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Kitchen stories (Salmer fra kjøkkenet) - Joachim Calmeyer, Tomas Norström, Bjørn Floberg, Bent Hamer

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Folke (Tomas Norström) is an employee of the Home Research Institute in conservative, post-war Sweden. Despatched to a small Norwegian village, with its surplus of bachelors, Folke has been assigned to study the "kitchen routines" of gruff old farmer Isak (Joachim Calmeyer). Perched on a high, custom-designed chair in the corner of his subject's kitchen, Folke's instructions are clear: observe and record, but do not interact in any way. Against their wills both men begin to break the rules and begin to communicate. As a tentative friendship builds, trouble brews when Folke's protocol obsessed supervisor arrives to observe proceedings, forcing Isak and Folke to play along with "the rules".

Persons of interest

Joachim Calmeyer .... Isak Bjornsson
Tomas Norström .... Folke Nilsson
Bjørn Floberg .... Grant
Reine Brynolfsson .... Malmberg
Sverre Anker Ousdal .... Dr Jack Zac Benjaminsen
Leif Andrée .... Dr Ljungberg
Gard B Eidsvold .... Bakkerman
Lennart Jähkel .... Green
Trond Brænne .... Ordforer
Bjørn Jenseg .... Vaktmester
Jan Gunnar Røise .... Vaktmesterassistent
Karin Lunden .... Svensk selskapsdame
Päivi Laakso .... Finsk selskapsdame
Jörgen Bergmark .... Screenwriter
Bent Hamer .... Screenwriter
Bent Hamer .... Director

Cinematic intelligence sources

Kitchen stories (Salmer fra kjøkkenet) official movie site
Kitchen stories (Salmer fra kjøkkenet) production notes
Kitchen stories (Salmer fra kjøkkenet) QuickTime movie trailers
Awards and film festivals:

Cannes Film Festival 2003: Directors' Fortnight: Won: Prix regard jeune
Copenhagen International Film Festival: Golden Swan: Best Director (Bent Hamer)
Melbourne International Film Festival 2004: Northern Lights 04: New Scandinavian Cinema
Norwegian Film Festival: Amanda Award: Best Film
Tromsø International Film Festival 2003: FIPRESCI Award (Bent Hamer)

NB: Norwegian language dialogue with English language subtitles
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