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]
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Nelly Rapp – Monster Agent |
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Directed by | Amanda Adolfsson |
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Written by | Sofie Forsman |
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Produced by |
- Jon Nohrstedt
- Niklas Larsson
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Starring |
- Matilda Gross
- Johan Rheborg
- Marianne Mörck
- Björn Gustafsson
- Lily Wahlsteen
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Cinematography | Gabriel Mkrttchian |
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Edited by | Britta Norell |
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Music by | Uno Helmersson |
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Distributed by | SF Studios |
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Release date |
- October 23, 2020 (2020-10-23)
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Running time | 92 minutes |
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Country | Sweden |
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Language | Swedish |
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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.
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.
- 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
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]
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