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Nelly Rapp – Monster Agent

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Nelly Rapp – Monster Agent
Directed byAmanda Adolfsson
Written bySofie Forsman
Produced by
  • Jon Nohrstedt
  • Niklas Larsson
Starring
  • Matilda Gross
  • Johan Rheborg
  • Marianne Mörck
  • Björn Gustafsson
  • Lily Wahlsteen
CinematographyGabriel Mkrttchian
Edited byBritta Norell
Music byUno Helmersson
Production
company
Distributed bySF Studios
Release date
  • October 23, 2020 (2020-10-23)
Running time
92 minutes
CountrySweden
LanguageSwedish

Nelly Rapp – Monster Agent is a 2020 Swedish feature film directed by Amanda Adolfsson. Produced by Jon Nohrstedt and Niklas Larsson, the film stars Matilda Gross, Johan Rheborg, Marianne Mörck, Björn Gustafsson, and Lily Wahlsteen.[1] Based on the titular Swedish children book character Nelly Rapp, the plot follows the story of Nelly who spends autumn break with her uncle Hannibal.[2]

Critics received the film with generally favourable reviews, with praise towards its fast-paced action, humor, and visual presentation. At the 56th Guldbagge Awards, the film received five nominations, including Best Art Direction, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, and Best Original Score, winning for Best Costume Design and Best Makeup and Hair.

Plot

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The plot follows Nelly, a 10-year old who has no friends. Nelly and her dog London, decide to spend the autumn holidays with her eccentric uncle Hannibal. Hannibal lives in a spooky mansion in the country, with housekeeper Lena-Sleva. However, Nelly does not know that Hannibal does not live a normal life and that he is a monster agent. She is soon surrounded by vampires, ghosts, werewolves, and Frankenstein, and embarks on an adventure where everything she previously believed in is put to test.

Cast

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  • Matilda Gross as Nelly Rapp
  • Johan Rheborg as Hannibal
  • Marianne Mörck as Lena-Sleva
  • Björn Gustafsson as Vincent
  • Lily Wahlsteen as Roberta
  • Emma Broomé as Werewolf Vanja
  • Amy Deasismont as Ghost Albertina
  • David Wiberg as Luke the Vampire
  • Elisabeth Wernesjö as priest
  • Stephen Rappaport as vampire and cage
  • Peter Lorentzon as military
  • Leif Edlund as customer in sausage kiosk
  • Jens Ohlin as Lennart
  • Ove Wolf as sausage man
  • Fredrik Dahl as craftsman
  • Margareta Olsson as old professor
  • Hannah Alem Davidson as postman
  • Ebba Fichtelius as monster
  • Rebecca Kaneld as Eva

Reception

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Contemporary critics praised the film for its fast-paced action, humor, and visual presentation.[3][4][5] Sydsvenskan critic Oscar Westerholm described Nelly Rapp – Monster Agent as "an atmospheric, well-made and at times genuinely beautiful thriller which, despite the intended target group being ten-year-olds, on several occasions got a weather-beaten old horror film addict as signed to jump in the cinema armchair".[3] Helena Lindblad of Dagens Nyheter agreed and viewed it as "a colorful, imaginative and fast-paced film with a big warm heart that beats for everyone who does not really fit in".[5] Hynek Pallas, in his piece for Göteborgs-Posten believed that although the film is "transformed into a series of varying quality, the message remains the same".[4] Writing for Aftonbladet, Stefan Hedmark called the film a "cozy autumn rush", elaborating that it is "just right scary for the little ones and a wonderful mix of sweet and salty among the Halloween sweets".[6] In a more critical review, Svenska Dagbladet's Jon Asp criticized the film saying that it lacked the aspects of a thriller.[7]

At the 56th Guldbagge Awards, Nelly Rapp – Monster Agent received five nominations, including Best Art Direction, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, and Best Original Score, winning for Best Costume Design and Best Makeup and Hair.[8][9]

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2020 56th Guldbagge Awards Best Costume Design Kicki Ilander Won [9]
Best Makeup and Hair Hanna Holm Löfgren, Eva von Bahr, and Love Larson Won
Best Actress in a Supporting Role Marianne Mörck Nominated [8]
Best Art Direction Christian Olander Nominated
Best Original Score Uno Helmersson Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "Nelly Rapp – Monster Agent (2020)". Swedish Film Database. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  2. ^ "Monsterfilmen som trotsar pandemin". Västerbottens-Kuriren (in Swedish). October 20, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Westerholm, Oscar (October 23, 2020). "Nelly Rapp – rysligt lyckad rysare för barn". Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). Retrieved May 8, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Pallas, Hynek (October 21, 2020). "Recension: "Nelly Rapp – monsteragent" i regi av". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Retrieved May 8, 2021.
  5. ^ a b Lindblad, Helena (October 22, 2020). "Nelly Rapp – monsteragen bjuder på mysrysigt monsterkalas". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved May 8, 2021.
  6. ^ Hedmark, Stefan (August 28, 2020). "Tioåriga Nelly jagar monster och varulvar". Aftonbladet. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
  7. ^ Asp, Jon (October 22, 2020). "Filmen saknar själ – en lövtunn spöksoppa". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved May 8, 2021.
  8. ^ a b "2020 års Guldbaggenomineringar!". Guldbaggen (in Swedish). December 17, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
  9. ^ a b Adelai, Amina; Farran-Lee, Lydia (January 25, 2021). "Charter och Spring Uje spring tog hem de tunga priserna" (in Swedish). SVT. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
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