''Arven'' (also known as ''Next of Kin'') is a 1979 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. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

Anja Breien Anja Breien (born 12 July 1940) is a Norwegian film director and screenwriter. One of the leading figures of the Norwegian film industry, and one of the first women to rise to prominence as a writer-director in Norway, Breien's body of work in f ...

. It was entered into the

1979 Cannes Film Festival The 32nd Cannes Film Festival took place from 10 to 24 May 1979. French writer Françoise Sagan served as jury president for the main competition. The ''Palme d'Or'', the festival's top prize, was jointly awarded to ''Apocalypse Now'' by Francis ...

Plot

At a funeral for a successful business man, the last will and testament is to be read. People at the funeral will all inherit the family company if it is jointly run by all the

heirs Inheritance is the practice of receiving private property, titles, debts, entitlements, privileges, rights, and obligations upon the death of an individual. The rules of inheritance differ among societies and have changed over time. Official ...

Cast

Espen Skjønberg Espen Henrik Skjønberg (7 April 1924 – 26 August 2022) was a Norwegian actor of stage, screen, and television. Career Skjønberg made his first movie appearances as a child in the 1932 film '' En glad gutt'' and in the 1937 Norwegian classic ...

- Jon Skaug *

Anita Björk Anita Björk (25 April 1923 – 24 October 2012) was a Swedish actress. Björk was born in Tällberg, Dalarna and attended the Royal Dramatic Training Academy from 1942 to 1945. She was a leading lady of Swedish theatre for many years and ...

- Märta Skaug * Häge Juve - Hanna Skaug *

Jan Hårstad Jan Edgar Hårstad (born 23 April 1943) is a Norwegian actor and political writer. Hårstad played Johannes Rosmer in NRK Fjernsynsteatret's production of ''Rosmersholm ''Rosmersholm'' () is an 1886 Play (theatre), play written by Norwegian ...

- Jonas Skaug * Jannik Bonnevie - Eva Skaug * Jonas Brunvoll - Presten * Pelle Christensen - Advokaten *

Jack Fjeldstad Jack Fjeldstad (24 March 1915 – 4 September 2000) was a Norwegian actor and stage producer. He was active on stage and in films for more than fifty years. Biography Fjeldstad was born in Kristiania on 24 March 1915. His parents were Gunv ...

- Sam Pettersen * Mona Hofland - Rut Petersen *

Svein Sturla Hungnes Svein Sturla Hungnes (born 21 March 1946) is a Norwegian actor, theatre director, and instructor. Hungnes studied at the Norwegian National Academy of Theatre from 1965 to 1970, and had several small roles at Nationaltheatret during that time. Af ...

- Arne Torjussen * Ada Kramm - Fru Marie Skaug * Eva Opaker - Gerd Skaug

References

External links

* 1979 films 1970s Norwegian-language films 1979 drama films Films directed by Anja Breien Norwegian drama films {{Norway-film-stub