Per Christensen
Also Known As: not available
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Not available
Adult: No
Birthday: July 18, 1934
Age: 90 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: August 26, 2009
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Elling
Overview: 40-year-old Elling, sensitive, would-be poet, is sent to live in a state institution when his mother, who has sheltered him his entire life, dies. There he meets Kjell Bjarne, a gentle giant and female-obsessed virgin, also in his 40s.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: no
Release Date: 2001-03-16
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Love Me Tomorrow
Overview: Three years have passed since Elling moved to town together with Kjell Bjarne, his roommate from the institution at Brøynes. Elling now lives on his own in the apartment. Kjell Bjarne has moved up one floor, to Reidun and her little daughter Mojo. Elling feels like an outsider, and he isolates himself more and more. He observes humankind with astonishment, and wonders at how everyone else seems to be adjusting so well. Finally, Kjell Bjarne takes care of the situation. Elling protests, but he is still pretty happy as he is transformed into a new man, clean, fully rested and well dressed. Deep inside, he also knows what's lacking, and one evening he finally finds the woman he knows is able to fill the void in his life. He's willing to do anything to win her trust and conquer her love. But when he is invited home to his new girlfriend for dinner, a few objections appear to Elling, and the story doesn't end quite the way he had thought it would.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: no
Release Date: 2005-09-23
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Støv på hjernen
Overview: The film is about suburban families, trying to be perfect housewives, and their theories in what is the right way of treating and accepting husbands and kids.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: no
Release Date: 1959-08-17
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Den siste Fleksnes
Overview: Den siste Fleksnes (English: The last Fleksnes) is a 1974 Norwegian comedy film directed by Bo Hermansson, starring Rolv Wesenlund and Aud Schønemann. The film is based on the television sitcom Fleksnes Fataliteter.Marve Fleksnes (Wesenlund) lives a comfortable life with his mother (Schønemann), but misses a woman in his life. He is afraid he might become the last Fleksnes. His mother enrols him in a charm school, where he excels. At the same time, a young lady moves into the apartment across the hall.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: no
Release Date: 1974-11-04
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Hører du ikke hva jeg sier!
Overview: "Så sjeldent som en virkelig morsom norsk komedie. Bildene og situasjonene bytter kjapt, så heng på! En grei historie om Stand-up-mannen som mistet tråden og kona tar over showet med dundrende suksess. Uforglemmelige scener, gnistrende skuespillere og haugevis av detaljer du kommer til å mores over. Humor, utroskap og en sprø familie. Se den! "
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: no
Release Date: 1995-09-08
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The Passionate Demons
Overview: A youthful drama about a young guy and his struggles with his hatred of his father. Not even a relationship with a good-looking girl seems to cool his emotions.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: no
Release Date: 1961-01-05
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Cellophane
Overview: Marianne visits her dying father in the hospital who tells of a box of old letters that she must promise to destroy. Marianne chooses to do the opposite, and reads them instead. There she finds shocking accusations against her father, who allegedly murdered a young woman 25 years ago.
Genres: Mystery Crime Drama
Original Language: no
Release Date: 1998-08-28
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Bortreist på ubestemt tid
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Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: no
Release Date: 1974-10-02
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Musicians
Overview: A caretaker at a music academy is solving most problems for the young musicians, however not only the most appropriate way. But down inside he really has a dream of his own, which goes far beyond being the caretaker.
Genres: Comedy Family
Original Language: no
Release Date: 1967-08-29
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Slalåm under himmelen
Overview: Three young freshly educated pilots are about to start their career.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: no
Release Date: 1957-05-15
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Tonny
Overview: Tonny is a school boy in foster care who serves his first sentence in jail. We follow him 24 hours before his parole and 48 hours after his release. We get to see his experiences in prison and his relationship with his mother, friends and girlfriend Kari.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: no
Release Date: 1962-01-22
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Better Than Their Reputation
Overview: A man falls in love with his young French language teacher. It becomes a complicated love story when his class mate Karin also begins to fancy her.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: no
Release Date: 1955-09-12
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The Feldmann Case
Overview: "The Feldmann Case" - Jacob and Rachel was killed on their flight from the Nazi occupation to Sweden in 1942. A year later their bodies are discovered, but after the war the case is re-opened, and the guilty ones is game.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: no
Release Date: 1987-02-01
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Equilibrium – Det er meg du skal elske
Overview: A Norwegian movie about love. A group of friends go on a trip to the beach. Drama ensues when everyone seems to be in love with the same person.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: no
Release Date: 1965-04-28
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Douglas
Overview: Douglas is a stuck-up policeman who works in the intelligence services, who believes that his status makes it okay to make other people's lives miserable.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: no
Release Date: 1970-09-03
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Vi vil skilles
Overview: Bitten and Ola seeks out the priest who married them in order to get mediated before they file for a divorce. As they recount the history of their marriage, it becomes clear that the two has differing opinions of what caused their dissension.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: no
Release Date: 1953-09-26
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Broder Gabrielsen
Overview: " Broder Gabrielsen " in its time awoke a major debate , and already during the shooting of the film went high waves in the press . The film points a strong warning against religious fanaticism and against contemporary preachers, and it met then also strong opposition from some of these . In the film we meet the piecemeal lay preacher , Brother Gabrielsen ( ALF MALLAND ) , who discovers how modern music , rhythms and ecstasy gives great success when it comes to getting listeners to his preaching . He will soon get his big break , and keeps ecstatic revival meetings with tongues and " healings " through prayer . It ends in discouragement and defeat then wonders absent for Gabrielsen , and personal tragedies for those who were misguided .
Genres: Drama
Original Language: no
Release Date: 1966-03-02
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Angst
Overview: The Øyens' leave their 5 year old daughter to the babysitter, who later that night receives some mystical phone calls.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: no
Release Date: 1976-09-09
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Det store varpet
Overview: Brothers Ola and Jon waiting for his father's new boat to go out fishing for herring. The father has invested a lot of money in the boat and is hoping for the big catch, but Ola is heartbroken and goes on a drinking binge.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: no
Release Date: 1960-12-26
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Something Completely Different
Overview: On a dark night, under a full moon, a childless couple find a crying baby on their doorstep and decide to adopt him. As the years pass, they come to discover that their young son is not like other children.
Genres: Comedy Horror
Original Language: no
Release Date: 1985-12-19
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Paper Bird
Overview: The young Oslo lawyer Helen sees a man fall from a balcony, and realizes afterwards it's her father. Suicide or murder?
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: no
Release Date: 1984-08-30
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Weekend
Overview: Therese has lost her father's love after her twin sister died in a drowning accident. She and her friend Allan kidnaps the daughter of her father's new wife.
Genres: Thriller Action
Original Language: no
Release Date: 1998-01-23
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De kalte ham Skarven
Overview: About a fisherman who has to face judgement on his life after an accident.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: no
Release Date: 1965-02-04
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The Warrior's Heart
Overview: A Norwegian nurse falls in love with a Finnish soldier in the Winter War of 1939/40 between Finland and the Soviet Union. After settling down WW2 erupts, and he is lost in Finland, as she falls in love with the German soldier Maximilian.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: no
Release Date: 1992-04-03
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Hamsun
Overview: Knut Hamsun is Norway's most famous and admired author. Ever since he was young he has hated the English for the starvation they caused Norway during WWI. When the Germans occupy Norway 9 April 1940 he welcomes them and the protection they can give from Great Britain. He supports the national socialist ideals, but opposes the way these ideals are turned into action - that Norwegians are jailed and executed. His wife Marie travels in Germany during the war as a sign of support from Knut and herself.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1996-04-19
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Flukten fra Dakar
Overview: MS Lidvard was shipping corn from Vietnam, arriving in Dakar, Senegal May 30th 1940. The ship was immediately held back by the government, together with eight other norwegian ships. After a year, July 27th 1941, the ship fled from Dakar, to the British in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
Genres: Documentary Drama War
Original Language: no
Release Date: 1951-10-15
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Jentespranget
Overview: Lina is in her best age, mid-30s. She is strong-willed, resilient and self-conscious. There has never been a man in her life, on the contrary, she even had to play the man's role on the small farm to sustain herself and the parents. But the quest for true love and longing for a man is still strong. She has never had the opportunity to realize this dream in the confined environment she lives in. Her obstinacy has also scared off the men. But one day Gilbert returned to the village after being in America for 20 years.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: no
Release Date: 1973-02-12
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Burning Flowers
Overview: Herman works as a delivery boy for a flower shop after school. One day delivers a bouquet to Rosa Stern, a woman in her early 40s who lives behind heavy curtains in an apartment filled with a mysterious atmosphere. In the coming weeks, Herman will receive more bouquets to be delivered to Rosa. Rosa's visits are becoming increasingly important to him.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: no
Release Date: 1985-08-18
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Mord i det hvite hus
Overview: Based on a play by Jules Feiffer
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: no
Release Date: 1972-06-27
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Semmelweis
Overview: Based on a play by Jens Bjørneboe.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
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Plastposen
Overview: He went out to empty the trash, but he should never have done that! Just listen to what happened to our hero Reinert Andersen in the early morning. In his bathrobe he goes quiet out to throw his garbage bag. But the bin is overfilled, and the neighbor shows up when he tries to sneak it into his. A tricky situation. He takes the speed to heave it over the hedge ... At the same time in a neighborhood bank, Henry and his gang make a successful coup, starting with the escape police pursuit. The only thing that gets in their way, are Reinerts garbage bag. It lands right in the front window, and the remains of it in the face of the policeman who is about to catch the robbers on a motorcycle. Double-flap! And Reinert? a bit naive and nice guy really is suddenly as the focal point in a series of events in his wild imagination would have thought was possible.
Genres: Comedy Crime Action
Original Language: no
Release Date: 1986-12-26
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Nils R. Müller - Hva Var Vel Livet Uten Deg
Overview: Documentary about one of Norway's most prolific film directors, Nils R. Müller (1921-2007). Müller was active in Norwegian film production from 1946 to 1975. He directed 21 feature films.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: no
Release Date: 1999-04-24
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