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While Rallare the filmed adaptation of his novel Nordanvid, was making money hand over fist in Swedish theaters, Rune Lindstrom found time to write and direct the small-scale children's film Tant Gron, Tant Brun och Tant Gredelin. Since the title translates as Aunt Green, Aunt Brown and Aunt Lilac, it isn't surprising that the film was lensed in Technicolor -- the first color production in Swedish film history. The title characters, played by Brita Brunnius, Elsa Ebbesen and Irma Christenson are lovable oldsters with apparent magical powers. The storyline, concerning the various beneficial spells cast by the three heroines, was familiar to every Swedish child who'd ever read the original story by Elsa Beskow. The film was Sweden's entry in the first Children's Film Festival at Bath, England.