The read
It runs a compact 53m.
Synopsis
The extraordinary story of Swedish writer Selma Lagerlöf (1858-1940), creator of Nils Holgersson, a memorable and legendary literary character, and the first female storyteller to win the Nobel Prize for Literature (1909); a woman as pioneering in her life as in her remarkable work.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- André SchäferWriter
- Ritchie StaringerOriginal Music Composer
- André SchäferDirector
Cast
- Hanna SchygullaSelf - Quote Reader (voice)
- Mats MalmSelf - Swedish Academy Spokesperson
- Thomas SteinfeldSelf - Book Critic
- Anna NordlundSelf - Biographer
- Holger WolandtSelf - Biographer
- Elisabeth LagerlöfSelf - Lagerlöf's Grandniece
- Monika HildingSelf - Lagerlöf's Grandniece
- Hans-Viktor KrolovitschSelf - Parson
- Ann-Charlotte KnochenhauerSelf - Librarian
- Annacari Jadling-OhlssonSelf - Guide
- Elisabet CasselSelf - Teacher
- Anna-Karin PalmSelf - Writer
Stills
Themes
copenhagen, denmarknobel prizebiographystockholm, swedenlesbian relationshipportrait of an artistswedish folkloresuffragist movement