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Alfred Solaas
Alfred Solaas (April 15, 1912 – November 23, 1968) was a Norwegian actor, film director, and theater director. He was engaged for many years at the Oslo New Theater. Career Solaas debuted in 1934 at the Carl Johan Theater. After that, he was engaged with the Central Theater from 1935 to 1939 and with the Oslo New Theater from 1940 to 1960, followed by freelance work. At the Central Theater his appearances included roles in ''The Threepenny Opera'' (Norwegian title: ''Tolvskillingsoperaen'') in 1938 and in Finn Bo's revue ''Takk for sist'' (Nice to See You Again), and he received praise for his role as Arv in Ludvig Holberg's ''Jean de France''. He made his debut as a director in 1946 and staged Shakespeare plays such as ''Hamlet'', '' A Midsummer Night's Dream'', and '' As You Like It''. He also staged Henrik Ibsen's '' Peer Gynt'' and musicals such as ''My Fair Lady''. He launched the Summer Theater in Frogner Park in 1953 and led it until his death in 1968. Solaas also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oslo
Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of in 2019, and the metropolitan area had an estimated population of in 2021. During the Viking Age the area was part of Viken. Oslo was founded as a city at the end of the Viking Age in 1040 under the name Ánslo, and established as a ''kaupstad'' or trading place in 1048 by Harald Hardrada. The city was elevated to a bishopric in 1070 and a capital under Haakon V of Norway around 1300. Personal unions with Denmark from 1397 to 1523 and again from 1536 to 1814 reduced its influence. After being destroyed by a fire in 1624, during the reign of King Christian IV, a new city was built closer to Akershus Fortress and named Christiania in honour of the king. It became a municipality ('' formannskapsdistrikt'') on 1 January 1838. The city fu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gyda Christensen
Gyda Martha Kristine Christensen (née Andersen; 21 May 1872 – 20 August 1964) was a Norwegian actress, dancer, choreographer and managing director. Biography Christensen was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway. She was the only child of Ole Andersen and Cathrine Saabye. She received music and singing lessons during adolescence. She was part of the ensemble at Christiania Theatre from 1894 to 1899 and again from 1920 to 1928, and at Nationaltheatret from 1899 to 1919. She played a number of major roles, most often in the light genre. She was engaged as dance and artistic director at Det Nye Teater from 1928 to 1945. From 1936 to 1939 she was the artistic director at Nationaltheatret. In 1909 she became the managing director for the Nationaltheatret ballet school. In 1937 she directed the film '' To levende og en død'' with her son-in-law Tancred Ibsen. Personal life In 1893, she married engineer Georg Monrad Krohn (1865–1934). They were the parents of dancer and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trysil-Knut
''Trysil-Knut'' is a Norwegian film from 1942. Rasmus Breistein directed this skiing melodrama during the German occupation of Norway. It tells the story of the legendary skier Knut from Trysil, an ardent patriot at the beginning of the 1800s who uses his skiing skills to prevent war from breaking out between Norway and Sweden. Knut also wins back a property that he was cheated out of and his "princess." Like many of the films from the interwar period or the occupation years, this is an adventure story. Breistein's point of departure for the story was a popular novel by Rudolf Muus from 1914, and he was also inspired by Bernt Lund's poem from 1861 and by 's story from 1909. Cast References External links * ''Norsk filmografi'': ''Trysil-Knut'' 1942 films Norwegian black-and-white films Films directed by Rasmus Breistein Norwegian romantic drama films 1942 romantic drama films Melodrama films 1940s Norwegian-language films {{Norway-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Det æ'kke Te å Tru
''Det æ'kke te å tru'' ( en, It's Unbelievable}) is a 1942 Norwegian drama film directed by Toralf Sandø, starring Leif Juster and Ernst Diesen. Two executives at a retail company both try to come up with the best idea for the autumn fair, and win the big prize. Cast *Leif Juster as Bernt *Ernst Diesen as Nils *Erling Drangsholt as Aalberg *Thorleif Reiss as Harald Hagen * Eva Lunde as Unni Borg *Tryggve Larssen as Hansen - inventor *Guri Stormoen as Mrs Hansen *Anne-Lise Wang as Vera *Einar Vaage as Storm, director *Ulf Selmer as Abel, grocer *Erling Hanson as Wang, lawyer *Jens Bolling as Olaf Borg *Alfred Solaas as the Conference Speaker *Finn Bernhoft as Pedersen *Folkman Schaanning as the Barber Master *Rolf Christensen as Olsen, auditor *Sissel Thygesen as Ms Bull *Margit Brataas Margit Brataas (née Karlsen, December 28, 1903 – December 17, 1971) was a Norwegian actress. Brataas was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), the daughter of Svend Marus Karlsen (1882–?) and Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hu Dagmar (film)
''Hu Dagmar'' (Wow, Dagmar) is a Norway, Norwegian drama comedy film from 1939 directed by Rasmus Breistein. It is based on Ove Ansteinsson's play ''Hu Dagmar''. Breistein and Ansteinsson also wrote the film's script together. The film stars Randi Heide Steen, Arne Bang-Hansen, and Eva Sletto. Plot Sjur returns one summer day to his parents' home at Råvangen. He has just become a corporal in Oslo, and he brings with him his fiancée Dagmar, a beautiful and distinctively city girl. Dagmar will live at Råvangen this summer, while Sjur travels around the heath. Dagmar is met with great skepticism both by Sjur's family and by the villagers, and not least by Ingeborg, Sjur's old girlfriend. It does not take long before Dagmar flirts wildly with the men in the village and not even Sjur's father, Ola, escapes her influence. When Sjur comes home, the couple goes out to dance. Dagmar dances with many men, Sjur gets drunk, and Ingeborg takes care of him. A few days later, one of Dagmar's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Familien På Borgan
(The Family at Borgan) is a 1939 Norwegian drama film. It was directed by Helge Lunde. Cast * Victor Bernau as Halvor Berg, a farm manager *Harald Steen as Borgan, a wholesaler *Joachim Holst-Jensen as Cohn, a lawyer *Lillemor von Hanno as Marie Berg *Georg Løkkeberg as Knut Borgan *Wenche Klouman as Anne, Berg's daughter *Thomas Thomassen as Borgan, a wholesaler *Eva Steen as the wholesaler's wife *Astri Steiwer as Lillemor Borgan * Vivi Schøyen as Åse Borgan *Per Schrøder-Nilsen as Victor Faber *Alfred Solaas as Erik Nelson *Pehr Qværnstrøm as Ola Bråten *Turid Haaland as Gurine Plassen * Alf Sommer as Nils Moen * Berit Alten as a girl *Henny Skjønberg as an old woman *Einar Vaage as a carpenter References External links * ''Familien på Borgan''at the National Library of Norway The National Library of Norway ( no, Nasjonalbiblioteket) was established in 1989. Its principal task is "to preserve the past for the future". The library is located both in Oslo and in M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fjernsynsteatret
Fjernsynsteatret was a department of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) which produced plays for television broadcasting. It opened in 1960 (after about a year of experimental operation), and operated until 1990, when a major reorganisation of NRK took place. Its first leader was Arild Brinchmann, who headed the theatre from its start until 1967. Later directors were Tore Breda Thoresen from 1967 to 1980, and Magne Bleness from 1980 to 1990. Fjernsynsteatret's first production was a play by Peter Brook Peter Stephen Paul Brook (21 March 1925 – 2 July 2022) was an English theatre and film director. He worked first in England, from 1945 at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, from 1947 at the Royal Opera House, and from 1962 for the Royal Sha ..., shown 8 April 1959. The first years the theatre developed between twenty and twenty-five productions annually, and the performances were broadcast directly. Later developments saw a merge between theatre and film, the pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
De Ukjentes Marked
''De ukjentes marked'' (The Market of the Outcasts) is a Norwegian film from 1968. It was directed by Nils R. Müller, who also wrote the screenplay and edited the film. The film is based on Åge Rønning's 1966 novel ''De ukjentes marked''. The film premiered on November 7, 1968, at cinemas in Oslo, Kristiansand, Tønsberg, Drammen, and Ski. Plot Star journalist William Klement's career is struggling, and he needs a scoop to make a comeback. One day he comes across an elderly asthmatic outcast called Glassblåser'n (the Glassblower). He is an eternal outcast that has lost his name on the path of life, but who still has his imagination, disrespectful irony, and heart intact, despite his atherosclerosis and asthma. The life of an outcast is not the subject matter for this tough journalist, who has seen most of this world's hypocrisy and ugliness, but he feels sorry for Glassblåser'n and wants to help him. But then he meets Glassblåser's friends. They are outcasts too, a number of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tonny
''Tonny'' is a 1962 Norwegian drama film directed by Nils R. Müller and Per Gjersøe. It was entered into the 12th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Per Christensen as Tonny * Wenche Foss as Tonnys mor * Liv Ullmann as Kari * Joachim Calmeyer as Rørleggeren * Rolf Daleng as Alfred * Finn Kvalem as Rødtopp * Ola B. Johannessen as Politimann * Henny Skjønberg as Dame med parasoll * Helga Backe * Finn Bernhoft * Erik Melbye Brekke * Synnøve Gleditsch * Rolf Nannestad * Alfred Solaas References External links * 1962 films 1960s Norwegian-language films 1962 drama films Norwegian black-and-white films Films directed by Nils R. Müller Norwegian drama films {{Norway-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Nielsen Hauge (film)
''Hans Nielsen Hauge'' is a Norwegian film from 1961 directed by Kåre Bergstrøm. It is a dramatization of the life of the lay minister Hans Nielsen Hauge (1771–1824). The film received a lukewarm reception from ''Verdens Gangs reviewer, who gave it three out of six stars. Plot The film opens in 1804, when Crown Prince Regent Frederick is ruling Denmark–Norway. The Royal Danish Chancellery has issued an arrest warrant for Hans Nielsen Hauge. The arrest warrant is sent to all the county governors in Norway, and Hauge is taken to Christiania in irons. The film follows the trial against Hauge. An impression of his past life and work is given in retrospect. The case against Hauge lasted many years because Copenhagen found no reason to hurry. This was a turning point in Norway, and Napoleon was building an empire in Europe. The case was not concluded until 1813. Cast * Preben Lerdorff Rye as King Frederick VI * Per Sunderland as Hans Nielsen Hauge * Harald Aimarsen as a farmer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Om Kjærlighet Synger De
''Om'' (or ''Aum'') (; sa, ॐ, ओम्, Ōṃ, translit-std=IAST) is a sacred sound, syllable, mantra, or an invocation in Hinduism. ''Om'' is the prime symbol of Hinduism.Krishna Sivaraman (2008), ''Hindu Spirituality Vedas Through Vedanta'', Motilal Banarsidass, , page 433 It is variously said to be the essence of the supreme Absolute, consciousness,James Lochtefeld (2002), "Om", ''The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism'', Vol. 2: N-Z, Rosen Publishing. , page 482Om . ''Merriam-Webster'' (2013), Pronounced: \ˈōm\ '' Ātman,'' '','' or the cosmic world.David Leeming (2005) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
