Pippi Longstocking 1997  G, 78 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy / Musical
Director: Michael Schaack, Clive A. Smith, Bill Giggie
Cast: Melissa Altro, Catherine O'Hara, Carole Pope, Dave Thomas, Gordon Pinsent, Wayne Robson, Olivia Garrett, Noah Reid, Richard Binsley, Rick Jones, Peter Karlsson, Gunilla Roor
Based on Astrid Lindgren's children's stories, this a a good animated adaptation that follows the upbeat, smart, and mischievous nine-year-old Pippi Longstocking. When Pippi's father, a sea captain, washes overboard during a storm, he tells her to go to their country home and await his return. There she finds new friends (and enemies) and moves from one adventure to another.
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Under Solen (Under the Sun) 1998  N/R, 118 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Colin Nutley
Cast: Rolf Lassgard, Helena Bergstrom, Johan Widerberg, Gunilla Roor, Jonas Falk, Linda Ulvaeus, Bergljot Arnadottir, Per Sandberg, Rikard Wolff
Forty-year-old illiterate Olof (Rolf Lassgard) leads the simple life alone on the family farm in Sweden. Brash and worldly Erik (Johan Widerberg) is his only friend–until Olof advertises for a housekeeper, and Ellen (Helena Bergstrom) answers the advertisement. Friendship, then love, develops between Olof and Ellen as Erik also vies for her attention. Nominated for an Academy award for Best Foreign Film.
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2. Under Solen (Under the Sun) (1998)
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