Showing posts with label Norwegian. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Norwegian. Show all posts
The Anti-Nazi Seal
Wikipedia: "In 1941 Sælen famously wrote and illustrated the book Snorre Sel ('Snorri the Seal'). The book, subtitled "A fable in colors for adults and children", was a subtle satire on Nazi Germany..."
Art: Scandinavian Giants
Portrait lithograph of Swedish playwright, writer and painter August Strindberg made by Edvard Munch in 1896, from the estate of Ingmar Bergman.
Image found here (very large) but inspired by this post.
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Illustration: Gerhard Munthe
Gerhard Munthe
(1849-1929)
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Illustration: Halfdan Egedius
"Seidemennene paa Skrattskjaer" - Olav Tryggvasons saga in Heimskringla
Halfdan Egedius
(1877 – 1899) !!
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Animation & Nostalgia: The Tooth Trolls
This film is nostalgia for me even though it was made all the way back in 1954. Karius og Baktus (Karius och Baktus, Karius and Bactus e t c) is a Norwegian film by Ivo Caprino made with the pedagogical purpose of getting kids to brush their teeth properly. It features two irritating "tooth trolls" nesting in some kids teeth.
In the 70s they made us watch it in school several times and I know I thought it was kind of grim. Of course we preferred watching it to having regular classes. As if the film wasn't enough I was given the book, probably by my Norwegian godparents. Was it because I had bad personal hygiene? I would like to think not.
Click here or on the image to get to Bibi's excellent video blog Videos With Bibi (updated daily!!) and her equally excellent post called Ivo Caprino Short Stop Motion Animations I, where you'll find Karius and Bactus and four more films by Ivo Caprino.
By the way, if you like stop motion movies and you happen to stumble upon a movie called Flåklypa Grand Prix (Pinchcliffe Grand Prix) you should watch it. This is Ivo Caprino's masterpiece from 1975; also great nostalgia for me.
Update: Ivo Caprino Short Stop Motion Animations II
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