Petter Næss (born 14 March 1960 in

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) is a Norwegian

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and

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. 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

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's Elling character, ''

Elling ''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 brot ...

'' (2000), which was nominated for the foreign language film Oscar and ''

Elsk meg i morgen ''Elsk meg i morgen'' (English: "Love me tomorrow") is a 2005 Norwegian comedy film directed by Petter Næss, starring Per Christian Ellefsen and Sven Nordin. The film was based on a novel by Ingvar Ambjørnsen, and is a sequel to ''Elling ' ...

'' (Love Me Tomorrow), (2005), in addition to ''

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'' (2003), ''

Mozart and the Whale ''Mozart and the Whale'' (released as ''Crazy in Love'' in some parts of Europe) is a 2005 romantic comedy-drama film directed by Petter Næss and starring Josh Hartnett and Radha Mitchell. The film is loosely based on the lives of Jerry and Mar ...

'' (2005) and '' Hoppet'' (''The Jump'', 2007) in

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. In 2008, Næss portrayed the war hero Martin Linge in the movie '' 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

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, and was, among other plays, responsible for the critically acclaimed stage version of ''Elling and Kjell Bjarne''.

Movies

Næss started as an actor in theater, film and TV in 1985. Since 1996, he has worked as film director and projectleader at Oslo Nye Teater. In 1999, he debuted with his first movie, Absolutt blåmandag. The success with the movie "Elling" sent Petter Næss to Hollywood. In 2005, he instructed among others Josh Hartnett in the American drama-comedy Mozart and the Whale. In 2007, was he current with the Norwegian comedy Tatt av kvinnen and in 2008, he played kaptein Martin Linge in the movie Max Manus. In 1980, he was a rep assistant on two movies about "Olsenbanden".

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* Norwegian film directors 1960 births Living people {{Norway-film-bio-stub