Even though these are movies primarily made for kids, well-known to everyone especially the younger generations in Sweden, they keep a surprisingly high quality. The overall scenery, family situations, social climate etc gives a good impression of south-Sweden countryside life during the post World War One era, nearly a century ago.
The movie has political messages to the viewers dealing with subjects such as poverty and class struggle. For instance there is a constant underlying conflict between the well-off middle class Engström family (Madicken and Lisabet) and the city mayor and his wife as well as between the Engström children and the children in the poor districts.
The choice of child-actors is stunning, despite her low age Lisabet in particular acts extremely authentic and gives the impression of really being the younger sister looking up to Madicken. Unfortunately the hunt for perfect actors has forced the director to compromise their accent for acting. The both actors speaking with a clear Stockholm accent and not even close to the accent typical for the villages of southern Sweden.
The movie has political messages to the viewers dealing with subjects such as poverty and class struggle. For instance there is a constant underlying conflict between the well-off middle class Engström family (Madicken and Lisabet) and the city mayor and his wife as well as between the Engström children and the children in the poor districts.
The choice of child-actors is stunning, despite her low age Lisabet in particular acts extremely authentic and gives the impression of really being the younger sister looking up to Madicken. Unfortunately the hunt for perfect actors has forced the director to compromise their accent for acting. The both actors speaking with a clear Stockholm accent and not even close to the accent typical for the villages of southern Sweden.