Faber Navalis, a film by Maurizio Borriello, takes viewers inside a ship’s restoration Victoria Hofmo Brooklyn, N.Y. This film begins with the bangs of a resistant metal workshop door being forcibly opened, just sounds,...
News from the Norwegian Film Institute Each year the Norwegian Oscar Committee selects a Norwegian film as the country’s Oscar nomination for the Best Foreign-Language Feature award. Last year’s selection, The King’s Choice (Kongens...
A film about the July 22, 2011, terror attacks will begin filming this fall The Local A film about the July 22 terror attacks carried out by right-wing extremist Anders Breivik in Oslo and...
Christine Foster Meloni Washington, D.C. Gavagai is a cinematic masterpiece that pays homage to the great Norwegian writer Tarjei Vesaas as it explores the unbearable grief of a man over the loss of his...
Norway’s Ambassador to the US discusses the international impact of his nation’s culture Ambassador Kåre Aas Washington, D.C. In early February, acclaimed writer and playwright Jon Fosse’s play Someone is Going to Come drew...
Linda Warren Washington, D.C. In The Last King, director Nils Gaup tells the story of a heroic rescue that changed Norwegian History. The “facts” of the story come from the Saga of Haakon Haakonson....
TriFilm’s short film project aims to take a more realistic look at the Vikings Victoria Hofmo Brooklyn, N.Y. It is not often that you hear about a film project based on an 11th century...
Donald V. Mehus New York As we have just witnessed Hollywood’s annual gala, the Academy Awards, this might be an appropriate time to look back at a cartoon on the subject appearing in a...
Norwegian papers unenthusiastic about the film, which opened last weekend Michael Sandelson The Foreigner “An advanced shitty film,” writes VG’s Jon Selås. “50 nuances (shades) of rubbish,” Norwegian author Erlend Loe declares in his...
Kenneth Nordan Chicago The 50th Chicago International Film Festival presents Spotlight Scandinavia, the fourth year of the World Cinema Spotlight Program. This year’s program highlights the exciting, rich, and diverse range of contemporary cinematic...
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