Tove Jansson
Also Known As: Tove Marika Jansson, Туве Марика Янссон, トーベ・ヤンソン, Туве Янссон
Biography: Tove Marika Jansson was a Swedish-speaking Finnish novelist, painter, illustrator and comic strip author. For her contribution as a children's writer she received the Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1966. Brought up by artistic parents, Jansson studied art from 1930 to 1938 in Stockholm, Helsinki and then Paris. Her first solo art exhibition was in 1943. At the same time, she was writing short stories and articles for publication, as well as creating the graphics for book covers and other purposes. She continued to work as an artist for the rest of her life, alongside her writing. Jansson is best known as the author of the Moomin books for children. The first such book, The Moomins and the Great Flood, appeared in 1945, though it was the next two books, Comet in Moominland and Finn Family Moomintroll, published in 1946 and 1948 respectively, that brought her fame. Starting with the semi-autobiographical Bildhuggarens dotter (Sculptor's Daughter) in 1968, she wrote six novels and five books of short stories for adults.
Department: Writing
Place of Birth: Helsinki, Finland
Adult: No
Birthday: September 09, 1914
Age: 110 years old
Gender: Female
Deathday: June 27, 2001
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The Complete Amateur's Guide to Moomin
Overview: Video essay about The Moomins and their creator Tove Jansson.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-03-01
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Travelling with Tove
Overview: In early 1970s, the graphic designer Tuulikki Pietilä had seen enough of stative visual art and purchased a film camera from Japan. Her film immortalized her trips with Tove Jansson.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1993-01-01
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Tove Jansson and the Moomins
Overview: Once upon a time, there were strange little creatures, somewhere between trolls and hippos, that inhabited a quiet green valley in Finland. The Moomins, created by the writer Tove Jansson, remain in the hearts of people the world over as an ode to family and childhood.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2021-01-13
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Hur gick det sen?
Overview: Moomintroll is heading home to Moominmamma with milk. On the way there, he meets Mymble looking for his little Sister . Together they set out to find her. Based on Tove Jansson's first Moomin book.
Genres: Animation
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1994-02-06
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Tove and Tooti in Europe
Overview: Tove and Tooti in Europe is a documentary charting the voyages through Europe of the world famous author Tove Jansson and graphic artist Tuulikki Pietilä during the years 1972-1993. It is a lyrical and sometimes hilarious film essay on the “old Europe”, experienced by travellers and observers, of times when people used to wander, share a joke, pause and, sometimes, even stop. Shot on Super 8 mm, the film takes us to Paris, Venice, London, Madrid and Dublin; Iceland, Ireland and Corsica.
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Original Language: sv
Release Date: 2004-11-30
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Moomin and the Sea
Overview: At the far end of the gulf of Finland lay Tove Jansson's summer island of Klovharun. In this film we get to meet her on her island and hear her tell the background story of the world of Moomin, populated with Fillyjonks, Miffles, moomins and the ill-tempered Little My.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1968-12-26
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Haru, Island of the Solitary
Overview: In early 1970s, the graphic designer Tuulikki Pietilä had seen enough of stative visual art and purchased a film camera from Japan. She filmed the games and chores of the artist couple in their beloved hideout, the island of Klovharun.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1998-01-01
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Who Will Comfort Toffle?
Overview: The lonely Toffle learns to overcome his fears when he needs to rescue the Miffle from the Groke.
Genres: Animation Fantasy
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 2023-07-29
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The Book about Moomin, Mymble and Little My
Overview: The Moomintroll is on his way home to his mother but runs into trouble. Little My has disappeared, and Hemulen, who thinks it's Christmas, sucks up everything that comes his way in the vacuum cleaner's big horrible funnel.
Genres: Animation Fantasy
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 2023-07-29
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Moominland Tales: The Life of Tove Jansson
Overview: The life and work of Tove Jansson, mainly known for creating the Moomins but also a writer and painter.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-12-26
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