Leidulv Risan (born 1948) is a Norwegian

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and

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at The Norwegian Filmschool at

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. Since 2005 he has been the leader for the screenwriting program at the Film School. Risan is educated at

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. After his feature film debut as director in 1981 with ''

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'' (The Execution) he has become one of the most experienced persons in the Norwegian film industry, and directed two of the biggest Norwegian productions in the 90s,

The Warrior's Heart ''The Warrior's Heart'' () is a 1992 Norwegian film, directed by Leidulv Risan and starring Anneke von der Lippe, Peter Snickars, Thomas Kretschmann, Bjørn Sundquist and Iren Reppen. It was screened out of competition at the 1992 Cannes Film ...

and The Sunset Boys a.k.a. Waiting for Sunset. ''The Warrior's Heart'' was screened out of competition at the

1992 Cannes Film Festival The 45th Cannes Film Festival took place from 7 to 18 May 1992. French actor Gérard Depardieu served as jury president for the main competition. Swedish filmmaker Bille August won the ''Palme d'Or'', the festival's top prize, for a second time ...

. In 2000s he has mainly written and directed TV series.

Filmography

*'' Bryllupet'' (2000)

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* 1948 births Living people Norwegian screenwriters Norwegian film directors Dramatiska Institutet alumni {{Norway-film-director-stub