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Emil of Lonneberga

Original title: Emil i Lönneberga
  • 19711971
  • 1h 35m
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Emil of Lonneberga (1971)
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An 8 y.o. Swedish boy always gets into trouble despite good intentions and afterwards ends locked up in a shed. He lives on a farm (before electricity and cars) with his mom, dad, sister, ma... Read allAn 8 y.o. Swedish boy always gets into trouble despite good intentions and afterwards ends locked up in a shed. He lives on a farm (before electricity and cars) with his mom, dad, sister, maid, best friend the farmhand and an old woman.An 8 y.o. Swedish boy always gets into trouble despite good intentions and afterwards ends locked up in a shed. He lives on a farm (before electricity and cars) with his mom, dad, sister, maid, best friend the farmhand and an old woman.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
4.2K
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POPULARITY
32,642
436
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    • Director
      • Olle Hellbom
    • Writer
      • Astrid Lindgren(novels)
    • Stars
      • Jan Ohlsson
      • Lena Wisborg
      • Allan Edwall
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    • Director
      • Olle Hellbom
    • Writer
      • Astrid Lindgren(novels)
    • Stars
      • Jan Ohlsson
      • Lena Wisborg
      • Allan Edwall
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    Emil of Lonneberga (1971)
    Emil of Lonneberga (1971)
    Allan Edwall, Björn Gustafson, Maud Hansson, Emy Storm, and Lena Wisborg in Emil of Lonneberga (1971)
    Lena Wisborg in Emil of Lonneberga (1971)
    Jan Ohlsson in Emil of Lonneberga (1971)
    Allan Edwall, Jan Ohlsson, and Emy Storm in Emil of Lonneberga (1971)
    Allan Edwall, Maud Hansson, Jan Ohlsson, Emy Storm, and Lena Wisborg in Emil of Lonneberga (1971)
    Jan Ohlsson and Emy Storm in Emil of Lonneberga (1971)
    Jan Ohlsson in Emil of Lonneberga (1971)
    Jan Ohlsson in Emil of Lonneberga (1971)
    Allan Edwall, Jan Ohlsson, Emy Storm, and Lena Wisborg in Emil of Lonneberga (1971)
    Astrid Lindgren and Jan Ohlsson in Emil of Lonneberga (1971)

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    Jan Ohlsson
    Jan Ohlsson
    • Emil
    Lena Wisborg
    Lena Wisborg
    • Ida
    Allan Edwall
    Allan Edwall
    • Anton - Emils pappa
    Emy Storm
    Emy Storm
    • Alma - Emils mamma
    Björn Gustafson
    Björn Gustafson
    • Drängen Alfred
    Maud Hansson
    Maud Hansson
    • Pigan Lina
    Carsta Löck
    Carsta Löck
    • Krösa-Maja
    Ellen Widmann
    • Kommandoran
    Hannelore Schroth
    Hannelore Schroth
    • Fru Petrell
    Paul Esser
    Paul Esser
    • Doktorn
    Georg Årlin
    Georg Årlin
    • Prästen
    Gus Dahlström
    Gus Dahlström
    • Stolle-Jocke
    Mimi Pollak
    Mimi Pollak
    • Lillklossan
    Hildur Lindberg
    • Vibergskan
    Astrid Lindgren
    Astrid Lindgren
    • Berättare
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Olle Hellbom
    • Writer
      • Astrid Lindgren(novels) (screenplay)
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      Edited into Emil i Lönneberga (1974)
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    Emil i Lönneberga is a series of children's novels by Astrid Lindgren, covering 12 books written from 1963 to 1997. Emil, the title character, is a prankster who lives on a farm in the district of Lönneberga (Swedish lönnar: maple; berg: hill, mountain), in Småland, Sweden.

    5-year-old Emil Svensson lives with his family on a farm called Katthult. He has got fair hair and blue eyes and looks like an angel, but is not, as he also has a prodigious knack for getting into trouble. Emil is not malicious, but does not think about the consequences of his actions. For example, he gives away food - which is meant to be dinner for relatives who will soon come to visit the family - to the poor because in his view they need it more. Every time Emil plays a "prank", he escapes his father by locking himself in a tool shed. This is not a severe punishment for Emil, who likes sitting in the shed and takes to carving a wooden figure during each of his stays. He eventually accumulates 369 of them, save for the one his mother buries because she claims it looks too much like the rural dean.

    His parents are Anton and Alma Svensson, Ida is Emil's little sister - a very well-behaved child, unlike him. She has tried to pull pranks like her brother since she wanted to go to the shed, which she thinks is cozy, but she failed. His father, in particular, is often angry with his son, though it has been seen many times he still likes him a lot when he does not make pranks. His mother, however, adores her boy and tends to say, "Emil is a nice little boy, and we love him just the way he is." She also writes down every bad thing Emil does, in a blue book, although, that blue book expands to several blue books. Alfred is the family's farmhand, and Lina is their maid. Alfred, who is very fond of children, is Emil's best friend, whereas Lina dislikes the boy. She is in love with Alfred and pesters him with her wish to marry him, a subject which Alfred tends to avoid.

    Emil's father is portrayed as a very typical inhabitant of Småland - for example, he does not like spending money. In Sweden, this is regarded to be characteristic of people from Småland. Church is very important, and the priest is a regular visitor. Alcohol and swearing are strictly forbidden in the Svenssons' house. The books give a vivid impression of Swedish farmers' daily life in the beginning of the 20th century.
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    • Release date
      • December 4, 1971 (Sweden)
    • Countries of origin
      • Sweden
      • West Germany
    • Languages
      • Swedish
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Emil in Lonneberga
    • Filming locations
      • Lönneberga, Kalmar län, Sweden
    • Production companies
      • Stella Film
      • Svensk Filmindustri (SF)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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