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Dunderklumpen [VHS]

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This is a Swedish live action/animation hybrid from the mid-Seventies. Dunderklumpen is a lonely troll who decides to abduct a few toys to keep him company. The toys' owner is a boy names Jens who soon follows after him into the Swedish countryside and his father, guided by a bumblebee, tries his best to keep up. It's an engaging story, peppered with hermits, talking mountains and waterfall faeries. Rooted in both Scandinavian folklore and modern fantasy, this dubbed version will appeal to anyone looking for an alternative to typical Disney style animation and storytelling.

Great Childrens Film, the best! Has a real heart, highly recommended. Great creative story, very original.
Back in the early 80's it was shown on TV, luckily my children and I made a copy. They never tired of that film, singing along happily for many hours.
I wish it would be re-released on DVD!

I had been waiting for the release of this movie on DVD for years. I must say I am very disappointed with the very poor image quality. Worse than a VHS! This really good movie deserved better.

This enchanted summer night story brings the viewer back to a time where nature had a part in fairytales. It's from a time when children didn't grow up too fast and when the magical creatures of the forest and mountains still had a place in our everyday lives.
I love it and I am looking forward to the day when my children can take part of this Swedish heritage.

I saw this movie years ago when I was around 13, and it really made an impression on me. The idea of real characters walking around with animated ones (still a rather new concept at the time, especially in Europe) caught my fancy. The film, as I recall, follows a young boy and his adventures during the only day of the year when the sun never truly sets. Some of his toys come alive and travel with him, and they cavort and frolick through the wilderness. It's rather imaginative with a bunch of cute characters; it's vivid enough that I remember it 13 years after the only time I saw it.

The first copy I received was unwatchable. The DVD itself was scuffed and when we could actually get it to play the picture was broken. I immediately requested a replacement and one was send to me in a timely manner. I am very happy to have this, this was one of my favorite cartoons as a child. You can tell that this is not a "high end" quality of DVD but I am happy to have this on DVD.

I have searched for a very long time for this movie!! I could not be more pleased to now have one of my own finally.The quality is excellent and everything I can remember that made it so wonderful.I was pleased with the excellent response time for delivery,dealing with the vendor in the future will be a pleasure.

Our family is now sharing this great movie with a second generation. The story of a funny man who steals the childrens toys in order to have some fun is one in which young children become totally engrossed, they care for the children, the toys and for funny Dunderklumpen. Great songs fabulous dialog. A classic for our family and an absolute joy to watch, over and over again.

I am of Swedish descent and have been trying to track down a copy of this film for a long time. Even after 20-odd years the dialogue came right back to me. Such a refreshingly simple and beautiful story. It makes me homesick.