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Home For Christmas (TV Series)
''Home for Christmas'' () is a Norwegian television series that premiered on Netflix in December 2019. It stars Ida Elise Broch as Johanne, who scrambles to get a boyfriend to bring home for Christmas Eve. The romantic drama comedy consists of six 30-minute episodes in each season and was Netflix's first Norwegian original series. The series received mostly positive reviews. In 2022, the series was remade in Italy under the title ''I Hate Christmas''. It was also remade in South Africa in 2023, under the title "Yoh! Christmas". Synopsis Johanne (Broch) is a nurse in her 30s, working at a hospital in Norway. During Advent dinner, she feels pressured by her family to be in a relationship. She lies and tells them that she has a boyfriend, and that he will accompany her to Christmas dinner. Johanne then tries to find a boyfriend through speed dating, internet dating, and other means. She goes on dates with several men, including 18 year old Jonas (Felix Sandman), and the mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romantic Comedy
Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a sub-genre of comedy and Romance novel, romance fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount all obstacles. Romantic comedy evolved from Ancient Greek comedy, Middle Ages, medieval romance, and 18th-century Restoration comedy, later developing into sub-genres like Screwball comedy, screwball comedies, career woman comedies, and 1950s Sex comedy, sex comedies in Hollywood. Over time, the genre has expanded beyond traditional structures, incorporating unconventional themes, challenging gender roles, and addressing adult topics while maintaining its core focus on romance and humor. A common convention in romantic comedies is the "Meet cute, meet-cute", a humorous or unexpected encounter that creates initial tension and sets up the romantic storyline. History Comedies, rooted in the fertility rites and satyr plays of Ancient Greek comedy, ancient ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adresseavisen
(; commonly known as ''Adressa'') is a regional newspaper published daily, except Sundays, in Trondheim, Norway. The paper has been in circulation since 1767 and is one of the oldest newspapers in Norway after Norske Intelligenz-Seddeler which was launched in 1763. is owned by Polaris Media, in which Schibsted controls 29% of the shares. History and profile The newspaper was first published on 3 July 1767 as ''Kongelig allene privilegerede Trondheims Adresse-Contoirs Efterretninger'', making it the oldest Norwegian newspaper still being published. The paper was founded as a classified advertising publication. The name of the newspaper was changed several times before its present name began to be used in 1927. Locally it is often referred to as ''Adressa''. The newspaper is based in Trondheim and covers the areas of Trøndelag and Nordmøre. Martinus Lind Nissen (1744–1795) was the founder and first editor of . At his death, Nissen was succeeded by Mathias Conrad Peters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COPD
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a type of progressive lung disease characterized by chronic respiratory symptoms and airflow limitation. GOLD defines COPD as a heterogeneous lung condition characterized by chronic respiratory symptoms (shortness of breath, cough, sputum production or exacerbations) due to abnormalities of the airways (bronchitis, bronchiolitis) or alveoli (emphysema) that cause persistent, often progressive, airflow obstruction. The main symptoms of COPD include shortness of breath and a cough, which may or may not produce mucus. COPD progressively worsens, with everyday activities such as walking or dressing becoming difficult. While COPD is incurable, it is preventable and treatable. The two most common types of COPD are emphysema and chronic bronchitis and have been the two classic COPD phenotypes. However, this basic dogma has been challenged as varying degrees of co-existing emphysema, chronic bronchitis, and potentially significant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghita Nørby
Ghita Nørby (born 11 January 1935) is a Danish actress with 117 film credits to her name from 1956 to 2005, making her one of the most active Danish actresses ever. Early life Nørby was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, the daughter of opera singer Einar Nørby (1896–1983). She studied two years at the Danish Royal Theatre (''Det Kongelige Teater''). Career She was an actress at the theatre from 1956 to 1959. She has received a number of awards and recognitions including the Ingenio et Arti medal in 2006. At the 27th Guldbagge Awards she was nominated for the award for Best Actress for her role in '' Freud's Leaving Home''. Personal life She has been married a number of times, first in 1956 to architect Mogens Garth-Grüner. She met her next husband, Italian pop singer/actor Dario Campeotto, on the set of a film they were shooting in 1962. They were married in 1963, and had a son, actor , in 1964. They were divorced in 1969. She married a third time to actor Jørgen Reenber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anette Hoff
Anette Hoff (born 16 May 1961) is a Norwegian actress. She has played hotel manager Juni Anker-Hansen in '' Hotel Cæsar'' since 1998. In autumn 2005, spring 2010 and autumn 2011 she took breaks to play on stage. During the 2010 break, she left the show in April 2010 (on TV) and returned in December 2010. Hoff is as of 2020 the longest serving television soap opera actor in Norway. Selected filmography References External links * 1961 births Living people Norwegian film actresses Norwegian television actresses Norwegian soap opera actresses People from Frogn {{Norway-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Storhøi
Jahn Dennis Storhøi (born July 15, 1960 in Fredrikstad, Norway) is a Norwegian actor. Biography He is an acclaimed theatre actor in Norway, having won several awards. However, he is known for his role as ''Herger the Joyous'' in John McTiernan's '' The 13th Warrior''. To younger crowds he is better known for playing in several Norwegian TV shows and giving voices to cartoons. On 17 March 2010, he and several other Norwegian actors were cast in '' The Thing'' prequel. The film is supposedly going to be about the Norwegian expedition who found the alien creature. Storhøi later dropped out of the project for personal reasons and was replaced by Ulrich Thomsen. Storhøi had one of the leading roles in the 2015 TV mini-series ''The Heavy Water War ''The Heavy Water War'' (original title ' and alternative title ''The Saboteurs'' (United Kingdom)) is a six-episode war drama television miniseries written by Petter S. Rosenlund and produced by NRK, Norwegian Broadcasting Corporat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabrielle Leithaug
Gabrielle Leithaug (Bergen, 10 January 1985), better known by her mononym artist name Gabrielle, is a Norwegian singer and songwriter. She is best known internationally for her breakout single "5 Fine Frøkner", which appears in the Norwegian TV series '' Skam''. Early life Gabrielle was born in Bergen and resided in Hordvik, a neighbourhood in the city's Åsane borough, where she lived for 8 or 9 years. Her family then lived in the city of Bergen for a year, before moving to in Bergen's Fyllingsdalen borough. She attended upper secondary school in Fyllingsdalen, for one year, and later attended "''Katten''". She worked flipping burgers for around 3 years, and as a cleaner in schools. She also worked as a radio host for a year and a half. She once moved to Stavanger and intended to start an education within ''reiselivsutdanning,'' a tourism program. She later studied music at Nord-Trøndelag University College. She was a member of a gospel choir—Gospel Bergen. In 2025, Ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Gutto
Anna Gutto, or Anna Guttormsgaard, is a Norwegian-born American film director, writer, and actor. She wrote and directed her debut feature-length film ''Paradise Highway'' (2022), featuring Juliette Binoche and Morgan Freeman. Prior to that, she had directed episodes of the Norwegian Netflix series '' Home for Christmas'' (''Hjem til jul''), as well as five short films. Described as a "multi-hyphenate creative", her career has included playwriting, as well as translation and adaptation of Norwegian texts into English. Early life and education Guttormsgaard attended secondary school in Oslo, Norway, and had experience as an exchange student in Indiana. She later moved to New York and completed a master of fine arts degree in film directing at Columbia University, with honors, in 2016. She refined the script for ''Paradise Highway'' while attending graduate school at Columbia. Theatre career Oslo Elsewhere In 2004, Guttormsgaard and Sarah Cameron Sunde co-founded Oslo Elsewh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skam (TV Series)
''Skam'' (stylized as ''SKAM''; ; English: ''Shame'') is a Norwegian teen drama streaming television series about the daily life of teenagers at the Hartvig Nissen School, a Gymnasium (school), gymnasium in the wealthy borough of Frogner in West End Oslo, West End Oslo and Norway's oldest high school for girls. It was produced by NRK P3, which is part of the Norwegian public broadcaster NRK. Despite no promotion ahead of its 2015 launch, ''Skam'' broke viewership records. Its premiere episode is among the most-watched episodes in NRK's history, and by the middle of season two, it was responsible for half of NRK's traffic. With season three, it broke all Streaming media, streaming records in Norway, along with viewership records in neighboring countries Denmark, Finland and Sweden, and attracted an active international fanbase on social media, where fans promoted translations. The series ended with its fourth season in 2017, reportedly due to high production stress. Hartvig Ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Advent Calendar
An Advent calendar, from the German word ''Adventskalender'', is used to count the days of Advent in anticipation of Christmas. Since the date of the Advent Sunday, First Sunday of Advent varies, falling between November 27 and December 3 inclusive, many reusable Advent calendars made of paper or wood begin on December 1. Others start from the First Sunday of Advent. The Advent calendar was first used by German Lutherans in the 19th and 20th centuries, and has since then spread to other Christian denominations. Design and use Traditional Advent calendars feature the manger scene, Saint Nicholas and winter weather, while others range in theme, from sports to technology. They come in a multitude of forms, from a simple paper calendar with flaps covering each of the days to fabric pockets on a background scene to painted wooden boxes with cubby holes for small items. Many Advent calendars take the form of a large rectangular card with flaps (variously referred to as doors or wind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nordic Christmas Calendar
A Christmas calendar (, , , , , ), is a form of Nordic countries, Nordic episodic radio or television advent calendar focused on Christmas. It was first introduced in 1957, in Sweden, with the radio series, ''Barnens adventskalender''. Each series consists of 24 episodes which air daily beginning on the first of December, and ending on Christmas Eve. The first Christmas calendar was the Swedish ''Titteliture''. The first such series aired in Denmark was ''Historier fra hele verden'' in 1962. The form gradually extended into the other Nordic countries of Norway, Finland and Iceland, and in the 21st century also extended into Germany. Most Christmas calendars are produced for children, while some cater to both children and adults, and even some are directed at adults alone. Many ''Christmas calendar'' series, such as the 1979 Norwegian Jul i Skomakergata, and the 1990 Icelandic Á baðkari til Betlehem have become classics in their respective countries, and are enjoyed both by chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
