Pastor Jarman kommer hjem is a 1958 Norwegian crime drama directed by
Arne Skouen
Arne Skouen (18 October 1913 – 24 May 2003) was a Norwegian journalist, author, film director and film producer.
Biography
Arne Skouen was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway. His parents were Peder Nikolai Skouen (1883-1978) and Jenny ...
. It features
Henki Kolstad
Henki Kolstad (3 February 1915 – 14 July 2008) was a Norwegian actor and pop-cultural national treasure. With his debut at the Oslo national theater, he was known for his appearances in '' Olsenbanden'', the children's series Jul i Skomakerga ...
as the reverend Jarman. The title translates as "Reverend Jarman Returns".
Plot
When Jarman (Henki Kolstad), a ship's chaplain, returns to Oslo from a voyage to New Orleans, he is called to the deathbed of a wounded sailor. The sailor hands him a gold watch and begs him to give it to his friend Lilly (
Henny Moan
Henny Moan (born 22 February 1936) is a Norwegian actress from Finnmark. She has had a long career in theatre, but is best known for her roles in certain classics of Norwegian cinema, such as the Oscar-nominated '' Nine Lives'' (1957) and '' Lake ...
). He is also asked to "set things right" with a man called Makken. Then the sailor dies without revealing any further information.
In Norway Jarman sends a friend with the watch to Lilly, but soon discovers that there is a mystery attached to it, including an unsolved murder. Jarman now has to navigate the maritime underworld of Oslo's docks to find Makken and to establish the relationship between Lilly, Makken and a man who died several years earlier.
Reviews
The reviewer of the newspaper ''Aftenposten'' gave the film good reviews and wrote "there is more than enough to enjoy in ''Pastor Jarman kommer hjem''." He also praised the performance of Henki Kolstad. The reviewer in another Norwegian newspaper, ''Dagbladet'', was not as appreciative. He wrote: "The first Norwegian feature this fall did not hit its mark . . . . The viewer will find it impossible to develop an interest in the character Makken, who five years earlier committed a serious crime on the Oslo docks." The reviewer added that "There is no character development, no evolution of the fear and anxiety of the Søder part
akken and no true catharsis when he finally atones for his crime." The newspaper ''VG'' gave it a "
die throw" of four out of six and thought it was a well-told, straightforward, and exciting movie, but that the script was rather weak.
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References
External links
Imdb.com
1958 films
1958 crime drama films
Films directed by Arne Skouen
Norwegian crime drama films
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