#sverre anker ousdal

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Insomnia (1997) dir. Erik Skjoldbjærg cine. Erling Thurmann-Andersen

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Last Place on Earth - EP07 "Rejoice"

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Now watching:

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"Salmer fra kjøkkenet" (2003) - Bent Hamer

(Eng. title: "Kitchen Stories")

Films I've watched in 2023 (45/119)

[randomrichards]

INSOMNIA (1997):

Sleazy detective

Tormented by midnight sun

Under killer’s thumb

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Tem no youtube: uma fantasia esquecida com Christian Bale: "Mio in the Land of Faraway", de 1987

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sverre anker ousdal I need you

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One aspect of English romantic movement was to equate suffering with achievement. There was virtue in doing things hard way.

Roland Huntford "The last place on Earth". Well, spot on, Mr. Huntford, these ideas shine through the Scott's writings all the way. Though this brand of stupidity is not exclusive to British romantic movement, Polish romanticism was rife with that (with quite sad outcome for many people).

I find "The last place..." a fascinating read. Got completely absorbed with Amundsen's backstory, though I know it well, but Huntford knows how to tell a story. He is merciless though, both to Scott and to crumbling British Empire of Scott's era.

The tv series, based on Huntford's book, that premiered in the eighties was actually what introduced me to the stories of Scott and Amundsen when I was what... seven? And quite coincidentally )or maybe not) the scene that stuck in my memory for years was The Soldier, leaving the tent for the last time. Pity the actor who played Oates, Richard Morant, was so bland and uncharismatic, but I love Sverre Anker Ousdal as Amundsen (he was also great as Knut Frankel in Ingenjör Andrées luftfärd, a Swedish movie about the catastrophical polar balloon expedition by Andree), Martin Shaw as Scott, Sylvester McCoy as Birdie, Max von Sydow as Nansen (played Andree in the Ingenjör Andrées luftfärd, was absolutely delightful), Bill Nighy as Meares and last but not least Hugh Grant as Cherry.

Okay, I ranted enough, back to reading.

[thehutpoint]

The two colleagues were photographer Nils Strindberg, whose father was a cousin of famous playwright August Strindberg, and Knut Fraenkel, an engineer, played here by Sverre Anker Ousdal. Sounds familiar? It should if you are a polarhead, as Sverre is the one who played Amundsen in "The Last Place on Earth". Here he is more beefy and more bicep-y, the muscle mass nonwhistanding he is always a delight to watch.

Andree himself is played by the great Swedish actor, Max von Sydow who is always worth watching and here gives wonderful performance. Coincidentally von Sydow also appeared in "The Last Place on Earth", playing nobody else but the pope of polar explorarion, Fritdjof Nansen. No, Goran Stangertz, who plays Strindberg, did not play in TLPotE.

Overall it is a great movie, really worth watching, especially if brave men dying stupidly on the ice is what makes you tick. Additional interesting thing is that the initial scenes of the balloon being constructed and released are meticulously copied from actual photos of Ornen. Similarly, Ornen's fall is also a copy of the pictures that were recovered with the remains of expedition members in 1930.

The Flight of the Eagle (1982). In 1897 Swedish engineer S. A. Andrée with 2 colleagues prepares to fly over the North Pole in his balloon "Eagle".

The cinematography of this is so staggeringly haunting that it feels seared into my memory already - not just in the profound shots of North Pole isolation, but in the energy and life of the Sweden that the three men have left behind in their search for adventure and legacy. Overall, the film takes a minute to get going, but once it does, it feels relentless in the way these sorts of movies should, with just the right tinge of horror to sell the - - well - - horror of the situation. It's pretty great. 8/10.

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CALIFICACIÓN PERSONAL: 7 / 10

Título Original: Orions belte AKA Orion’s Belt

Año: 1985

Duración: 87 min

País: Noruega

Dirección: Ola Solum

Guion: Richard Harris. Novela: Jon Michelet

Música: Geir Bøhren, Bent Åserud

Fotografía: Harald Gunnar Paalgard

Reparto: Helge Jordal, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Hans Ola Sørlie, Kjersti Holmen, Vidar Sandem, Nils Johnson, Jon Eikemo, Johan Sverre Myhre, Jan Hårstad, Holger Vistisen, Erik Øksnes, Bjørg Telstad, John Ausland, Jarl E. Goli, Tor Stokke

Productora: Filmeffekt AS

Género: Action; Thriller

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089740/

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Insomnia (1997) dir. Erik Skjoldbjærg

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SUBLIME CINEMA #589 - INSOMNIA

I liked the Nolan remake of this film - and especially the inspired casting of Robin Williams - but I’m partial to the original with Stellan Skarsgard, which is a stark and original work by Erik Skjoldbjærg. One of the films that helped to define the entire Scandi Noir genre. 

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"Evas øye" (1999) - Berit Nesheim

(Transl.: "Eva's eye")

Films I've watched in 2023 (110/119)

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Insomnia

directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg, 1997

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The Last Place on Earth  -   CIT / ITV   --  February 18, 1985 - March 27, 1985

Drama (7 episodes)

Running Time  60 - 90 minutes

Stars:

Martin Shaw - Captain R. F. Scott

Sverre Anker Ousdal - Roald Amundsen

Max von Sydow - Fridtjof Nansen

Brian Dennehy - Frederick Cook

Alexander Knox - Sir Clements Markham

Stephen Moore - Dr. "Uncle Bill" Wilson

Ståle Bjørnhaug - Olav Bjaaland

Michael Maloney - Lieutenant "Teddy" Evans

Richard Morant - Captain "Titus" Oates

Sylvester McCoy - Lieutenant "Birdie" Bowers

Robin Soans - Dr. "Atch" Atkinson

Jan Hårstad - Helmer Hanssen

Erik Hivju - Sverre Hassel

Jon Eikemo - Adolf Lindstrøm

Ivar Nørve - Oscar Wisting

Pat Roach - Edgar Evans

Susan Wooldridge - Kathleen Scott, nee Bruce

Bill Nighy - Cecil Meares

Hans Ola Sørlie - Jørgen Stubberud

Tom Georgeson - Chief Stoker "Bill" Lashly

Hugh Grant - Apsley Cherry-Garrard

Daragh O'Malley - Tom Crean