Jan Knutzen (born 29 June 1943) is a Norwegian documentary filmmaker from

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. He is considered to be among the most unique voices of

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. His film ''Funkis'' (1992) has been analyzed as an innovative

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film.Eivind Røssaak, "The Mediated City: LA or Oslo." In ''Wuxia'', 1/2-2012: p. 72-84. It is a portrait of Knutzen's childhood in post-war

Filmography

* '' På sporet etter Lars Hertervig'' (1984) * '' Funkis: en film uten altfor mye funksjonalisme'' (1992) * '' Kunstens møte med filmen'' (1993) * '' Svalbard i sort/hvitt og farger: noen biter av Svalbards historie gjenfunnet i gamle filmruller'' (1993) * ''

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'' (1994) * '' Kameramuseet'' (1997) * '' Det 20. århundret i Oslo sett gjennom kameraøyet'' (2000) * '' Fragmente aus Norwegen'' (2000) * '' En liten historie om foto'' (2007)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Knutzen, Jan 1943 births Norwegian documentary film directors Living people Film people from Oslo