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Varg Veum
Varg Veum is the central character in a series of crime novels, written by the Norwegian author Gunnar Staalesen, about a private detective who lives in Bergen, on the west coast of Norway. The books have been translated into several languages, including English, Spanish, German, and Swedish. In the series there are 19 novels, two short story compilations and an additional short story, a collaboration (1993) with writer Fredrik Skagen, in which Veum meets a hero of Skagen's books, Morten Martens. List of novels * Bukken til havresekken (The Buck to the Sack of Oats) (1977) * Din, til døden (Yours Until Death) (1979) * * Tornerose sov i hundre år (Sleeping Beauty Slept for One Hundred Years) (1980) * Kvinnen i kjøleskapet (The Woman in the Fridge) (1981) * I mørket er alle ulver grå (At Night All Wolves Are Grey) (1983) * * Hekseringen (The Witches Circle) (includes 7 Varg Veum stories) (1985) * Svarte får (Black Sheep) (1988) * * Falne engler (Fallen Angels) (1989) * * Bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunnar Staalesen
Gunnar Staalesen (born 19 October 1947) is a Norwegian writer. He is a major figure in the Nordic noir crime fiction genre through his 19 novels featuring Varg Veum, a private detective in Bergen on the rainy west coast of Norway. The Varg Veum series has been praised as one of the best in modern crime fiction, and Staalesen has sold more than 5 million books in 26 countries. Staalesen is also a screenwriter and a playwright who has worked extensively with Den Nationale Scene, the largest theatre in Bergen. Early life Staalesen was born in Bergen, where he has lived his entire life. His parents were an educator and a nurse, and he grew up mostly in the Nordnes neighborhood. A bookworm from childhood, he credits his initial interest in crime fiction to reading Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes books as a teenager. Staalesen earned a degree in language and literary studies from the University of Bergen in 1976, studying French and English while also working as a journalist, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bitre Blomster
''Bitter Flowers'' ( no, Varg Veum: Bitre Blomster) is 2007 Norwegian crime thriller film directed by Ulrik Imtiaz Rolfsen. It is the first in a series of twelve films about the private detective Varg Veum, based on the books by Gunnar Staalesen. The film stars Trond Espen Seim as Veum. Plot A man vanishes without a trace. His lover, a married, successful politician, discreetly contacts private investigator Varg Veum for assistance. Varg finds her lover murdered, and the politician's husband is arrested for the murder. However, Varg accuses the police of miscarriage of justice and gets involved in an international murder case branching out far beyond Norwegian borders, with adversaries who will stop at nothing. Cast * Trond Espen Seim as Varg Veum * Kathrine Fagerland as Anna Keilhaug * Bjørn Floberg as Hamre * Endre Hellestveit as Isachsen * Anders Dale as Odin * Øyvind Gran as Trygve * Ove Andreassen as Monrad * Per Jansen as Harald * Trine Wiggen as Vibeke * Hå ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fictional Private Investigators
Fiction is any creative work, chiefly any narrative work, portraying individuals, events, or places that are imaginary, or in ways that are imaginary. Fictional portrayals are thus inconsistent with history, fact, or plausibility. In a traditional narrow sense, "fiction" refers to written narratives in prose often referring specifically to novels, novellas, and short stories. More broadly, however, fiction encompasses imaginary narratives expressed in any medium, including not just writings but also live theatrical performances, films, television programs, radio dramas, comics, role-playing games, and video games. Definition Typically, the fictionality of a work is publicly marketed and so the audience expects the work to deviate in some ways from the real world rather than presenting, for instance, only factually accurate portrayals or characters who are actual people. Because fiction is generally understood to not fully adhere to the real world, the themes and context of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurt Wallander
Kurt Wallander () is a fictional Swedish police inspector created by Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell (1948 – 2015). He is the protagonist of many thriller/mystery novels set in and around the town of Ystad, south-east of the city of Malmö, in the southern province of Scania. Wallander has been portrayed on screen by the actors Rolf Lassgård, Krister Henriksson, Sir Kenneth Branagh and Adam Pålsson. Biography Wallander was born in 1948. His mother died when he was about 14. After completing national service, he joined the police. As a young police officer, he was nearly killed when a drunk whom he was questioning stabbed him with a butcher's knife (this is mentioned in the account of his first case). He has a sister, Kristina. Wallander was once married, but his wife Mona left him and he has since had a difficult relationship with his rebellious only child, Linda, who barely survived a suicide attempt when she was fifteen. He also has issues with his father, an artist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stefan Faldbakken
Stefan Faldbakken (born 13 January 1972) is a Norwegian film director and screenwriter. His film '' Uro'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival The 59th Cannes Film Festival was held from 17 to 28 May 2006. Twenty films from eleven countries were in competition for the Palme d'Or. The President of the Official selection Jury was Wong Kar-wai, the first Chinese director to preside over the .... Filmography * ''Kosmonaut '' (2001) * '' Anolit'' (2002) * '' Uro'' (2006) * ''Varg Veum - Skriften på veggen'' (2010) References External links * 1972 births Living people Norwegian film directors Norwegian screenwriters {{Norway-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Headhunters (film)
''Headhunters'' ( no, Hodejegerne) is a 2011 Norwegian action thriller film based on the 2008 novel of the same name by Jo Nesbø. The film was directed by Morten Tyldum and stars Aksel Hennie, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Synnøve Macody Lund. Hennie portrays the successful but insecure corporate recruiter Roger Brown who lives a double life as an art thief to fund his lavish lifestyle. He finds out that one of his job prospects is in possession of a valuable painting and sets out to steal it. Released in Norway on 26 August 2011, ''Headhunters'' was a box office success, receiving positive reviews, and was nominated for multiple awards, including four Amanda Awards and a BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Language Film. It is the highest-grossing Norwegian film in history. Plot Roger Brown (Aksel Hennie), Norway's most successful headhunter, supports his lavish lifestyle by stealing paintings from his clients; his partner, Ove ( Eivind Sander), works at a surveillance company and de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jo Nesbø
Jo Nesbø (; born Jon Nesbø; 29 March 1960) is a Norwegian writer, musician, economist, and former football player and reporter. More than 3 million copies of his novels had been sold in Norway as of March 2014; his work has been translated into over 50 languages, and by 2021 had sold some 50 million copies worldwide, making him the most successful Norwegian author of all time. Siegel, Lee (5 May 2014).Pure Evil: Jo Nesbø and the rise of Scandinavian crime fiction. ''The New Yorker''. Retrieved 1 December 2019. "Nesbø's Harry Hole novels have sold twenty-three million copies, in forty languages." Known primarily for his crime novels featuring Inspector Harry Hole, Nesbø is also the main vocalist and songwriter for the Norwegian rock band Di Derre. In 2007 he released his first children's book, ''Doktor Proktors Prompepulver'' (English translation: '' Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder''). The 2011 film '' Headhunters'' is based on Nesbø's novel ''Hodejegerne (The Headhunt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morten Tyldum
Morten Tyldum (; born 19 May 1967) is a Norwegian film director. He is best known in his native Norway for directing the thriller film '' Headhunters'' (2011), based on the novel by Jo Nesbø, and internationally for directing the historical drama ''The Imitation Game'' (2014), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director, and the science fiction drama ''Passengers'' (2016). Early life Tyldum was born in Bergen, Norway. He was educated at the School of Visual Arts in New York. He originally wanted to be a musician, but abandoned the ambition when he entered film school. Career He had his feature film debut with ''Buddy'' in 2003, a film that won great popular and critical acclaim. Previously he had worked in television, music videos, commercials and short films. He had been named ''Film Talent of the Year'' by the newspaper ''Dagbladet'' in 1999. Since ''Buddy'', he has made the movie ''Fallen Angels'' in 2008 and '' Headhunters'' (''Hodejegerne'') in 2011. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fallen Angels (2008 Film)
''Fallen Angels'' ( no, Varg Veum: Falne engler) is a 2008 Norwegian film directed by Morten Tyldum. It was nominated for numerous Amanda Awards in 2008. It is the fourth film in the '' Varg Veum'' series. Cast * Trond Espen Seim as Varg Veum * Per Kjerstad as Jacob * Bjørn Floberg as Hamre * Pia Tjelta as Rebecca * Fridtjov Såheim Fridtjov Såheim (born 2 July 1968) is a Norwegian stage director, stage actor and film actor. He has worked for the theatres Den Nationale Scene, Rogaland Teater and Nationaltheatret. Among his characters is the title role in ''Woyzeck'', and t ... as Simon References External links * 2008 films 2008 crime drama films Films directed by Morten Tyldum Norwegian crime drama films Norwegian detective films Norwegian thriller films 2000s Norwegian-language films {{2000s-crime-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Izzat (2005 Film)
''Izzat'' is a 2005 Norwegian crime and action drama, also described as Nordic Noir. The film is written by Ulrik Imtiaz Rolfsen and Leon Bashir and directed by Ulrik Imtaiz Rolfsen. The film is set in Oslo during the late 1980s and early 1990s during the main characters childhood, and the mid 2000s when the characters have grown up to be adults, with the film being narrated in periodical flashbacks. The name of the film comes from the word " Izzat", found in the languages of Bengali, Hindi, and Urdu. The word means honour and is used to describe the cultural concept of honour, especially in the context of family and the men's role to protect the reputation of women in their family. The practice is found in South Asia where it is commonly practiced especially in North India and in Pakistan as well as in their diaspora communities. The concept of izzat is a theme that is portrayed in the film, but is not the main theme of the movie. Izzat portrays the lives of young second gene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulrik Imtiaz Rolfsen
Ulrik Imtiaz Rolfsen (born 4 May 1972) is a Norwegian film director, producer and writer. He is best known for his action drama ''IZZAT'' (2005), his TV series ''TAXI'' (2011) as well as documentary films ''Voluntarily Forced'' (2014) and '' Recruiting for Jihad'' (2017). He often addresses national- and global discussion concerning immigration and racism both in his films as well as being an outspoken newspaper columnist and television debattant. In 2012 he founded the Oslo-based production company Curry Film AS. Other films directed by him, are the crime thriller ''Varg Veum - Bitter Flowers'' (2007) and the slacker comedy ''The Last Joint Venture'' (2008). Filmography * ''Import Eksport'' (2005) - co-director * ''IZZAT'' (2005) - writer/ director * ''Varg Veum-Bitter Flowers'' (2007) - director * ''The Last Joint Venture'' (2008) * ''TAXI'' (2011) - writer/ director * ''Haram'' (2014) - director/ producer * ''Voluntarily Forced'' (2014) (documentary) - director/ producer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SF Norge
SF Norge AS is a Norwegian-to-Swedish adult company for film distribution which was established in 1989. The company buys and sells films and distributes them to Norwegian cinemas. On 1 January 2000, SF signed a deal with the American film company 20th Century Fox. SF has also signed distribution deals with other large companies such as New Line Cinema, MGM and Revolution Studios Revolution Studios Distribution Company, LLC is an American motion picture and television studio headed by Chief Executive Officer Scott Hemming. The company focuses primarily on the distribution, remake and sequel rights to titles in its libra .... In 2004, SF Norge set up its own production company for Norwegian films. They produce local films, and deal with the rights, launch and investment in Norwegian films from external producers. References External links Official site {{Authority control Mass media companies of Norway Norwegian companies established in 1989 Film distributors Mass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
