The Sleepy Revolution (2009)
Table of contents
- Basic facts
- Links and resources
- Titles
- Crew
- Cast
- Companies
- About the film
- Plot summary
- Swedish censorship / rating
- Technical specifications
- Comments
- Original work
- Production location
- Release dates
- Soundtrack listing
- Awards
- Related films
- Subjects
- Holdings Film
- Holdings Posters
- Holdings Archive materials
- Holdings Scripts
- Holdings Stills
- Holdings Promotion materials
Basic facts
Media (4)
| Original title | The Sleepy Revolution |
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| Film type | Short |
| Category | Fiction |
| Form | Animated |
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Plot summary
In the eighteenth century the mystical midnight hour disappeared and the modern night was born. We now aim to keep sleep at an efficient minimum, but experiments show that we quickly return to...
Titles
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| Title for Swedish TV release |
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Crew
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Cast
| - | Röst (svensk version): | ||
| Michael Segerström | |||
| - | Röst (engelsk version): | ||
| Alex Jennings |
Companies
| Production Company | ZigZag Animation | ||
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| Co-Production Company | Sveriges Television AB | ||
| Advance allocations | Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet | ||
| Film i Väst AB | |||
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| Recording Studio | Cinepost Studios AB |
Plot summary
In the eighteenth century the mystical midnight hour disappeared and the modern night was born. We now aim to keep sleep at an efficient minimum, but experiments show that we quickly return to the old sleep pattern if given the opportunity. So what is the “natural” way to sleep?
Technical specifications
| Aspect ratio | 1.85:1 |
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| Sound type | Sound |
| Sound system | Dolby Digital |
| Colour type | Black and white |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Frames per second | 24 |
| Length in minutes | 9 min |
| Reels | 1 reels |
Release dates
| TV showing | 2009-08-16 | SVT2 | Sweden | 9 min | ||
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| Festival showing | 2009-10-20 | Regina | Uppsala | Sweden | 9 min | Uppsala Internationella Kortfilmfestival. |
| 2009-10-24 | Regina | Uppsala | Sweden | 9 min | Uppsala Internationella Kortfilmfestival. | |
| TV showing | 2011-08-16 | SVT2 | Sweden | |||
| 2013-03-24 | SVT1 | Sweden | ||||
| 2017-01-04 | SVT2 | Sweden |
Soundtrack listing
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 | |
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| Item base | Polyester |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Length | 250 |
| Element type | Duplicate positive |
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| Item base | Polyester |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Element type | Original picture negative |
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| Item base | Acetate |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Element type | Sound negative |
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| Item base | Acetate |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
Holdings Scripts
| Script type | Inspelningsmanus |
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| Script title | The sleepy revolution. An animated short film about the modern night. Klara Swantesson & Johanne Fronth-Nygren. January 2008. |
| Extent | 13 s. |
| Language | English |
| Script type | Dialoglista |
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| Script title | Den sömninga revolutionen. Dialoglista (Svenska). |
| Extent | 3 s. + 3 s. för- och eftertext, musiklista och produktionsuppgifter. |
| Language | Swedish |
| Script type | Dialoglista |
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| Script title | The sleepy revolution. Dialogue. |
| Extent | 2 s. |
| Language | English |
| Script type | Synopsis |
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| Script title | The sleepy revolution |
| Extent | 1 s. Regissörenrnas biografier ingår. |
| Language | English |
