“I would not be the same person if I had not had Pippi,” she said. “(Enlightenment philosopher Immanuel) Kant also said this but Astrid Lindgren says these things in a very, very simple way that just enters you when you are a child.”įischer Christensen, 48, who called Lindgren “one of the most innovative and influential artists of our time”, said Lindgren and her characters set an example for generations of people.

Only decades after she became a literary superstar and a national icon, in the 1970s, did Lindgren first tell the story Of her time, making her an early trailblazer for gender equality. But it also liberated her from many of the oppressive conventions “One of the things she might have learned from this is you have to think for yourself.Īstrid’s traumatic experience left its scars. “What happened here in this story made Astrid a really, really strong person,” Fischer Christensen said. The film examines the wrenching choices she was forced to make as a result, and the life lessons she drew. While still a teenager in conservative Sweden in the 1920s, the then Astrid Ericsson had an affair with her boss, the married editor-in-chief of the local newspaper, and fell pregnant.

The film is based in part on a groundbreaking 2015 biography of Astrid Lindgren by Danish biographer and literary critic Jens Andersen. Astrid Lindgren is best known for her children’s books featuring the red-haired, superstrong girl Pippi Longstocking.(Wikimedia Commons)īecoming Astrid by Danish filmmaker Pernille Fischer Christensen exposes the little-known backstory behind one of the world’s most enduring girl characters, with her gravity-defying red plaits, abundant freckles and superhuman strength. But when Pippi's long-lost father comes to visit, will Pippi sail away to sea with him and leave her friends behind? Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.A dark secret long held by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren led her to create one of the most beloved heroines of children’s literature, Pippi Longstocking, according to a new biopic at the Berlin film festival. In this story, Pippi, Tommy and Annika have the best time together-going to the circus, buying ALL the sweets in the sweet shop, and getting shipwrecked for the weekend. Pippi Longstocking has been entertaining readers for 75 years. In Pippi Goes Aboard, Pippi Longstocking is back and as crazy and as funny as ever! But for Tommy and Annika, the fun might stop all too soon if Pippi agrees to go back to sea with her father. This new edition of the classic Pippi story by Astrid Lindgren, contains brand new black and white artwork by award-winning illustrator Mini Grey, introducing Pippi's adventurous spirit to a whole new generation of readers.

Loved by millions of children around the world Pippi Longstocking is one of the most popular children's characters of all time.

Pippi longstocking by astrid lindgren