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De Gales Hus
''De gales hus'' (House of Fools) is a 2008 Norwegian film directed by Eva Isaksen. The screenplay, written by Åse Vikene, is based on Karin Fossum's novel ''De gales hus''. The cinematographer was Harald Gunnar Paalgard. The film was produced by Hilde Berg and Bent Rognlien for Norsk Filmproduksjon A/S. Plot Through twenty-four-year-old Aina's eyes, viewers get to know the patients at Varden, a psychiatric hospital, showing how, despite the madness, they return her zest for life to her. Cast * Ingrid Bolsø Berdal as Aina * Thorbjørn Harr as Stetson * Fridtjov Såheim as Odin * Rolf Kristian Larsen as Formel * Andrea Bræin Hovig as Maria * Joachim Rafaelsen as Moffa * Hildegun Riise as the angel * Besim Jakupi as Zoran * Pål Sverre Hagen as Tussi * Jeppe Beck Laursen as Jørgen * Frank Kjosås as Ruben * Anneke von der Lippe as Hedda * Rolf Lassgård as Freiner * Christin Borge as a cook * Kyrre Hellum Kyrre is a common Norwegian given name. The name comes from the O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eva Isaksen
Eva Isaksen (born 22 May 1956) is a Norwegian film director. She directed her first feature film ''Burning Flowers'' (''Brennende blomster'' 1985) with Eva Dahr, and has worked as an assistant on a number of films, including ''Sweetwater'' (1988) by Lasse Glomm, '' Wayfarers'' (''Landstrykere'' 1989) by Ola Solum, and '' The Dive'' (Dykket 1989) by Tristan de Vere Cole. In 1990 she directed ''Death at Oslo Central'' ('' Døden på Oslo S''), about the two boys Pelle and Proffen, based on the novels for young people by Ingvar Ambjørnsen, a Norwegian author living in Hamburg (male), (female) en, Hamburger(s), Hamburgian(s) , timezone1 = Central (CET) , utc_offset1 = +1 , timezone1_DST = Central (CEST) , utc_offset1_DST = +2 , postal .... Two years later she presented her third feature film ''Homo Falsus'' ('' Det perfekte mord'' 1992). References External links * 1956 births Living peo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Norén
Adam; el, Ἀδάμ, Adám; la, Adam is the name given in Genesis 1-5 to the first human. Beyond its use as the name of the first man, ''adam'' is also used in the Bible as a pronoun, individually as "a human" and in a collective sense as "mankind". tells of God's creation of the world and its creatures, including ''adam'', meaning humankind; in God forms "Adam", this time meaning a single male human, out of "the dust of the ground", places him in the Garden of Eden, and forms a woman, Eve, as his helpmate; in Adam and Eve eat the fruit of the tree of knowledge and God condemns Adam to labour on the earth for his food and to return to it on his death; deals with the birth of Adam's sons, and lists his descendants from Seth to Noah. The Genesis creation myth was adopted by both Christianity and Islam, and the name of Adam accordingly appears in the Christian scriptures and in the Quran. He also features in subsequent folkloric and mystical elaborations in later Judaism ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian Drama Films
Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway *Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including the two official written forms: **Bokmål, literally "book language", used by 85–90% of the population of Norway **Nynorsk, literally "New Norwegian", used by 10–15% of the population of Norway *The Norwegian Sea Norwegian or may also refer to: Norwegian *Norwegian Air Shuttle, an airline, trading as Norwegian **Norwegian Long Haul, a defunct subsidiary of Norwegian Air Shuttle, flying long-haul flights *Norwegian Air Lines, a former airline, merged with Scandinavian Airlines in 1951 *Norwegian coupling, used for narrow-gauge railways *Norwegian Cruise Line, a cruise line *Norwegian Elkhound, a canine breed. *Norwegian Forest cat, a domestic feline breed *Norwegian Red, a breed of dairy cattle *Norwegian Township, Schuylkill County, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Films
The year 2008 involved many major film events. ''The Dark Knight'' was the year's highest-grossing film, while ''Slumdog Millionaire'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture (out of eight Academy Awards). Evaluation of the year 2008 has been widely considered to be a very significant year for cinema. The entertainment agency website IGN described 2008 as "one of the biggest years ever for movies." It stated, "2008 was the year when the comic book movie genre not only hits its zenith, but also gained critical respectability thanks to ''The Dark Knight''. Animated films also proved a huge draw for filmgoers, with Pixar's ''WALL-E'' becoming not only the highest grossing toon but also the most lauded. Things got off on the right foot with the monster movie madness of ''Cloverfield''. Marvel got down to business laying the groundwork for their superhero team-up ''The Avengers'' with the blockbuster hit ''Iron Man'' and their respectable attempt at rebooting ''The Incredible Hulk''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Film Database
The Swedish Film Database ( sv, Svensk filmdatabas) is an Internet database about Swedish films, published by the Swedish Film Institute The Swedish Film Institute ( sv, Svenska Filminstitutet) was founded in 1963 to support and develop the Swedish film industry. The institute is housed in the ''Filmhuset'' building located in Gärdet, Östermalm in Stockholm. The building, comp .... It contains information about all Swedish films from 1897 onwards and foreign films that had cinema premiere in Sweden. It also provides many biographies of actors, directors, producers etc. who participated in Swedish films over the years. It is created with the support of the Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation. The database comprises about 62,000 films (17,000 Swedish films) and 265,000 people. References External linksSwedish Film Database Swedish film websites Online film databases Databases in Sweden {{website-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Mo i Rana. The building in Oslo was restored and reopened in 2005. Prior to the existence of the National Library, the University Library of Oslo was assigned the tasks that normally fall to a national library. The Norwegian ISBN Agency, responsible for assigning ISBNs with prefix 82- and 978-82-, is part of the National Library of Norway. The National Library is also responsible for legal deposits made from publishers in Norway. All material is to be submitted free of charge. History On 15 August 2005, Norway opened a fully functioning national library for the first time in its history. This occurred exactly 100 years after Norway dissolved its union with Sweden. Although gaining independence in 1905 marked the peak of Norwegian nationalism, it took Norway a century to go from being a sovereign ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gisken Armand
Gisken Armand Lillo-Stenberg (born 26 November 1962) is a Norwegian actress. She is the daughter of actor Eilif Armand Eilif Armand (18 March 1921 – 28 November 1993) was a Norwegian actor. He was born in Bergen to businessman Sverre Andreassen and Maggi Sørensen, and was the father of actresses Frøydis Armand, Gisken Armand and Merete Armand. He made his ..., and sister of Merete Armand and Frøydis Armand, both actresses. She debuted on stage at the age of fourteen, at Den Nationale Scene, and has been working at Nationaltheatret since 1988. There she has performed in plays such as Henrik Ibsen's ''A Doll's House'' and Anton Chekhov's ''Three Sisters (play), Three Sisters''. She has also played in several movies, such as ''Insomnia (1997 film), Insomnia'' (1997) and ''Evas Øye'' (1999), as well as roles in television, in series like ''Fox Grønland'' (2001) and ''Kodenavn Hunter'' (2007). Armand is married to Ole Lillo-Stenberg, brother of musician Lars Lillo-Stenberg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyrre Hellum
Kyrre is a common Norwegian given name. The name comes from the Old Norse word ''kyrr'', which translates to "calm, peaceful". It is believed to have been derived from Olaf III of Norway, who was nicknamed "Olaf Kyrre" ''(Olaf the Peaceful)''. People named Kyrre ;As first name * , Norwegian author * , Norwegian actor and translator * , Norwegian lawyer * , Norwegian musician * Kyrre Grepp, Norwegian politician * Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll, Norwegian DJ, known by stage name Kygo * , Norwegian actor * , Norwegian host * Kyrre Lekve, Norwegian biologist * , Norwegian politician * Kyrre Nakkim, Norwegian journalist * , Norwegian actor * , Norwegian author and humorist ;As second name * Kristen Kyrre Bremer, Norwegian theologian and bishop See also *Karre Karre is a Dutch surname, derived from the Gaulish word ''carrum'' meaning 'cart' or 'wagon', most likely left over from Gallia Belgica. Found in France as ''Carron'' or ''Carrier,'' which both have the same meaning.Kärre is a given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christin Borge
Christin is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Ann-Christin Ahlberg (born 1957), Swedish politician of the Social Democratic Party * Ann-Christin Nykvist (born 1948), Swedish Social Democratic politician *Christin Cooper (born 1959), former alpine ski racer from Ketchum, Idaho * Christin Hagberg (born 1958), Swedish social democratic politician *Christin Hinojosa (born 1976), American actress * Christin Hussong (born 1994), German javelin thrower *Christin Petelski (born 1977), former international breaststroke swimmer from Canada *Christin Piek (born 1889), Belgian tug of war competitor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics * Christin Sørum (born 1968), retired Norwegian long-distance runner *Christin Senkel (born 1987), German bobsledder who has competed since 2008 *Christin Steuer (born 1983), diver from Germany who won the bronze medal at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships * Christin Wurth-Thomas (born 1980), American athlete, who competes in middle dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeppe Beck Laursen
Jeppe Svend Aage Beck Laursen (1 June 1972) is a Norwegian actor and stuntman. Kvinnheringen His biggest role was in the historical TV drama ''''. Filmography * '' (2016) * '' Birkebeinerne'' (2016) * '' |
Joachim Rafaelsen
Joachim (; ''Yəhōyāqīm'', "he whom Yahweh has set up"; ; ) was, according to Christian tradition, the husband of Saint Anne and the father of Mary, the mother of Jesus. The story of Joachim and Anne first appears in the Biblical apocryphal Gospel of James. His feast day is 26 July, a date shared with Saint Anne. In Christian tradition The story of Joachim, his wife Anne (or Anna), and the miraculous birth of their child Mary, the mother of Jesus, was told for the first time in the 2nd-century apocryphal infancy-gospel the Gospel of James (also called Protoevangelium of James). Joachim was a rich and pious man, who regularly gave to the poor. However, Charles Souvay, writing in the ''Catholic Encyclopedia'', says that the idea that Joachim possessed large herds and flocks is doubtful. At the temple, Joachim's sacrifice was rejected, as the couple's childlessness was interpreted as a sign of divine displeasure. Joachim consequently withdrew to the desert, where he fasted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of Norway. Bouvet Island, located in the Subantarctic, is a dependency of Norway; it also lays claims to the Antarctic territories of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land. The capital and largest city in Norway is Oslo. Norway has a total area of and had a population of 5,425,270 in January 2022. The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden at a length of . It is bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast and the Skagerrak strait to the south, on the other side of which are Denmark and the United Kingdom. Norway has an extensive coastline, facing the North Atlantic Ocean and the Barents Sea. The maritime influence dominates Norway's climate, with mild lowland temperatures on the se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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