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Elling
''Elling'' is a Norwegian Black comedy film directed by Petter Næss. Shot mostly in and around the Norwegian capital Oslo, the film, which was released in 2001, is primarily based on Ingvar Ambjørnsen's novel ''Brødre i blodet'' ("Blood brothers", 1996), one of a series of four featuring the Elling character – the others are ''Utsikt til paradiset'' ("A view of paradise", 1993), ''Fugledansen'' ("The bird dance", 1995), and ''Elsk meg i morgen'' ("Love me tomorrow", 1999). The film was followed by an original prequel not based on any of the novels, ''Mors Elling'' (2003), and a sequel, ''Elsk meg i morgen'' (2005) based on the fourth and last book in the series. Plot The movie deals with the main character, Elling, a man with generalized anxiety in his 40s, and his struggle to function normally in society. He suffers from anxiety, dizziness, and neurotic tendencies, preventing him from living on his own. Elling has lived with his mother for his entire life, and when his mot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Per Christian Ellefsen
Per Christian Ellefsen (born 14 February 1954) is a Norwegian actor, mostly known from his roles in ''Elling'' and ''Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale''. He became a star in Norway because of his title role of Elling (2001) after more than 20 years as a leading stage actor. Filmography References External links Living people 1954 births {{Norway-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petter Næss
Petter Næss (born 14 March 1960 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian actor and film director. His first film as a director was the comedy ''Absolutt blåmandag'' in 1999. Næss is best known for his work directing two of the three films about Ingvar Ambjørnsen's Elling character, ''Elling'' (2000), which was nominated for the foreign language film Academy Awards, Oscar and ''Elsk meg i morgen'' (Love Me Tomorrow), (2005), in addition to ''Bare Bea'' (2003), ''Mozart and the Whale'' (2005) and ''Hoppet (film), Hoppet'' (''The Jump'', 2007) in Sweden. In 2008, Næss portrayed the war hero Martin Linge in the movie ''Max Manus (film), Max Manus''. Otherwise, he has primarily occupied himself in the world of plays and revues, both as a scriptwriter, director and actor. Since 1997, he has been employed as a director at Oslo Nye Teater, and was, among other plays, responsible for the critically acclaimed stage version of ''Elling and Kjell Bjarne''. Movies Næss started as an actor in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingvar Ambjørnsen
Ingvar Even Ambjørnsen-Haefs (born 20 May 1956) is a Norwegian writer. He is best known for his "Elling" tetralogy: ''Utsikt til paradiset'' (1993), ''Fugledansen'' (1995), ''Brødre i blodet'' (1996), and ''Elsk meg i morgen'' (1999). ''Brødre i blodet'' ("Blood brothers") was turned into a successful movie, entitled ''Elling'', which received an Oscar nomination in the Best Foreign Film category in 2001. The English translation of the novel is called ''Beyond the Great Indoors''. Born in Tønsberg and raised in Larvik, his semi-autobiographical debut novel ''23-salen'' ("The 23rd Row"), criticized mental health care in Norway. All of his novels take the side of the outsider, including his break-through novel ''Hvite Niggere'' ("White Niggers", 1986). The novel is about a young man who leads a life somewhat on the edges of normal society. He is also known for his series for young people " Pelle og Proffen" which focuses on two teenage detectives who get involved in many myste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sven Nordin
Sven Audun Nordin (born 6 February 1957 in Oslo) is a Norwegian actor. He was hired by Oslo Nye Teater in the autumn of 1981 and had his debut in the play "Vikinger" by Johan Borgen. He is best known for his roles as Nils in the situation comedy ''Mot i brøstet'' and Kjell Bjarne in the Academy Award–nominated film ''Elling''. Select filmography *1985: ''The Last Place on Earth'' as Trygve Gran *1985: ''Rød snø'' (TV series) *1987: ''Over grensen'' as Jensen, a witness *1987: '' På stigende kurs'' *1990: '' Smykketyven'' * 1993: ''Mot i brøstet'' (TV series) *1995: ''Pakten'' * 1999: ''Suffløsen'' *2001: ''Elling'' *2002: ''Ice Age'' (Norwegian dub) as Diego *2002: '' Shackleton'' (TV) *2002: ''I Am Dina'' *2003: '' Mamma, pappa, barn'' *2005: ''Deadline Torp'' (Tv series) *2005: '' An Enemy of the people'' *2005: '' Love Me Tomorrow'' *2005: ''Hos Martin'' (TV series) *2006: ''An Immortal Man'' as Knud Ibsen *2010: ''Shameless'' *2011: ''Sons of Norway'' *2012: ''Lilyham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jørgen Langhelle
Jørgen Langhelle (18 August 1965 – 3 August 2021) was a Norwegian actor of stage, screen and television. Biography Langhelle starred in the two successful Norwegian mini-series Deadline Torp (2005) and ''Torpedo'' (2007), as well as in movies such as ''Kristin Lavransdatter'' (1995), ''Elling'' (2001), ''I Am Dina'' (2002), '' Tyven, tyven'' (2002), ''Ulvesommer'' (2003) and ''En folkefiende'' (a modernized version of Henrik Ibsen's play '' An Enemy of the People'') (2005). In March 2010, Langhelle was cast in '' The Thing'', the 2011 prequel to John Carpenter's 1982 horror classic of the same title. Partial filmography * ''Kristin Lavransdatter'' (1995) - Simon Darre * '' The Other Side of Sunday'' (1996) - Young Priest * ''Hustruer III'' (1996) - Hugo * '' Hamsun'' (1996) - Dommer Eide * ''Salige er de som tørster'' (1997) - Olaf Frydenberg * ''Only Clouds Move the Stars'' (1998) - Father * '' Cellofan – med døden til følge'' (1998) - Jon 'Tiger' Eilertsen * ''Ellin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Per Christensen
Per Christensen (18 July 1934 – 26 August 2009) was a Norwegian actor. His film credits include ''Elling'', ''Hotel Cæsar'', ''The Warrior's Heart'', and ''The Passionate Demons''. Selected filmography * 1957: ''Slalåm under himmelen'' * 1958: ''I slik en natt'' as a railway employee * 1973: ''Lina's Wedding'' * 1987: ''Over grensen'' as the defense attorney * 2001: ''Elling ''Elling'' is a Norwegian Black comedy film directed by Petter Næss. Shot mostly in and around the Norwegian capital Oslo, the film, which was released in 2001, is primarily based on Ingvar Ambjørnsen's novel ''Brødre i blodet'' ("Blood brot ...'' as Alfons Jørgensen References External links * 1934 births 2009 deaths Norwegian male film actors {{Norway-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svein Krøvel
Svein Krøvel (12 May 1946 – 29 December 2011) was a Norwegian cinematographer, known for his collaborations with director Knut Erik Jensen and Petter Næss. Krøvel worked on both documentaries and feature films. He started his feature film career in 1980. Since then he has been responsible for the photography of around 20 features, and collaborated with several of Norway's leading directors. Among the films Krøvel photographed and that have reached an international audience are ''Burnt by Frost'' (1997), ''Passing Darkness'' (2000) and ''Cool and Crazy'' (2001), all of which were directed by Knut Erik Jensen. The latter film became a huge success in Norway. Krøvel also photographed Torun Lian's ''Only Clouds Move the Stars'' (1998), which was awarded the Ingmar Bergman prize in 1999. He was also responsible for the photography in Norway's 2002 Oscar entry, ''Elling'', directed by Petter Næss. Selected filmography *Elling (2001) *Mozart and the Whale ''Mozart and the Whale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lars Lillo-Stenberg
Lars Lillo-Stenberg (born 30 June 1962) is a Norwegian rock musician. He is the man behind the Norwegian band deLillos, but he also played in The Last James and still plays in the band Young Neils. He has also recorded many solo albums. He is the son of the actors Per Lillo-Stenberg and Mette Lange-Nilsen. He grew up at Frogner in Oslo. Lillo-Stenberg is married to the actress Andrine Sæther. Discography *'' Å jeg var en sangfugl'' 10 September 1996, Kirkelig Kulturverksted *''the Freak'' recorded by Universal, 1999). *''Oslo'' recorded 9 April 2000 by Sonet *''Buddy'' *''song from movie "Elling" (Motion Picture by Maipo Film Og TV Produksjon): "Se På Meg"'' (released as CD-single, 2001) *''Synger Prøysen'' (Philips Koninklijke Philips N.V. (), commonly shortened to Philips, is a Dutch multinational conglomerate corporation that was founded in Eindhoven in 1891. Since 1997, it has been mostly headquartered in Amsterdam, though the Benelux headquarters i ... - 2006) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brødre I Blodet
Brødre i blodet ''(Brothers in blood)'' is a Norwegian novel by Ingvar Ambjørnsen, published in 1996. See also *Elling ''Elling'' is a Norwegian Black comedy film directed by Petter Næss. Shot mostly in and around the Norwegian capital Oslo, the film, which was released in 2001, is primarily based on Ingvar Ambjørnsen's novel ''Brødre i blodet'' ("Blood brot ... References 20th-century Norwegian novels 1996 novels {{Norway-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academy Awards
The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment industry worldwide. Given annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), the awards are an international recognition of excellence in cinematic achievements, as assessed by the Academy's voting membership. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a golden statuette as a trophy, officially called the "Academy Award of Merit", although more commonly referred to by its nickname, the "Oscar". The statuette, depicting a knight rendered in the Art Deco style, was originally sculpted by Los Angeles artist George Stanley from a design sketch by art director Cedric Gibbons. The 1st Academy Awards were held in 1929 at a private dinner hosted by Douglas Fairbanks in The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. The Academy Awards cerem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academy Award For Best Foreign Language Film
The Academy Award for Best International Feature Film (known as Best Foreign Language Film prior to 2020) is one of the Academy Awards handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States with a predominantly non-English dialogue track.80th Academy Awards – Special Rules for the Best Foreign Language Film Award . . Retrieved November 2, 2007. When the first Academy Awards ceremony was held on May 16, 1929, to honor fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universal Pictures
Universal Pictures (legally Universal City Studios LLC, also known as Universal Studios, or simply Universal; common metonym: Uni, and formerly named Universal Film Manufacturing Company and Universal-International Pictures Inc.) is an American film production and distribution company owned by Comcast through the NBCUniversal Film and Entertainment division of NBCUniversal. Founded in 1912 by Carl Laemmle, Mark Dintenfass, Charles O. Baumann, Adam Kessel, Pat Powers, William Swanson, David Horsley, Robert H. Cochrane, and Jules Brulatour, Universal is the oldest surviving film studio in the United States; the world's fifth oldest after Gaumont, Pathé, Titanus, and Nordisk Film; and the oldest member of Hollywood's "Big Five" studios in terms of the overall film market. Its studios are located in Universal City, California, and its corporate offices are located in New York City. In 1962, the studio was acquired by MCA, which was re-launched as NBCUniversal in 2004. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
