A Tale of the fiords: a story to see and hear

A re-edit of a Swedish film originally produced by Arne Sucksdorff. A Norwegian tale about little Ragnhild who yearns to find the legendary valley ofdreams across the fiord. She slips away from her task of milking goats on the mountainside and dreams that she has found her valley.

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Credits

producer/director

Arne Sucksdorff

production company

Svensk Filmindustri

Duration

00:11:50:00

Production places

Sweden

Production dates

1955

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

010560

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Norway - Social life and customs

Childrens Films

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Norway - Rural conditions

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Short films

Short films → Short films - Sweden

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Sweden, 1955

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