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flowerbloom-arts · 1 year

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The only summary of Moominvalley in November you're ever going to need.

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thezauberer · 1 month

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Moominvalley in November

#my art #fanart #moomin fanart #moomin #moominvalley in november #snufkin #mymble jr #toft #fillyjonk #hemulen #grandpa grumble #sketches #doodles

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hemulenish-hijinks · 1 year

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The November Hemulen

Part of the main cast of the book Moominvalley in November, he is a man whose job was to tell people how to improve their lives, but due to the lack of motivation from his clients he himself became depressed and longed for the hazy summer memory of Moominvalley and his friendship with Moominpappa whom he barely remembers. He has an interest in boats but never sailed one until the end of the book, and his specialty is organizing events and tasks among people, though this aspect of him gets criticized for being bossy. He tries his best to prepare Moominhouse for the Moomins' arrival and build a treehouse for Moominpappa, but alas, all things return to the same state.

The Hemulen Who Loved Silence

The main character of a chapter of Tales From Moominvalley, he lived in a noisy family who ran an even noisier pleasure-ground. After a weeks-long flood washing the pleasure-ground away and his family coming up with the idea of opening an ice rink, he had enough and declared that he wants a pension and move out somewhere quiet. He also says his dream is to build a dollhouse but gets laughed out of wanting it anymore. After he moves to his grandmother's abandoned park, he is made by the children to rebuild the pleasure-ground with the parts they recovered. In the end, he opens a park of silence where there is no screaming or loud laughing, and much to his relief the children still enjoy it.

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writers-in-moominvalley · 2 years

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💡Lightbulb Moment💡

I feel like Gutsy should've made November in Moominvalley a two-parter if they really wanted to adapt it while still upholding their claim of making the show "closer to Tove's vision" (which at this point feels rather untrue with how they're handling the series as an adaptation of the Moomin books and comics)

It feels way too short and simple to be an adaptation of Moominvalley in November, I'm not opposed to having to replace the characters such as Grandpa-Grumble with Muskrat or Mymble with Mymblemamma but I feel as though everyone got along far too well and felt too comfortable with the empty house and eachother. Much of what made MVinN so enjoyable, in my opinion, was that it felt like a bunch of random people with their own faults and desires got together out of coincidence and tried to make sense of the situation with their mostly common goal being wanting the Moomins back, there was a lot of arguing and not understanding eachother all that well and it made them feel like real people.

In November in Moominvalley there was about half an argument in the middle before being interrupted by Toffle having their nummulite vision thing and that was that. The characters were very kind and mostly in sync, and it's... Boring. It doesn't have that satisfaction that the book had despite both of their cliffhanger endings. When Toffle says to Snufkin in bed that the house feels empty despite not being empty it doesn't have that same relatability or context as it did when it came from the Fillyjonk thinking to herself, huddled in a cold humid guest room all by herself. The Hemulen repeating himself that "they (the group) are not the Moomins" in the episode doesn't have the same sense as when he repeated himself because Toft didn't respond or the Fillyjonk was being irrationally warry of bugs in dead leaves while he insisted on raking them to make the house look nice for when Moominpappa comes back.

Moominvalley in November feels like such an important book that doubled as a send-off to Tove's grip on the franchise's stories, and the episode very much fell flat on living up to it. I realize very clearly that the show is aimed at a much younger audience than most other Moomin media but seeing as Gutsy's adaptation is the only adaptation of the book, it feels wrong to portray it so simply and without proper conflict buildup, especially with how initially ambitious they were trying to be with the show.

I would suggest that the two-parter version of this would have the first part be focused on the conflict and slow building of trust between the characters and then have the more feel-good stuff left for the second part, that way there'd be more time with characters and showcasing how they could interact with eachother, aswell as focus on each character individually. It would be respectful of the source material while still fitting with the characters they have seeing as they can't make new ones besides Toffle.

I can't ask for the Hemulen to be really interested in boats or try to go out sailing for the first time, there wouldn't be enough time and such a design for the Hemulen in the purple dress and cap, he doesn't fit well with the original counterpart, but he could've still tried to build a small treehouse for Moominpappa and act like an out-of-touch uncle with Toffle.

I can't ask for the Muskrat to have dementia and befriend his own mirror reflection which he thinks is the ancestor, but he could've still befriended the actual ancestor and had him ramble his philosophy to it, developing a one-sided sort of bond and starting to care for the Moomin creature deeply.

There was so much they could've done with these replacement characters and much of it was left in the cutting room because they didn't have the time or budget or ideas for it, which is rather disappointing.

#moomins #moominvalley #moomin #lightbulb moment #moominvalley 2019 #moominvalley in november #november in Moominvalley #moomin muskrat #the fillyjonk #the hemulen #toffle #toft #snufkin #the mymble

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vintage--bunnie · 7 months

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#moomin #character poll

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red-ibis-red · 10 months

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The wind got up round half-past one, not very much, but there were tiny white horses all over the sea. Snufkin had the dinghy waiting at the bathing-hut jetty, he raised the spritsail and let the Hemulen sit in the bow. It was very cold and they were wearing all the woollen things they could find. The sky was clear, with a bank of dark-blue wintry clouds over the horizon. Snufkin turned out towards the point, the dinghy heeled over and gathered speed.

—Tove Jansson, Moominvalley In November

#tove jansson #lit

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brandonaguja · 1 year

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I've forgotten what happens in that episode all of mooninvalley is a blur to me. Would you like to elaborate? You don't have to but personally I love hearing mutuals/my mutuals talk about stuff they like! ^^

Hi! This got So so long so uhm. Undercut, ok? Sorryyyy (^_−)−☆

November is the last episode of season 2, based off of the final book of the Moomin books, Moominvalley in November. I still need to read the books (I’ve skimmed through some and finished the first one years ago) but the story brought me to tears regardless.

It follows the inhabitants of Moominvalley as they wait for the Moomins to return, not knowing that they have decided to stay on a island permanently (well Moomin comes back but not in this episode). Mrs Fillyhonk, the Hemulen, the Mymble, Muskrat, and Snufkin all wait at the home and Toffle comes by. A small creature who imagines the moomins and wants to meet them. So they tell him all about them, bonding over the story of the Moomins. Snufkin all the while is attempting to find a note that Moomintroll never left for him, for he’s certain Moomintroll will come back and has said when. He hasn’t. Toffle also has a big imagination, thinking of deep sea creatures and how they come to life with the sea. He’s convinced one of these creatures is coming to follow him, and Snufkin tells him to stop reading stories. Later on he asks Snufkin if the moomins are real, and it upsets him and he says goodnight.

The current inhabitants of the Moominhouse end up paralleling the family while staying at the home. Fillyjonk as Moominmamma, the Hemulen as Moominpappa, the Mymble as Little My, Muskrat as Moomin, and Toffle as Snufkin in the sense of being an outsider of the family but still welcomed with open arms.

It cumulates to Toffle saying he brought a beast with him, that it will eat the house up and that they cannot leave. And the beast? Winter :) the arrival of Toffle has brought winter, and Moominvalley is covered in white snow. They say that they can meet again in the spring, when the moomins come back. They all go their separate ways, and Toffle and Snufkin decide to leave the valley. The episode ends with Toffle by the sea, saying the moomins are coming home and Snufkin running fast to see them. But it ends there.

Sorry for my badly done but long summarization of the episode. I liked it a lot! I really recommend rewatching Moominvalley if you can, maybe watch it with a friend if it helps you focus. It beautifully weaves a story based on the books and comics done in a unique and stunning way, tugging at one’s heart strings the whole way through. Love it so mich

#me talks #ask #moomins

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skruttet · 3 years

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Farewell to Moominvalley, 1983

#moominvalley in november #grandpa-grumble #fillyjonk #mymble jr #toft #hemulen #snufkin #tableaux #the original moominvalley

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vocaju · 3 years

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So apparently this polish theatre called "Teatr Soho" made the audio drama adaptation of "Moominvalley in November" which was published yesterday on their webside! It's in Polish and the digital ticket for one day of listening costs about 5$. I'm probably going to buy the ticket tomorrow. Just thought that the acors on the promotional graphics look really cute!

#look at that snufkin!#and mymble's hair!#i found out about it by accident but i'm so happy i did!#poland is a total shitshow but i'm glad we're still making some kind of moomin content #moominvalley in november #moominvalley #moomin #the moomins #snufkin #mymble junior #hemulen #play #theatre #art #dolina muminków w listopadzie #muminki #tove jansson

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thephilipardaghblog · 3 years

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Early Moomins

All illustrations (c) Tove Jansson, Moomin Characters Text (c) Philip Ardagh, 2021

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flowerbloom-arts · 1 year

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Finally, a real adaptation of Moominvalley in November!

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editcrimes · 5 years

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Snufkin came out of his tent and shouted: ‘What are you doing? Stop at once!’ They had never seen Snufkin lose his self-control before, it scared and embarrassed them. Nobody looked at him. The Hemulen took the nail out. ‘There’s no need to feel hurt!’ Snufkin called out petulantly. ‘You know what I’m like!’

#moomin #moomins #snufkin #the hemulen #quotes #tove jansson #moominvalley in november

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hemulenish-hijinks · 1 year

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Welcome to the first round of the Best Hemulen Bracket!

I am your host, @flowerbloom-arts, and over the next few weeks we are going to pick our favorite hemulens from each pair, carefully selected according to commonality.

There are many, many hemulens in the Moomin franchise as a whole, but who is the best?

After careful considering, I sadly must only pick 32 of them to compete against eachother. You may not know some of them, but I will be providing information on each one for each poll!

Polls:

Side 1:

Mr. Hemulen (bug collector) vs Mr. Hemulen (plant collector)

Aunt Hemulen vs Nana's Fiance/Mr. Hemulen's Nephew

Party Dresser vs Riviera Boutique Keep

Charity Volunteer vs La Goona

The Pisciculturist vs the Philatelist

The Botanist vs the Zoologist

The Inspector vs Henry

Officer 1 (Moomin Begins a New Life) vs Officer 2 (Moomin Builds a House)

Side 2

The House Seller vs Sadling

Wimsy vs the Big Hemulen

The Park Keeper vs the Park Wardress

The Small Hemulen vs the Jailer

The Orphanage Principal vs the Hemulen Aunt

The November Hemulen vs the Hemulen Who Loved Silence

Dragon Adopter vs Intruder

Hatton the Prospector vs the Muffle

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Here are some reasons why I chose these hemulens in particular, you may skip this part:

1. I didn't pick any 2019 Hemulens because they tended to be rather muddled adaptations of other pre-existing hemulens. You may consider those versions when it comes to voting if you'd like, but be warned, nearly none of them are accurate to the source material.

2. The Hemulens had to have atleast 2 panels of dialog (the Charity Volunteer) or a relevant role to the story's plot (the Dragon Adopter and Intruder). So, apologies to the cowboy Hemulens from Moomin Goes Wild West and the like.

3. These are honestly the 32 I could remember off the top of my head, there were a handful few others but these were the ones I was personally interested in enough to remember.

4. Sadly some resources are unavailable to me like the Fuzzy Felt adaptation, so if there were any hemulens exclusive to that show that you were confused as to why they weren't included, I'm very sorry.

5. Some characters are either in a grey area or difficult to tell if they're meant to be hemulens, so I picked those who are unmistakably hemulens or atleast generally accepted as such.

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writers-in-moominvalley · 1 year

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💡Lightbulb Moment💡

Moominpappa's notable fear of aging might have to do with both his fragile masculinity and the fact that he lived in a very stifling and isolating environment for most of his childhood.

He didn't get the opportunity to grow up with friends or to feel understood or accepted nor did he get to do frivolous child things like collect bugs and the like. He only got that joy in life after a near-death experience and escaping that Foundling Home, and even still he had already coped with his grief by retreating inward and thinking that he's strange because he's above others and not below them, he had already coped with hoping that his family was special like royalty and he would have the opportunity to find out and brag about it, the one thing he ever wanted in his early like is to tell his peers and the Hemulen who raised him "I told you so! I told you I was worthy of love and respect!"

But he never got to. That was the point of the Hemulen Aunt's role in his story - it's to rip apart Moominpappa's one hope and leave him without that closure he begged for, then he could only move on to the next chapter of life.

And what he gained most from his previous life as a Lonely Child was a lifelong wanderlust, he wandered into danger twice without so much as a vague feeling, he left his wife and child in the events leading up to Moomins and the Great Flood likely because of that wanderlust (as I doubt the Hattifatteners "tricked him" into it as Moominmamma stubbornly told her children, being both deaf and mute creatures, there was a deep denial in her tone as she said so), and yet again did he wander aimlessly in the Secret of the Hattifatteners, a story which also tells us that this wandering for even days on end was a habit of his in which Moominmamma and folk could only believe in his promise to always return home afterwards.

He loves adventure! He's fascinated by the sea! His room is full of sea and sailor iconography in Moominvalley in November! It's even painted blue! And the marksman in his black tophat and domestic family life is yet to get enough of what that sea meant to him — adventure, freedom, and the vitality of youth.

Time and again in the comics he is lusting for trouble, he is looking to man an operation, even Moominmamma said herself that he refuses to grow up, but at the same time he can't stand being the Captain when opportunity or shame arises.

He always switches between satisfaction and dissatisfaction in his domesticity. Domesticity meant a lack of freedom to him growing up, and then once he escaped he vividly daydreamed of building his own Moominhouse, and then living in a house he helped build made him feel isolated and trapped again when he and his crew shared the same roof on the colony island, then he fell in love with Moominmamma, then he left her and Moomintroll, and despite this the first thing we see of him in the flesh was talk of building a house for himself and his family. In Secret of the Hattifatteners he comes to the conclusion that the monotony of domestic life is far, far better than aimless and emotionless wandering, and yet, in Moominpappa at Sea the inciting issue was his feeling of uselessness within the Moomin family dynamic. This back and forth relationship he has with domesticity is one of the key features of his character, it's one of the many, many oxymoronicisms in his characters.

He's both accepted his role as a Pappa, he defines himself as such, but at the same time he's very close to wanting to shed this identity for his adventures. He knows he is an adult with responsibilities but he refuses the idea of being old. He doesn't want his abilities to slip from his grasp, the "talent" he so prided himself with becoming stagnant and useless. He isn't nearly done with youth, he's only started his life at the midpoint of his existence, how dare time degrade him so?

How dare the hands of time march forward and drag him until his knees begin to crack? He's meant to be a famous adventurer, and yet he hasn't achieved it yet. He's been busy with other matters but... give him a few more chances at the very least.

#moomins #moominvalley #moomin #lightbulb moment #moominpappa #moomin books #moomin comics #character analysis #I sometimes fear these sorts of ramblings are too indulgent or incoherent but dash it I haven't seen people talk about these things

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keatulie · 5 years

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hemulen saying how we all feel abt snufkin

#he IS so little!#moomin #moominvalley in november #snufkin #hemulen #it could be that there isn't much to him.#but then hemulens are canonically? p large compared to the rest of the residents. so it's likely he's just literally. little.#it has such cute moments for such a sad story

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vimbry · 3 years

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everyone’s arcs in moominvalley in november are so fascinating and raw:

toft’s a lonely child who’s formed a parasocial relationship with the “perfect” mother, and must learn to let go of his damaging mindsets such as catastrophising and viewing people’s lives as black and white in order to share a healthy space with others

snufkin’s becoming dangerously close to shifting from introverted to self-isolating, and may have taken his relationships for granted by becoming complacent with, and unable to reciprocate or recognise, unconditional love

the hemulen being stuck in a rut with worsening depression has resulted in him attempting to force himself into other people’s seemingly more interesting lives, rather than making himself happy pursuing his own interests

the fillyjonk’s traumatic experience temporarily destroys her love for something, and while recovering from it, she at the same time loosens up her anxious, domineering behaviour and is able to socialise with others instead of shooing them away

mymble

grandpa grumble’s battle with cognitive decline ends with him confronting his mortality and accepting the simple pleasures he does have, rather than wasting that time bitterly envying and romanticising the concept of youth

#moomin #mymble existing in that story purely to vibe is so funny #I guess she's the ideal hedonistic goal. the true carefree life that the others don't have and she's their to contrast their problems #but it's also great how amongst this ongoing quiet trauma she's just in a fridge eating pickles

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