Best Norwegian Movie? - Elling (2001) Discussion

[–] olvea 19 years ago

Perhaps not the very best, but pretty high up on my list.
And, no, it's not the first Oscar nod for Norway.

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Explorer Thor Heyerdahl actually won an Oscar for best documentary for his film about his Kon-Tiki expedition. It is displayed in the Kon-Tiki museum in Oslo. Also Nils Gaup's Ofelas (Veiviseren, Pathfinder (USA) was nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.

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[–] owrbzero 19 years ago

Nah, Flåklypa Grand Prix (Known as Pinchcliffe Grand Prix in English) is the best Norwegian movie, by far. I guess Elling is number 2, though.

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[–] dregen377 19 years ago

Insomnia is by far the best norwegian movie I have ever seen. It’s much better then Elling.

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[–] Snusmumrikken 19 years ago

Det va nån artige ting i filmen. Æ syns den skulle ha vore lengre.

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[–] Martin_Sloan 19 years ago

Just for the heck of it, here's the five best Norwegian films I know of.

1) Flåklypa Grand Prix
2) Insomnia
3) Elling
4) Salmer fra Kjøkkenet (Kitchen Stories)
5) Ni Liv (Nine Lives)

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[–] eskil_ 19 years ago

Elling rules. yeeh boys

>Norway for sure<

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[–] cherox 19 years ago

Oi, what about Pathfinder? (Veiviseren)
That's probably the best norwegian action flic ever..

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[–] 123TonyMontana 19 years ago

Veiviseren is not as good as people say it is, it might be a 6/10.
They call it action, but it's more like drama. There are only two actionscenes in the whole movie, and they are not very exiting.
But Elling is truly the best Norwegian movie ever.

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[–] Stibbert 18 years ago

If you're looking for a Norwegian action movie I'd suggest Orions Belte (Orions Belt). Closest thing to Norwegian action I've seen.

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[–] jocke110 18 years ago

I think both "De dødes tjern" and "Villmark" is worth mentioning. Two great Norwegian movies, both scary as hell. Henki Kolstad is great, and I must say that Kristofer Joner might be the best Norwegian actor ever. "Veiviseren" is also on my list over great Norwegian movies. Hopefully the list will be longer now that Norwegian directors seem to get better. Sweden has been way in front of Norway for years when it comes to films, so Norwegian directors has a lot to learn from their neighbours.

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[–] TorBo 18 years ago

Flåklypa Grand Prix (Pinchcliffe Grand Prix)... it's so great. My nr1 for sure. It doesn't matter if you're 9 or 90 years old when you watch it (kids of all ages as they say). I just don't see how we can top this movie.

Some other greats IMO:
- De dødes tjern
- Elling (this first of the two so far)
- Uno
- Ni liv (nine lives)
- Detektor
- Insomnia
- Salmer fra kjøkkenet

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[–] TorBo 18 years ago

Well, that's what is so great - you don't have to like them. I still think some of the ones mentioned earlier is worth checking out, "Nine Lives" truly has a remarkable (and true) story. Flåklypa in particular is held in a very high regard among most Norwegians... never heard about anybody having panic attacks because of it before..

As for the movie "En dag til i solen", I haven't seen that one, but I've seen some of Hamer's works. It doesn't really seem like the general public shares your point of view on that one though.

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[–] Sveinargullaksen 18 years ago

'En dag til i solen' - are you insane? It's not even the best of Bent Hamers movies. 'Eggs' and 'Salmer fra kjøkkente' are much better.

'Flåklypa' is the only film ever made in norway that deserves a 10/10(Terningkast 6). Are there anyone who agrees?

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[–] kjetil_nr1 18 years ago

I can't believe that 'Hawaii, Oslo' isn't mentioned! It's great

-My ass may be dumb, but I ain't no dumbass ^_^

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[–] Blaff84 17 years ago

Salmer Fra Kjøkkenet

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[–] perh_liverpool 17 years ago

Together with Flåklypa Grand Prix, Elling is the best Norvegian movie ever made.

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[–] Empyrean 17 years ago

1.Reprise
2.Flåklypa Grand Prix
3.Salmer Fra Kjøkkenet

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[–] SkyEarth3 17 years ago

What about the best Scandinavian films in Order?

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[–] bella_maria11 17 years ago

I have to admitt I haven't seen many Danish or Swedish movies, but my top three would be:

1, Reprise
2, Fanny och Alexander
3, Elling

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[–] Legolas_lfc9 17 years ago

It sure is one of the best Norwegian movies.

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[–] azarothyu 16 years ago

Reprise - one of the best movies i have seen i last couple years. Watched it last summer on European Film Festival in Palic, Serbia. I took me 2 days to recover from that film. Well maybe that is just me and my curent metal and emotional state but that film is great.

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[–] shmoliken 17 years ago

oh kitchen stories is fantastic

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