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The Apple War

1971 · 103 min

A warm, whimsical comedy with a sly political bite, pitting quirky locals and a touch of magic against corporate greed.

Overview
A German businessman wants to buy land in southern Sweden for a gigantic amusement park, his new project called "Deutschneyland" (a wordplay of Deutschland and Disneyland). Some of the locals dislike the idea, including the magically talented Lindberg family, and work to frustrate the development plans.

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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • nature
  • environment
  • class
  • power
  • corruption
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour7
Realism6
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy, fantasy
Directed by
Tage Danielsson
Written by
Tage Danielsson, Hans Alfredson
Starring
Per Grundén, Gösta Ekman, Sture Ericson, Ingvar Ottoson, Per Waldvik, Yvonne Lombard, Monica Zetterlund, Håkan Serner
Music
Evert Taube
Cinematography
Lars Swanberg
Runtime
103 min
Country
Sweden
Languages
German, Swedish

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