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Tag Archives: Norwegian
Sons of Norway AKA Sønner av Norge (2011) Jens Lien, Sven Nordin, Åsmund Høeg, Sonja Richter
It’s not easy to rebel when your dad wants to join the party… One day (in 1979), Magnus and his son Nikolaj Read More »
This is the Song you Need AKA Alt for Egil (2004) Tore Rygh, Kristoffer Joner, Trond Høvik, Nina Ellen Ødegård
Egil Hjelmeland, a Morten Abel-worshipping pizza delivery boy, has his hands full taking care of his mother Read More »
Me, My Friend and I AKA Elling (2001) Petter Næss, Per Christian Ellefsen, Sven Nordin, Marit Pia Jacobsen
When his mother, who has sheltered him his entire 40 years, dies, Elling, a sensitive, would-be poet, is sent to live in a state institution. Read More »
Hagbard and Signe AKA Den røde kappe (1967) Gabriel Axel, Oleg Vidov, Gitte Hænning, Eva Dahlbeck
The story, based on an ancient legend, concerns Hagbard (Oleg Vidov), the son of a slain Norse king. Read More »
Two Green Feathers AKA Pan (1995) Henning Carlsen, Lasse Kolsrud, Sofie Gråbøl, Bjørn Sundquist
When Edvarda arrives at the little Norwegian village, to stay with some family, she find the Lt., Thomas Glahn, very interesting. Read More »
Lakki… The Boy Who Could Fly AKA Gutten som kunne fly (1992) Svend Wam, Anders Borchgrevink, Nina Gunke, Bjørn Skagestad
Abused by his gym teacher and his mother’s current boy friend Lakki can find no peace. Read More »
The Other Side of Sunday AKA Søndagsengler (1996) Berit Nesheim, Marie Theisen, Hildegun Riise, Bjørn Sundquist
The Other Side of Sunday, also known in Norwegian as “Søndagsengler”, is a movie that criticizes the small, and often tight church community. Read More »
Kamilla AKA Løperjenten (1981) Vibeke Løkkeberg, Nina Knapskog, Kenneth Johansen, Helge Jordal
A young girl growing up in Bergen, Norway just after the 2nd world war, is trying to deal with the father’s adultery Read More »
Bloody Road AKA Krvavi put (1955) Kåre Bergstrøm, Rados Novakovic, Milan Milosevic, Milivoje Zivanovic, Antun Nalis
Yugoslav Partizans, captured by Nazis, are sent to concentration camps in distant Norway. Read More »
Cabin Fever AKA Når nettene blir lange (2000) Mona J. Hoel, Svein Scharffenberg, Gørild Mauseth, Zbigniew Zamachowski
A large family is going to the mountain for their christmas vacation, in a rented cabin. Read More »
The Kautokeino Rebellion AKA Kautokeino-opprøret (2008) Nils Gaup, Mikkel Gaup, Anni-Kristiina Juuso, Aslat Mahtte Gaup
Religious and cultural reawakening inspires rebellion in a 19th century Norwegian village. Read More »
Kristin Lavransdatter (1995) Liv Ullmann, Linus Aaberg, Gisken Armand, Berard Arnø
Kristin is the daughter of a prominent landowner in medieval Norway. Read More »
About Tilla AKA Om Tilla (1963) Arne Skouen, Eva Henning, Toralv Maurstad, Wenche Foss
The first film of a trilogy about mentally challenged children. “Om Tilla” is some kind of dream version on how mentally challenged can function in society. Read More »
Body Troopers AKA Jakten på nyresteinen (1996) Vibeke Idsøe, Torbjörn T. Jensen, Jenny Skavlan, Benjamin Helstad
A little kid shrinks himself so that he can travel into the body of his grandfather. Here he has to kill the kidney-stone his grandfather is suffering from. Read More »