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Salmer fra kjøkkenet (2003)

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User Rating: 7.3/10 (2,911 votes)
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Overview

Director:
Bent Hamer
Writers:
Jörgen Bergmark (writer)
Bent Hamer (writer)
Release Date:
17 January 2003 (Norway) more view trailer
Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
Plot:
A scientific observer's job of observing an old cantakerous single man's kitchen habits is complicated by his growing friendship with him. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
8 wins & 6 nominations more
User Comments:
Close to perfect little movie more

Cast

 (Complete credited cast)
Joachim Calmeyer ... Isak Bjørvik
Tomas Norström ... Folke Nilsson
Bjørn Floberg ... Grant
Reine Brynolfsson ... Malmberg
Sverre Anker Ousdal ... Dr. Jack Zac. Benjaminsen
Leif Andrée ... Dr. Ljungberg
Gard B. Eidsvold ... Bakkerman (as Gard Eidsvold)
Lennart Jähkel ... Green
Trond Brænne ... Ordforer
Bjørn Jenseg ... Vaktmester
Jan Gunnar Røise ... Vaktmesterassistent
Karin Lunden ... Svensk selskapsdame
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Päivi Laakso ... Finsk selskapsdame
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Kitchen Stories (International: English title)
Psalmer från köket (Sweden)
Psalms from the Kitchen (literal English title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG for mild language.
Runtime:
95 min | Argentina:96 min (Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente)
Country:
Norway | Sweden
Language:
Norwegian | Swedish
Colour:
Colour
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
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Trivia:
At the beginning of the film, Malmberg (a Swede) becomes ill after having to drive on the right side of the road in Norway. Today both countries drive on the right. In 1967, Sweden switched to the right because making two versions of cars like Volvos and Saabs for domestic and foreign sales was inefficient. Also, there are many unguarded, unmarked border crossings points (unlike the crossing in the film); people would not realize which country they were in and sometimes ended up driving on the wrong side. more
Soundtrack:
Flickorna i Småland more

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22 out of 23 people found the following comment useful:-
Close to perfect little movie, 18 March 2004
Author: mpeters-7 from Guelph, Canada

This movie pokes fun, in a very gentle way, at a whole lot of things. At the Swedes and their "Ikea-type" market research, at the Norwegians and their laconic ways, and at the strange ways of humans altogether. This movie manages to be moving without being sentimental or manipulative. What I mean here is that the element of manipulation that is quite obvious in many of the more sophisticated recent "feel good" movies I generally enjoy (you know the ones I mean - Cinema Paradiso, Billy Elliot etc.) is not in evidence here. We are getting at something pretty basic and human with "Kitchen Stories". The movie tracks the unlikely relationship that develops between the Swedish market researcher, sent to observe (and strictly forbidden to interact with the subject of his study) the kitchen ways of his crusty Norwegian bachelor "host". Sounds rather minimal but this is a movie that is as good as a movie can get. Perfect pacing, perfect acting, perfect camera work, perfect story. While the movie can be enjoyed on the tv, as video, I think that it is best seen on a larger screen in a movie theater because the visual impact is strong. You come out of this movie a happier person than went in and that is worth something these days !

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