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Knut Husebø
Knut Husebø (born 10 May 1946) is a Norwegian actor and visual artist. Born in Stavanger, Husebø debuted in 1968 in the role Flyndrefanten in the play ''Taremare by'' on Den Nationale Scene. He was employed at the Nationaltheatret 1969–1971 and 1975–1986, interrupted by an engagement at the National Theatre 1977–1979 and 1982–1983. Since 1986 he has been a freelance actor. Among the roles Husebø has played are Edmund in ''King Lear'', Orsino in the ''Twelfth Night'' and the title role in Henrik Ibsen's ''Catiline''. He played the multifaceted Benoni in Fjernsynsteatret's adaptation of Knut Hamsun's novels '' Benoni'' and ''Rosa'', and he had one of the leading parts in Per Bronken's television series adaptation of Sigrid Undset's ''Jenny''. In more recent years Husebø's work has most prominently been as a visual artist. Select filmography * ''Cold Lunch'' (2008) * ''Max Manus'' (2008) * '' Morgan Kane: Døden er en ensom jeger'' (2001) * ''Lapin kullan kimallu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stavanger
Stavanger (, , American English, US usually , ) is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Norway. It is the fourth largest city and third largest metropolitan area in Norway (through conurbation with neighboring Sandnes) and the administrative center of Rogaland county. The municipality is the fourth most populous in Norway. Located on the Stavanger Peninsula in southwest Norway, Stavanger counts its official founding year as 1125, the year the Stavanger Cathedral was completed. Stavanger's core is to a large degree 18th- and 19th-century wooden houses that are protected and considered part of the city's cultural heritage. This has caused the town center and inner city to retain a small-town character with an unusually high ratio of detached houses, and has contributed significantly to spreading the city's population growth to outlying parts of Greater Stavanger. The city's population rapidly grew in the late 20th century due to its oil industry. Stavanger is known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sigrid Undset
Sigrid Undset () (20 May 1882 – 10 June 1949) was a Norwegian-Danish novelist who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1928. Undset was born in Kalundborg, Denmark, but her family moved to Norway when she was two years old. In 1924, she converted to Catholicism. She fled Norway for the United States in 1940 because of her opposition to Nazi Germany and the German invasion and occupation of Norway, but returned after World War II ended in 1945. Her best-known work is ''Kristin Lavransdatter'', a trilogy about life in Norway in the Middle Ages, portrayed through the experiences of a woman from birth until death. Its three volumes were published between 1920 and 1922. Early life Sigrid Undset was born on 20 May 1882 in the small town of Kalundborg, Denmark, at the childhood home of her mother, Charlotte Undset (1855–1939, née Anna Maria Charlotte Gyth). Undset was the eldest of three daughters. She and her family moved to Norway when she was two. She grew up in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oss (film)
''Oss'' (Us) is a Norwegian post-apocalyptic disaster film from 1976 directed by Laila Mikkelsen. The film is based on a story by Knut Faldbakken. Plot The film is about the aftermath of an economic disaster as a result of poor countries stopping their exports of raw materials. In 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 ... and the Western world, this leads to unemployment, food shortages, and demonstrations. Many people head out to the countryside. Among these are Thomas and Vera, who end up renting a farm in a remote valley. Life there is not easy, and military forces seize the crops. References External links * ''Oss''at Filmfront ''Oss'' at the National Library of Norway 1976 films Norwegian disaster films Films set in the future 1970s dystopian films {{No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Life And Death (1980 Film)
''Life and Death'' ( no, Liv og død) is a 1980 Norwegian drama film directed by Petter Vennerød and Svend Wam. The film was selected as the Norwegian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 53rd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Cast * Bjørn Skagestad as Jacob * Kjersti Døvigen as Jennifer * Sossen Krohg as Diddi * Knut Husebø as Harald * Wenche Foss as Fru Bergmann * Per Sunderland as Alexander * Jorunn Kjellsby as Tante Nøste * Sverre Gran as Herr Bergmann * Vibeke Falk as Tante Liss * Svein Tindberg as Sundby See also * List of submissions to the 53rd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film * List of Norwegian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film The Kingdom of Norway has submitted films in the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film category at the Oscars since 1957. They only submitted two films in their first twenty years, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julia Julia
''Julia Julia'' is a 1981 Norwegian comedy film directed by Petter Vennerød and Svend Wam. The film was selected as the Norwegian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 54th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Cast * Gunilla Olsson as Julia * Knut Husebø as Karl Henrik * Audun Meling as Fred * Thomas Robsahm as Dag * Per Sunderland as Petter See also * List of submissions to the 54th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film * List of Norwegian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film The Kingdom of Norway has submitted films in the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film category at the Oscars since 1957. They only submitted two films in their first twenty years, but they became a regular fixture in the competition ... References External links * 1981 films 1981 comedy films Norwegian comedy films 1980s Norwegian-language films Film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingenjör Andrées Luftfärd
''Flight of the Eagle'' ( sv, Ingenjör Andrées luftfärd) is a Swedish biographical drama film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 26 August 1982, directed by Jan Troell, based on Per Olof Sundman's 1967 novelization of the true story of S. A. Andrée's Arctic balloon expedition of 1897, an ill-fated effort to reach the North Pole in which all three expedition members perished. The film stars Max von Sydow as S.A. Andrée, Sverre Anker Ousdal as Knut Frænkel and Göran Stangertz as Nils Strindberg. Dutch-Swedish songwriter Cornelis Vreeswijk plays the role of the journalist Lundström. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 55th Academy Awards. Many sequences from the film were used in the 1997 documentary '' A Frozen Dream'' (''En frusen dröm''), also directed by Troell. Cast * Max von Sydow as Salomon August Andrée * Göran Stangertz as Nils Strindberg * Sverre Anker Ousdal as Knut Frænkel * Clément Harari as Hen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apprentice To Murder
''Apprentice to Murder'' is a 1988 thriller film directed by Ralph L. Thomas and starring Donald Sutherland, Chad Lowe and Mia Sara. Premise A teenager (Chad Lowe) is torn between his lover (Mia Sara) and a doctor (Donald Sutherland) of "powwow medicine" in 1920s Pennsylvania. Cast Production The film was developed under the working title of ''The Long Lost Friend'' and had its principal photography begin early September, 1986, in Bergen, Norway. According to the September 19, 1986 issue of ''Variety Variety may refer to: Arts and entertainment Entertainment formats * Variety (radio) * Variety show, in theater and television Films * ''Variety'' (1925 film), a German silent film directed by Ewald Andre Dupont * ''Variety'' (1935 film), ...'', the film had a budget of 10 million dollars and was entirely funded by Norwegian money. ''Apprentice to Murder'' was entirely shot in Norway. Production was scheduled to finish early November , 1986, but according to '' Scr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryllupsfesten
''Bryllupsfesten'' ( en, The wedding party}) is a 1989 Norwegian comedy film written by Petter Vennerød, and directed by Vennerød and Svend Wam, starring Knut Husebø Knut Husebø (born 10 May 1946) is a Norwegian actor and visual artist. Born in Stavanger, Husebø debuted in 1968 in the role Flyndrefanten in the play ''Taremare by'' on Den Nationale Scene. He was employed at the Nationaltheatret 1969–1971 ... and Eli Anne Linnestad. Businessman Carl Otto "Totto" Holm (Husebø) is on the verge of bankruptcy, and plans a staged robbery of the family's Munch engraving. External links * ''Bryllupsfesten''at Filmweb.no (Norwegian) at the Norwegian Film Institute (Norwegian) 1989 films 1989 comedy films Films directed by Svend Wam Films directed by Petter Vennerød Norwegian comedy films Films set in Oslo {{1980s-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lapin Kullan Kimallus
''Lapin kullan kimallus'' (Finnish for ''The glitter of Lappish gold'') is a 1999 Finnish movie, directed by Åke Lindman. The movie is about the Lapland gold rush in the end of the 19th century. It stars Pirkka-Pekka Petelius as Nils Lepistö and Vesa Vierikko as Jakob Ervasti. Plot summary In his hometown Oulu, Lepistö meets a man who shows him a map of Lapland, showing an "X" mark at the spot where he claims is gold. Lepistö believes the man and shows the map to his companion Ervasti. Lepistö and Ervasti travel to the Teno River, where they manage to find two kilograms of gold. They travel back to Oulu to lay official claim on the find site but are told it has already been claimed. Finally a large gold rush to Lapland starts. Notes Despite the name, the movie has nothing to do with the Finnish brand of beer named ''Lapin Kulta Lapin Kulta (in English, Lapland Gold) is a Finnish beer brand. Lapin Kulta was also the name of the brewery in the Lapland town of Tornio, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
