Elling
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Petter Naess
Per Christian Ellefsen
Sven Nordin
Per Christensen
Jørgen Langhelle
Marit Pia Jacobsen
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
When his mother, who has sheltered him his entire 40 years, dies, Elling, a sensitive, would-be poet, is sent to live in a state institution. There he meets Kjell Bjarne, a gentle giant and female-obsessed virgin in his 40s. After two years, the men are released and provided with a state-funded apartment and stipend with the hope they will be able to live on their own. Initially, the simple act of going around the corner for groceries is a challenge. Through a friendship born of desperate dependence, the skittish Elling and the boisterous, would-be lover of women, Kjell Bjarne, discover they can not only survive on the outside, they can thrive. But as their courage grows, the two find oddball ways to cope with society, striking up the most peculiar friendships in the most unlikely places.
Director
Petter Naess
Cast
Per Christian Ellefsen
Sven Nordin
Per Christensen
Jørgen Langhelle
Marit Pia Jacobsen
Hilde Olausson
Ola Otnes
Cecilie Mosli
Joachim Rafaelsen
Per Gorvel
Eli Anne Linnestad
Crew
Dag Alveberg
Ingvar Ambjornsen
Jannelke Bervell
Harald Egede-nissen
Axel Hellstenius
Aslaug Konradsdottir
Svein Krovel
Inge-lise Langfeldt
Lars Lillo-stenberg
Morten Solum
Film Details
Technical Specs
Award Nominations
Best Foreign Language Film
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the Golden Space Needle for Best Film at the 2002 Seattle International Film Festival.
Released in United States May 29, 2002
Released in United States Fall September 6, 2002
Released in United States on Video November 19, 2002
Released in United States 2001
Released in United States September 2001
Released in United States November 2001
Released in United States 2002
Released in United States May 2002
Shown at Haugesund Norwegian International Film Festival August 27 - September 1, 2001.
Shown at San Sebastian International Film Festival September 20-29, 2001.
Shown at the Stockholm International Film Festival November 8-18, 2001.
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) May 23 - June 16, 2002.
Shown at Tribeca Film Festival May8-12, 2002.
Released in United States May 29, 2002 (New York City)
Released in United States Fall September 6, 2002
Released in United States on Video November 19, 2002
Released in United States 2001 (Shown at Haugesund Norwegian International Film Festival August 27 - September 1, 2001.)
Released in United States September 2001 (Shown at San Sebastian International Film Festival September 20-29, 2001.)
Released in United States November 2001 (Shown at the Stockholm International Film Festival November 8-18, 2001.)
Released in United States November 2001 (Shown at AFI Fest 2001: The American Film Institute Los Angeles International Film Festival (International Competition) November 1-11, 2001.)
Released in United States 2002 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) May 23 - June 16, 2002.)
Released in United States May 2002 (Shown at Tribeca Film Festival May8-12, 2002.)
