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The Wonderful Journey of Selma Lagerlöf (2020)

Genre : Documentary, TV Movie

Runtime : 53M

Director : André Schäfer

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.

Actors

Hanna Schygulla
Hanna Schygulla
Self - Quote Reader (voice)
Mats Malm
Mats Malm
Self - Swedish Academy Spokesperson
Thomas Steinfeld
Thomas Steinfeld
Self - Book Critic
Anna Nordlund
Anna Nordlund
Self - Biographer
Holger Wolandt
Holger Wolandt
Self - Biographer
Elisabeth Lagerlöf
Elisabeth Lagerlöf
Self - Lagerlöf's Grandniece
Monika Hilding
Monika Hilding
Self - Lagerlöf's Grandniece
Hans-Viktor Krolovitsch
Hans-Viktor Krolovitsch
Self - Parson
Ann-Charlotte Knochenhauer
Ann-Charlotte Knochenhauer
Self - Librarian
Annacari Jadling-Ohlsson
Annacari Jadling-Ohlsson
Self - Guide
Elisabet Cassel
Elisabet Cassel
Self - Teacher
Anna-Karin Palm
Anna-Karin Palm
Self - Writer
Eva Bonnier
Eva Bonnier
Self - Book Editor
Selma Lagerlöf
Selma Lagerlöf
Self - Writer (archive footage)

Crews

André Schäfer
André Schäfer
Director
André Schäfer
André Schäfer
Writer
Harry Schlund
Harry Schlund
Director of Photography
Stefan Schlund
Stefan Schlund
Sound
Fritz Busse
Fritz Busse
Editor
Michel Linzer
Michel Linzer
Editor
Ritchie Staringer
Ritchie Staringer
Original Music Composer
Aksana Dijkstra
Aksana Dijkstra
Assistant Editor
Elias Siegner
Elias Siegner
Sound Mixer
Arno Blumenstock
Arno Blumenstock
Production Design
Anna Steuber
Anna Steuber
Producer
Thomas Rosenberg
Thomas Rosenberg
Producer
André Schäfer
André Schäfer
Producer
Melanie Clausen
Melanie Clausen
Production Manager
Oliver Lau
Oliver Lau
Production Manager
Monika Schäfer
Monika Schäfer
Commissioning Editor
Britta Büttner
Britta Büttner
Commissioning Editor

Posters and backgrounds

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