Petter Vennerød (25 September 1948 – 19 September 2021
Filmskaper Petter Vennerød er død
) was a Norwegian film director, known for his cooperation with Svend Wam
Svend Olaf Wamnes Akstuft, known as Svend Wam (5 May 1946 – 7 May 2017), was a Norwegian film director.
Wam was born in Son, Norway. He was best known for his collaborations with Petter Vennerød, creating fourteen films under the moniker '' ...
, creating fourteen films under the moniker ''Wam og Vennerød''.
He was a son of film director Øyvind Vennerød
Øyvind Vennerød (22 July 1919 – 27 September 1991) was a Norwegian film director and producer. He was born in Oslo, Kristiania, and was the father of Petter Vennerød.
Filmography
*1959: ''Støv på hjernen (1959 film), Støv på hjernen ...
, and brother of economist Christian Vennerød
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.
Filmography
* '' Fem døgn i august'' (1973)
* ''Lasse og Geir
''Lasse & Geir'' is a 1976 Norwegian feature film written and directed by Svend Wam and Petter Vennerød. The movie is about two young boys from dysfunctional families making disorderly conduct in Oslo
Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and mos ...
'' (1976, re-released 2007)
* '' Det tause flertall'' (1977)
* '' Hvem har bestemt?'' (1978)
* '' Svartere enn natten'' (1979)
* ''Liv og død
''Life and Death'' () is a 1980 Norwegian drama film directed by Petter Vennerød and Svend Wam. The film was selected as the Norwegian entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Best Foreign Language Film at the 53rd Academy Aw ...
'' (1980)
* ''Julia Julia
''Julia Julia'' is a 1981 Norwegian comedy film directed by Petter Vennerød and Svend Wam. The film was submitted as the Norwegian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 54th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret ...
'' (1981)
* ''Leve sitt liv
''Victoria L'' () is a 1982 Norwegian comedy film directed by Petter Vennerød and Svend Wam. The film was selected as the Norwegian entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Best Foreign Language Film at the 55th Academy Award ...
'' (1982)
* '' Ã…pen framtid'' (1983, re-released 2007)
* '' Adjø solidaritet'' (1985, re-released 2007)
* ''Hotel St. Pauli
''Hotel St. Pauli'' is a 1988 Norwegian drama film by Svend Wam, based upon the novel ''Jord!'' by Erland Kiøsterud.
The movie is set in Copenhagen, Hamburg and the roads in between. It is about sex and violence in the Hamburg red light distric ...
'' (1988)
* (1986, re-released 2007)
* ''Bryllupsfesten
''Bryllupsfesten'' () is a 1989 Norwegian comedy film written by Petter Vennerød, and directed by Vennerød and Svend Wam, starring Knut Husebø and Eli Anne Linnestad.
Plot
Carl Otto Holm, a businessman, is teetering on the edge of bankrup ...
'' (1989, re-released 2007)
* '' Lakki'' (1992)
* ''Sebastian
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People and fictional characters
* Sebastian (name), including a list of persons and fictional characters with the name
* Saint Sebastian, a Christian saint martyred in the 3rd century
* Sebastian of Portugal (1554–1578 ...
'' (1995)
References
External links
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1948 births
2021 deaths
Norwegian film directors
Film people from Oslo
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