Polly helps the grandmother (film)
| Movie | |
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| German title | Polly helps the grandmother |
| Original title | Kajsa Kavat |
| Country of production | Sweden |
| original language | Swedish |
| Publishing year | 1989 |
| length | 76 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 0 |
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| Director | Daniel Bergman |
| script | Astrid Lindgren |
| production | Waldemar Bergendahl |
| music | Steve Dobrogosz |
| camera | Dan Myhrman |
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Polly helps the grandmother (original title: Kajsa Kavat ) is a children's film by Daniel Bergman based on the book of the same name by Astrid Lindgren .
action
As a baby, Polly is placed in a wicker basket in front of a door. A piece of paper says: "Please take care of this child, because no one else will do it". The woman who takes care of the child is since then only called "Grandma" by Polly.
Polly and her grandma are happy to have each other. Together they go to the market to sell the sweets Polly's grandma makes. Polly also befriends the boy Adrian, who also has a stall on the market. On the way home, Polly admires a doll in the shop window that she really wants. However, her grandmother explains that she cannot buy it now because it is too expensive. In the evening, Polly's grandmother tells a story about an angel who carries two candles and a book. Polly wonders how it works when the angel only has two hands.
One day, Polly's grandma breaks a leg and can no longer support Pollys and her livelihood. Polly steps in, takes care of her grandma, keeps the apartment clean and sells the sweets at the market.
As a Christmas present, Polly receives the doll she had admired in the shop window from her grandma. Your grandma thanks Polly for being such a lovely and good child. Meanwhile, Polly the angel with the two candles and the book can't get out of her head. She tells her grandma that she would like to see the angel. On Christmas night Polly gets up and looks out the window. The garden is full of angels.
background
Polly helps the grandmother was first broadcast on Swedish television on February 25, 1989.
In Germany the film was first broadcast on December 25, 1989 within a series called Astrid Lindgren told on ZDF. In September 2010, the fairy tale was published with four other Astrid Lindgren film adaptations by Universum Film GmbH on a DVD under the title Astrid Lindgren - 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 the film looks like a beautiful picture book made from Ilon Wikland illustrations and old photographs. In addition, the film was implemented very child-friendly. The film adaptation would be content with a few cuts and allow time for ordinary, everyday processes. The close-ups of Polly would give the children the opportunity to empathize with Polly and empathize with her. In addition, Mathilda Lindgren offers an impressive representation of Polly. It would be convincing from the first scene and would act so naturally in front of the camera as if it weren't there. That makes the film still worth seeing nowadays. The only thing that Anna Zamolska criticizes is the shortening of the film in the German version. Important scenes were cut here, such as a scene with the adult Pippi Longstocking actress Inger Nilsson .
Web links
- Polly helping her grandmother in the Internet Movie Database (English)