Norway
Category: Foreign
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Lake Of The Dead(1958)
FullscreenSKU: D13483
A married writer and his friends set off for a holiday visit to his brother-in-law's remote lakeside cabin in the Norwegian forest. The cabin, however, was the site of a gruesome murder-suicide years earlier, and is said to be haunted by the ghost of the peg-legged killer. Do eerie goings-on by the lake prove that the dead have come ... more
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The Passionate Demons(1961)
SKU: D41349
A juvenile delinquency film...from Norway? Yes, this coming-of-age Euro-drama has all the elements: fast cars, cool jazz, beautiful blondes, and a young man whose troubled homelife is just one of his...passionate demons! Toralv Maurstad, Margarete Robsahm, and Henki Kolstad star. AKA: "Line." Soundtrack: Norwegian; Subtitles: English. ... more
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SKU: D53359
A monumental biography of Norwegian expressionist painter Edvard Munch (Geir Westby) and the effect his upbringing in Christiana (later Oslo), Norway, had on his work. Director Peter Watkins employs non-professional actors to play Munch and the troubled people in his life and takes an insightful look at the creative process. Extended ... more
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Edvard Munch(1976)
SKU: D63830
A monumental biography of Norwegian expressionist painter Edvard Munch (Geir Westby) and the effect his upbringing in Christiana (later Oslo), Norway, had on his work. Director Peter Watkins employs non-professional actors to play Munch and the troubled people in his life and takes an insightful look at the creative process. 174 min. ... more
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Zero Kelvin(1995)
WidescreenSKU: D22785
Set in a isolated cabin in the frozen wilderness of Greenland in the 1920s, this acclaimed adventure film from Norwegian director Hans Petter Moland follows the desperate struggle for survival over the course of a bitter winter by three men: a thrill-seeking writer, a reclusive scientist, and a world-weary trapper. Gard B. Eidsvold, ... more
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FullscreenSKU: D04383
If young Fernando Ramos da Silva (Cassiano Carneiro) had hopes that playing the lead role in Hector Babenco's 1981 film "Pixote: The Law of the Weakest" would catapult him out of poverty, they were soon dashed. Despite the film's renown, his financial status remains grim and his career prospects negligible. This heartbreaking Brazilian ... more
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Insomnia(1997)
SKU: D14308
Sent to investigate a woman's brutal murder in a remote town in Northern Norway, a Swedish detective haunted by his past makes a mistake that leads to death and a desperate attempt to hide the truth. Director Erik Skjoldbjaerg's compelling thriller, set against the relentless light of the Arctic summer, stars Stellan Skarsgard, Sverre ... more
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SKU: D21790
This eye-opening film offers an intimate portrait of 19th-century Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg, a restless, complex man reviewing his life. Through flashbacks, his boyhood, romantic relationships, and rise to fame are witnessed. With pianist Staffan Scheja and Philipp Brammer as the composer, and narration by Derek Jacobi. 71 min. ... more
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Aberdeen(2001)
SKU: D28682
A tart-tongued, coke-snorting Scottish lawyer tries to fulfill her terminally ill mother's wish by going to Norway and bringing her estranged alcoholic father back to Aberdeen. The already tense parent-child relationship gets worse when his drunken behavior gets them kicked off their flight and sends them on a cathartic "road trip." ... more
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I Am Dina(2002)
SKU: D00163
Set in 19th-century Norway, this lyrical drama tells the story of Dina (Maria Bonnevie), who grows up blaming herself for her mother's accidental death. Growing into a young woman, she is married to a wealthy and much older man (Gerard Depardieu) whose untimely demise casts suspicion on Dina, who has inherited his entire estate. ... more
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Elling(2002)
SKU: D33353
After their release from a mental hospital, two middle-aged men--an agoraphobic mama's boy and a 40ish virgin--become roommates and try to cope with life on their own. Their initial co-dependency transforms into a deep and affecting friendship that becomes the basis for the duo's reintegration into society. Per Christian Ellefsen, Sven ... more
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Buddy(2003)
SKU: D35593
Norwegian everyman Kristoffer (Nicolai Cleve Broch) gets a taste of fame when his homemade, "Jackass"-style videos are aired on a popular television program. Unfortunately, Kristoffer's instant celebrity comes with some unexpected complications for his friends. This wacky, heartwarming comedy also stars Aksel Hennie, Pia Tjelta, and ... more
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Kitchen Stories(2003)
WidescreenSKU: D65904
In the days following World War II, a prickly Norwegian bachelor reluctantly agrees to allow an efficiency expert from Sweden to observe his kitchen activities for a scientific study. As the two very different men deal with their cultural and political differences, an unlikely--and largely unwanted--friendship begins to develop. Warm ... more
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Hawaii, Oslo(2004)
SKU: D35603
Is it fate or happenstance that causes the intersection of expectant parents, a suicidal singer, a mental patient considering marriage, a prisoner on leave, and a male nurse with the gift of second sight--all in Oslo on a blisteringly hot day? As an entry in the cinematic sub-genre boasting such films as "Magnolia" and "Crash," this ... more
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SKU: D46571
Desperately in need of money, a pregnant single mother robs a local merchant, which sets off a chain of events transforming the lives of everyone living in the Norwegian community. Before long, a diverse group of troubled characters comes to learn that Fate can be a cruel puppet master. Darkly satiric film stars Kjersti Holmen, Fares ... more
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Monster Thursday(2004)
SKU: D52901
A surfing movie...from Scandinavia? In this understated character study set along Norway's rugged western coast, aimless Even is envious of best friend Tord's surfing prowess, well-paying career and new marriage to Even's old girlfriend, Karen. When Tord is sent to Singapore on what becomes an extended business trip, Even looks after ... more
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Uno(2004)
WidescreenSKU: D85456
David, a 25-year-old man living in Oslo, has a terrible homelife and little on the horizon, spending most of his time hanging out at a gym populated by petty criminals. Betraying his "friends" during a police raid so that he might visit his dying father, only to find he's too late, David now must take responsibility for his mentally ... more
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SKU: D79706
Coping with loss is the pervasive theme of this compelling Norwegian drama that follows an Oslo doctor who, distraught after the death of her child, leaves her husband and settles in a remote village. After an Iranian immigrant couple's son is found murdered, the doctor becomes romantically involved with a snowplow driver suspected ... more
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Next Door (Naboer)(2005)
WidescreenSKU: D91720
Looking for distraction after his girlfriend leaves him for another man, John (Kristoffer Joner) is happy to accept a request for help made by the sensual young woman he never realized lived next door. When she traps him inside her labyrinthine apartment and is joined by her beautiful sister, John is subjected to an increasingly terrifying ... more
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Reprise(2006)
WidescreenSKU: D20444
Two young Norwegian writers hoping to become successful authors find different fates in store for them after the publication of their first novels. In fact, the friends/rivals/collaborators have quite a few possible fates in store, thanks to the tantalizing and inventive structure of this literary drama that blends provocative speculation ... more
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Cold Prey (Fritt Vilt)(2006)
SKU: D40379
This exceptionally chill-packed thriller finds a quintet of snowboarders stranded at an isolated ski lodge after one member of the group suffers a crippling accident. Soon after the teenagers obtain shelter, they become the prey of a mysterious maniac aiming to bring every warm-blooded victim to room temperature. Atmospheric shocker ... more
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Cold Prey II(2008)
WidescreenSKU: D09689
This sequel to the 2006 Norwegian slasher film finds survivor Jannicke (Ingrid Bolso Berdal) waking in a hospital after her terrifying ordeal in the mountains. Faster than you can say "Halloween II," she finds herself once again hunted by the fur-wearing frightener who also managed to live long enough to ... more
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WidescreenSKU: D44086
Just as he is about to be hit by an oncoming train, Andreas (Trond Fausa Aurvaag) blacks out and awakens in a bizarre parallel universe of blandly pleasant circumstances. With a new job, wife, and apartment, Andreas at first feels relieved and satisfied by his new life, but gradually realizes he has entered a hell of polite torments ... more
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O'Horten(2007)
WidescreenSKU: D01551
Now in his late sixties and approaching retirement, Norwegian train engineer Odd Horten (Baard Owe) embarks on a--dare one say it--odd journey of self-discovery that takes him on a series of misadventures with family, friends, and complete strangers. A meditative, intimate, and moving story of misspent youth, forgotten dreams, and the ... more
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Mirush (Blodsband)(2007)
FullscreenSKU: D04382
In Kosovo, 15-year-old Mirush (Nazif Muarremi) finds the torments of bullies and the eruption of family tragedies too overwhelming to handle. The volatile teenager travels to Norway to reunite with the father he barely knows, securing a job in his dad's restaurant but not revealing his true identity. Sweeping, emotional drama from Norway ... more
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Kill Buljo(2007)
WidescreenSKU: D40319
Take "Kill Bill," "Deliverance," "Titanic," "Star Wars," and other all-time Hollywood hits, mash 'em up, and what do you get? You get this Norwegian spoof in the "Scary Movie" vein, an all-out farce following one Laplander who goes on a campaign of bloody revenge after his engagement party is rudely interrupted by gunfire. Co-writers ... more
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WidescreenSKU: D17513
As a teenager, Jan (Pal Sverre Valheim Hagen) pulled a prank that turned into a criminal tragedy. Now a young adult, Jan, out of prison, obtains a job as a church organist and grapples with his personal demons--struggles that come to a head when he meets a single mother who attends the church ... more
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Max Manus: Man Of War(2008)
WidescreenSKU: D38477
He put his life on the line to free his homeland from Nazi occupation, but final victory came at a great price. This acclaimed Norwegian thriller stars Aksel Hennie as resistance fighter Max Manus, who became one of World War II's most successful saboteurs but would forever be haunted by the comrades he lost in the process. With Ken ... more
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Fatso(2008)
WidescreenSKU: D45180
Overweight, socially inept Norwegian Rino lives in an apartment owned by his parents and spends his days translating technical manuals and fantasizing about sex. His solitary lifestyle is shaken up when Rino's folks rent out one of the rooms to Malin, a beautiful Swedish girl with bad taste in boyfriends, in this alternately funny, ... more
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A Somewhat Gentle Man(2010)
WidescreenSKU: D38258
Freed--reluctantly--from jail after 12 years, dour-faced killer Ulrik (Stellan Skarsgard) is slow to adjust to a life of freedom. Complicating matters are a landlady who wants him in her bed, an estranged son whose bride-to-be's family looks down on him, and his old employer, a downtrodden crime boss who wants Ulrik to bump off ... more
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Happy, Happy(2010)
WidescreenSKU: D42030
The neighboring married couples in this Norwegian film don't quite live up to the title description. Lawyer Elisabeth and husband Sigve, newly moved from the city, are attempting to recover from her admission of an affair. Meanwhile, teacher Kaja tries to remain cheerful despite a lack of romantic interest from spouse Eirik, leading ... more
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King Of Devil's Island(2010)
WidescreenSKU: D59427
Fact-based drama from Norway is set in the 1910s upon the notorious offshore youth prison of Bastoy, where the simmering tensions between the facility's dictatorial governor (Stellan Skarsgard) and a rebellious new inmate (Benjamin Helstad) ultimately erupted in the most violent of revolts. Kristoffer Joner, Trond Nilssen, ... more
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SKU: D83781
Take an unusual, real-life court case and film it as a Cold War era spy thriller jumbled up with martial arts action and oddball comedy and you get this Norwegian outing about a diplomat (Mads Ousdal) arrested and convicted as a Soviet agent. What the world doesn't know is that the accused is not only innocent of the charges, but the ... more
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Headhunters(2011)
WidescreenSKU: D08516
Corporate headhunter Roger (Aksel Hennie) enjoys the perks of a luxurious lifestyle thanks to his day job, but he chooses to add to that considerable income by moonlighting as an art thief. Plotting to steal a painting owned by a potential new client, Roger discovers--too late--that his mark is an ex-mercenary. Stylish caper film ... more
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Oslo, August 31st(2011)
WidescreenSKU: D09118
Anders, a thirtysomething Norwegian whose promising writing career was derailed by drugs and alcohol, is given a day pass from the countryside treatment facility he's staying at to travel to Oslo for a job interview. But as he lingers in the city and meets with old friends, will Anders' self-destructive ways resurface? Compelling drama ... more
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The Monitor(2011)
WidescreenSKU: D60023
After fleeing her abusive husband, a young mother (Noomi Rapace) takes an Oslo apartment with her 8-year-old son (Vetle Qvenild Werring), placing a baby monitor in his room for her own peace of mind. That's the last thing she gets, though, when the device picks up the sound of another child being attacked. Has she been an aural witness ... more
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Turn Me On, Dammit!(2011)
WidescreenSKU: D64792
Turning the sex comedy's usual point of view on its ear, this charming Norwegian effort focuses on the travails of a 15-year-old girl (Helene Bergsholm) obsessing over the prospect of getting it on. To address her powerful desires safely, she makes use of a phone sex service as well as her vivid imagination--but she's ostracized from ... more
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Thale(2012)
WidescreenSKU: D09802
In this inventive thriller from Norway, the title character (Silje Reinamo), a female creature of Nordic folklore known as a Huldra, is discovered by two forensic cleaning men (Erlend Nervold, Jon Sigve Skard) working a gruesome crime scene. Naked and hooked up to medical equipment in a hidden laboratory, the mute, cow-tailed ... more
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Kon-Tiki(2012)
WidescreenSKU: D26051
Audaciously taking a dare to prove his theory that South Americans could have reached Polynesia in the pre-Columbian era, Norwegian adventurer Thor Heyerdahl (Pal Sverre Hagen) assembled a small crew--and a balsa raft--for the 4,300 mile journey in 1947, as recounted in his best-selling memoir. Effective dramatization of one of the ... more
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Escape(2012)
WidescreenSKU: D58789
In 14th-century Norway, with the terrors of the Black Plague 10 years in the past, tragedy finally catches up to 19-year-old Signe (Isabel Christine Andreasen) when her family is brutally massacred and she is abducted by the killers. Now, the young woman must muster all the strength and courage she has remaining to obtain her freedom. ... more
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