Resan till Melonia (1989)

When a ship sinks during a storm, a slave from the industrial island of Plutonia is washed up on the beaches of paradise island Melonia, where the "all-powerful" wizard Prospero and his strange friends reside.

Director:

Per Åhlin

Writers:

Karl Rasmusson, William Shakespeare (play),

Stars:

Allan Edwall, Robyn Carlsson, Olle Sarri

Cast

Cast overview:
Allan Edwall	...	Prospero (voice)
Robyn Carlsson	...	Miranda (voice) (as Robin Carlsson)
Olle Sarri	...	Ferdinand (voice)
Tomas von Brömssen	...	Ariel (voice)
Ernst Günther	...	Caliban (voice)
Jan-Olof Strandberg	...	William (voice)
Ingvar Kjellson	...	Captain Christmas tree (voice)
Eva Rydberg	...	The cook (voice)
Jan Blomberg	...	Slug (voice)
Hans Alfredson	...	Slagg (voice)
Nils Eklund	...	Rorsman (voice)

Storyline

The beautiful paradise island Melonia is inhabited by the wizard Prospero, his daughter Miranda and all their friends. The island is under threat from the industry island Plutonia, blackened by soot particles from coal particles and governed by two greedy managers who keeps small children as their slaves in the factories.

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Plot Keywords:

island | creature | shakespeare's the tempest | water | magic | 

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Taglines:

Fantasier kring Shakespeares Stormen.

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Genres:

Animation | Family | Adventure | Fantasy

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Details

Official Sites:

PennFilm Studio [se]

Country:

Sweden Norway

Language:

Swedish

Release Date:

15 December 1989 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

The Journey to Melonia: Fantasies of Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'

Box Office

Budget:

SEK 22,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

SEK 3,173,039 (Sweden)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Pennfilm AB, Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI), Sandrews

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Fujicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in Troldspejlet: Episode dated 10 October 1991 (1991)

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Soundtracks

"An der schönen blauen Donau, op. 314"
Composed by Johann Strauß

User Reviews

wonderful and imaginative

WOW! Number one on my list of animated films... and ranking high on my all time favourites list as well. I grew up with this and I'm not sure how many times I have seen it, yet I seem to find something new to delight me almost every time I watch this masterpiece. I wholeheartedly recommend this film!

The style of animation is unique and really refreshing compared to what else is out there. It's a film for children and adults alike, it does not patronise the viewer and it's not pretentious. Nor does it put style before substance, which you tend to find is the case with a lot of the animation that falls outside the mainstream. 10 cupcakes out of ten! See it!