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Rangi Guy wrote:The Nest. What a slog this was to get through

Maddeningly good acting for such a bad movie

Mickey wrote:

Rangi Guy wrote:The Nest. What a slog this was to get through

Maddeningly good acting for such a bad movie

Oh yeah, that acting was top notch, but the film was awful

Little Miss Sunshine. Hadn't seen it in ~14 years. What an utterly brilliant film.

contamination wrote:

Anders wrote:

tragabigzanda wrote:Kitchen Stories (Norway, 2003). Very enjoyable little film! Sweet, smart, pleasant, and silly in an understated and clever sort of way.

I also enjoyed his movie Eggs.

What are your all time favorite Norwegian movies Anders?

Here are five movies I can easily recommend:

The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix (1975)
Pathfinder (1987)
Elling (2001)
Max Manus (2008)
Trollhunter (2010)

The classics:

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Nine Lives (1957) was made on location with the real soldiers from ww2, not actors. The story got a more Hollywood feel for The 12th Man (2017). Not a remake, but based on the same true story.

The Chasers (1959) is unique in that it was met with a lukewarm reception from both the press and the Norwegian audience when it was released. And to this day, mostly because of its age, very few people know of it. I can't remember seeing it on Norwegian TV. I found it because I love movies. Yet, by movie lovers it was voted the best Norwegian cinema movie of all time, and it did well at the Cannes film festival. It has a unique way of telling the story, which revolves around a murder.

Knut Hamsun’s Hunger (1966) captured on screen.

Many think The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix (1975) is the best Norwegian movie. It's a stop-​motion-animated feature length movie ending with a car race.

Based on a Sami legend, Pathfinder (1987), tells the story of a young Sami named Aigin, that comes home from hunting to find his family massacred. The language is also Sami.

Some recommendations:

Spoiler: show

I have made a list of 30 movies below, with some varied content.

Chronologically:

Ni Liv / Nine Lives (1957)
Jakten / The Chasers (1959)
Sult / Hunger (1966)
Flåklypa Grand Prix / The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix (1975)
Veiviseren / Ofelaš / Pathfinder (1987)
Kjærlighetens Kjøtere / Zero Kelvin (1995)
Søndagsengler / The Other Side of Sunday (1996)
Insomnia (1997)
Budbringeren / Junk Mail (1997)
Elling (2001)
Uno (2004)
Reprise (2006)
Kunsten Å Tenke Negativt / The Art Of Negative Thinking (2006)
Max Manus / Max Manus: Man of War (2008)
Mannen Som Elsket Yngve / The Man Who Loved Yngve (2008)
deUsynlige / Troubled Water (2008)
Trolljegeren / Trollhunter (2010)
Hodejegerne / Headhunters (2011)
Oslo 31. August / Oslo, August 31st (2011)
Kompani Orheim / The Orheim Company (2012)
Kon-Tiki (2012)
Kraftidioten / In Order of Disappearance (2014)
Børning (2014)
Bølgen / The Wave (2015)
Kongens Nei / The King's Choice (2016)
Hva Vil Folk Si / What Will People Say (2017)
Den 12. Mann / The 12th Man (2017)
Utøya 22. juli / Utøya: July 22 (2018)
Blindsone / Blind Spot (2018)
Håp / Hope (2019)

Bent Hamer:

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He was mentioned by Trag earlier in this thread. He is a movie director with a distinct style. Not sure I would replace any of the movies above with his, but if you enjoy his off-beat stories, it does not necessarily translate into liking the wide range of other types of movies above.

Here's his movies. I enjoyed Eggs and Kitchen Stories the most.

1995 Eggs
1998 En dag til i solen / Water Easy Reach
2003 Salmer fra kjøkkenet / Kitchen Stories
2005 Factotum
2007 O' Horten
2010 Hjem til jul / Home for Christmas
2013 1001 gram / 1001 Grams

Chungking Express
Scanners

It's like we have the same Criterion watchlist.

Mickey wrote:It's like we have the same Criterion watchlist.

how's your godard rewatch going? i'm working up the energy to do the same w bergman

Malloy wrote:

Mickey wrote:It's like we have the same Criterion watchlist.

how's your godard rewatch going? i'm working up the energy to do the same w bergman

Kind of a mixed bag, at least in the early days--I loved Le Petit Soldat but found Le Mepris tiresome, for instance. Interesting watching him evolve though. I should do a Bergman run too, I've only seen scattered films, and most of those ages ago.

Man, i dont think i could handle Godard these days.

Anders wrote:

contamination wrote:

Anders wrote:

tragabigzanda wrote:Kitchen Stories (Norway, 2003). Very enjoyable little film! Sweet, smart, pleasant, and silly in an understated and clever sort of way.

I also enjoyed his movie Eggs.

What are your all time favorite Norwegian movies Anders?

Here are five movies I can easily recommend:

The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix (1975)
Pathfinder (1987)
Elling (2001)
Max Manus (2008)
Trollhunter (2010)

The classics:

Spoiler: show

Nine Lives (1957) was made on location with the real soldiers from ww2, not actors. The story got a more Hollywood feel for The 12th Man (2017). Not a remake, but based on the same true story.

The Chasers (1959) is unique in that it was met with a lukewarm reception from both the press and the Norwegian audience when it was released. And to this day, mostly because of its age, very few people know of it. I can't remember seeing it on Norwegian TV. I found it because I love movies. Yet, by movie lovers it was voted the best Norwegian cinema movie of all time, and it did well at the Cannes film festival. It has a unique way of telling the story, which revolves around a murder.

Many think The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix (1975) is the best Norwegian movie. It's a stop-​motion-animated feature length movie ending with a car race.

Based on a Sami legend, Pathfinder (1987), tells the story of a young Sami named Aigin, that comes home from hunting to find his family massacred. The language is also Sami.

Some recommendations:

Spoiler: show

I have made a list of 25 movies below, with some varied content.

Chronologically:

Ni Liv / Nine Lives (1957)
Jakten / The Chasers (1959)
Flåklypa Grand Prix / The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix (1975)
Veiviseren / Ofelaš / Pathfinder (1987)
Kjærlighetens Kjøtere / Zero Kelvin (1995)
Søndagsengler / The Other Side of Sunday (1996)
Insomnia (1997)
Elling (2001)
Uno (2004)
Reprise (2006)
Max Manus / Max Manus: Man of War (2008)
Mannen Som Elsket Yngve / The Man Who Loved Yngve (2008)
deUsynlige / Troubled Water (2008)
Trolljegeren / Trollhunter (2010)
Hodejegerne / Headhunters (2011)
Oslo 31. August / Oslo, August 31st (2011)
Kompani Orheim / The Orheim Company (2012)
Kraftidioten / In Order of Disappearance (2014)
Børning (2014)
Bølgen / The Wave (2015)
Kongens Nei / The King's Choice (2016)
Hva Vil Folk Si / What Will People Say (2017)
Den 12. Mann / The 12th Man (2017)
Utøya 22. juli / Utøya: July 22 (2018)
Blindsone / Blind Spot (2018)
Håp / Hope (2019)

Bent Hamer:

Spoiler: show

He was mentioned by Trag earlier in this thread. He is a movie director with a distinct style. Not sure I would replace any of the movies above with his, but if you enjoy his off-beat stories, it does not necessarily translate into liking the wide range of other types of movies above.

Here's his movies. I enjoyed Eggs and Kitchen Stories the most.

1995 Eggs
1998 En dag til i solen / Water Easy Reach
2003 Salmer fra kjøkkenet / Kitchen Stories
2005 Factotum
2007 O' Horten
2010 Hjem til jul / Home for Christmas
2013 1001 gram / 1001 Grams

TROOOOOOLL!!!!

VinylGuy wrote:Man, i dont think i could handle Godard these days.

Go on...

Of course he was a true visionary but i think i would die of boredom with any of his movies these days.

VinylGuy wrote:Of course he was a true visionary but i think i would die of boredom with any of his movies these days.

I really think it depends on the movie--like I said above, I found Contempt to be just *so* dull but films like Breathless and Le Petit Soldat felt as fresh as ever.

Mississippi Grind.

Anders wrote:

contamination wrote:

Anders wrote:

tragabigzanda wrote:Kitchen Stories (Norway, 2003). Very enjoyable little film! Sweet, smart, pleasant, and silly in an understated and clever sort of way.

I also enjoyed his movie Eggs.

What are your all time favorite Norwegian movies Anders?

Here are five movies I can easily recommend:

The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix (1975)
Pathfinder (1987)
Elling (2001)
Max Manus (2008)
Trollhunter (2010)

The classics:

Spoiler: show

Nine Lives (1957) was made on location with the real soldiers from ww2, not actors. The story got a more Hollywood feel for The 12th Man (2017). Not a remake, but based on the same true story.

The Chasers (1959) is unique in that it was met with a lukewarm reception from both the press and the Norwegian audience when it was released. And to this day, mostly because of its age, very few people know of it. I can't remember seeing it on Norwegian TV. I found it because I love movies. Yet, by movie lovers it was voted the best Norwegian cinema movie of all time, and it did well at the Cannes film festival. It has a unique way of telling the story, which revolves around a murder.

Many think The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix (1975) is the best Norwegian movie. It's a stop-​motion-animated feature length movie ending with a car race.

Based on a Sami legend, Pathfinder (1987), tells the story of a young Sami named Aigin, that comes home from hunting to find his family massacred. The language is also Sami.

Some recommendations:

Spoiler: show

I have made a list of 25 movies below, with some varied content.

Chronologically:

Ni Liv / Nine Lives (1957)
Jakten / The Chasers (1959)
Flåklypa Grand Prix / The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix (1975)
Veiviseren / Ofelaš / Pathfinder (1987)
Kjærlighetens Kjøtere / Zero Kelvin (1995)
Søndagsengler / The Other Side of Sunday (1996)
Insomnia (1997)
Elling (2001)
Uno (2004)
Reprise (2006)
Max Manus / Max Manus: Man of War (2008)
Mannen Som Elsket Yngve / The Man Who Loved Yngve (2008)
deUsynlige / Troubled Water (2008)
Trolljegeren / Trollhunter (2010)
Hodejegerne / Headhunters (2011)
Oslo 31. August / Oslo, August 31st (2011)
Kompani Orheim / The Orheim Company (2012)
Kraftidioten / In Order of Disappearance (2014)
Børning (2014)
Bølgen / The Wave (2015)
Kongens Nei / The King's Choice (2016)
Hva Vil Folk Si / What Will People Say (2017)
Den 12. Mann / The 12th Man (2017)
Utøya 22. juli / Utøya: July 22 (2018)
Blindsone / Blind Spot (2018)
Håp / Hope (2019)

Bent Hamer:

Spoiler: show

He was mentioned by Trag earlier in this thread. He is a movie director with a distinct style. Not sure I would replace any of the movies above with his, but if you enjoy his off-beat stories, it does not necessarily translate into liking the wide range of other types of movies above.

Here's his movies. I enjoyed Eggs and Kitchen Stories the most.

1995 Eggs
1998 En dag til i solen / Water Easy Reach
2003 Salmer fra kjøkkenet / Kitchen Stories
2005 Factotum
2007 O' Horten
2010 Hjem til jul / Home for Christmas
2013 1001 gram / 1001 Grams

Thanks, I'll definitely check some of these! I didn't remember Insomnia was originally a Norwegian movie. I know it's not really on the topic, but I'd love to also hear some Norwegian music (sang in norwegian not in english). Maybe you could put some of your favorites to Other Bands?

The Devil Below


OK, I guess. It seems like every few years Hollywood tries to figure out a way to capture the conceptual world of Jeff Long's awesome hollow-earth horror novel The Descent but never seems to get it right.

Mickey wrote:

VinylGuy wrote:Of course he was a true visionary but i think i would die of boredom with any of his movies these days.

I really think it depends on the movie--like I said above, I found Contempt to be just *so* dull but films like Breathless and Le Petit Soldat felt as fresh as ever.

I wanna see Band Apart

Mickey wrote:Mississippi Grind.

i liked this one

VinylGuy wrote:

Mickey wrote:Mississippi Grind.

i liked this one

Yeah I can't quite put my finger on what held it back from being great, but it was really good. Mendelsohn was fantastic.

he was yeah.

Its not a classic for sure, but i loved it.