Blind gudinne (1997) (TV)

Director:

Carl Jørgen Kiønig

Writers:

Morten Barth (writer)
Anne Holt (novel)

Release Date:

22 September 1997 (Norway)

Genre:

Crime | Thriller

Plot Keywords:

Lesbian | Corruption | Female Nudity | Nudity | Police

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Kjersti Elvik	...	Hanne Wilhelmsen
Lasse Kolsrud	...	Håkon Sand
Anne Ryg	...	Karen Borg
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Anders T. Andersen	...	Iversen
Trond Birkedal	...	Ludwig Sander
Gerhard Bjelland	...	Lavstrand
Roy Bjørnstad	...	Thomassen
Svein Erik Brodal	...	Isachsen
Kåre Conradi	...	Erik Henriksen
Hildegunn Eggen	...	Politimester Thorvaldsen
Gard B. Eidsvold	...	Gerhard Brun (as Gard Eidsvold)
Dag Eliassen	...	Trener
Per Gørvell	...	Lege
Kim Haugen	...	Jørgen Ulf Lavik
Per Theodor Haugen	...	Statssekretær Balke
Geir Johnsen	...	Eng
Viggo Jønsberg	...	Ole Andersen
Eva Meinich	...	Haldiw Gudmundsen
Ole-Jørgen Nilsen	...	Bjerke
Håkon Ramstad	...	Nils
Hans Rønningen	...	Frøstrup
Jan Sælid	...	Palm
Andrine Sæther	...	Cecilie Vibe
Svein Scharffenberg	...	Peter Strup
Finn Schau	...	Kjemhus
Even Stormoen	...	Hans A. Olsen
Bjørn Sundquist	...	Billy T

Also Known As:

Blind Goddess (informal literal English title)

Runtime:

220 min

Country:

Norway

Language:

Norwegian

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Filming Locations:

Jar, Norway

Company:

Nordic Screen Production AS

Movie Connections:

Followed by Salige er de som tørster (1997)

A good premise destroyed by ridiculous hand-held photography, laughable editing and terrible audio

"Blind gudinne" (Blind Goddess - referring to the goddess of justice) was the crime show that should have been great, but ended up to hip for it's own good. Based on a novel by Anne Holt, one of Norway's most popular authors, the show had the same gritty look as a Lars Von Trier movie and the cinematography of a dogma-film. Despite a good story, the show suffered from an almost parody-like use of hand-held shots, not to mention hyperactive over-the-top editing, and to top it all of: an audio problem! Every TV-viewer thought there was something wrong with their set as the dialogue was down-right incomprehensible. How this was possible with the biggest anticipated cop-show in Norway will remain one of the great mysteries of TV-history.

And to think it had everything going for it, including some of the finest actors in the country. But you know you're in trouble when you can't even make out what the actors are saying, and the cinematography and editing send you screaming for seasickness-pills! Director Carl Jørgen Kiønig had a background in theatre and had NO business directing a big show like this! Also, when the look of the show was accused of being just a bad copy of "NYPD Blue" and Von Trier's "The Kingdom" he claimed he hadn't even seen the shows in question. I believe the technical term for this is "liar, liar pants on fire!"

Should they ever decide to do a re-run, I hope they remember subtitles.

The show was followed by a feature film, "Salige er de som tørster", a big improvement on "Blind gudinne".