Gothic thriller about Old Martin who heeds the voice of Anna, who calls him back to the mountain Read More »
Tag Archives: Norway
Most People Live in China AKA Folk flest bor i Kina (2002) Thomas Robsahm, Martin Asphaug, Ingar Helge Gimle, Kim Haugen, Bjarte Hjelmeland
Gas station owner, Lasse, spends most of his time rebuilding his old Tiger Moth aeroplane and dreams of one day flying it through the air. Read More »
Where are you going, Aida? AKA Quo vadis, Aida? (2020) Jasmila Zbanic, Jasna Djuricic, Izudin Bajrovic, Boris Ler
Bosnia, July 1995. Aida is a translator for the UN in the small town of Srebrenica. Read More »
Die Beauty AKA Du Sköna (2010) Stina Bergman, Herta Jankert, Anna Bellika, Sofia Berg-Böhm
Atmospheric low-budget indie that leans towards the absurd about people living in a small village by a river and the dysfunctional relationships between them. Read More »
Fools in the Mountains AKA Fjols til fjells (1957) Edith Carlmar, Leif Juster, Unni Bernhoft, Frank Robert
It’s peak season at the Hurumhei Mountain Hotel, a ski resort, in Norway Read More »
Laila (1929) George Schnéevoigt, Mona Mårtenson, Tryggve Larssen, Harald Schwenzen
A spirited Norwegian Lass is torn between two suitors and two cultures. Read More »
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 »
The White Viking AKA Hvíti víkingurinn (1991) Hrafn Gunnlaugsson, Gotti Sigurdarson, Maria Bonnevie, Sveinn M. Eiðsson
Norway in the 10th century. Askur, son of the powerful Thorgeir marries Embla Read More »
Aberdeen (2000) Hans Petter Moland, Stellan Skarsgård, Lena Headey, Jean Anderson
Kaisa is a Scot, a successful London lawyer, who snorts coke and has one-night stands with strangers. 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 »
Faithless AKA Trolösa (2000) Liv Ullmann, Lena Endre, Erland Josephson, Krister Henriksson
Marianne is a theatre actress married to an orchestra conductor, Markus. 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 »