The Wonderful Journey of Selma Lagerlöf

André Schäfer
2020-12-19


4
53 min

The extraordinary story of Swedish writer Selma Lagerlöf (1858-1940), creator of Nils Holgersson, a memorable and legendary literary character, and the first female storyteller to win the Nobel Prize for Literature (1909); a woman as pioneering in her life as in her remarkable work.

Cast

Name Character Team
Hanna Schygulla Self - Quote Reader (voice) Unowned
Mats Malm Self - Swedish Academy Spokesperson Unowned
Thomas Steinfeld Self - Book Critic Unowned
Anna Nordlund Self - Biographer Unowned
Holger Wolandt Self - Biographer Unowned
Elisabeth Lagerlöf Self - Lagerlöf's Grandniece Unowned
Monika Hilding Self - Lagerlöf's Grandniece Unowned
Hans-Viktor Krolovitsch Self - Parson Unowned
Ann-Charlotte Knochenhauer Self - Librarian Unowned
Annacari Jadling-Ohlsson Self - Guide Unowned
Elisabet Cassel Self - Teacher Unowned
Anna-Karin Palm Self - Writer Unowned
Eva Bonnier Self - Book Editor Unowned
Selma Lagerlöf Self - Writer (archive footage) Unowned