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7.140-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.
Released: 2001-03-1689 minDir: Petter NæssComedy, DramaPart of: Elling Collection
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Cast
- Per Christian Ellefsen as Elling
- Sven Nordin as Kjell Bjarne
- Marit Pia Jacobsen as Reidun Nordsletten
- Jørgen Langhelle as Frank Åsli
- Per Christensen as Alfons Jørgensen
- Hilde Olausson as Gunn
Themes
- mentally disabled
- based on novel or book
- male friendship
- loss of virginity
- poetry reading
- male virgin
- neurotic
- oslo, norway
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Elling
- Film.image
- Elling (2001 movie poster).jpg
- Film.caption
- Norwegian theatrical poster
- Film.director
- Petter Næss
- Film.producer
- Dag Alveberg
- Film.screenplay
- Axel Hellstenius
- Film.starring
- Per Christian EllefsenSven NordinMarit Pia JacobsenJørgen LanghellePer ChristensenHilde OlaussonOla OtnesEli Anne LinnestadCecilie A. MosliJoachim RafaelsenPer GørvellKnud DahlKnut Haugmark
- Film.music
- Lars Lillo-Stenberg
- Film.cinematography
- Svein Krøvel
- Film.editing
- Inge-Lise Langfeldt
- Film.studio
- Maipo Film- og TV Produksjon
- Film.distributor
- Universal Pictures (though United International Pictures)
- Film.runtime
- 89 minutes
- Film.country
- Norway
- Film.language
- Norwegian
- Film.gross
- 750,000 admissions (Norway)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Participant in
- 14th European Film Awards
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country of origin
- Norway
- Original language
- Norwegian
- Main subject
- rehabilitation
- Director
- Petter Næss
- Cast member
- Sven Nordin
- Composer
- Lars Lillo-Stenberg
- Narrative location
- Oslo
- Duration
- 85
- FilmAffinity ID
- 156332
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 2002-05-02
- title
- Elling
- review score
- 70/100
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Categories
2000s Norwegian-language films2001 comedy-drama films2001 films2001 Norwegian filmsFilms about anxietyFilms based on Norwegian novelsFilms directed by Petter NæssFilms set in NorwayFilms shot in NorwayNorwegian comedy-drama filmsRotten Tomatoes ID same as WikidataTemplate film date with 2 release datesUnited International Pictures filmsUniversal Pictures films