Kjærlighetens kjøtere (1995)

Director:

Hans Petter Moland

Writers:

Lars Bill Lundholm (writer)
Hans Petter Moland (writer)

Release Date:

27 November 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Kaerlekens fryspunkt.

Plot:

Larsen, an aspiring poet in 20's Oslo, leaves his girlfriend to spend a year as a trapper in East Greenland...

Plot Keywords:

Winter | Greenland | 1920s | Snow | Fur Trade

Awards:

3 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Stellan Skarsgård	...	Randbæk
Gard B. Eidsvold	...	Henrik Larsen
Bjørn Sundquist	...	Jakob Holm
Camilla Martens	...	Gertrude
Paul-Ottar Haga	...	Officer
Johannes Joner	...	Company Man
Erik Øksnes	...	Captain
Lars Andreas Larssen	...	Judge
Juni Dahr	...	Woman in park
Johan Rabaeus	...	Man in park
Frank Iversen	...	Poetry Buyer
Tinkas Qorfiq	...	Jane

Also Known As:

Larsen (Norway) (working title)
Zero Kelvin (USA)

Runtime:

118 min | USA:113 min

Country:

Norway | Sweden

Language:

Norwegian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Australia:MA | Norway:15 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Oslo, Norway

Company:

Norsk Film

A hybrid of thoughtfulness and action

As a squeamish woman who rather hates film violence, I have to say that Zero Kelvin was an exceptional film. Henrik Larsen is a struggling writer who wants "raw material" and subjects himself for a year with 2 experienced hunter-trappers. I agree with the other film reviewer that this is a "character study" but want to point out that it is not flat or dull by any means. There's plenty of action throughout. I don't think that Larsen's boss and nemesis, Randbaeck, is evil but "troubled", and this distinction gives a lot of credence to the true struggle and relationship between the two men.