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Reidar Lund
Reidar Lund (3 June 1897 – 19 March 1978) was a Norwegian cinematographer. Filming his first sports event at Frogner stadion in 1920, Lund participated as a cameraman on expeditions to Novaya Zemlya in 1921 and Alaska in 1924. He was a cinematographer for his first motion picture in 1925, ''Himmeluret'', and was especially active between 1938 and 1946, with films such as ''Hu Dagmar'' (1939), ''Godvakker-Maren'' (1940), ''Jeg drepte!'' (1942), and ''Kommer du, Elsa?'' (1944). His last motion picture was ''Flukt fra paradiset'' (1955). Then, until his retirement in 1968 he worked in the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. He received the King's Medal of Merit in gold. He resided in Bærum Bærum () is a municipality in the Greater Oslo Region in Norway that forms an affluent suburb of Oslo on the west coast of the city. Bærum is Norway's fifth largest municipality with a population of 128,760 (2021). It is part of the electoral .... Selected filmography *'' Song of Rondane ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frogner Stadion
Frogner stadion is a sports stadium in Oslo, Norway, which has artificial ice in the winter for speed skating and bandy. The artificial grass is used in the summer for soccer and American football. It is located close to the Frogner Park, between the park and Majorstuen. One match, Norway national bandy team, Norway-Belarus national bandy team, Belarus, was played here at the 2013 Bandy World Championship. History It opened in 1901, and was built by the speed skating club Oslo SK, Kristiania Skøiteklub. In 1914, the stadium was moved to its current position, due to the 1914 Jubilee Exhibition. At the inaugural race in 1914, two speed skating world records were set by Oscar Mathisen, in 500 m and 1,500 m. In 1928, Oslo Municipality took over responsibility for the stadium. Frogner stadion was one of the most important ice skating venues in Norway until 1940. A long series of championships were held at Frogner stadion, both in figure skating and in speed skating. A total of 23 spee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novaya Zemlya
Novaya Zemlya (, also , ; rus, Но́вая Земля́, p=ˈnovəjə zʲɪmˈlʲa, ) is an archipelago in northern Russia. It is situated in the Arctic Ocean, in the extreme northeast of Europe, with Cape Flissingsky, on the northern island, considered the easternmost point of Europe. To Novaya Zemlya's west lies the Barents Sea and to the east is the Kara Sea. Novaya Zemlya consists of two main islands, the northern Severny Island and the southern Yuzhny Island, which are separated by the Matochkin Strait. Administratively, it is incorporated as Novaya Zemlya District, one of the twenty-one in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia.Law #65-5-OZ Municipally, it is incorporated as Novaya Zemlya Urban Okrug.Law #258-vneoch.-OZ The population of Novaya Zemlya as of the 2010 Census was about 2,429, of whom 1,972 resided in Belushya Guba, an urban settlement that is the administrative center of Novaya Zemlya District. The indigenous population (from 1872 to the 1950s when it was resett ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alaska
Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S., it borders the Canadian province of British Columbia and the Yukon territory to the east; it also shares a maritime border with the Russian Federation's Chukotka Autonomous Okrug to the west, just across the Bering Strait. To the north are the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas of the Arctic Ocean, while the Pacific Ocean lies to the south and southwest. Alaska is by far the largest U.S. state by area, comprising more total area than the next three largest states (Texas, California, and Montana) combined. It represents the seventh-largest subnational division in the world. It is the third-least populous and the most sparsely populated state, but by far the continent's most populous territory located mostly north of the 60th parallel, with ... [...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] |
Godvakker-Maren
''Godvakker-Maren'' (Good Pretty Maren) is a Norwegian comedy film from 1940 directed by Knut Hergel, who also wrote the film script together with Alf Sommer and Einar Tveito. The script is based on Oskar Braaten's novel ''Bak høkerens disk'' and play ''Godvakker-Maren''. The film premiered on October 31, 1940. Plot Two young girls from Hedmark get jobs at a grocery store run by Nils Andresen in Oslo. Andresen's wife is in bed with an illness, and Andresen is interested in his two young female employees. Maren, played by Eva Sletto, is also exposed to other vices in the capital before things settle down. Cast * Eva Sletto as Maren * Pehr Qværnstrøm as Nils Andresen, a grocer * Dagmar Myhrvold as Matea, Andresen's wife * Aasta Voss as Inga * Bjarne Bø as the doctor * Harald Heide-Steen as Even * Alf Sommer as Tore * Einar Tveito as the priest * Øyvind Øyen as the constable * Helge Essmar as Aksel References External links * ''Godvakker-Maren''at the National Library ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeg Drepte!
''Jeg drepte!'' (I Have Killed!) is a Norwegian film directed by Toralf Sandø. It premiered on August 17, 1942. Plot A doctor is operating on a male patient. Under anesthesia, the man reveals that he is in a relationship with the doctor's wife. After the operation, complications arise, the man dies, and the doctor is convinced that he is the one that killed the man. In order to rid himself of the obsession, the hospital decides that he should do a similar operation and succeed with it. Because they do not dare risk any of the regular patients, the doctor's wife is selected for the procedure without him knowing who he is operating on. Cast * Rolf Christensen: Gunnar Bøhmer, a doctor * Tore Foss: Kristian Solberg * Guri Stormoen: Mrs. Fredriksen * Sigrun Otto: Miss Bull * Gunvor Hall: Mrs. Johansen * Joachim Holst-Jensen: Fredriksen * Jack Fjeldstad: Bagge, a doctor * Synnøve Øian: Berit, a nurse * Johannes Eckhoff: Berg, a doctor * Oscar Amundsen: Bjørnstad, a doctor * Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kommer Du, Elsa?
''Kommer du, Elsa?'' (Are You Coming, Elsa?) is a Norwegian drama film from 1944 directed by Toralf Sandø. The script was written by Sandø and Victor Borg, and it is based on Borg's play ''Kommer du, Elsa?'' The cast includes Aase Bye, Erling Drangsholt, and Harald Schwenzen. Plot Leif Rieber is a famous conductor. He has a promising young son who plays the violin, and his father features him as a soloist in one of his major concerts. The son has tuberculosis and dies during the concert. The father blames himself for the son's death and takes to drinking. Later he is affected by marital problems and illness. Cast * Aase Bye as Elsa Rieber, Leif Rieber's wife *Erling Drangsholt as Leif Rieber, a musician *Harald Schwenzen as Øistein Werner, Rieber's friend * Bjarne Larsen as Harald Rieber, Elsa and Leif Rieber's son *Liv Blom as Kari, Harald's friend *Oscar Egede-Nissen as a vagabond *Tore Foss as Smith, a doctor and patient *Gunvor Hall as Mrs. Kramer, a patient at the sanator ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flukt Fra Paradiset
''Escape'' ( no, Flukt) is a 2012 thriller film directed by Roar Uthaug. It stars Isabel Christine Andreasen and Milla Olin as girls in 14th century Norway who must escape bandits led by Ingrid Bolsø Berdal. It premiered at the Slash Film Festival and was released in Norway in September 2012. Plot In fourteenth century Norway, 19-year-old Signe, her younger brother, and her parents travel through lands made dangerous by the lawlessness following the Black Death. Bandits led by Dagmar kill her entire family; Dagmar herself murders Signe's brother Tormod as she watches helplessly. Before the bandits can kill Signe, Dagmar stops them and orders them to take her prisoner. At their camp, Signe meets Frigg, a young girl that Dagmar has adopted. When Frigg shows kindness to Signe, Dagmar chastises her and says that Signe deserves no compassion, as her people have driven them to banditry. Arvid, Dagmar's lover, stops Loke from raping Signe. As the others watch Arvid and Loke fight, S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation
NRK, an abbreviation of the Norwegian ''Norsk Rikskringkasting AS'', generally expressed in English as the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, is the Norwegian government-owned radio and television public broadcasting company, and the largest media organisation in Norway. All other TV channels, broadcast from Norway, were banned between 1960 and 1981. NRK broadcasts three national TV channels and thirteen national radio channels on digital terrestrial television, digital terrestrial radio and subscription television. All NRK radio stations are streamed online at NRK.no, which also offers an extensive TV service. NRK is a founding member of the European Broadcasting Union. Financing Until the start of 2020, about 94% of NRK's funding came from a mandatory annual licence fee payable by anyone who owns or uses a TV or device capable of receiving TV broadcasts. The remainder came from commercial activities such as programme and DVD sales, spin-off products, and certain types of s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King's Medal Of Merit
The King's Medal of Merit (Norwegian: ''Kongens fortjenstmedalje'') is a Norwegian award. It was instituted in 1908 to reward meritorious achievements in the fields of art, science, business, and public service. It is divided in two classes: gold and silver. The medal in gold is rewarded for extraordinary achievements of importance to the nation and society. The medal in silver may be awarded for lesser achievements. The medal is suspended from a ribbon in the colours of the Royal Standard of Norway. The medal in gold is ranked eighth in the ranking of Norwegian orders and medals. The medal in silver is ranked 11th. Design of the Medal * The obverse shows the head of the reigning Monarch with name and motto. To date (2015) there have been three versions: Haakon VII (1908–1957), Olav V (1957–1991), and Harald V (since 1991). * The reverse bears a wreath and the words "KONGENS FORTJENSTMEDALJE" (Royal Medal of Merit) with the recipient's name engraved in the middle of the wreat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bærum
Bærum () is a municipality in the Greater Oslo Region in Norway that forms an affluent suburb of Oslo on the west coast of the city. Bærum is Norway's fifth largest municipality with a population of 128,760 (2021). It is part of the electoral district and historical county of Akershus and of the newer Viken County. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Sandvika. Bærum was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838. Bærum has the highest income per capita in Norway and the highest proportion of university-educated individuals. Bærum, particularly its eastern neighbourhoods bordering West End Oslo, is one of Norway's priciest and most fashionable residential areas, leading Bærum residents to be frequently stereotyped as snobs in Norwegian popular culture. The municipality has been voted the best Norwegian place to live in considering governance and public services to citizens. Name The name (Old Norse: ''Bergheimr'') is composed of ''berg'', whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Song Of Rondane
''Song of Rondane'' (Norwegian: ''Sangen om Rondane'') is a 1934 Norwegian drama film directed by Helge Lunde and starring Kirsten Heiberg, Georg Løkkeberg and Einar Vaage.Krautz p.273 It was shot on location in Rondane. Cast * Kirsten Heiberg as Greta * Georg Løkkeberg as Knut, A young herder * Einar Vaage as The grocer * Sonja Wigert as Astrid * Ottar Wicklund as Hans, Knut's brother * Arne Bang-Hansen as Erik, Greta's brother * Ole Grepp as Petter * Theodor Hald as The Hello-man * Thoralf Klouman as The doctor * Dagmar Myhrvold as Kari, Knut's mother * Gerd-Lise Nore as Daughter of Greta * Eva Steen as The aunt * Einar Tveito Einar Tveito (April 14, 1890 – January 19, 1958) was a Norwegian actor. Tveito was born in Lårdal, Norway. He debuted as an actor in 1920 in '' Fante-Anne'', and he appeared in 13 films until 1944. Filmography Actor * 1920: '' Fante-Anne ... as A horse salesman References Bibliography * Alfred Krautz. ''Inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
