Lotta (TV series)
| Television broadcast | |
|---|---|
| German title | Lotta |
| Original title | Lotta på Bråkmakargatan |
| Country of production | Sweden |
| original language | Swedish |
| year | 1995 |
| length | 24 minutes |
| Episodes | 7 in 1 season |
| genre | Children's film |
| Director | Johanna Hald |
| idea | Astrid Lindgren |
| production | Waldemar Bergendahl |
| music | Stefan Nilsson |
| First broadcast | September 26, 1992 (film), January 7, 1995 (TV series) |
| German-language first broadcast |
April 2, 1994 on ZDF |
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Lotta ( Lotta på Bråkmakargatan ) is a Swedish television series based on the novels about Lotta from Noisemaker Street by Astrid Lindgren . The television series was created from the films Lotta from Krachmacherstraße ( Lotta på braakmakargatan ) and Lotta is moving ( Lotta flyttar hemifraan ). The first episode at the dentist's ( Lotta på braakmakargatan ) contains scenes from both films. The content of episodes 2 to 4 was taken from the footage shot for Lotta from Krachmacherstraße , while the content and chronology of episodes 5 to 7 largely correspond with Lotta (apart from the dentist's visit , which can already be seen in episode 1) . Lotta from Krachmacherstraße was extended by more than 30 minutes in the television series, but Lotta is shortened a little. Both the films and the series contain exclusive footage, but the series version is longer overall. While in Sweden the films were shown first and only then the TV series was broadcast, in Germany it was exactly the other way around.
action
Lotta lives with her siblings Mia and Jonas on Krachmacherstraße. Lotta is very strong-willed, knows what she wants and is ready to fight for it. She does a lot, but nobody can be angry with her for a long time.
Cast & dubbing
| role | actor | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Lotta | Grete Havnesköld | Viola Scherff |
| Jonas | Martin Andersson | Sebastian Schulz |
| Mia-Maria | Linn Gloppestad | Berenice Weichert |
| mummy | Beatrice Järås | Sonja German |
| father | Claes Malmberg | Wolfgang Condrus |
| Aunt mountain | Margreth Weivers | Christel Merian |
background
Lotta plays in the late 1950s. Astrid Lindgren had a great influence on the script for the series. However, she was not present during the shooting. The leading actress Grete Havnesköld was selected by the director Johanna Hald . Originally, Hald had planned to film Lindgren's story When Adam Engelbrecht Got Really Angry . She had already written the script for it, but Lindgren didn't think the script was good enough and turned it down. For this, Hald was allowed to shoot the films about Lotta.
Episode list
season 1
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in Sweden | German language first broadcast (ZDF) | Director | script |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | At the dentist | Lotta på braakmakargatan | January 7, 1995 | 3rd December 1994 | Johanna Hald | Astrid Lindgren |
| Lotta has to go to the dentist. Actually, she doesn't feel like doing it. Lotta goes into the treatment room with her brother Jonas. Her mother is surprised that Lotta comes out of the treatment room in a good mood and without crying. Lotta tells her that she was really brave when a tooth was pulled. The mother is proud of her daughter and gives her a little money as a reward. Then the doctor comes out of the room. It turns out that Jonas' tooth was pulled, not Lotta. The doctor says that Lotta's mother has to come back with Lotta because she never opened her mouth. | |||||||
| 2 | 2 | A real bike | Visst Kan Lotta Cykla | January 14, 1995 | December 10, 1994 | Johanna Hald | Astrid Lindgren |
| Lotta is celebrating her fifth birthday. She wanted nothing more than a bicycle. But her parents think that she is still too young and that she should ride the tricycle for another year. However, Lotta now wants a bike. She steals the big bike from her neighbor Mrs. Berg. However, since that is way too big for her, she falls and injures her knee a little. Lotta is sad and no longer thinks her birthday is nice. Her father arrives for her with a bicycle. Lotta is overjoyed. | |||||||
| 3 | 3 | Jonas falls into the water | Lotta Aaker Paa Utflykt | January 21, 1995 | 17th December 1994 | Johanna Hald | Astrid Lindgren |
| Lotta and her family take a trip to a lake. A lot happens in the process. Lotta finds bird eggs, loses her teddy bear and finds it again and her brother Jonas climbs onto a ledge and falls into the water. In the evening everyone tells again what they found most beautiful about the trip. | |||||||
| 4th | 4th | Train travel is fun | Lotta Aaker Till Lands | January 28, 1995 | January 25, 1996 | Johanna Hald | Astrid Lindgren |
| Lotta takes the train to Lotta's grandparents with Mia, Jonas and their mother. The journey turns out to be very adventurous. Jonas and Mia get out at the platform and literally get back in another compartment at the last second. Lotta's mother learns from another traveler that her children got off the platform. But she doesn't know that they're back on the train and is very worried. She asks the train driver to pull the emergency brake, who is about to comply with this request when the two of them get off again. But then Lotta is on the way. Her mother searches for them all over the train and suddenly finds them with a group of soldiers whom Lotta is currently entertaining. Lotta and her siblings play and later picnic on their grandparents' farm. | |||||||
| 5 | 5 | Move to the attic | Lotta Flyttar Hemifraan | April 20, 1996 | January 26, 1996 | Johanna Hald | Astrid Lindgren |
| Lotta's day doesn't start well. She wakes up and thinks that Jonas and Mia hit their teddy bear. In addition, she is not allowed to put on her beautiful Sunday dress, but should wear the terrible scratchy sweater. She doesn't want that and cuts her sweater, then she decides to take off. She moves into the attic of her neighbor Frau Berg. First Lotta thinks everything is exciting and great. She can play with Mrs. Berg's daughter's doll and dress it up. However, when it gets dark in the evening, she feels sad and alone. Here comes her father. Lotta explains that she wants to go back home. | |||||||
| 6th | 6th | A Christmas tree is needed | Visst Kan Lotta Naestan Allting | April 27, 1996 | December 24, 1994 | Johanna Hald | Astrid Lindgren |
| It's christmas soon. Lotta's family doesn't have a Christmas tree yet and when Lotta's father wants to get one, he soon finds out that there isn't any left. Lotta tries to get a Christmas tree on her own. It is not very successful at first. However, she is lucky at a gas station. A truck loses a Christmas tree. Lotta takes it home and presents the tree to her family. She is overjoyed. | |||||||
| 7th | 7th | Chocolate Santa Clauses for Easter | Visst Aar Lotta En Glad Unge | May 4, 1996 | April 2, 1994 | Johanna Hald | Astrid Lindgren |
| It is Easter. However, the candy store in town has closed as the owner wants to move back to Greece. Lotta's father therefore doesn't get any Easter chocolate to hide. Lotta wouldn't be Lotta if she didn't have an idea. On Easter vigil, she secretly gets up and hides the Christmas candy that she got from the owner of the candy store when he closed the business in the garden. | |||||||
criticism
The lexicon of international films judged Lotta to be “child-friendly, full of charm, with a naturally acting little leading actress”.
Mark Spörrle from Die Zeit noticed that after watching the television series, his daughter adopted Lotta's expressions, such as the devil or Oberdoofer Papi! when he didn't let her watch another episode. Also, like Lotta, she stamped her feet. He therefore believes that the cinematic implementation of Lotta could have a negative impact on children. However, many of the commentators on the article disagreed with Spöttle's opinion. Some see the behavior of the daughter's rebellion as a normal step in development. Reader Fantasy explained that the uttering of swear words of the "ability to assert oneself and the desire to try out another role (free from constraints)" would be tantamount. Instead of banning the series, the father should point out his own limits and explain to her how he feels when his daughter uses these words. Readers raabbel also supports this suggestion and believes that this is the only way the daughter can learn . He believes the daughter learned to use these words when you are angry. Parents should allow their outbursts if they would name an I-message with a reason, such as I want to keep watching TV because I find it so exciting right now . Reader Mirinord believes that Astrid Lindgren gives the children a voice and lets them express how they really feel. This is not always pleasant, but very helpful for mental health. DeralteFritz criticizes that, in his opinion, the author expects the children from Noise Maker Street to be nice and conformist and not to make any noise. Ma Rou finds it inappropriate to blame Astrid Lindgren for her own educational difficulties. She believes that the situation described was more a question of television or not television and that it had little to do with the series being shown. Many of the commentators considered it appropriate to look and reflect on the series together.
Web links
- Lotta in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Start with Lotta from Krachmacherstraße and Lotta moves .
- ↑ Gudrun Lukasz-Aden: "I asked myself, does it have to be so cute?" .
- ↑ Lotta. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed January 9, 2019 .
- ↑ Mark Spörrle: Beware of Astrid Lindgren! .