Ronia, the Robber's Daughter (film)

Infobox Film
name = Ronia, the Robber's Daughter


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director = Tage Danielsson
producer = Waldemar Bergendahl
writer = Astrid Lindgren
narrator =
starring = "see below"
music = Björn Isfält
cinematography = Rune Ericson
Mischa Gavrjusjov
Ole Fredrik Haug
editing = Jan Persson
distributor =
released = 14 December 1984 (Sweden)
1 March 1985 (Finland)
19 December 1985 (Netherlands)
20 March 1986 West Germany
23 May 1986 (USA)
runtime = 126 min
country = flagicon|Swedenflagicon|Norway
language = Swedish
budget = SEK 18,000,000 (estimated)
gross = SEK 49,396,838 (Sweden)
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imdb_id = 0088015

"Ronia, the Robber's Daughter" ("Ronja Rövardotter" in Sweden, "Ronja Robbersdaughter" in the USA) is a 1984 Swedish/Norwegian fantasy film directed by Tage Danielsson and adapted for screenplay by Astrid Lindgren herself.

When the film was broadcast on television two years after the theatrical premiere, the film was twenty minutes longer and uncensored (the theatrical release allowed viewing from 7 years and older). This spurred a debate where critics asked if film was more harmful in the film theatres than on television. [ [http://193.10.144.135/(S(bnhi3q55hppebu45y0et2x55))/movie.aspx?id=14736&view=11 Ronja Rövardotter, kommentar] , "Svensk Filmdatabas". Received 27 September 2008.]

Plot summary

Themes

Differences from novel or TV show

Cast

*Hanna Zetterberg as Ronja
*Dan Håfström as Birk (also as Dick Håfström)
*Börje Ahlstedt as Mattis
*Lena Nyman as Lovis
*Per Oscarsson as Borka
*Med Reventberg as Undis
*Allan Edwall as Skalle-Per
*Ulf Isenborg as Fjosok
*Henry Ottenby as Knotas
*Björn Wallde as Sturkas
*Tommy Körberg as Lill-Klippen

Reception

The film was a major success, becoming the highest-grossing 1984 film in Sweden, [cite journal
last = Holmlund
first = Christine
title = Pippi and Her Pals
journal = Cinema Journal
volume = 42.2
issue = Winter 2003
pages = 4
year = 2003] More than 1.5 million people attended its screenings in Sweden. [ cite web
title = Box office / business for "Ronja Rövardotter" (1984)
url = http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088015/business
accessdate = 2008-07-08 ]

Awards and honors

The film won Reader Jury of the "Berliner Morgenpost" and the Silver Berlin Bear ("For a movie of extraordinary fantasy") at the 1985 Berlin International Film Festival. The film was also nominated for a Golden Berlin Bear. [ cite web
title = Awards for "Ronja Rövardotter" (1984)
url = http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088015/awards
accessdate = 2008-07-07 ]

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