Arnljot Berg (22 October 1931 – 9 December 1982) was a Norwegian

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. He directed eight films between 1966 and 1974. His 1972 film ''

Lukket avdeling ''Lukket avdeling'' is a 1972 Norwegian drama film directed by Arnljot Berg. It was entered into the 22nd Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Roy Bjørnstad - Vestfold * Carsten Byhring - Vålerenga * Vegard Hall - Gamlingen * Erik H ...

'' was entered into the

22nd Berlin International Film Festival The 22nd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 23 June to 4 July 1972. The Golden Bear was awarded to ''The Canterbury Tales'' directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini. Jury The following people were announced as being on the jury for ...

and his 1974 film ''

Bobby's War ''Bobby's War'' () is a 1974 Norwegian drama film directed by Arnljot Berg. It was entered into the 24th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Erik Andersson – Bobby Lund * Roy Bjørnstad – Robert Lund * – Hjemmefrontsmann * Eilif ...

'' was entered into the

24th Berlin International Film Festival The 24th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 21 June to 2 July 1974. The Golden Bear was awarded to '' The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz'' directed by Ted Kotcheff. Juries The following people were announced as being on t ...

Personal life

In 1957, Berg married the Danish film editor Edith Toreg (1921–2003). They had a daughter, Merete Berg Toreg (born 1957), a graphic designer and visual artist. This marriage was later dissolved. He subsequently married Aase Marie (Mie) Ingvaldsen (born 1942). They had two children:

Lene Berg Berg (born 1965) is a Norwegian film director and artist, who works in Oslo and Berlin. Her artistic praxis includes film, installation, collage and text-based work. She has produced a number of projects in public spaces and directed four indepen ...

(born 1965), a film director and artist, and Marius Sheamus Berg, a furniture designer (born 1968). This marriage was also dissolved. In 1974 he married the French actress Evelyne Zammit (1948–1975).

Murder of Evelyne Zammit

On January 25, 1975, Berg was imprisoned in Paris on suspicion of the murder of his 27-year-old wife, Evelyne Zammit-Berg, and convicted in 1976 of involuntary manslaughter. In 2022, a work by his daughter about the murder, entitled “Fra Far,” was shown at Bergen Kunsthall.

Filmography

* ''

Før frostnettene ''Før frostnettene'' (English: ''Before the Frosts'') is a 1966 Norwegian Drama (film and television), drama film directed by Arnljot Berg. It is based on Sigurd Hoel's 1935 novel ''Fjorten dager før frostnettene'' (Fourteen Days before the Fros ...

'' (1966) * ''

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'' (1967) * '' Tilfluktsrommet'' (1968) * ''

Hennes meget kongelige høyhet Hennes may refer to: Business * H&M, a Swedish multi-national retail-clothing company * ''Hennes (magazine)'', a Swedish magazine Places * Hennes, Norway, a village in Hadsel municipality, Nordland county, Norway Music * Hennes bästa, a compil ...

'' (1968) * '' Huset på grensen'' (1969) * ''

Døden i gatene ''Døden i gatene'' () is a 1970 Norwegian drama film directed by Arnljot Berg, starring Grynet Molvig Ann-Kristin "Grynet" Molvig (born 23 December 1942 in Rygge) is a Norwegian actress and singer. She made her name as a singer in the 1960 ...

'' (1970) * ''

'' (1972) * ''

'' (1974)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Berg, Arnljot 1931 births 1982 deaths Norwegian film directors