![]() ![]() ![]() With home movie footage shot by her long-term female lover and companion, it offers a unique glimpse of an uncompromising fun-loving woman who developed love as the central theme of her work.Īfter the screening children's author Philip Ardagh (a contributor to the film) will host a Q&A session. This BBC film reveals the strong autobiographical slant in the Moomins series as it traces the author's own extraordinary story from living the bohemian life of an artist in war-torn Helsinki to becoming a recluse on a remote island in the Gulf of Finland.Įnjoying unprecedented access to Jansson's personal archive, it reveals an unconventional, brave and compelling woman whose creative genius extended way beyond Moominland to satire, fine art and masterful adult fiction - not least her highly regarded The Summer Book. The Moomins are loved by children and parents worldwide, who have grown up listening to Jansson's delightful stories about a group of philosophical trolls who face a range of adventures in Moominland. Join us for this special one-off screening of a fascinating documentary about the life of Finnish Moomins creator Tove Jansson. ![]()
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