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Jon Øigarden
Jon Øigarden (born 31 May 1971) is a Norwegian actor, who is well known for his role as journalist Peter Verås in the TV series ''Mammon'', Jarl Varg in Norsemen, and other Norwegian films. Career Jon Øigarden was educated at the Norwegian National Academy of Theatre, and has acted both on stage and on screen. Between 1997 and 1999 he worked at ''Oslo Nye Teater''. Among the plays he has acted in is '' Mirandolina'' by Carlo Goldoni and an adaptation of Graham Greene's '' Travels with My Aunt'', and he has had roles in such movies as ''Detektor'' (2000) and the comedy ''Get Ready to Be Boyzvoiced'' (2000). Øigarden has been cast to portray the Norwegian war criminal Henry Rinnan on film; the filming was planned to start some time in 2009. For a while he both ran and acted in the theater Torshovteateret, with his colleagues Mads Ousdal and Trond Espen Seim. From 2019 to 2023, Øigarden played Jeppe Schøitt in Exit, a series in 3 seasons that described the decadent lives ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oslo
Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022, and the metropolitan area had an estimated population of in 2021. During the Viking Age, the area was part of Viken. Oslo was founded as a city at the end of the Viking Age in 1040 under the name Ánslo, and established as a ''kaupstad'' or trading place in 1048 by Harald Hardrada. The city was elevated to a bishopric in 1070 and a capital under Haakon V of Norway around the year 1300. Personal unions with Denmark from 1397 to 1523 and again from 1536 to 1814 reduced its influence. After being destroyed by a fire in 1624, during the reign of King Christian IV, a new city was built closer to Akershus Fortress and named Christiania in honour of the king. It became a municipality ('' formannskapsdistrikt'') on 1 January 1838. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Detector (film)
''Detector'' is a 2000 Norwegian comedy film directed by Pål Jackman from a screenplay by Erlend Loe and produced by Edward A. Dreyer. It was entered into the 23rd Moscow International Film Festival. The film was very successful in Norway, grossing over $1 million. Cast * Mads Ousdal as Daniel Jor * Hildegun Riise as Daniel's Mother * Ingjerd Egeberg as Janne / Silje * Allan Svensson as Max * Harald Eia as Ronny * Jon Øigarden as Kenneth * Sverre Porsanger as Ante * Kristoffer Joner as Jørgen * Svein Sturla Hungnes as Gordon * Nina Andresen Borud as Hege Drag (as Nina Andresen) * Hans Eirik Voktor as Martinsen Release The film opened in Norway on 25 August 2000 on 31 screens and grossed Norwegian krone The krone (, currency sign, abbreviation: kr (also NKr for distinction); ISO 4217, code: NOK), plural ''kroner'', is the currency of the Kingdom of Norway (including List of possessions of Norway, overseas territories and dependencies). It was t ... 1,842,841 ($0.2 millio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1971 Births
* The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971, February 25, Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971, July 22 and Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971, August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 1971 lunar eclipse, February 10, and August 1971 lunar eclipse, August 6). The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. Events January * January 2 – 1971 Ibrox disaster: During a crush, 66 people are killed and over 200 injured in Glasgow, Scotland. * January 5 – The first ever One Day International cricket match is played between Australia and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. * January 8 – Tupamaros kidnap Geoffrey Jackson, British ambassador to Uruguay, in Montevideo, keeping him captive until September. * January 9 – Uruguayan president Jorge Pacheco Areco demands emergency powers for 90 days due to kidnappings, and receives them the next day. * January 12 – The landmark United States televis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Storm For Christmas
A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, and others worldwide. Its name in English is '' a'' (pronounced ), plural ''aes''. It is similar in shape to the Ancient Greek letter alpha, from which it derives. The uppercase version consists of the two slanting sides of a triangle, crossed in the middle by a horizontal bar. The lowercase version is often written in one of two forms: the double-storey and single-storey . The latter is commonly used in handwriting and fonts based on it, especially fonts intended to be read by children, and is also found in italic type. In English, '' a'' is the indefinite article, with the alternative form ''an''. Name In English, the name of the letter is the ''long A'' sound, pronounced . Its name in most other languages matches the letter's pronunciation in open syllables. History The earliest known ancestor of A is ''aleph''—the first letter of the Phoenician ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wisting (TV Series)
''Wisting'' is a Norwegian police procedural television series, broadcast by Viaplay and TV3 starring Sven Nordin as William Wisting, a senior police detective in Larvik, Thea Green Lundberg as his daughter, crime journalist Line Wisting, and (until the third season) Carrie-Anne Moss as visiting FBI Special Agent Maggie Griffin. Production The first series of ten episodes is based on two novels by Jørn Lier Horst, ''The Caveman'' (2013) and ''The Hunting Dogs'' (2012). Horst is a best-selling author in Norway, and his books have been translated into more than thirty languages. Filming started in January 2018 on a 150-day schedule. The adaptations were written by Trygve Allister Diesen and Kathrine Valen Zeiner. Diesen also directed episodes along with Katarina Launing. The show's first series had a budget of NOK 110 million (€11.4 million). This sum incorporated a €1 million grant from Creative Europe as well as a grant of NOK 26.05 million (€2.7 million) from the Norwegi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lords Of Chaos (film)
''Lords of Chaos'' is a 2018 biographical horror film directed and co-written by Jonas Åkerlund. Adapted from the 1998 book of the same name, the film is a historical fiction account of the early 1990s Norwegian black metal scene told from the perspective of Mayhem co-founder Euronymous. It stars Rory Culkin as Euronymous, Emory Cohen as Varg Vikernes, Jack Kilmer as Dead, and Sky Ferreira as Ann-Marit. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on 23January 2018. It was released in the United States on 8February 2019 by Gunpowder & Sky, in the United Kingdom on 29March 2019 by Arrow Films and in Sweden on 5April 2019 by Nordisk Film. It received positive reviews from critics, but was met with polarizing reception from audiences within the metal community. Plot In 1987, young guitarist Euronymous forms black metal band Mayhem, the first of the genre in their country of Norway, with Necrobutcher on bass, and Manheim on drums. Manheim leaves and is soon replaced by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
22 July (film)
''22 July'' is a 2018 English-language Norwegian crime drama film about the 2011 Norway attacks and their aftermath, based on the book '' One of Us: The Story of a Massacre in Norway — and Its Aftermath'' by Åsne Seierstad. The film was written, directed and produced by British filmmaker Paul Greengrass and features a Norwegian cast and crew. It stars Anders Danielsen Lie, Jon Øigarden, Thorbjørn Harr, Jonas Strand Gravli, Ola G. Furuseth, Ulrikke Hansen Døvigen, Isak Bakli Aglen, Maria Bock, and Seda Witt. The film had its world premiere on September 5, 2018, in the main competition section of the 75th Venice International Film Festival. and was released online and in select theaters on October 10, 2018, by Netflix. Plot On July 22, 2011, Anders Behring Breivik dresses in a police uniform, loads a van with home-made explosives, and drives to Regjeringskvartalet, the executive government quarter in Oslo, Norway. He leaves the van outside the office of Prime Minist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norsemen (TV Series)
''Norsemen'' is a Norwegian comedy television series about a group of Vikings living in the village of Norheim around the year 790. It originally premiered in Norway under the name ''Vikingane'' (''The Vikings'') on NRK1 in October 2016. It is produced for NRK by Viafilm. The series is written and directed by Jon Iver Helgaker and Jonas Torgersen. The series is filmed in the village of Avaldsnes in Karmøy municipality, Rogaland, Norway, and it was recorded simultaneously in both Norwegian and English-language versions by filming each scene twice. The first season of the English version was made available on Netflix in August 2017 under the name ''Norsemen'', and season two, which was filmed in early 2017, was made available in October 2018. The third season is named 'Season 0', as it tells the story that led up to season 1. In September 2020, it was announced that the show had been canceled and would not return for a fourth season. Synopsis ''Norsemen'' takes place in 790s N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In Order Of Disappearance
''In Order of Disappearance'' () is a 2014 Norwegian action thriller film directed by Hans Petter Moland and starring Stellan Skarsgård. The film had its premiere in the competition section of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival. ''Cold Pursuit'', an English-language remake, also directed by Moland, was released in 2019. Plot Nils Dickman is a snow plow driver in the fictional town of Tyos, Norway, just elected citizen of the year. His life, however, is shattered by the death of his son Ingvar, found dead by overdose of heroin. The police do not investigate but Dickman is sure that his son wasn't a drug user. When he is about to kill himself he learns from Finn, his son's friend, that Ingvar was mistakenly killed by a gang of drug dealers who actually intended to kill Finn; Nils begins to hunt for his son's murderers. He finds Jappe, one of the killers, and kills him after extracting the name of his accomplice, Ronaldo. Ronaldo tells Nils the name of the drug carrier, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fuck Up
''Fuck Up'' is a 2012 Norwegian comedy film directed by Øystein Karlsen. Cast * Jon Øigarden as Jack * Tuva Novotny as Robin * Anders Baasmo Christiansen as Rasmussen * Atle Antonsen as Glen * Lennart Jähkel Carl Gustav Lennart Jähkel (born 27 September 1956) is a Swedish actor. He is active at the Stockholm City Theatre, where he participated in several plays. Filmography Films *1991 - ''Infödingen'' *1992 - ''Nordexpressen'' *1992 - ''Ha e ... as Leopold * Rebecka Hemse as Rebecca * Iben Hjejle as Malin References External links * 2012 comedy films 2012 films Norwegian comedy films 2010s Norwegian-language films {{Norway-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian Ninja
''Norwegian Ninja'' () is a 2010 Norwegian action comedy film, directed by Thomas Cappelen Malling. The film, based on a 2006 book, presents real-life espionage-convicted Arne Treholt as the leader of a ninja group saving Norway during the Cold War and stars Mads Ousdal as Treholt. The film is loosely based on the story of Norwegian politician and diplomat Arne Treholt, who in 1985 was convicted of high treason and espionage on behalf of the Soviet Union and Iraq. In 2006, Thomas Cappelen Malling wrote the book ''Ninjateknikk II. Usynlighet i strid 1978'' ("Ninja Technique II: Invisibility in combat 1978"). The book was presented as a military manual written by Treholt in 1978. It achieved a certain cult status, and was considered a success at 5,000 units sold. Plot During the Cold War, Arne Treholt leads Norway's Ninja Force, based out of Gressholmen, which answers directly to King Olav V. Members include: Fjellberg, Treholt's deputy; Tromsø, platoon assistant and documentar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Somewhat Gentle Man
''A Somewhat Gentle Man'' ( and also known as ''Regnskap'') is a 2010 Norwegian crime comedy film directed by Hans Petter Moland. It premiered on 19 March 2010, and was the sixth feature-film directed by Hans Petter Moland. It was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival. Moland said that the film "''A Somewhat Gentle Man'' is about grown-ups struggling to keep up with the times. It's a black comedy about burning out with dignity, even for criminals".From Hollywood to Alnabru Filed 28 February 2009 at Wayback Machine . - Article in Dagsavisen 27 February 2009. During opening weekend in Norway, 16,000 people saw ''A Somewhat Gentle Man'' in theaters. The film received the Norwegian 'Film Critic Award' in 2011. Cast * Stellan Skarsgård as Ulrik * Bjørn Floberg as Rune Jensen * Gard B. Eidsvold as Rolf * Jorunn Kjellsby as Karen Margrethe * Bjørn Sundquist as Sven * Jon Øigarden as Kristian * Kjersti Holmen as Wenche * Jan Gunnar Røise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
