“A most Romantic instrument”
Editor-in-chief Lori Ann Reinhall interviews Norwegian cellist Sandra Lied Haga, who embarks on her American musical journey, starting at Yale.
Category: Arts & Entertainment
The Crossing
Victoria Hofmo reviews The Crossing (Flukten over grensen) film in Norway based on Maja Lunde’s novel, Over grensen, to air in February 2022.
Margrete: Queen of the North
John Smistad reviews the 2021 movie, Margrete: Queen of the North, about the queen who ruled Denmark, Norway, and Sweden in the 15th century.
So, what’s all the fuss about Askepott?
Editor-in-chief Lori Ann Reinhall tells
of the remake of the beloved Askepott movie, a version of Cinderella, shown
in Norway for decades.
Julekongen (Valley of Knights)
Geir Mæland reviews Julekongen (Valley of Knights), a good vs. evil holiday film made in 2015 that the whole family can enjoy together.
John: The Last Norwegian Cowboy
Geir Mæland reviews The Last Norwegian Cowboy, the story of second-generation Norwegian-American John Hoiland, who is 94 and farms in Montana.
Film review: Cabin Fever
John Smistad reviews Norwegian film Cabin
Fever about a dysfunctional family that gathers in a mountain cabin for the Christmas holidays.
Film review: Magic Silver
John Smistad reviews Magic Silver (Julenatt i Blåfjel), the Norwegian film about the encounter of blue and red gnomes in the mountains.
Varm mottakelse for nye Askepott
The beloved film Three Wishes for Cinderella, a Norwegian Christmas classic in the Czech language, has now been remade in Norwegian.
Sissel’s Jul is back!
Editor-in-chief Lori Ann Reinhall reports on Sissel Kyrkjebø’s new Christmas albums and holiday tours throughout Norway, Sweden, and Denmark.
