Stig Engström	...	Benke's Father
Geoffrey Staines	...	The Spirit
Lyubov Germanova	...	Jum-Jum's Mother (as Lubov Germanova)
Andrei Petrov	...	Jiri
Andrei Sergeyev	...	Nonno
Denis Bodrov	...	Lollo

Also Known As:

Мио, мой Мио (Soviet Union: Russian title)
Mio in the Land of Faraway
Mio min Mio (Norway)
Mio, moy Mio (Soviet Union: Russian title)
The Land of Faraway

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

Sweden | Soviet Union | Norway

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Finland:K-6 | Norway:7 | Sweden:7 | UK:U | USA:PG | West Germany:6

Filming Locations:

Crimea, Ukraine

Company:

Filmhuset AS

Trivia:

The Chernobyl disaster of the power plant occurred at the same time they were filming. The crew completely evacuated the area, however came back to shoot the month after. They had numerous Geiger Counters set throughout the shoot to monitor radiation levels.

Quotes:

The King: Mio... My Mio...
Bosse: Mio? But my name is Bosse!
The King: Mio. I have been searching for you for nine long years. Missing my son. I've been lying awake at night, crying "Mio... My Mio..." So you see, I do know what your true name is.

Soundtrack:

Mio My Mio

Meh.

When I saw this film when I was but a little girl, I loved it. I loved the music (and still do), I loved the characters, everything about it. I re-watched it yesterday (I'm now fourteen), and all I could say was "Meh."

It certainly isn't great, but it still has a feeling to it that I adore. The special effects are shabby, the script is a little off and trite and the lack of logic bothers me. But it's still a nice film that's worth watching. But if you can, watch the Swedish dub. It makes it more logical then.