Leidulv Risan (born 1948) is a
Norwegian
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screenwriter
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...
,
film director
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and
professor
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at
The Norwegian Filmschool at
Lillehammer
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. Since 2005 he has been the leader for the screenwriting program at the Film School. Risan is educated at
Dramatiska Institutet
The Swedish Institute of Dramatic Art ( sv, Dramatiska Institutet, DI), also called the University College of Film, Radio, Television and Theatre was a Swedish university college in Stockholm that provided education programs about activities sur ...
in
Stockholm
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,
Sweden
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. After his feature film debut as director in 1981 with ''
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'' (The Execution) he has become one of the most experienced persons in the Norwegian film industry, and directed two of the biggest Norwegian productions in the 90s,
The Warrior's Heart and
The Sunset Boys a.k.a. Waiting for Sunset. ''The Warrior's Heart'' was screened out of competition at the
1992 Cannes Film Festival
The 45th Cannes Film Festival was held from 7 to 18 May 1992. The Palme d'Or went to the ''Den goda viljan'' by Bille August.
The festival opened with ''Basic Instinct'', directed by Paul Verhoeven and closed with ''Far and Away'', directed by Ro ...
.
In 2000s he has mainly written and directed TV series.
Filmography
*''
Bryllupet
''Bryllupet'' (English: ''The Wedding'') is a 2000 Norwegian drama film directed by Leidulv Risan, starring Mads Ousdal and Susan Badrkhan. The film is about the young biochemistry student Tom (Ousdal), who falls in love with his lab partner, the ...
'' (2000)
References
External links
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1948 births
Living people
Norwegian screenwriters
Norwegian film directors
Dramatiska Institutet alumni
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