#Bentein Baardson

[motionpicturelover]

"John Gabriel Borkman" (1978) - Per Bronken

Films I've watched in 2024 (71/?)

[thelittlethingsmakeslifebig-blog]

If you don't know where you're going, it's easy to end up in a completely different place

Bentein Baardson

[motionpicturelover]

"Peer Gynt" (2006) - Bentein Baardson

Films I've watched in 2023 (34/119)

First things first: I LOVE this production!! I saw it first on TV on New Year's Eve in 2006 and I've loved it ever since.

This giant production, with a stage spanning almost 100m x 30m and with the Sfinx and the pyramids as its backdrop was a collaboration between Egypt and Norway during the "Ibsen Year", the 100 year anniversary of Ibsen's death, in 2006.

This is a great feat of a production which really allows the vital character of The Bøyg/The Sfinx (and, yes, it is actually the Sfinx in Ibsen's original play) to appear in all its rightful majesty.

The scene where Peer meets the Bøyg/the Sfinx is one of the pivotal scenes in the play, a real turning point for Peer, and here you get the full effect of what it would've actually been like.

Here I wrote an even more extensive post about this production and its performers last year.

[motionpicturelover]

Films I've watched in 2023.

(This list will be continously updated. For last year's list, see this post.)

Click on the title to see the post.

1 - 99

January:

🎬 "Duet for One" (1986) - Andrei Konchalovsky

🎬 "The Shout" (1978) - Jerzy Skolimowski

🎬 A Day in the Death of Joe Egg (1972) - Peter Medak

🎬 "Separate Tables" (1983) - John Schlesinger

🎬 "Much Ado About Nothing" (2019) - Kenny Leon (stage dir.)/David Thorn (TV dir.)

🎬 "Høyfeber" (1965) - Jon Lennart Mjøen

🎬 "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" (1966) - Mike Nichols

🎬 "Royal Flash" (1975) - Richard Lester

🎬 "Oliver's Travels" (1995) - Giles Foster

🎬 "Dr. M" (1990) - Claude Chabrol

February:

🎬 "Tim Vine Live" (2004)

🎬 "Rett i lomma" (1998) - Runar Borge

🎬 "Underveis" (1968) - Knut M. Hansson

🎬 "Karl" (1962) - Knut Thomassen

🎬 "The Show Must Go Home" (1984)

🎬 "Twigs" (1978) - Toralv Maurstad

🎬 "Det evige spørsmål" (1962) - Per Bronken

🎬 "Dannede mennesker" (1967) - Kirsten Sørlie

🎬 "Tango" (1967) - Per Bronken

🎬 "Bokhandlaren som slutade bada" (1969) - Jarl Kulle

🎬 "Kom tilbake lille Sheba" (1966) - Jan Bull

🎬 "Geografi og kjærlighet" (1973) - Tore Breda Thoresen

🎬 "Den skallete sangerinnen" (1967) - Arne Thomas Olsen

🎬 "Eyes Wide Shut" (1999) - Stanley Kubrick

🎬 "Liv og død" (1980) - Wam&Vennerød

March:

🎬 "I slik en natt" (1958) - Sigval Maartman-Moe

🎬 "Brødrene Dal og Spektralsteinene" (1982)

🎬 "Ung flukt" (1960) - Edith Carlmar

🎬 "Klokker i måneskinn" (1964) - Kåre Bergstrøm

🎬 "Brent jord" (1969) - Knut Andersen

🎬 "Hjemme hos oss" sesong 1 (1979)

🎬 "Falne engler" (1966) - Magne Bleness

🎬 "Hjemme hos oss" sesong 2 (1980)

🎬 "Peer Gynt" (2006) - Bentein Baardson

🎬 "Lily Savage Live and Outrageous" (1995)

April:

🎬 "Papirfuglen" (1984) - Anja Breien

🎬 "Vellykket liv for 3" (1971) - Kirsten Sørlie

🎬 "Muppet Treasure Island" (1996) - Brian Henson

🎬 "Skulle det dukke opp flere lik er det bare å ringe..." (1970) - Knut Bowhim

🎬 "The Avengers" (2012) - Joss Whedon

🎬 "Jag är nyfiken – en film i gult" (1968) - Vilgot Sjöman

🎬 "Peer Gynt" (2019) - Erik Ulfsby

🎬 "Svarte penger, hvite løgner" (2004) - Jarl Emsell Larsen

🎬 "Kodenavn Hunter" season 1 (2007) - Jarl Emsell Larsen

🎬 "Salmer fra kjøkkenet" (2003) - Bent Hamer

May:

🎬 "Kjærlighetens kjøtere" (1995) - Hans Petter Moland

🎬 "The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert" (1995) - Stephan Elliott

🎬 "Fysikerne" (1988) - Per Bronken

🎬 "Serial Mom" (1994) - John Waters

🎬 "Jeppe på Berget" (1984) - Magne Bleness

🎬 "Looney Tunes: Back in Action" (2003) - Joe Dante

🎬 "It's Love I'm After" (1937) - Archie Mayo

🎬 "Robin Hood: Men in Tights" (1994) - Mel Brooks

🎬 My Cousin Vinny (1992) - Jonathan Lynn

🎬 "Hip Hip Hurra!" (1987) - Kjell Grede

🎬 "Fribillett til Soria Moria" (1984) - Kirsten Sørlie

🎬 "Tolv edsvorne menn" (1981) - Tore Breda Thoresen

🎬 "En annen historie" (1984) - Carl Jørgen Kiønig

June:

🎬 "Herman" (1990) - Erik Gustavson

🎬 "WandaVision" (2021)

🎬 "The Cheap Detective" (1978) - Robert Moore

🎬 "Buddy Buddy" (1981) - Billy Wilder

🎬 "Am I Crazy? My journey to determine if my memories are true (2022 revision)" (2022)

🎬 "Mothers and Molestation: A film about child abuse"

🎬 "Mysteriet Herr Link" (2019) - Chris Butler

🎬 "The Sunshine Boys" (1996) - John Erman

🎬 "Åpen Framtid" (1983) - Svend Wam

July:

🎬 "En passion" (1969) - Ingmar Bergman

🎬 "But I'm a Cheerleader" (1999) - Jamie Babbit

🎬 "Charlies tante" (1995) - Runar Borge

🎬 "Drømmeslottet" (1986) - Wam&Vennerød

🎬 "Adjø solidaritet" (1985) - Wam&Vennerød

🎬 "Small Time Crooks" (2000) - Woody Allen

🎬 "In & Out" (1997) - Frank Oz

🎬 "Mad Max" (1979) - George Miller

🎬 "Presumed Innocent" (1990) - Alan J. Pakula

🎬 "The Addams Family" (1991) - Barry Sonnenfeld

🎬 "Addams Family Values" (1993) - Barry Sonnenfeld

🎬 "Valley of the Dolls" (1967) - Mark Robson

August:

🎬 "Bryllupsfesten" (1989) - Wam&Vennerød

🎬 "Sirkulæret" (1972) - Gerhard Knoop

🎬 "Lille Eyolf" (1983) - Eli Ryg

🎬 "Rosmersholm" (2000) - Terje Mærli

🎬 "Hvem vet –?" (1972) - Sølve Kern

🎬 "Rivalen" (1970) - Hans Dahlin

September:

🎬 Ocean's Eight (2018) - Gary Ross

🎬 "Seks personer søker en forfatter" (1992) - Pål Løkkeberg

🎬 "Over the Garden Wall" (2014)

🎬 "The Country Girl" (1954) - George Seaton

🎬 "Fantastic Mr. Fox" (2009) - Wes Anderson

🎬 "Ofelaš" / "Veiviseren" (1987) - Nils Gaup

🎬 "Salto, salmiakk og kaffe" (2004) - Mona H. Juel

🎬 "Les 12 Travaux d'Astérix" (1976) - Renée Goscinny, Albert Uderzo

🎬 "Av måneskinn gror det ingenting" (1987) - Arild Brinchmann

October:

🎬 "Blind gudinne" (1997) - Carl Jørgen Kiønig

🎬 "Frøken Rosita" (1969) - Per Bronken

🎬 "Tre søstre" (1973) - Sverre Udnæs

🎬 "Alltid noe trist og deprimerende" (1970) - Egil Kolstø

🎬 "Svigerdottera" (1975) - Terje Mærli

[motionpicturelover]

"Peer Gynt" in Giza (2006) - Bentein Baardson

Films I've watched in 2022 (165/210)

This giant production, with a stage spanning almost 100m x 30m and with the Sfinx and the pyramids as its backdrop was a collaboration between Egypt and Norway during the "Ibsen Year", the 100 year anniversary of Ibsen's death, in 2006.

This is a great feat of a production which really allows the vital character of The Bøyg/The Sfinx (and, yes, it is actually the Sfinx in Ibsen's original play) to appear in all its rightful majesty.

The scene where Peer meets the Bøyg/the Sfinx is one of the pivotal scenes in the play, a real turning point for Peer, and here you get the full effect of what it would've actually been like.

The Cairo Symphony Orchestra - conducted by Christian Eggen - and Cairo Opera Accapella Chorus, as well as soloists from the Norwegian Opera gave life to Edvard Grieg's music, while the cast was an ensemble of Norwegian actors and dancers, and the Egyptian actor Mohamed Wafik Aly Helmy giving voice to the Bøyg/the Sfinx.

The lead actors are a solid group of Norwegian stage actors:

Bjarte Hjelmeland (Peer): Hjelmeland's career has spanned both drama, comedy and musicals as well as including a stint as director of The National Scene in Bergen.

Lise Fjeldstad (Åse): Fjeldstad has had a long and varied career which includes many Ibsen roles, such as Nora ("A Doll's House"), Asta Allmers ("Little Eyolf"), Maja Rubek ("When We Dead Awaken") as well as having toured the world as Åse in "Peer Gynt" with The Norwegian Opera.

Erik Hivju (The Mountain King): Hivju's enjoyed a long career both on stage, in films, and for a period as a member of the regular company of the Norwegian television theatre. He previously played the Mountain King in Baardson's television production of "Peer Gynt" (1993).

Per Frisch (Begriffenfeldt): Frisch has been attatched to The National Theatre in Oslo for decades as well as having played in several big Norwegian films, and was, for a few years, a member of the regular company of the Norwegian television theatre.

Paul-Ottar Haga (The Button Moulder): Haga played the lead role of Peer in Baardson's 1993 television production of "Peer Gynt" for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. He's had a long and varied career in both drama, comedy, musicals, films and television.

Speaking of Paul-Ottar Haga as the Button Moulder, this production has him as an ever present figure on the stage, standing in the background, observing Peer as he goes through life. He almost feels like a shadow of Peer, and having an actor who really understands the character - having played Peer himself - in that role, lends the performance extra weight.

I first saw this production when it was televised during the "Ibsen Year" and really loved it. I was incredibly fortunate to come across a second hand DVD of it yesterday and was thrilled to finally see it again. It was every bit as good and interesting as I'd remebered it being.

[motionpicturelover]

Films I've watched in 2022

(Click on the title to see the post. This list will be continously updated.)

For a list of the first 100, see this post.

101 - 199:

🗓 June:

🎬 "La Tête en Friche" (2010) - Jean Becker

🎬 "Loulou" (1979) - Maurice Pialat

🎬 "Les Fugitifs" (1986) - Francis Veber

🎬 "Diamant 13" (2009) - Gilles Béhat

🎬 "Änglar finns dom?" (1961) - Lars-Magnus Lindgren

🎬 "Hamlet" (1996) - Kenneth Branagh

🎬 "102 Dalmatians" (2000) ‐ Kevin Lima

🗓 July:

🎬 "Fleabag" series 1 (2016)

🎬 "Fleabag" series 2 (2019)

🎬 "Käre John" (1964) - Lars-Magnus Lindgren

🎬 "I lånte fjær" (1992) - Åse Vikene

🎬 "Charleys Tant" (2015) - Anders Aldgård

🎬 "De två saliga" (1986) - Ingmar Bergman

🎬 "Skönheten och Odjuret" (1991) - Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise

🎬 "Karins ansikte" (1983) - Ingmar Bergman

🎬 "Alfred" (1995) - Vilgot Sjöman

🎬 "En lektion i kärlek" (1954) - Ingmar Bergman

🎬 "Appasionata" (1944) - Olof Molander

🎬 "Nattvardsgästerna" (1963) - Ingmar Bergman

🎬 "Sommarlek" (1951) - Ingmar Bergman

🎬 "Ingmar Bergman Intermezzo" (2002)

🎬 "Kvinna utan ansikte" (1947) - Gustaf Molander

🎬 "Såsom i en spegel" (1961) - Ingmar Bergman

🎬 "Riten" (1969) - Ingmar Bergman

🎬 "Persona" (1966) - Ingmar Bergman

🎬 "The Serpent's Egg" (1977) - Ingmar Bergman

🎬 "Torn Curtain" (1966) - Alfred Hitchcock

🎬 "En passion" (1969) - Ingmar Bergman

🎬 "Det sjunde inseglet" (1957) - Ingmar Bergman

🎬 "Skammen" (1968) - Ingmar Bergman

🎬 "Vargtimmen" (1968) - Ingmar Bergman

🎬 "Smultronstället" (1957) - Ingmar Bergman

🗓 August:

🎬 "The Exorcist" (1973) - William Friedkin

🎬 "Sons of Anarchy" season 2 (2009)

🎬 "Efter repetitionen" (1984) - Ingmar Bergman

🎬 "Bergman Island" (2004) - Marie Nyreröd

🎬 "Saraband" (2003) - Ingmar Bergman

🎬 "Markisinnan de Sade" (1991) - Ingmar Bergman

🎬 "Fårö-dokument 1979" (1979) - Ingmar Bergman

🎬 "Maîtresse" (1975) - Barbet Schroeder

September:

🎬 "Baby frei Haus (2009) - Franziska Mayer Price

🎬 "I Bergmans regi" (2003)

🎬 "Shallow Grave" (1993) - Danny Boyle

🎬 "Du kan da ikke bare gå" (1985) - Terje Mærli

🎬 "La ditt problem bli vårt problem" (1969) - Egil Kolstø

🎬 "Katteslottet" (1966) - Knut Thomassen

🎬 "Fox Grønland" sesong 1 (2001)

🎬 "Hilsen fra Bertha" (1968) - Jon Heggedal

🎬 "Søndag ettermiddag" (1967) - Tore Breda Thoresen

🎬 "The Hours" (2002) - Stephen Daldrey

🎬 "Elskeren" (1964) - Michael Elliott

🎬 "George Carlin on Location" (1977)

🎬 "The Addams Family" (1991) - Barry Sonnenfeld

🎬 "Kiss Me Petruchio" (1981) - Christopher Dixon

🎬 "A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy" (1982) - Woody Allen

🎬 "Play it Again, Sam" (1972) - Herbert Ross

🎬 "Mack the Knife" (1989) - Menahem Golan

🎬 "Ripe Strawberries" (1980) - E. Randal Hoey

🎬 "Hell on Earth" (2002) - Paul Joyce

🎬 "The Devils" (1971) - Ken Russell

🎬 "Women in Love" (1969) - Ken Russell

🗓 October:

🎬 "The Breakfast Club" (1985) - John Hughes

🎬 "St. Elmo's Fire" (1985) - Joel Schumacher

🎬 "Burnt Offerings" (1976) - Dan Curtis

🎬 "Peer Gynt" (2006) - Bentein Baardson

🎬 "Når vi døde vågner" (1973) - Per Bronken

🎬 "Peer Gynt" (1986) - Edith Roger

🎬 "Ghost" (1990) - Jerry Zucker

🎬 "Dead Ringers" (1988) - David Cronenberg

🎬 "The Cassandra Crossing" (1976) - George Pan Cosmatos

🎬 "This is Paris" (2020) - Alexandra Dean

🎬 "This Sporting Life" (1963) - Lindsay Anderson

🎬 "Golden Rendezvous" (1977) - Ashley Lazarus

🎬 "Gulliver's Travels" (1977) Peter R. Hunt

🎬 "Alive and Kicking" (1959) - Cyril Frankel

🎬 "Highpoint" (1982) - Peter Carter

🗓 November:

🎬 "Gladiator" (2000) - Ridley Scott

🎬 "How to Steal a Million" (1966) - William Wyler

🎬 "The Damned" (1962) - Joseph Losey

🎬 "The Wild Geese" (1978) - Andrew V. McLaglen

🎬 "Under Milk Wood" (1971) - Andrew Sinclair

🎬 "Deep Red" ("Profondo Rosso") (1975) - Dario Argento

🎬 "The Hunchback" (1997) - Peter Medak

🎬 "Unforgiven" (1992) - Clint Eastwood

🎬 "The Trap" (1966) - Sidney Hayers

🎬 "Absolution" (1978) - Anthony Page

🎬 "The Mouse That Roared" (1959) - Jack Arnold

🎬 "Carry On Up the Jungle" (1970) - Gerald Thomas

🎬 "Smashing Time" (1967) - Desmond Davis

🎬 "The Lion in Winter" (1968) - Anthony Harvey

🎬 "Assault In Paradise" (1977) - Richard Compton

🎬 "Circle of Two" (1981) - Jules Dassin

🎬 "Julie & Julia" (2009) - Nora Ephron

🎬 "What's New Pussycat?" (1965) - Clive Donner

🎬 "The Night of the Iguana" (1964) - John Huston

🎬 "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold" (1965) - Martin Ritt

🎬 "My Favorite Year" (1982) - Richard Benjamin

🎬 "Beat Girl" (1960) - Edmond T. Gréville

🎬 "The Debussy Film" (1965) - Ken Russell