Kitchen Stories
2003•PG•1h 35m•7.0•Released
DramaComedy
Swedish 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.
Director
Bent Hamer
Writer
Jörgen Bergmark, Bent Hamer
Languages
Norwegian, Swedish
Studio
Svenska Filminstitutet
Cast
Joachim Calmeyer
Isak Bjørvik
Tomas Norström
Folke Nilsson
Bjørn Floberg
Grant
Reine Brynolfsson
Malmberg
Sverre Anker Ousdal
Dr. Jack Zac. Benjaminsen
Gard B. Eidsvold
Bakkemann
Lennart Jähkel
Green
Leif Andrée
Dr. Ljungberg
Bjørn Jenseg
Vaktmester
Jan Gunnar Røise
Vaktmesterassistent
Trond Brænne
Ordfører
Production
Company
Svenska Filminstitutet
Company
BOB Film Sweden
Company
Bulbul Films
Producer
Bent Hamer
Producer
Jörgen Bergmark
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