Friday, May 16, 2008

Muumi ja vaarallinen juhannus

Mumintrollens farliga midsommar. [Moomin and His Dangerous Midsummer.] FI/PL/AT (c) 2008 Oy Filmkompaniet Alpha / Filmoteka Narodowa / Jupiter-Film. P: Tom Carpelan. D: Maria Lindberg. A felt cloth puppet animation compilation from the original Polish tv series Opowiadania Muminkow (1977-1982). Co-screenwriter in the original series: Tove Jansson - based on her novel Farlig midsommar (Vaarallinen juhannus, 1954). Voice talent: Tapani Perttu (Muumipappa), Johanna Viksten (Muumimamma), Jasper Pääkkönen (Muumipeikko), Elsa Saiso (Niiskuneiti /Miska), Taneli Mäkelä (Nuuskamuikkunen), Outi Alanen (Pikku Myy), Ilpo Mikkonen (Homssu), Jarmo Koski (park guard), Vuokko Hovatta (Mymmelin tytär /Vahdin serkku), Leena Rapola (Vilijonkka / Emma). 88 min. Distributed by FS Film in the Finnish-speaking version. Viewed at Kinopalatsi 5, Helsinki, 16 May 2008. - A surprisingly charming and wonderful interpretation, faithful to the Tove Jansson spirit. Visually good-looking, stylish puppet animation, a refreshing alternative to the visually boring digital animations.

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