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Section: Days of Swedish Cinema
The Journey to Melonia (1989)
The beautiful paradise island Melonia is inhabited by the sorcerer Prospero and his daughter Miranda, the albatross Ariel, the good-natured vegetable-faced gardener Caliban, and William the dog-nosed poet. They live a generally peaceful life, except for Caliban who has to work hard with the garden. A few miles away lies the dark island Plutonia, where the greedy capitalists Slug and Slagg rule. Now that they’ve nearly exhausted Plutonia's resources, Slug and Slagg turn their gaze on the unexploited Melonia, scheming to take it over with a gigantic drill…
| Country | Norway, Sweden |
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| Year | 1989 |
| Duration | 104 min |
| Rating | 6 |
| Language | Swedish |
| Subtitle | Simultanneous translation into |
| Directed by | Per Åhlin |
| Screenplay | Per Åhlin, Karl Rasmusson |
| Director of Photography | Per Svensson, Piotr Jaworski |
| Music | Björn Isfält |
| Contact | The Swedish Film Institute |
Biography
One of the most famous Swedish animated filmmakers. From his rich filmography we'll mention Christopher's Christmas Mission (Karl Bertil Jonssons julafton, 1975) and The Journey to Melonia (Resan till Melonia, 1989), plus the series of short films and TV series about Laban the Little Ghost (Lilla spöket Laban, 2006-2009), of which he is co-director.