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Sofies verden (1999)

113 min  -  Drama | Fantasy | History  -   6 August 1999 (Norway)
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Sofie is an ordinary Norwegian girl. One day she recieves a video tape on which a certain Alberto Knox talks directly to her from ancient Greece... See full summary »

Director:

Erik Gustavson

Writers:

Jostein Gaarder (novel), Petter Skavlan
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Silje Storstein Silje Storstein ...
Sofie Amundsen / Hilde Møller Knag
Tomas von Brömssen Tomas von Brömssen ...
Andrine Sæther Andrine Sæther ...
Sofie's mother
Bjørn Floberg Bjørn Floberg ...
Major Albert Knag
Hans Alfredson Hans Alfredson ...
Socrates (as Hasse Alfredson)
Nils Vogt Nils Vogt ...
Lærer Jacobsen
Minken Fosheim Minken Fosheim ...
Hildes mor
Edda Trandum Grjotheim Edda Trandum Grjotheim ...
Jorunn
Arne Haakonaasen Dahl Arne Haakonaasen Dahl ...
Georg / Mischa / Giovanni (as Arne Haakenaasen Dahl)
Sullivan Lloyd Nordrum Sullivan Lloyd Nordrum ...
Jørgen
Kjersti Holmen Kjersti Holmen ...
Fru Johnsen
Ingar Helge Gimle ...
Herr Johnsen
Giorgos Floros Giorgos Floros ...
Meletos (as Giorgios Floros)
Sven Henriksen Sven Henriksen ...
Mark Tandy Mark Tandy ...
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Storyline

Sofie is an ordinary Norwegian girl. One day she recieves a video tape on which a certain Alberto Knox talks directly to her from ancient Greece. They then start to meet at different occasions and throughout the film, Alberto takes Sofie on an odyssey of the history of philosophy, from ancient Greece, over the Roman empire, the Middle ages, the renaissance, the enlightenment, the big revolutions and up to today. Throughout this journey, they start to realise that they are only fictions of a story writer's imagination and start conceiving a plan for escaping into reality. Written by Anders E Lundin  

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Philosophy | Red Riding Hood | School | Hamlet | Dog  | See more »

Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | History

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Details

Country:

Norway | Sweden

Language:

Norwegian | German

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Sofies värld See more »

Filming Locations:

Acropolis, Athens, Greece See more »

Box Office

Budget:

NOK 70,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$1,197,535 (Norway) (28 October 1999)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

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Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color
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Trivia

Upon it's release in 1999 it was the most expensive film to date in Norway. See more »

Connections

References "The X-Files" (1993) See more »

Soundtracks

"introitus"
Gabrielli Lassus
Venetian Easter Mass See more »