I've made two new short rips.Pippi Longstocking, Inger Nilsson interview. Swedish speaketh only here.
Also fun for fans: screen test of Inger, from before the production started.
I think Inger was for Pippi what Clint Eastwood was for Dirty Harry: born for the part and a very big part of why it became a classic.
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Just lovely! I even understood most of what she said (after flexing the brain a little).
The screen test shows without the slightest doubt that she was the right person for the role. How could anyone possibly have done better?
I am not sure how fitting your association of Pippi with Dirty Harry is though. :-)
Swedes always make me go a big rubbery one.
Thanks, anon, that was just lovely.
"The screen test shows without the slightest doubt that she was the right person for the role."
Exactly. She just lived the part.
"I am not sure how fitting your association of Pippi with Dirty Harry is though. :-)"
Hehe, I know. You can hardly imagine bigger opposites. Pippi is the epitome of fun, innocence, whimsy, and happiness, Dirty Harry is the epitome of the opposite of all those.
Funny by the way that they were made around the same time.
Why'd you remove that comment, Joe? I thought it was funny.
(I get emails of the comments, see.)
I know which one I wouldn't want to run into down a dark alley. Pippi.
Why'd you remove that comment, Joe? I thought it was funny.
I'm not sure why...
Just lovely! I even understood most of what she said (after flexing the brain a little).
I tried flexing the ol' brain, but no dice. I couldn't understand a word. The screen test I could still enjoy, but watching the interview was kind of pointless. They should subtitle it maybe. I mean, really, she didn't sound a thing like the Swedish Chef! I've been lied to again by those Jim Henson cocksuckers! ;0
Yes, they are good for entertainment, but one should not rely on them for accurate information about the world, I've learned.
one should not rely on them for accurate information about the world, I've learned.
Dang!
Just a for instance: did you know that frogs are usually not wise and witty? And that pigs don't often dance and use karate? True story.
"Funny by the way that they were made around the same time."
The cosmic balance of Yin and Yang, perhaps? ;-)
"Joe Dick said...
I know which one I wouldn't want to run into down a dark alley. Pippi."
Reminds me of that target practice scene in Men In Black, when Will Smith shoots the little girl in the streets. Pippi in a dark alley would definitely be up to no good, while Dirty Harry might likely be doing his job, protecting us citizens from psycho lurking un-exorcised little girls. With beads.
"did you know that frogs are usually not wise and witty? And that pigs don't often dance and use karate?"
No, YOU DON'T SAY!
Oh, wait, actually you've just said it. My bad. :-)
No karate then? But... what about Pork Chop, isn't that a martial art?
For accurate information about the world, you can always count on the pair of old blokes up in the balcony.
Reading about her, it seems she did not exactly get rich from doing the show, and is working as a secretary. Too bad, considering the dough they must've made off her.
I am not sure. Even though it was a huge success in Scandinavia, these are small countries, and I don't think anybody gets rich there from making films or TV.
and I don't think anybody gets rich there from making films or TV.
Maybe it's better that way - maybe you get better quality. Then again, if there's not as much profit, there's not as much money to make those films and TV shows.
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