The Moon Is a Green Cheese (1977)

Promoted film
Sweden, 72 min
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Basic facts

Media (5)

Original title Månen är en grön ost
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Production country
  • Sweden
Production company
Dialogue
  • Swedish
Swedish release 2018-03-08

Cast

Christian Berling
fadern

Lars Edström
skepparen - Blå

Ewa Fröling
harpisten - Violett

Jill Purce
basisten - Grön

Maria Rossman
modern

Nora Rossman
Nora, den äldre dottern

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Plot summary

A family in their summer house in the Stockholm archipelago. The two daughters fantasise they are adults, representing different colours – red, yellow, blue, green, violet, black and...

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Kajsa Hedström
+46 8 665 11 22
kajsa.hedstrom@filminstitutet.se

Links and resources

Watch this film in the Mini Cinema in our Stockholm library

Titles

Original title
  • Månen är en grön ost
Swedish release title
  • Månen är en grön ost
International title
  • The Moon Is a Green Cheese

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Production Manager
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Script Supervisor
Unit Manager
First Assistant Cameraman
Still Photographer
Gaffer
Key Grip
Composer
Musician
Propman
Costume Designer
Make-up Supervisor
Boom Operator
Sound Effects
Re-recording Mixer

Cast

Christian Berling fadern
Lars Edström skepparen - Blå
Ewa Fröling harpisten - Violett
Jill Purce basisten - Grön
Maria Rossman modern
Nora Rossman Nora, den äldre dottern
Tiu Rossman Tiu, den yngre dottern
Katarina Strandmark häxan - Indigo
Anders Söderlund ena tvillingen - Gul
Walter Söderlund andra tvillingen - Gul
Ingvar Boman clown - Röd
Håkan Wallbom clow - Orange

Companies

Production Company Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet (i-fonden)
Distributor in Sweden (DCP) Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet 2018
Laboratory AB Film-Labor
Re-recording Mixer AB Europa Film

Plot summary

A family in their summer house in the Stockholm archipelago. The two daughters fantasise they are adults, representing different colours – red, yellow, blue, green, violet, black and indigo.

Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.37:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Optical mono
Colour type Colour
Colour system Eastman Color
Carrier type 16 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 790 meter
Length in minutes 72 min


Production location

1976 1976

Release dates

TV showing 1979-10-19 TV1 Sweden 50 min
Release in Sweden 2018-03-08 Filmhuset Stockholm Sweden 71 min
Cinematheque screening 2018-03-08 Filmhuset Stockholm Sweden 71 min
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 2018-03-08

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 16 mm
Length 775


Element type Original picture negative
Carrier type 16 mm


Element type Original picture negative for optical printing
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 16 mm


Element type Sound negative
Carrier type 16 mm


Element type Intermediate audio recording effects
Carrier type 16 mm


Element type Intermediate audio recording music
Carrier type 16 mm


Element type Final mix
Carrier type 16 mm


Element type Final mix
Carrier type 16 mm


Holdings Scripts

Script type Inspelningsmanus
Script title The moon is a green cheese. Filmmanuskript av Mai Zetterling.
Extent Ca 400 s. Teamlista, inspelningsplan, inspelningsrapporter ca 150 s. +polaroidfickor ca 15 s. ingår.
Language Swedish


Script type Dialoglista
Extent 16 s.
Language English


Script type Inspelningsmanus
Script title The moon is a green cheese. Av Mai Zetterling.
Extent 43 s.
Language English


Script type Dialoglista
Script title Dialoglista.
Extent 15 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Dialoglista
Script title The moon is a green cheese.
Extent 14 s.
Language English


Script type Synopsis
Script title The moon is a green cheese.
Extent 17 s.
Language English


Script type Dialoglista
Script title The moon is a green cheese.
Extent 6 s.
Language English


Script type Dialoglista
Script title Dialoglista.
Extent 7 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Dialoglista
Language English


Holdings Stills

Black and white print 28
Slides 28
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language English


Other manifestations of this work

Digitized

Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.37:1
Sound type Sound
Colour type Colour
Frames per second 24
Length in minutes 71 min
Dialogue
  • Swedish


Holdings Film

Element type Digitalt arkivmaterial
Carrier type WAV


Element type Digitalt arkivmaterial
Carrier type WAV


Element type Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type DCP


Element type Digitalt arkivmaterial
Carrier type MAP


Element type Digitalt arkivmaterial
Carrier type MAP


Element type Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type ProRes


Element type Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type H264


Broadcast

Technical specifications

Length in minutes 50 min


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