Hans Arnold - The Witch Master of the Brush

Where did he get it all from? And how scary was he himself?
With his detailed and imaginative drawings, the enormously productive artist Hans Arnold (1925-2010) has filled the Swedish consciousness with horror, sex, fairy tales and surrealism.

Hans Arnold was the subtle visual genius behind countless book illustrations, such as Astrid Lindgren's "My Dearest Sister", album covers such as ABBA's iconic "Greatest Hits", animated films and TV vignettes, opera, theater, dance and TV set designs, his own books and not least the enormously beloved Veckans Chock illustrations in Veckorevyn 1954-1979.

Hans Arnold – The Witch Master of the Pen is the documentary about his work and life, a success story about how an officer's son from a small medieval village in Switzerland becomes a "folk-home" illustrator in Sweden. Filmmaker Micke Engström followed Hans Arnold during what became his last four years of life and can now, after 12 years of work, tell Arnold's life story in a gripping and ingenious interweaving of interviews, archive material and Arnold's own art. Many have already called the film a masterpiece!

“Arnold is an important part of our cultural heritage” – Ernst Billgren, art professor
* * * * "Finally, vindication - so nice! Look it up and see this!" – TV4 News Morning
“Well worth seeing” – P1 Cultural News
“Interesting about an original world of artists” – Aftonbladet
"85 minutes to fall into a trance over him. An exciting and educational story" – Today's News
“Fantastically beautiful, almost magical to see the pictures come to life” – Swedish Daily Newspaper
“Fantastic, detailed drawings that drill deep into the most remote sewers of the soul” – Southern Swedish
"Hans Arnold is a grateful idol who invites you to delve deep into the details of his sick world" – The Entertainment Guide
"The already saved will get their fill of Arnold's work, the one who is unfamiliar with him will get a solid introduction." – TT