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Section: International Competition of Feature Films for Children
Siv Sleeps Astray (2016)
Seven-year-old Siv’s first night sleeping over at her new friend Cerisia’s place turns out to be a magical one. In the early evening, many things are already beginning to seem odd: the exotic food, all of the animals... At night though, the unfamiliar flat really starts to become a realm full of secrets. There is spooky and puzzling stuff waiting to be discovered behind every door. The little girl’s worries and desires are mirrored in her purple adventure and they help her gain a perspective on things. The dream-like scenery resembles that of a Lewis Carroll story. The film’s love for the unconventional also recalls the work of Astrid Lindgren, with whom filmmaker and author Catti Edfeldt collaborated frequently in the early days of her career.
| Country | Sweden |
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| Year | 2016 |
| Duration | 79 min |
| Rating | 6 |
| Language | Swedish |
| Subtitle | English, simul. translation cz |
| Directed by | Catti Edfeldt, Lena Hanno Clyne |
| Screenplay | Lena Hanno Clyne |
| Director of Photography | Gabriel Mkrttchian |
| Music | Merlijn Snitker |
| Edited by | Christer Furubrand |
| Contact | The Swedish Film Institute |
Biography
Catti Edfeldt (1950), Swedish screenwriter and director, was a child star in film adaptations of works by the writer Astrid Lindgren. Her directorial debut was the feature comedy Sixten (1994). The series Eva & Adam (1999-2001) was the basis for the family film Eva & Adam: Four Birthdays and a Fiasco (Eva & Adam – Fyra födelsedagar och ett fiasko, 2001). She continued in the same genre with the film Kidz in da Hood (Förortsungar, 2006). Lena Hanno Clyne (1957), Swedish screenwriter, director and producer, started out as a theater director. She’s made several authorial short films, e.g. Glaciation (Istider 1996) or Susanne Goes Single (Susanne blir singel, 2006). She made her feature debut with the melodrama Beautiful Fall (Falla vackert, 2004).