Dearest sister (film)

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Movie
German title Dearest sister
Original title Allrakäraste syster
Country of production Sweden
original language Swedish
Publishing year 1988
length 29 minutes
Age rating FSK 0
Rod
Director Goran Carmback
script Astrid Lindgren
production Waldemar Bergendahl
music Björn Isfalt ,
Göran Ringbom
camera Jens Fischer
occupation

Dearest sister (original title: Allrakäraste syster ) is a fairy tale film by Göran Carmback based on the novel of the same name by Astrid Lindgren .

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Barbro feels a little alone in her family. Her father loves her mother the most and her mother loves Barbro's brother Jonas the most. Barbro's dearest birthday wish is to have a dog, but it is too expensive for the family.

However, Barbro has a secret: She has a twin sister named Ylva-Li. Ylva-Li lives in a secret land called Salikon, under the rose bushes, where she is queen. Barbro goes on many adventures with Ylva-Li. Barbro also has everything she could wish for there: two dogs, a cat, horses, food that she likes, unforgettable experiences, etc. Ylva-Li also loves her and calls her the dearest sister .

The day before her birthday, Barbro visits Ylva-Li. The two go on a trip to the most beautiful valley in the world. With their horses, they have to pass gold and silver sparks past the bad guys who hide in the dark forest of fear. When they arrived at the most beautiful valley in the world, Ylva-Li and Barbro enjoyed a wonderful day there. However, Ylva-Li has to bring bad news to her twin sister. If the roses in front of the Salikon entrance have wilted, it means that Ylva-Li is dead. Desperate, Barbro storms home. Barbro can't comfort her mother either.

On her birthday, Barbro is woken up by a puppy dog. It's her birthday present. Her parents had just pretended they couldn't afford the dog to surprise Barbro. As Barbro goes out into the garden, she discovers that the roses in front of the Salikon entrance have withered. The entrance to Salikon no longer exists. Barbro is sad, but is greeted by her puppy Ruff, who cheers her up. The two go for a walk together.

background

Dearest Sister was first shown on Swedish television on December 2, 1988. In Germany the film was first broadcast on ZDF on November 5, 1989 within a series called Astrid Lindgren Told . In September 2010 the fairy tale and three other Astrid Lindgren film adaptations were published by Universum Film GmbH on a DVD under the title The most beautiful fairy tales . Another DVD was released in October 2013, this time with two more Astrid Lindgren film adaptations under the title Astrid Lindgren Märchen 1 .

criticism

Anna Zamolska from KinderundJugendmedien.de thinks that Dearest Sister is “a sad, serious fairy tale”. It stands out “from other fairy tale films because of its serious and sad mood” and takes up “some of the most beautiful symbols from the Lindgren books”. She also praises the acting performance of the two leading actresses and the music. The symbolic content of the story is comparable to that of the " Lionheart Brothers ", so a similar kind of sibling love can be seen here. With “her fairytale happenings in our everyday world”, “Dearest Sister like a Kafkaesque short story for children” appears.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Release certificate for dearest sister . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , November 2012 (PDF; test number: 121 876-b V).
  2. Allrakäraste syster (1988) .
  3. Astrid Lindgren tells 04: Dearest sister (Allrakaeraste Syster) .
  4. Anna Zamolska: Dearest sister (Göran Carmback, 1988) .