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==The novel==
 
==The novel==
  
Telling of the everyday life of a rural family that has moved to the city of Cape Town, as narrated by the teenage daughter Grietjie, the tale first appeared in the magazine ''[[Sarie Marais]]'' in 196*, and was then published in book form by in 1968. Louw received the Scheepersprys vir Jeugliteratuur for it in 1968.  
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Telling of the everyday life of a rural family that has moved to the city of Cape Town, as narrated by the teenage daughter Grietjie, the tale first appeared in the magazine ''[[Sarie Marais]]'' in 196*, and was then published in book form by in 1968. Louw received the Scheepersprys vir Jeugliteratuur for it in 1968.
 
 
  
 
==The film==
 
==The film==

Revision as of 07:05, 9 November 2022

Die Voortreflike Familie Smit ("The excellent family Smith") can refer to both an Afrikaans film and an Afrikaans TV series based on an award winning novel of the same name by Anna M. Louw

The novel

Telling of the everyday life of a rural family that has moved to the city of Cape Town, as narrated by the teenage daughter Grietjie, the tale first appeared in the magazine Sarie Marais in 196*, and was then published in book form by in 1968. Louw received the Scheepersprys vir Jeugliteratuur for it in 1968.

The film

The story was filmed Produced and distributed by Carfo.


The TV series

Adapted as a series for TV, directed Stephan Bouwer.