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Home For Christmas (2010 Film)
''Home for Christmas'' ( no, Hjem til jul) is a 2010 Norwegian comedy film, comedy-drama film directed by Bent Hamer. “Home for Christmas” is based on a selection of short stories from the Norwegian author Levi Henriksen's collection, ”Only Soft Presents Under the Tree”. These stories, which now and then intersect with each other, all take place in Henriksen's fictitious small town of Skogli, over a couple of hours on Christmas Eve. Storyline Following a prologue set in war-torn former Yugoslavia, the film follows several different Christmas celebrations in the small Norwegian town of Skogli. Paul is a thirty-three-year-old laborer who marches into his doctor's office demanding a prescription, then proceeds to lay bare all his woes. The doctor is beleaguered by his own marital and financial difficulties (he's left his upset wife to work emergency calls on Christmas Eve). There's also an elderly man preparing an esoteric ritual, a vagrant who runs into an old flame, a mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bent Hamer
Bent Hamer (born 18 December 1956) is a film director, writer and producer, born in Sandefjord, Norway in 1956. Biography Hamer studied film theory and literature at the University of Stockholm and the Stockholm Film School. In addition to his feature films, he has written and directed a number of short films and documentaries. His first film, ''Eggs'', premiered at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival where it was shown in the Directors' Fortnight section. That same year, it was shown in competition at the 19th Moscow International Film Festival where it won the award for Best First Film; it also received the FIPRESCI Prize at the 1995 Toronto International Film Festival. His 2003 film ''Kitchen Stories'' screened at many international festivals and was the Norwegian submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. In April 2004, Bent Hamer started shooting ''Factotum'' based on the novel of the same name by US poet and writer Charles Bukowski. The screenplay was writt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated between the Baltic and North seas to the north, and the Alps to the south; it covers an area of , with a population of almost 84 million within its 16 constituent states. Germany borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, and France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands to the west. The nation's capital and most populous city is Berlin and its financial centre is Frankfurt; the largest urban area is the Ruhr. Various Germanic tribes have inhabited the northern parts of modern Germany since classical antiquity. A region named Germania was documented before AD 100. In 962, the Kingdom of Germany formed the bulk of the Holy Roman Empire. During the 16th ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Christmas Films
Many Christmas stories have been adapted to feature films and TV specials, and have been broadcast and repeated many times on television; since the popularization of home video in the 1980s, their many editions are sold and re-sold every year during the holiday shopping season. Theatrical Christmas-themed films which received a theatrical release. File:It's a Wonderful Life.png, ''It's a Wonderful Life'' File:Meet Me In St Louis Judy Garland Margaret O'Brien 1944.jpg, ''Meet Me in St. Louis'', Judy Garland Margaret O'Brien 1944 File:IngridBergmanTheBellsofSaintMarysTrailerScreenshot1945.jpg, Ingrid Bergman, '' The Bells of Saint Marys'', 1945 File:The Bishop's Wife (1948 poster).jpg, ''The Bishop's Wife'', 1948 ''A Christmas Carol'' adaptations ''The Nutcracker'' adaptations Christmas action films Christmas horror films Christmas Thriller films Short films Made-for-television and direct-to-video These are films that were made for television (including streamin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petter Fladeby
Petter Mads Fladeby (born April 1, 1961, in Denmark) is a sound designer and mixer working mainly in Norwegian films. Fladeby received the Amanda Award for Best Sound Design in 2008 for the movie O' Horten, and in 2015 for the movie Børning. Filmography * Department Q: A conspiracy of Faith (2016) *Louder Than Bombs (2015) *1001 Grams (2014) *Børning (2014) *Call Girl (2012) *Sons of Norway (2011) * Headhunters (2011) *King of Devil's Island (2010) *Trollhunter (2010) * Home for Christmas (2010) * Trust Me (2010) * Tuba Atlantic (2010) *East End Angels (2010) *A Somewhat Gentle Man (2010) * Magic Silver (2009) * Max Manus: Man of War (2008) * Let the Right One In (2008) *O' Horten (2007) * 5 Lies (2007) * Kill Buljo: The Movie (2007) *Peter & the Wolf (2006) *Storm (2005) * Kissed by Winter (2005) * The Beatuiful Country (2004) *Buddy (2003) *Svidd neger (2003) *Jonny Vang (2003) *Kitchen Stories (2003) *Prozac Nation (2001) * Bride of the Wind (2001) * Before the Storm (20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nina Zanjani
, image = Nina Zanjani in August 2014.jpg , alt = , caption = Nina Zanjani during the 2014 Royal Dramatic Theatre autumn gathering. , birth_date = , birth_place = Tehran, Iran , birthname = ''Nina'' Nasr Zanjani , nationality = Swedish , other_names = , known_for = , yearsactive = 2006–present , occupation = actress ''Nina'' Nasr Zanjani ( fa, نینا زنجانی, born 1 September 1981 in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian-Swedish actress. She played one of the two lead roles in Helena Bergström's directorial debut ''Mind the Gap'' as the daughter Yasmin. Early life Nina and her family moved from Iran to Sweden when she was six or seven years old. She grew up in Gråbo and lived there with her parents and brother. When she was 19-20, she settled in Stockholm to follow her career. Zanjani was a student at Stockholm Elementary Theatre School (SET) from 2001 to 2002 and went to the Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting in 2007. She pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nadja Soukup
Nadja may refer to: * Nadja (given name) Nadja is a female name, that is used predominantly throughout the Mediterranean region, and the Arab world. Its origins are in the Arabic languages. The Serbian and Montenegrin spelling is Nađa. Notable people with the name include: * Nadja Auerm ... * Nadja, pen-name of Louisa Nadia Green (1896—1934), British poet * ''Nadja'' (novel), 1928 surrealist novel by André Breton * ''Nadja'' (film), 1994 vampire film by Michael Almereyda * Nadja (band), Canadian drone doom metal side project of Aidan Baker See also * Nadia (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristine Rui Slettebakken
Kristine, a variant of Christine, may refer to: * Kristine (given name) * Lisa Kristine (born 1965), American photographer * Liv Kristine (born 1976), Norwegian singer, songwriter * ''Kristine'' (TV series), a 2010 Filipino television series * Kristine Church (other), two churches in Sweden See also *Kristin (name) *Kristen (other) *Christine (name) * Christina (other) *Cristina (other) Cristina is a female given name. Cristina may also refer to: * Cristina (daughter of Edward the Exile), 11th-century English princess * Cristina (singer) (1956–2020), American singer * Cristina, Badajoz, Spain, a municipality * Cristina, Minas ... * Kristinestad {{Disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isaka Sawadogo
Isaka Sawadogo (born 1966), sometimes credited as Issaka Sawadogo, is a Burkinabé actor. He is most noted for his performances in the Canadian film ''Diego Star'', for which he received a Prix Jutra nomination for Best Actor at the 16th Jutra Awards in 2014, and the Dutch film '' The Paradise Suite'', for which he won the Golden Calf for Best Actor at the 2016 Netherlands Film Festival. In 2020, he appeared in a supporting role in Philippe Lacôte's film ''Night of the Kings (La Nuit des rois)''.Melanie Goodfellow"Memento boards Venice title 'Night of the Kings'" ''Screen Daily'', July 28, 2020. In 2021 he played the lead role in Jorge Camarotti Jorge Camarotti is a Brazilian-Canadian film director and screenwriter.Jean-Baptiste Hervé"Portrait de Regard: Jorge Camarotti" ''Voir'', March 13, 2019. He is most noted for his 2019 short film '' Kinship'', which was a Canadian Screen Award nom ...'s short film '' Ousmane''.André Duchesne"De nombreux courts québécois au marché d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Bintu Sakor
Sarah (born Sarai) is a biblical matriarch and prophetess, a major figure in Abrahamic religions. While different Abrahamic faiths portray her differently, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all depict her character similarly, as that of a pious woman, renowned for her hospitality and beauty, the wife and half-sister of Abraham, and the mother of Isaac. Sarah has her feast day on 1 September in the Catholic Church, 19 August in the Coptic Orthodox Church, 20 January in the LCMS, and 12 and 20 December in the Eastern Orthodox Church. In the Hebrew Bible Family According to Book of Genesis 20:12, in conversation with the Philistine king Abimelech of Gerar, Abraham reveals Sarah to be both his wife and his half-sister, stating that the two share a father but not a mother. Such unions were later explicitly banned in the Book of Leviticus (). This would make Sarah the daughter of Terah and the half-sister of not only Abraham but Haran and Nahor. She would also have been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morten Ilseng Risnes
Morten is a common given name in Norway and Denmark. Approximately 22,138 have this name as a given name in Norway and about 52 people have it as a surname. Notable people with the name include: *Morten Abel, Norwegian singer *Morten Andersen, Danish kicker in American football * Morten Arnfred, Danish film director and screenwriter *Morten Berglia, Norwegian orienteering competitor *Morten Berre, Norwegian footballer *Morten Bertolt, Danish footballer *Morten Bisgaard, Danish footballer *Morten Bo, Danish photographer * Morten Breum, Danish DJ and producer known by his mononym Morten *Morten Bruun, Danish football player *Morten Brørs, Norwegian cross-country skier *Morten Børup, Danish educator * Morten Stig Christensen, Danish handball player, TV host and TV executive *Morten Daland, Norwegian handball player *Morten Djupvik, Norwegian show jumping competitor *Morten Dons, Danish racing driver *Morten Eriksen, Norwegian footballer * Morten Finstad, Norwegian ice hockey player * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Igor Necemer
Igor may refer to: People * Igor (given name), an East Slavic given name and a list of people with the name * Mighty Igor (1931–2002), former American professional wrestler * Igor Volkoff, a professional wrestler from NWA All-Star Wrestling * Igorrr, (born 1984) a French musician Fictional characters * Igor (character), a stock character * Igor Karkaroff, character in the ''Harry Potter'' series * Igor, the eagle in ''Count Duckula'' * Igor, the first enemy character in fighting game ''Human Killing Machine'' * Igor, a baboon with shape-shifting powers in Marvel comics (see List of fictional monkeys) * Igor, a reoccurring character in the ''Persona'' series * Igor, a character in ''Young Frankenstein'' * Igor Nevsky, an assassin in ''Air Force One'' (film) Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Igor'' (album), a 2019 album by Tyler, The Creator * ''Igor'' (film), a 2008 American animated film * '' Igor: Objective Uikokahonia'', a 1994 Spanish MS-DOS PC video game released C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
