The Wonderful Journey of Selma Lagerlöf

The Wonderful Journey of Selma Lagerlöf

53 mins | Documentary, TV Movie | Dec. 19, 2020

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.

The Wonderful Journey of Selma Lagerlöf

53 mins | Documentary, TV Movie | Dec. 19, 2020

The Wonderful Journey of Selma Lagerlöf
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.
Producers ARTE, Florianfilm, NDR
Original title Die wunderbare Reise der Selma Lagerlöf
Directors André Schäfer
Writers André Schäfer

Cast

Hanna Schygulla

as Self - Quote Reader (voice)

Mats Malm

as Self - Swedish Academy Spokesperson

Thomas Steinfeld

as Self - Book Critic

Anna Nordlund

as Self - Biographer

Holger Wolandt

as Self - Biographer

Elisabeth Lagerlöf

as Self - Lagerlöf's Grandniece

Monika Hilding

as Self - Lagerlöf's Grandniece

Hans-Viktor Krolovitsch

as Self - Parson

Ann-Charlotte Knochenhauer

as Self - Librarian

Annacari Jadling-Ohlsson

as Self - Guide

Elisabet Cassel

as Self - Teacher

Anna-Karin Palm

as Self - Writer

Eva Bonnier

as Self - Book Editor

Selma Lagerlöf

as Self - Writer (archive footage)