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You're Out of Your Mind, Madicken

1979 · 98 min

A gentle, sunlit childhood ramble full of small mischief and warm family feeling, easy to sink into.

Overview
Madicken is a Swedish girl from the upper level family, growing up during the time of first world war which did not include Sweden. She lives happily with her family, experiencing the world and making brave and crazy things.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • coming-of-age
  • friendship
  • love
  • identity
Places
  • small town
  • home
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
family
Directed by
Göran Graffman
Written by
Astrid Lindgren
Starring
Jonna Liljendahl, Liv Alsterlund, Monica Nordquist, Björn Granath, Lis Nilheim, Birgitta Andersson, Allan Edwall, Sebastian Håkansson
Music
Bengt Hallberg
Cinematography
Jörgen Persson
Runtime
98 min
Country
Sweden
Languages
Swedish

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