1956 film by Eric Heed

1977 film by Knut Andersen

Ivo Caprinos animated adaption of the classical Norwegian folktale

A woman who has sacrificed everything for her family meets a man who makes her reassess her life

Not until four years after The Fox's Widow was the third fairytale movie, The Seventh Master of the House, released – Caprino's personal favourite. This is a wonderful fairytale and a sharp satire on everyday bureaucracy. Caprino knew all about that – in fact, you might say that the movie was an indirect stab at the bureaucrats who had considered all his funding applications.

Askeladden (Norwegian "The Ash Lad") is the main character in many Norwegian folktales.

Tim is a proofreader at a newspaper in Oslo by day, and a pyromaniac at night. Only one other knows about Tim’s dark side: his childhood friend and editor of the newspaper. The two have kept the secret for years until the secretary, Margrethe, finds out.