"The Kid and Carlson, Who Lives on the Roof" - the trilogy of the Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren (1907-2002). The story tells about a small fat man of uncertain age with a propeller on his back, who lived on the roof of one of the apartment buildings in Stockholm. Carlson liked to walk on the roofs, arranging small pranks, as well as a good and tight meal.
Boy Svante, nicknamed Kid, met Carlson by chance when he flew to him through the window. And a friendship was struck between the "best man in the world" and a seven-year-old boy.
Thanks to the work of Lindgren, in 1968, the director Boris Stepantsev released the first series of the cartoon called "Kid and Carlson." The second series, Carlson Returned, was released two more years later, in 1970.
The director added a bit of imagination and imagination to the script, which is why the stories of Lindgren and Stepantseva are very different. For example, the book said that the Kid is a spoiled child with a bunch of friends, and Stepantsev showed the Kid a lonely and deprived of attention boy, who did not even have a dog. Lindgren also wrote that the housekeeper Freken Bock came to the family due to her mother’s illness, and in the cartoon she appeared due to the constant employment of her parents.
By the way, Freken Bock is the funniest and funniest hero both in the book and in the cartoon. The director and writer constantly teased her because of her impudent character and wayward behavior. But at heart, the housekeeper was a kind and fair character, at the end of the trilogy Lindgren even gave her in marriage to Uncle Toddler.
Let's plunge into childhood and recall the character Freken Bock. Based on the cartoon, nine questions are proposed below. Are you sure that you will be able to answer at least four to five? For example, what was the name of the toddler’s cat? Do not remember? Let's remember.
A television
With what subject did Freken Bock try to get through to television?
Answer: using a shower head.
Kid gone
Once the housekeeper noticed that the Kid was gone, and began to look for him. Looking under the bed, she did not find the boy, but found an interesting object that made her think. What was she thinking about and what was this subject?
Answer: "How so? There is a boot, but there is no child in it!".
Promise
What did Freken Bock promise to Toddler's parents when they left for work?
Answer: "Go and work calmly, and I promise you that soon you will not recognize your child."
Punishment
When the Kid took the bun from the table, the housekeeper decided to punish him for this. She sent the boy to the room for four reasons: "Firstly, sweet spoils the figure, secondly - go to sleep, thirdly - do homework, and fourthly ...". What was the last reason?
Answer: "Wash your hands."
Ears or ears?
Which ear was buzzing in Freken Bock's opinion?
Answer: "I am buzzing in both ears."
Favorite animal
What was the name of the toddler domestic cat ?
Answer: Matilda. The kid’s housekeeper’s cat was called like a real princess.
Madame or not Madame?
Carlson grabbed the housekeeper by the hand and called her Madame. Freken Bock clarified that she was not Madame at all. What did she call herself?
Answer: "By the way, mademoiselle."
What's wrong with Toddler’s house?
We have already figured out how to call the cat of the Domestic teacher of the Kid. The next question: Freken Bock and Matilda, going into the boy’s house, immediately made a remark to his father. What was the reason for the discontent?
Answer: "Your smoking can adversely affect my health. You will have to leave this nasty habit."
He flew away
What was Freken Bock holding in his hands when Carlson flew away?
Answer: handkerchief.
Thank Faina Ranevskaya
Freken Bock found her favorite style of communication thanks to the genius and inimitable actress Faina Ranevskaya. As the animators say, a talented and outstanding voice acting is a direct path to success. And so it happened with Toddler and Carlson.
Ranevskaya passed away almost a third of a century ago, but still remains an inimitable figure in cinema and theater. They say that there are no irreplaceable people. But could anyone else have voiced Freken Bock with the same charisma?