Itsy Bitsy
Itsy Bitsy
Was just wondering if anyone else has heard of this? I was perusing through Goodreads.com and found it. I haven't seen anyone talk about this during my lurking sessions here, however I haven't been able to get on here as much in the last few months.
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12204833-itsy-bitsy
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12204833-itsy-bitsy
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Re: Itsy Bitsy
Don't know a thing about it, but naturally I'm intrigued. Itsy-bitsy teeny-weeny yellow polka-dot bikini?
Re: Itsy Bitsy
If it is the short story which I think it is, it is part of the Pappersväggar collection (and at the same time quasi-part of the Människohamn canon).
Att fly är livet, att dröja döden.
Do not ask why; ask why not.
Do not ask why; ask why not.
Re: Itsy Bitsy
http://us.macmillan.com/BookCustomPage. ... 58#Excerpt
It's a short story called "Syns inte! Finns inte!", from page 135 of John Ajvide Lindqvist's third book "Pappersväggar".
So Tape is right.
It's a short story called "Syns inte! Finns inte!", from page 135 of John Ajvide Lindqvist's third book "Pappersväggar".
So Tape is right.
Re: Itsy Bitsy
...which roughly translates to "If you don't see it, it doesn't exist" - much more intruguing than "Itsy-Bitsy" imho, but well...Tom wrote:"Syns inte! Finns inte!"
Att fly är livet, att dröja döden.
Do not ask why; ask why not.
Do not ask why; ask why not.
Re: Itsy Bitsy
Definitely. But some things just don't translate. The Swedish title sounds so panicky like a kid hiding behind his hands...TΛPETRVE wrote:...which roughly translates to "If you don't see it, it doesn't exist" - much more intruguing than "Itsy-Bitsy" imho, but well...Tom wrote:"Syns inte! Finns inte!"
Re: Itsy Bitsy
I just realized where it came from. It's an Astrid Lindgren quote. In Ronja Rövardotter (Ronja Robbersdaughter) there's a scene where Ronja and Birk are hiding from a flock of "vildvittror" (I have no idea what they're called in English, they look like a cross between a woman and a bird of prey - and they're nasty). Anyway, when Ronja and Birk vanish from their view that's exactly what the "vildvittror" scream: Syns inte! Finns inte!
I actually found a clip of it on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66l9LRUFXAg
Special effects have come a fair way since then.
/J
I actually found a clip of it on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66l9LRUFXAg
Special effects have come a fair way since then.
/J
Re: Itsy Bitsy
Oh wow! I have the book in English, I want so bad to find it in Swedish (Ronja Rövardotter). I couldn't stand to watch the film. If I had been a child at the time then probably I wouldn't mind it, but it was just so awful.. I've seen other clips too, not just that.
'Vildvittror' is harpies. Although that comes from Greek mythology, I think. But maybe it's the same thing, the Scandinavian version.
'Vildvittror' is harpies. Although that comes from Greek mythology, I think. But maybe it's the same thing, the Scandinavian version.
Re: Itsy Bitsy
I believe the appearance of vildvittror wasn't described in the book. So I guess the film designers are responsible for the harpy look. Harpies are not part of Scandinavian mythology, as far as know. The creatures in Ronja Rövardotter are Astrid Lindgren's inventions.ofelia wrote:'Vildvittror' is harpies. Although that comes from Greek mythology, I think. But maybe it's the same thing, the Scandinavian version.
But from the beginning Eli was just Eli. Nothing. Anything. And he is still a mystery to me. John Ajvide Lindqvist
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Actually, apart from the cheesy special effects (which is a very small part of the movie) it's pretty good. There are some great actors in there like Allan Edwall, Per Oscarsson and Lena Nyman. Incidentally, Ronja Rövardotter was directed by Tage Danielsson who was Hans Alfredson's friend and life-long collaborator. See, there's always some connection to LTROI (however tenuous).ofelia wrote:I couldn't stand to watch the film. If I had been a child at the time then probably I wouldn't mind it, but it was just so awful..
/J