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Slalåm Under Himmelen
Slalåm under himmelen (Slalom beneath the Sky) is a Norwegian drama film from 1957 directed by Edith Carlmar. The filmscript was written by Hans Christensen. Plot Three young pilots, who have been trained abroad, return home to Norway, where they begin their professional careers. Cast *Per Christensen as Second Lieutenant Sigurd Bakke * Marius Eriksen Jr. as Lieutenant Colonel Eriksen *Lisbet Bull as Gerd's aunt *Grace Grung as the nurse *Turid Haaland as Mrs. Riesing, Arne's mother *Jan Halvorsen as Second Lieutenant Thor Granli *Nils Jørstad as Lieutenant Colonel Jørstad *Jan Larsen as Major Moe *Irene Newermann as Sigurd's girlfriend * Rolf Falkenberg Smith as Lieutenant Colonel Bråtland *Synnøve Strigen as Gerd, Thor's fiancé * Anders Sundby as Bakke senior, Sigurd's father *Wilfred Werner as Second Lieutenant Arne Riesing *Ingrid Øvre Wiik as Mrs. Berntsen, Riesing's neighbor References External links * ''Slalåm under himmelen''at the National Library of Norway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edith Carlmar
Edith Carlmar (born Edith Mary Johanne Mathiesen) (15 November 1911 – 17 May 2003) was a Norwegian actress and Norway's first female film director. She is known for films such as ''Aldri annet enn bråk'' (1954), ''Fjols til fjells'' (1957), and '' Ung flukt'' (''The Wayward Girl'', 1959). Her 1949 film, ''Døden er et kjærtegn'' (''Death is a Caress''), is considered to be Norway's first film noir. The last film she directed, '' Ung flukt'', introduced Liv Ullmann, Norway's most famous actor internationally, to the silver screen. Carlmar came from a poor family in the working class districts of East Oslo. However, she did manage to take dancing classes and made her debut on stage at the age of 15. In the theater she met Otto Carlmar whom she married three years later. From 1936 she worked as an actress in various theatres. Here she met the film director Tancred Ibsen who introduced her to the world of cinema. In 1949 she and her husband started Carlmar Film A/S, and began ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Synnøve Strigen
Saint Sunniva (10th century; Old Norse ''Sunnifa'', from Old English ''Sunngifu'') is the patron saint of the Norwegian Church of Norway Diocese of Bjørgvin, as well as all of Western Norway. Sunniva was venerated alongside her brother Alban, who in Norwegian tradition was identified with Saint Alban, the Roman-era British saint. Legend ''Acta sanctorum in Selio'' is a Latin hagiography of saints Alban and Sunniva and their companions. It is believed to have been composed shortly after 1170. Oddr Snorrason made use of it in his ''Óláfs saga Tryggvasonar'', in a section known as ''Albani þáttr ok Sunnifu'' ("tale of Alban and Sunniva") and also as ''Seljumanna þáttr''. Oddr's original work was composed in Latin but only survives in an Old Icelandic translation. The legend was also included in the later compilation ''Óláfs saga Tryggvasonar en mesta''. The tale is directly based on that in ''Acta sanctorum in Selio'', and thus slightly younger, although likely still belo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1950s Norwegian-language Films
Year 195 ( CXCV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Scrapula and Clemens (or, less frequently, year 948 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 195 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus has the Roman Senate deify the previous emperor Commodus, in an attempt to gain favor with the family of Marcus Aurelius. * King Vologases V and other eastern princes support the claims of Pescennius Niger. The Roman province of Mesopotamia rises in revolt with Parthian support. Severus marches to Mesopotamia to battle the Parthians. * The Roman province of Syria is divided and the role of Antioch is diminished. The Romans annexed the Syrian cities of Edessa and Nisibis. Severus re-establish his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1957 Films
The year 1957 in film involved some significant events. ''The Bridge on the River Kwai'' topped the year's box office in North America, France, and Germany, and won seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1957 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Top-grossing films by country The highest-grossing 1957 films in various countries. Events * February 1 – RKO ceases domestic distribution of feature films which is taken over by Universal Pictures. * May – Ingmar Bergman's ''The Seventh Seal'' wins the Special Jury Prize at the 1957 Cannes Film Festival. * June 6 – Jerry Lewis appears in his first film without Dean Martin in ''The Delicate Delinquent''. * June – United Artists rejoins the Motion Picture Association of America, following an expansion of the MPAA code appeals board members. The board had previously denied ''The Man With the Golden Arm'' a Production Code seal in 1955, leading UA to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filmfront
Filmfront is a Norwegian website for films and television series similar to Internet Movie Database. Filmfront also covers various news on movie and celebrity material from both within and outside Norway. It has information on over 28,000 films, 3,000 short films, 220,000 actors and 6,500 TV shows. A community website with the option for users to share their information in a profile, it is modeled after Facebook Facebook is an online social media and social networking service owned by American company Meta Platforms. Founded in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg with fellow Harvard College students and roommates Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Mosk .... Filmfront is owned by Filmfront AS, a Norwegian company owned Pål Frostad and Omega Media AS. References External links * Online film databases Norwegian film websites {{film-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] |
Ingrid Øvre Wiik
Ingrid Øvre Wiik (née Hansen, June 23, 1918 – June 10, 1999) was a Norwegian actress. Family Ingrid Øvre Wiik was born in Tromsdalen, the daughter of Petter Hilmar Hansen (1884–1968) from Balsfjord and Ivanna Sofie Andreassen (1887–1970) from Andersdal, a village in the municipality of Tromsø. They lived at the Øvre farm. She married Arne Marius Wiik (1914–1996) from Mysen in 1950. Career Øvre Wiik made her stage debut at the Bjørnevik Theater as Lilly in ''Skjærgårdsflirt'' in 1943. There, among other roles, she later played Clara Eynsford-Hill in ''Pygmalion'' and Borghild Stordal in ''Kranes konditori''. She debuted at the New Theater in 1947. In 1967 she received her first major role in Jean Anouilh's ''Eurydice'' at the New Theater, where she performed until 1967. In the 1970s and 1980s, Øvre Wiik was engaged with the Norwegian Theater and the National Traveling Theater. In 1977 she played the title role in the world premiere of Gunvor Øwre's ''Marta'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anders Sundby
Anders is a male name in Scandinavian languages and Fering North Frisian, an equivalent of the Greek Andreas ("manly") and the English Andrew. It originated from Andres via metathesis. In Sweden, Anders has been one of the most common names for many centuries, earliest attested in 1378. It was common for priests and farmers during medieval times. According to Statistics Sweden, as of 31 December 2002 it ranks 4th among the male names. The great frequency of this name at the point in time (around 1900) when patronymics were converted into family names is the reason why 1 out of every 30 Swedes today is called Andersson. The name day of Anders in the Scandinavian calendar is 30 November, and in the old peasant superstition that day was important for determining what the Christmas weather would be. If it was very cold on 30 November there would be much sleet on Christmas (and vice versa). In Denmark Donald Duck's name is ''Anders And''. The Fering name Anders may have been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolf Falkenberg Smith
Rolf is a male given name and a surname. It originates in the Germanic name ''Hrolf'', itself a contraction of ''Hrodwulf'' ( Rudolf), a conjunction of the stem words ''hrod'' ("renown") + ''wulf'' ("wolf"). The Old Norse cognate is ''Hrólfr''. An alternative but less common variation of ''Rolf'' in Norway is ''Rolv''. The oldest evidence of the use of the name Rolf in Sweden is an inscription from the 11th century on a runestone in Forsheda, Småland. The name also appears twice in the Orkneyinga sagas, where a scion of the jarls of Orkney, Gånge-Rolf, is said to be identical to the Viking Rollo who captured Normandy in 911. This Saga of the Norse begins with the abduction of Gói daughter by a certain Hrolf of Berg, (the Mountain). She is the daughter of Thorri, a Jotun of Gandvik, and sister of Gór and Nór. The latter is regarded as a first king and eponymous anchestor of Nórway. After a fierce duell (Holmgang) where none is able to overcome the other, Hrolf and Nór beco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sverre Christophersen
Sverre, Sverrir or Sverri is a Nordic name from the Old Norse ''Sverrir'', meaning "wild, swinging, spinning". It is a common name in Norway, Iceland and the Faroe Islands; it is less common in Denmark and Sweden. It can also be a surname. Sverre may refer to: First name Sverre * Sverre of Norway (c. 1145/1151 – 9 March 1202) *Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway (born 3 December 2005) *Sverre Farstad, Norwegian speed skater *Sverre Fehn (1924–2009), Norwegian architect *Sverre Hassel, Norwegian *Sverre Anker Ousdal, Norwegian actor *Sverre Petterssen, Norwegian *Sverre Steen, Norwegian history professor *Sverre Stenersen, Norwegian *Sverre Seeberg, Norwegian Sverri *Sverri Sandberg Nielsen (born 1993) a Faroese rower *Sverri Patursson (1871–1960), a Faroese writer Sverrir *Sverrir Garðarsson, Icelandic *Sverrir Gudnason, Swedish *Sverrir Hermannsson, Icelandic Last name *Johan Sverre (actor) *Johan Sverre (sports official) Johan Tidemann Sverre (7 October 1867 – 6 June 1934) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turid Haaland
Turid Haaland (June 23, 1908 – October 12, 1979) was a Norwegian actress. Haaland debuted in 1926 at the Norwegian Theater. She played the daughter in Runar Schildt's play ''Den store rolla'', and the character's parents were played by her real parents, Mally Carenius Haaland and Ingjald Haaland, who were both actors. She was later mainly associated with the New Theater (and its successor, the Oslo New Theater), mainly in comedy roles, such as Nille in ''Jeppe på Bjerget''. Haaland was also active as a film actress. She made her debut in ''Familien på Borgan'' in 1939. She was particularly active on the screen in the 1950s, and she starred in several of Arne Skouen's films. She had one of the lead roles in ''Aldri annet enn bråk''. Haaland performed the voice of Karius in the animated film '' Karius og Baktus''. Filmography *1939: ''Familien på Borgan'' as Gurine Plassen *1941: '' Kjærlighet og vennskap'' as Hulda *1943: '' Vigdis'' as Nordby's sister *1949: '' Gateg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grace Grung
Hjørdis Grace Grung (née Lehmann, December 2, 1895 – November 14, 1988) was a Norwegian actress. Career Grace Grung performed in two one-act plays for the Norwegian Broadcasting Company in 1925. Grung appeared in four film roles between 1931 and 1957. She made her film debut in Tancred Ibsen's ''Den store barnedåpen''. Family Grung was the daughter of the shopkeeper Harald Martin Lehmann (1863–1947) and his wife Inger (1871–?). In 1920 she married the architect Leif Grung (1894–1945), with whom she had a son, Geir Grung (1926–1989). She is not to be confused with Leif Grung's cousin, the actress Grace Elisabeth Grung (1889–1974). Filmography * 1931: ''Den store barnedåpen'' * 1942: ''Jeg drepte!'' as the surgery nurse * 1950: ''To mistenkelige personer'' * 1957: '' Slalåm under himmelen'' as the nurse References External links * Grace Grungat Filmfront Filmfront is a Norwegian website for films and television series similar to Internet Movie Database. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
