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Kitchen Stories
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Kitchen Stories, originally titled Salmer fra kjøkkenet, is a 2003 comedy-drama film written, directed, and produced by Bent Hamer. The movie features cast members Joachim Calmeyer, Tomas Norström, Bjørn Floberg, and Reine Brynolfsson. It was produced by Svenska Filminstitutet, BOB Film Sweden, and Bulbul Films, with cinematography by Philip Øgaard and music by Hans Mathisen. The narrative is set in a rural area of Norway during the 1950s, following the aftermath of World War II.
The film explores themes of friendship, self-realization, and modernity, with keywords including cooking, bachelor, and housewife. It has a runtime of 95 minutes and was released in 2003. The work has received review scores of 91%, 7.4/10, and 75/100, with additional ratings of 7.3 and 7. It was distributed via video on demand and was part of the 16th European Film Awards. The film is held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art.
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7.0Swedish efficiency researchers come to Norway for a study of Norwegian men, to optimize their use of their kitchen. Folke Nilsson (Tomas Norström) is assigned to study the habits of Isak Bjørvik (Joachim Calmeyer). By the rules of the research institute, Folke has to sit on an umpire's chair in Isak's kitchen and observe him from there, but never talk to him. Isak stops using his kitchen and observes Folke through a hole in the ceiling instead. However, the two lonely men slowly overcome the initial post-war Norwegian-Swede distrust and become friends.
Cast
- Joachim Calmeyer as Isak Bjørvik
- Tomas Norström as Folke Nilsson
- Bjørn Floberg as Grant
- Reine Brynolfsson as Malmberg
- Sverre Anker Ousdal as Dr. Jack Zac. Benjaminsen
- Gard B. Eidsvold as Bakkemann
Themes
- research
- friendship
- bachelor
- cooking
- housewife
- caravan
- norway
- beobachtung
- hochsitz
- neighbor
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Participant in
- 16th European Film Awards
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- Norway
- Original language
- Swedish
- Main subject
- measurement
- Creator
- Bent Hamer
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Director
- Bent Hamer
- Composer
- Hans Mathisen
- Cinematographer
- Philip Øgaard
- Narrative location
- Norway
- Duration
- 95
- FilmAffinity ID
- 655600
- Distribution format
- video on demand
Show 5 more facts
- publication date
- 2004-02-05
- title
- Salmer fra kjøkkenet
- set in period
- 1950s
- set in environment
- rural area
- review score
- 75/100
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