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Elling The Untellable
''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] |
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] |