''Brannen'' (The Fire) is a

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film from 1973. The film is based on

Tarjei Vesaas Tarjei Vesaas (20 August 1897 – 15 March 1970) was a Norwegian poet and novelist. Vesaas is widely considered to be one of Norway's greatest writers of the twentieth century and perhaps its most important since World War II. Biography Vesaas ...

's novel ''Brannen''.

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directed the film and

Jan Grønli Jan Grønli (born August 18, 1950) is a Norwegian actor. From 1971 to 1991, Grønli was associated with the National Theater in Bergen, the Rogaland Theater, and the National Theater in Oslo. He was employed by the Norwegian Theater in 1991. ...

played the lead role. Unn Vibeke Hol played the girl in the film.

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made his film debut in ''Brannen''.

Plot

The film is about a young boy that lives alone in a modern housing complex. He has a small room with a telephone that rings more or less constantly. When he picks up the phone, he only hears a busy signal. Eventually, he flees the apartment block in panic. The boy lets himself be led by different people that appear completely unexpectedly. He gets involved in a search team looking for a young girl. When the search crew is completely exhausted after a few days, the boy finds the girl. The film has a surreal feel.

Background

''Brannen'' is based on one of Tarjei Vesaas's most unusual novels. The film's plot and form of expression are largely true to the novel. The

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described the film as: "a young boy's nightmare-like experiences and encounter with strange fates on his journey."

Cast

as Jon *

Bonne Gauguin Bonne Gauguin (born Ingeborg Kathrine Winther-Hjelm Jelstrup, November 28, 1910 – July 12, 1989) was a Norwegian actress and dance instructor. Gauguin trained as a dance teacher in Germany. In the 1930s she moved to Trondheim and made her deb ...

as the woman * Unn Vibeke Hol as the girl *

Kjell Stormoen Kjell Stormoen (24 March 1921 – 22 October 2010) was a Norwegian actor, scenographer and theatre director. He was born in Bergen as a son of Trygve H. Stormoen (1896–1971) and Hjørdis Henriksen (1897–1975). He was a first cousin of Guri S ...

as the man sawing wood * Liliane Naumik as the fugitive *

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as the waitress *

Bjarne Andersen Bjarne Andersen (15 January 1909 – 13 August 1982) was a Norwegian actor, stage producer and theatre director. Personal life Andersen was born in Stavanger to Emil Laurentzius Andersen and Ingeborg Bertine Osmondsdatter Udvig. He married ...

as the man on the bench * Svein Berglia as the boy * Frimann Falck Clausen as the boss * Torgeir Fonnlid as the gravel driver * Lars Gåsdal as the old man *

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as the wise one * Frank Iversen as a porter *

Lars Andreas Larssen Lars Andreas Larssen (27 March 1935 – 29 January 2014) was a Norwegian stage, film and television actor.Øyvind Øyen as a friend * Nils Sletta as a friend *

as a young man *

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as the father

References

External links

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''Brannen''
at the

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''Brannen''
at the

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