One of Scandinavia’s best-known directors, Bent Hamer sat with Variety to discuss his latest film, “1001 Grams,” Norway’s foreign-language Oscar candidate, and his English-language debut project, “The Middleman.” “1001 Grams,” a subtle and contemplative Paris-set film, shares the philosophical bent and, to a lesser extent, the satirical humor of his 2003’s critically-acclaimed “Kitchen Stories.” While “Stories” turned on a scientist whose job is to observe single men’s kitchen habits, “1001 Grams” follows Marie (played by Norwegian Shooting Star Ane Dahl Torp), a young scientist who travels to Paris for a seminar on the actual weight of a kilo and unexpectdely falls in love. As “Kitchen Stories” did in 2003, “1001 Grams” is competing for a foreign-language Oscar nomination and has garnered warm reviews throughout its solid festival run, which kicked off at Toronto. “1001 Grams” marks Hamer’s first film in four years, following his more mainstream pic, “Home for Christmas.” Les Films du Losange...
- 12/9/2014
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety - Film News
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