The Moomins collection playing this year’s NYICFF is the final bunch of episodes. If you have been watching them for the past 7 years where they have been some of the best attended and received screenings at the festival you know what to expect.
MOOMIN PAPA THE GREAT EXPLORER has Papa and his son sailing off to rescue Jaxter, a friend of Papa. Meanwhile Mama and Mai try to put together a heater to warm the house. It’s a solid entry in the series and will make you smile.
SONG OF THE GROKE has Mai and Snork maiden going off to confront the Groke (a dark beast that freezes everything it touches) about how it is destroying their flowers. Meanwhile everyone else is in a tizzy because they think there is a vampire in the valley. While this is a good episode the stories seem repeatious from earlier tales. The switching between bits also feel like this was two shorter tales stuck together just because.
MOOMINPAPA AND AUNT JANE has the woman who raised Moominpapa showing up because she is upset because she got an envelope of bad words…but she thinks it’s a trick to get her there for a surprise party (its actually a book launch party for Moominpappas memoirs). It’s a good episode though it has so much going on that you kind of wish it was a feature unto itself because some great pieces are cut short.
As a;ways it was great to have Moomins at the festival. The question is what will they do next year. My suspicion is that they will be looking more closely at the Moomin features that have been released elsewhere in the world but which have not played here in America.
Ultimately it’s a must for Moomins fans.
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