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Elling Petter Naess After two years of institutionalized life in a state home, Elling and Kjell are sent off to live on their own. Facing the challenges of the real world, the middle-aged roommates find themselves misfits in a fast, confusing world, but through their friendship and some unusual coping mechanisms they find a way to succeed. Norway's biggest box office hit to date and an Academy Award nominee for Best Foreign Language Film. In Norwegian with English subtitles. Norway, 2001, 89 mins. Videocassette $37.95 DVD $37.95
Aberdeen Hans Petter Moland A cocaine-using, commitment-phobic, corporate warrior transports her estranged, alcoholic father from Oslo, Norway to Aberdeen, Scotland in this unusual road film from the director of Zero Kelvin. The journey comes at the request of the girl's dying mother, but the road is as rocky as their relationship and filled with confrontation, excess, violence, and finally understanding. The standout cast includes Stellan Skarsgard, Lena Headey, Ian Hart and Charlotte Rampling. In English. Norway/Great Britain, 2000, 106 mins. Videocassette $44.95 DVD $44.95
Cool & Crazy Knut Erik Jensen Knut Erik Jensen's charming look at the members of an all-male choir living in a depressed Norwegian fishing community won Best Documentary honors at the Chicago International Film Festival. "It's so thoroughly engaging, so beautifully made, strikingly shot and chock-full of humor and humanity, I can't imagine any intelligent audience not falling in love with it--if only they take the leap of faith to see it" (Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune). Norwegian with English subtitles. Norway/Sweden, 2001, 105 mins. DVD $44.95
Cool & Crazy on the Road Knut Erik Jensen The sequel to the wildly successful docu-musical Cool & Crazy finds the Norwegian Berlevag Male Choir, whose member's range in age from early 30's to late 90's, on tour in the United States in the immediate aftermath of the September 11th tragedy. Director Knut Erik Jensen captures the wide range of experiences the choir encounters, from the uproarious to the somber, as they strive to comfort through song a nation faced with grief, anger and fear. "Charming and engaging" (Chicago Tribune). In English and Norwegian with English subtitles. Norway, 2002, 105 mins. DVD $44.95
Cross My Heart...and Hope to Die Marius Holst Otto, the smallest boy on the soccer team, is having a hard time finding acceptance from his teammates, classmates, or anyone else for that matter. Left behind at home when his best friend leaves for summer vacation, Otto is befriended by a stranger named Frank and soon his life undergoes some drastic and dangerous changes. This memorable coming-of-age story won the Prix de Montreal at the Montreal Film Festival, the Blue Angel Award at the Berlin Film Festival and Best New Director honors at the Seattle International Film Festival. In Norwegian with English subtitles. Norway, 1994, 96 mins. Videocassette $37.95 DVD $37.95
Insomnia Erik Skjoldbjaerg Stellan Skarsgard (Breaking the Waves, Good Will Hunting) stars in this atmospheric and potent feature about a detective who accidentally kills his own partner and tries to cover it up while continuing the investigation he is assigned to. "Formidable. Insomnia is virtually flawless as it builds inexorably to a finish as impossible to predict as it is satisfying" (Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times). Norwegian with English subtitles; Norway, 1997, 97 mins. DVD $44.95
Kristin Lavransdatter Liv Ullmann Actress-turned-director Liv Ullmann (working with fellow Bergman veteran, cinematographer Sven Nykvist) tackles Sigrid Undset's novel of a forbidden love affair in medieval Norway. The daughter of a wealthy landowner encounters a world of violent emotions inspired by her beauty. Seeking refuge in a convent, she meets the knight she will fall in love with and begins an affair that challenges the social status quo. "Ullmann emerges as a significant filmmaker in her own right" (Boston Herald). The DVD is letterboxed, and contains the 180-min. directors cut, with an interview with Ullmann, the original theatrical trailer, optional English subtitles and more. In Norwegian with English subtitles. Norway, 1995, 144 mins. DVD $37.95
The Last Lieutenant Hans Petter Moland Just before the Nazi invasion of Norway during World War II, a retired naval lieutenant reenlists to defend his country. When he sees the weakness of his country's resistance efforts, and with a national surrender seemingly inevitable, he takes his own group of ragtag volunteers with him on one last mission of freedom. "...(Espen) Skjonberg's lead performance is impressive, the film avoids sentimentality, and the account of conflicting notions of collaboration and nationalism is deftly handled" (Geoff Andrew, Time Out Film Guide). In Norwegian with English subtitles; Norway, 1993, 102 mins. Videocassette $44.95
Mendel Alexander Rosler The ghosts of the Holocaust hang over a nine-year-old boy in this moving, semi-autobiographical film from writer-director Alexander Rosler. Growing up in Norway, young Mendel does not share the painful memories of the war that his German-Jewish parents live with, but his childhood is burdened by the weight of their history. This emotional, often humorous film provides a rare and thoughtful look at the world of adults through the eyes of a child. "A poignant, memorable portrait" (The New York Times). Norwegian with English subtitles. Norway, 1997, 85 mins. Videocassette $44.95
Pathfinder Nils Gaup Ruthless invaders disrupt the harmony of living in Lapland about a thousand years ago. To save a defenseless village, a young boy takes on the title role in an attempt to mislead the land pirates who made him an orphan. This Oscar-nominated foreign film is a grand adventure told in an epic visual style. A surprise hit in Norway and this country. In Lapp with English subtitles. Norway, 1988, 88 mins. Videocassette $37.95
Sondagsengler (The Other Side of Sunday) Berit Nesheim This Academy Award nominee for best foreign language film, set in 1950s Norway, is a lyrical, biting look at a small church community and the grandeur of adolescence. Maria (Marie Theisen), the preacher's daughter, attempts to free herself from the constraints of the community and her cold fish father, who doesn't always practice what he preaches. She finds an ally in the soulful, free-thinking, middle-aged Mrs. Tunheim (Hildegun Riise), who works at the church. Theisen and Riise shared the Best Actress Prize at the Tokyo International Film Festival. Norwegian with English subtitles. Norway, 1996, 103 mins. Videocassette $37.95 DVD $37.95
Zero Kelvin Hans Petter Moland This "gripping...raw-boned polar adventure" (Stephen Holden, The New York Times) stars Stellan Skarsgard in an extraordinary story of conflict and survival filmed on location in the wilderness of Greenland. Set in 1925, it tells the story of three men: a poet, a scientist and a sailor, forced to live together in a remote Arctic cabin during a winter working as fur trappers. Totally cut off from civilization, the men face the elements and each other with increasing difficulty, leading to a violent and harrowing climax. Norwegian with English subtitles; Norway, 1995, 113 mins. Videocassette $44.95 DVD $44.95