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Rasmus and the Vagabond

1981 · 105 min

A gentle, nostalgic wander through the Swedish countryside with a lonely boy and a kind-hearted drifter, comforting and quietly moving.

Overview: 9-year old orphan called Rasmus runs away from the orphanage. He meets a vagabond they call Paradise Oskar who likes to sing and play his accordion. Oskar makes the Rasmus world seem like a better place.

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Tone: warmstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: found family
friendship
isolation
freedom
parenthood
Places: countryside
small town
road trip
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	3
Realism	7
Romance	0
Tension	3
Darkness	3
Complexity	2
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: adventure, drama, family
Directed by: Olle Hellbom
Written by: Astrid Lindgren
Starring: Allan Edwall, Erik Lindgren, Håkan Serner, Olof Bergström, Rolf Larsson, Lena Brogren, Tommy Johnson, Lars Amble
Music: Gösta Linderholm, Björn Isfält
Cinematography: Rune Ericson
Runtime: 105 min
Country: Sweden
Languages: Swedish

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