Majken (2008)
Table of contents
- Basic facts
- Links and resources
- Titles
- Crew
- Cast
- Companies
- About the film
- Plot summary
- Swedish censorship / rating
- Technical specifications
- Comments
- Original work
- Production location
- Release dates
- Soundtrack listing
- Awards
- Related films
- Subjects
- Holdings Film
- Holdings Posters
- Holdings Archive materials
- Holdings Scripts
- Holdings Stills
- Holdings Promotion materials
Basic facts
Media (3)
| Original title | Majken |
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| Film type | Short |
| Category | Fiction |
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| Classification | Suitable for all audiences |
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Cast
Plot summary
Dolly, a 67-year-old cleaning woman, gets mad at the Coop Supermarket. She thinks they're only pretending to be environmental because they still shrink-wrap their vegetables in plastic. She...
Titles
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Crew
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| Director of Photography | |
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| Production Designer | |
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| Production Mixer | |
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| Location Manager | |
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| Gaffer | |
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| Digital Grading | |
| Propman | |
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| Sound Editor | |
| Re-recording Mixer | |
| Other Crew |
Cast
| Lena Granhagen | Dolly | ||
| Malin Ek | Majken | ||
| Gerd Hegnell | Ragna | ||
| Björn Andersson | äldre polis | ||
| Henrik Vikman | yngre polis | ||
| Bengt Eklund | Börje | ||
| - | Snattarliga: | ||
| May Atterbring | |||
| Iris Nordin | |||
| Inger Grönlund | |||
| Jonas Öberg | väktare | ||
| Mikael Jansson | väktare |
Companies
| Production Company | Jarowskij AB | ||
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| Copyright | Jarowskij AB | 2007 | |
| Co-Production Company | Sveriges Television AB | ||
| Advance allocations | Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet | 2007-06-15 |
Plot summary
Dolly, a 67-year-old cleaning woman, gets mad at the Coop Supermarket. She thinks they're only pretending to be environmental because they still shrink-wrap their vegetables in plastic. She calls Coop and gets put through to Majken. Meeting Majken changes Dolly's life. You can't shut people down forever.
Swedish censorship / rating
| Censorship number | 145340 |
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| Date | 2008-03-28 |
| Classification | Suitable for all audiences |
Technical specifications
| Aspect ratio | 1.85:1 |
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| Colour type | Colour |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Length in minutes | 28 min |
| Reels | 2 reels |
Original work
Release dates
| Festival showing | 2008-01-29 | Haga 1 | Gothenburg | Sweden | 30 min | (Göteborg Film Festival) |
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| Cinematheque screening | 2008-04-24 | Bio Victor | Stockholm | Sweden | 30 min | |
| TV showing | 2008-07-16 | SVT2 | Sweden | 28 min | ||
| Festival showing | 2008-10-22 | Grand | Uppsala | Sweden | 28 min | 27:e Uppsala Internationella Krotfilmfestival. |
| 2008-10-24 | Regina | Uppsala | Sweden | 28 min | 27:e Uppsala Internationella Krotfilmfestival. | |
| 2011-10-29 | Slottsbiografen | Uppsala | Sweden | 28 min | 30:e Internationella Kortfilmfestival 2011. | |
| 2011-10-30 | Slottsbiografen | Uppsala | Sweden | 28 min | 30:e Uppsala Internationella Kortfilmfestival 2011. |
Soundtrack listing
Awards
| Festival Award | New York | 2009 | (andra pris/second prize in narrative category vid Befilm the Underground Film Festival, New York, USA) | ||
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| Special Mention | Paris | 2009 | (hedersomnämnande/special mention vid the 7th Festival Signes de Nuit, Paris, Frankrike. | ||
| Festival Award | Almería | 2009 | Lena Granhagen | (bästa skådespelare/best performance - Lena Granhagen, Almería en Corto, Spanien ) |
Related films
| Svensk novellfilm 2007 (2007) | contains | Majken (2008) |
Holdings Film
The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se
| Element type | |
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| Item base | Polyester |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
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| Item base | Polyester |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Element type | Video tape digital |
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| Carrier type | HDCAM |
Holdings Posters
| Size | Smaller than 40 x 75 cm |
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| Quantity | 1 |
Holdings Scripts
| Script type | Inspelningsmanus |
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| Script title | Majken. Efter en novell av John Ajvide Lindqvist av Helene Lindholm. Inspelningsversion 2007-07-25. |
| Extent | 26 s. |
| Language | Swedish |
| Script type | Dialoglista |
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| Extent | 6 s. + 21 s. för- och eftertext och musiklista i ex. 1. |
| Language | Swedish |
| Script type | Dialoglista |
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| Extent | 20 s. |
| Language | English |
Holdings Stills
| Black and white print | No |
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| Colour prints | No |
| Behind the scenes prints | No |
| Slides | No |
| Digital images | Yes |
| Negatives | No |
| Contact sheets | No |
| Album | No |
Holdings Promotion materials
| Type | Program/Reklamtryck |
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