''Eggs'' is a 1995 Norwegian comedy film by
Bent Hamer
Bent Hamer (born 18 December 1956) is a film director, writer and producer, born in Sandefjord, Norway in 1956.
Biography
Hamer studied film theory and literature at the University of Stockholm and the Stockholm Film School. In addition to his fe ...
. It was awarded the 1995
Amanda
Amanda is a Latin feminine gerundive (i.e. verbal adjective) name meaning, literally, “she who must (or is fit to) be loved”. Other translations, with similar meaning, could be "deserving to be loved," "worthy of love," or "loved very much b ...
for Best Norwegian film. It was also entered into the
19th Moscow International Film Festival
The 19th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 17 to 28 July 1995. The Golden St. George was not awarded.
Jury
* Richard Gere (United States – President of the Jury)
* Friedrich Gorenstein (Germany)
* Aurelio De Laurentiis (Italy)
...
.
Plot
Two old brothers, Moe and Pa, have lived together for their whole life and are content with their daily and weekly routine. This is disturbed later by the arrival of Pa's grown-up and disabled son Konrad, whose existence (due to a two-day trip of Pa to
Småland
Småland () is a historical province () in southern Sweden.
Småland borders Blekinge, Scania, Halland, Västergötland, Östergötland and the island Öland in the Baltic Sea. The name Småland literally means ''Small Lands''. The Latinized fo ...
, the only time Pa and Moe were separated) was unknown to Moe. The weirdness of Konrad and the jealousy of Moe and Konrad then disturb the routine, and Moe leaves home in the end.
Cast
*
Sverre Hansen as Moe
*
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 Pa
*
Leif Andrée
Leif Allan Andrée (born Leif Allan Johansson 29 January 1958 in Stockholm) is a Swedish actor.
Andrée has been engaged at Teater Galeasen, Riksteatern, Chinateatern, Stockholm City Theatre and Unga Riks.
Films
*''Kvinnorna på taket'' (1 ...
as Konrad
*
Juni Dahr
Juni Vibeke Dahr (born 29 June 1953) is a Norwegian actress.
She was born in Oslo, and is the sister of film director and producer Eva Dahr
Eva Frederikke Dahr (30 October 1958 – 12 May 2019) was a Norwegian film director, playwright, a ...
as Cylindia Volund
*
Ulf Wengård
Ulf Wengård (Januar 15, 1927 – July 7, 2003) was a Norwegian actor. He was known for his comedy roles, and he appeared in many of the ''Olsen Gang'' films.
Wengård's father was a cinema engineer in Oppegård. Wengård made his debut at the ...
as Vernon
*
Trond Høvik
Trond is a Norwegian male given name. The base of the name, Tron'r (Þróndr or Þrándr), is Old Norse and means "to grow and thrive" (þroásk)17785 peoplein Norway have Trond as their first name, making it the 23rd most used name (2008). The nam ...
as Blomdal
*
Alf Conrad Olsen as Jim
*
Leif Malmberg
Leif is a male given name of Scandinavian origin. It is derived from the Old Norse name ''Leifr'' (nominative case), meaning "heir", "descendant".
Use in the Nordic countries Spelling and prevalence
Across the Nordic countries, the most com ...
as Priest
References
External links
1995 films
1995 comedy films
Films directed by Bent Hamer
1990s Norwegian-language films
Norwegian comedy films
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