Nelly Rapp – Monster Agent

Nelly Rapp – Monster Agent is a 2020 Swedish feature film directed by Amanda Adolfsson. Produced by Jon Nohrstedt and Niklas Larsson, the film stars Matilda Gross, Johan Rheborg, Marianne Mörck, Björn Gustafsson, and Lily Wahlsteen.[1] Based on the titular Swedish children book character Nelly Rapp, the plot follows the story of Nelly who spends autumn break with her uncle Hannibal.[2]

Nelly Rapp – Monster Agent
Directed byAmanda Adolfsson
Written bySofie Forsman
Produced by
  • Jon Nohrstedt
  • Niklas Larsson
Starring
  • Matilda Gross
  • Johan Rheborg
  • Marianne Mörck
  • Björn Gustafsson
  • Lily Wahlsteen
CinematographyGabriel Mkrttchian
Edited byBritta Norell
Music byUno Helmersson
Production
company
Distributed bySF Studios
Release date
  • October 23, 2020 (2020-10-23)
Running time
92 minutes
CountrySweden
LanguageSwedish

Critics received the film with generally favourable reviews, with praise towards its fast-paced action, humor, and visual presentation. At the 56th Guldbagge Awards, the film received five nominations, including Best Art Direction, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, and Best Original Score, winning for Best Costume Design and Best Makeup and Hair.

Plot

The plot follows Nelly, a 10-year old who has no friends. Nelly and her dog London, decide to spend the autumn holidays with her eccentric uncle Hannibal. Hannibal lives in a spooky mansion in the country, with housekeeper Lena-Sleva. However, Nelly does not know that Hannibal does not live a normal life and that he is a monster agent. She is soon surrounded by vampires, ghosts, werewolves, and Frankenstein, and embarks on an adventure where everything she previously believed in is put to test.

Cast
  • Matilda Gross as Nelly Rapp
  • Johan Rheborg as Hannibal
  • Marianne Mörck as Lena-Sleva
  • Björn Gustafsson as Vincent
  • Lily Wahlsteen as Roberta
  • Emma Broomé as Werewolf Vanja
  • Amy Deasismont as Ghost Albertina
  • David Wiberg as Luke the Vampire
  • Elisabeth Wernesjö as priest
  • Stephen Rappaport as vampire and cage
  • Peter Lorentzon as military
  • Leif Edlund as customer in sausage kiosk
  • Jens Ohlin as Lennart
  • Ove Wolf as sausage man
  • Fredrik Dahl as craftsman
  • Margareta Olsson as old professor
  • Hannah Alem Davidson as postman
  • Ebba Fichtelius as monster
  • Rebecca Kaneld as Eva

Reception

Contemporary critics praised the film for its fast-paced action, humor, and visual presentation.[3][4][5] Sydsvenskan critic Oscar Westerholm described Nelly Rapp – Monster Agent as "an atmospheric, well-made and at times genuinely beautiful thriller which, despite the intended target group being ten-year-olds, on several occasions got a weather-beaten old horror film addict as signed to jump in the cinema armchair".[3] Helena Lindblad of Dagens Nyheter agreed and viewed it as "a colorful, imaginative and fast-paced film with a big warm heart that beats for everyone who does not really fit in."[5] Hynek Pallas, in his piece for Göteborgs-Posten believed that although the film is "transformed into a series of varying quality, the message remains the same".[4] Writing for Aftonbladet, Stefan Hedmark called the film a "cozy autumn rush", elaborating that it is "just right scary for the little ones and a wonderful mix of sweet and salty among the Halloween sweets".[6] In a more critical review, Svenska Dagbladet's Jon Asp criticized the film saying that it lacked the aspects of a thriller.[7]

At the 56th Guldbagge Awards, Nelly Rapp – Monster Agent received five nominations, including Best Art Direction, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, and Best Original Score, winning for Best Costume Design and Best Makeup and Hair.[8][9]

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
2020 56th Guldbagge Awards Best Costume Design Kicki Ilander Won [9]
Best Makeup and Hair Hanna Holm Löfgren, Eva von Bahr, and Love Larson Won
Best Actress in a Supporting Role Marianne Mörck Nominated [8]
Best Art Direction Christian Olander Nominated
Best Original Score Uno Helmersson Nominated

References
  1. "Nelly Rapp – Monster Agent (2020)". Swedish Film Database. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  2. "Monsterfilmen som trotsar pandemin". Västerbottens-Kuriren (in Swedish). October 20, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
  3. Westerholm, Oscar (October 23, 2020). "Nelly Rapp – rysligt lyckad rysare för barn". Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). Retrieved May 8, 2021.
  4. Pallas, Hynek (October 21, 2020). "Recension: "Nelly Rapp – monsteragent" i regi av". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Retrieved May 8, 2021.
  5. Lindblad, Helena (October 22, 2020). "Nelly Rapp – monsteragen bjuder på mysrysigt monsterkalas". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved May 8, 2021.
  6. Hedmark, Stefan (August 28, 2020). "Tioåriga Nelly jagar monster och varulvar". Aftonbladet. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
  7. Asp, Jon (October 22, 2020). "Filmen saknar själ – en lövtunn spöksoppa". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved May 8, 2021.
  8. "2020 års Guldbaggenomineringar!". Guldbaggen (in Swedish). December 17, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
  9. Adelai, Amina; Farran-Lee, Lydia (January 25, 2021). "Charter och Spring Uje spring tog hem de tunga priserna" (in Swedish). SVT. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
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