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Sigurd Magnussøn
Sigurd Konrad Magnussøn (December 14, 1889 – November 12, 1961) was a Norwegian theater director and actor. On August 14, 1912 he married the actress Abigael Heber. Magnussøn was a student at the Fahlstrøm Theater from 1906 to 1907. From 1908 to 1911 and from 1912 to 1920 he was an actor at the National Theater in Oslo. Then he was at the National Theater in Bergen from 1921 to 1922. In 1921 and 1922 he also directed the experimental Intimteatret theater, where Agnes Mowinckel debuted as a stage director and Olafr Havrevold debuted as an actor. From 1922 to 1931 he was engaged at Chat Noir, the Trondheim National Theater, the Casino Theater in Oslo, and the Oslo New Theater. From 1931 to 1935 he was at the Norwegian Theater. His last theater was the National Theater in Oslo. He was employed there from 1936 until the theater was closed by the German occupation authorities in 1942 and, when the theater was reopened in 1945, he returned to the National Theater. Si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skien
Skien () is a city and municipality in Vestfold og Telemark county in Norway. In modern times it is regarded as part of the traditional region of Grenland, although historically it belonged to Grenmar/Skiensfjorden, while Grenland referred the Norsjø area and Bø. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Skien. Skien is also the capital of Vestfold og Telemark county. Skien is one of Norway's oldest cities, with an urban history dating back to the Middle Ages, and received privileges as a market town in 1358. From the 15th century, the city was governed by a 12-member council. The modern municipality of Skien was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The rural municipalities of Gjerpen and Solum were merged into the municipality of Skien on 1 January 1964. The conurbation of Porsgrunn/Skien is reckoned by Statistics Norway to be the seventh largest urban area in Norway, straddling an area of three municipalities: Skien municipali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gjest Baardsen (film)
''Gjest Baardsen'' is a Norwegian film from 1939 directed by Tancred Ibsen. Alfred Maurstad played the title role. The film is based on the life of the outlaw Gjest Baardsen, but it is a blend of fact and fiction. The plot is taken from a chapbook published by Holger Sinding under the pseudonym Halle Sira. The film was shot at the Fuhr farm in Luster, at Turtagrø in the Sogn Mountains, and at Videseter in the Stryn Mountains. The film was screened in the United States with English subtitles in the 1940s. Plot The film is set in a time of famine. Norway has been at war with England and Sweden, and times are difficult. Gjest Baardsen has gotten into trouble with the law, apparently due to a trifle. But Gjest breaks free, and instead it is the sheriff that is handcuffed while Gjest escapes. Reviews Newspapers have written the following about the film: "Meet the master thief and the folk hero Gjest Baardsen, who steals from the rich and gives to the poor. He tricks the constab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flukt Fra Paradiset
''Escape'' ( no, Flukt) is a 2012 thriller film directed by Roar Uthaug. It stars Isabel Christine Andreasen and Milla Olin as girls in 14th century Norway who must escape bandits led by Ingrid Bolsø Berdal. It premiered at the Slash Film Festival and was released in Norway in September 2012. Plot In fourteenth century Norway, 19-year-old Signe, her younger brother, and her parents travel through lands made dangerous by the lawlessness following the Black Death. Bandits led by Dagmar kill her entire family; Dagmar herself murders Signe's brother Tormod as she watches helplessly. Before the bandits can kill Signe, Dagmar stops them and orders them to take her prisoner. At their camp, Signe meets Frigg, a young girl that Dagmar has adopted. When Frigg shows kindness to Signe, Dagmar chastises her and says that Signe deserves no compassion, as her people have driven them to banditry. Arvid, Dagmar's lover, stops Loke from raping Signe. As the others watch Arvid and Loke fight, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trine!
''Trine!'' is a Norwegian black-and-white drama film from 1952 directed by Toralf Sandø. Eva Røine starred in the title role. The film was based on Hans Geelmuyden's novel ''Trine!'', and Geelmuyden wrote the script for the film together with Sandø. Plot Per Gjerpen works as a salesman and accountant. One day he sees Trine while he is out on a sales tour. He buys her two lottery tickets. This is the beginning of a contact that later deepens into a love affair. The couple discovers that they have won a house in the lottery, but it later turns out not to be true. The numbers were read incorrectly. Instead, they are able to use a house owned by Aunt Andrea. Trine goes to visit Andrea, who is ill, and Per grows lonely in the house. Then complications begin. Cast * Eva Røine as Trine * Frank Robert as Per Gjerpen * Jørn Ording as Jens Gulbrandsen * Christina Lundquist as Effi May Palmer * Margit Brataas as Gurine * Erna Schøyen as Mrs. Hatlezet, Trine's mother * Sigrun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrine Og Kjell
''Andrine og Kjell'' is a 1952 Norwegian drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ... directed by Kåre Bergstrøm, starring Inger Marie Andersen and Toralv Maurstad. Andrine (Andersen) is attending a private secondary school, and rents a room with the family of her classmate Kjell (Maurstad). She is at first put off by Kjell's rebellious behaviour, but as she gradually begins to understand him, the two develop a closer relationship. External links * ''Andrine og Kjell''at Filmweb.no (Norwegian) 1952 films 1952 drama films Norwegian drama films Norwegian black-and-white films 1950s Norwegian-language films Films directed by Kåre Bergstrøm {{Norway-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Storfolk Og Småfolk
Storfolk og småfolk (Important People and Common People) is a Norwegian black-and-white comedy film from 1951 directed by Tancred Ibsen. Ibsen also write the script for the film. The film is based on five stories by Hans Aanrud and the action is set in rural Norway. It follows both high and low society, including village characters, wealthy individuals, farmers, and "old timers." The film was quite well received. ''Aftenposten'' wrote "In ''Mari Smehaugen'' and ''I bestefars ærend'' you feel something of the inner warmth and joy you had when you read the story in Aanrud's own language." ''Dagbladet'' wrote that "a number of our top actors appear and create down-to-earth theater sketches." Cast * Gisle Straume as Per Oppigar'n * Grete Anthonsen as Astrid, his daughter * Haakon Arnold as Lars Kampesveen * Snefrid Aukland as a woman in the village * Bjarne Bø as Per Høgåsen * Edvard Drabløs as Grandfather * Leif Enger as the servant * Johan Fillinger as the girl's boyfrie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sankt Hans Fest
''Sankt Hans fest'' (St. John's Festival or Saint Hans' Celebration) is a Norway, Norwegian film directed by Toralf Sandø. It premiered on April 7, 1947. It is based on the 1887 novel ''Sankt Hans Fest'' by Alexander Kielland. Plot The film follows the plot of the novel. The dour priest Kruse is played by Tore Foss, who opposes the business establishment's town party, which is planned by Johannes Eckhoff as Garman, Jon Lennart Mjøen as Randulf, Claus Wiese as Holck, Erling Drangsholt as the bank manager, and Sigurd Magnussøn as the county governor. Pressure is placed on both sides by Else Heiberg, who is Randulf's wife. Reception A review of the film was generally positive, but it criticized the lighting. The review stated that the party committee should have been more jolly, and that the best among the actors was Egil Hjorth-Jenssen, who "stands in a special class as the chief 'rabbit.'" Music The song ''St. Hans vals'' (Saint John's Waltz) was written for the film by Gunnar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Englandsfarere
''Englandsfarere'' ( en, We Leave for England}) is a 1946 Norwegian war film directed by Toralf Sandø, starring Knut Wigert and Jørn Ording. Plot The film follows the Norwegian resistance fighters Harald (Wigert) and Arild (Ording) in their flight from the Gestapo. Cast *Knut Wigert as Harald Silju *Jørn Ording as Arild Jørn *Ola Isene as Peder *Elisabeth Bang as Hilde, sykepleierske *Ingeborg Cook as Torild *Sigurd Magnussøn as Skipperen *Johannes Eckhoff as Bjørn Hjelm *Per Skift as Arnfinn *Claus Wiese as Normann * Bjarne Larsen as Jonas * Gudmund Vold as Knut, skipperens sønn *Pål Skjønberg as Torbjørn Dalsberg * Gunnar Jakobsen as Torkild *Kåre Wicklund as Espen Stordalen * Per Røtvold as Knotten *Harald Aimarsen as Josef * Kåre Johansen as Tønnes * Erik Løchen as Eivind *Lydia Opøien as Johanne Volden *Elsa Sandø as Mor til Bjørn Hjelm *Oscar Egede-Nissen as Cramer *Helge Essmar as Mörner *Stevelin Urdahl as Drømmeren * Kristen Dahl as Suggen, fangevokt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vi Vil Leve
''Vi vil leve'' (We Want to Live) is a Norwegian film from 1946 directed by Olav Dalgard and Rolf Randall. The film deals with the German occupation of Norway. The film studies professor Gunnar Iversen characterizes it as "an uneven and choppy film that is marred by melodramatization that undermines authentic material." Dalgard and Randal wrote the manuscript while confined at the Grini detention camp and had it smuggled out before being sent to the Sachsenhausen concentration camp. Plot It is April 9, 1940 and an airplane takes flight to warn Norwegian merchant vessels that German naval forces are on their way toward Norwegian waters. The pilot signals to a Norwegian-flagged ship that responds by firing at the aircraft. The pilot is injured but manages to land on the water. He is picked up by a Norwegian boat on his way to Kristiansand. Before he dies, he informs Captain Knut Viker and First Mate Harald Bakken about the incident. Sussie Holm is waiting for Captain Viker on the d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trysil-Knut
''Trysil-Knut'' is a Norwegian film from 1942. Rasmus Breistein directed this skiing melodrama during the German occupation of Norway. It tells the story of the legendary skier Knut from Trysil, an ardent patriot at the beginning of the 1800s who uses his skiing skills to prevent war from breaking out between Norway and Sweden. Knut also wins back a property that he was cheated out of and his "princess." Like many of the films from the interwar period or the occupation years, this is an adventure story. Breistein's point of departure for the story was a popular novel by Rudolf Muus from 1914, and he was also inspired by Bernt Lund Bernt Lund (July 14, 1812 – October 30, 1885) was a 19th-century Norwegian landscape artist, author and military officer. Biography Lund was born in Våler in Hedmark, Norway. He took military officer exam in 1837 and spent his career in the ...'s poem from 1861 and by 's story from 1909. Cast References External links * ''Norsk filmo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gullfjellet (film)
''Gullfjellet'' (Gold Mountain) is a Norwegian film from 1941 based on ''Guldfjeldet'', a comedy by Ove Ansteinsson about farmers tempted to invest all their money in a gold bonanza. The film was directed by Rasmus Breistein and Titus Vibe-Müller. Plot The city boy Rolf Rønne arrives at Benningstad, a large farm in Hedemark, and gets to work. He meets Jørgen Krullerstugun and lies that he has found gold at Kråkberget, which is on Hans Benningstad's property. Jørgen makes his own investigations at Kråkberget and finds mica and mistakes it for gold. At night, he brings home large quantities of the stone and fills his living room and bedrooms. As rumors spread, purchasing bids start pouring in. The landowner does not want to sell, but he gives up when the gold find is announced in the newspapers. The bank manager and lawyer want to form a company with the village. Hans Benningstad becomes the director general and is now living the good life. Gold fever spreads, and several farm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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