Gone with the Woman (2007)
"Tatt av kvinnen" (original title)

A woman moves into a young man's home and starts to run his life -- a process that makes him fall hopelessly in love with her.

Director:

Petter Næss

Writers:

Johan Bogaeus (screenplay), Erlend Loe (novel),

Stars:

Trond Fausa, Marian Saastad Ottesen, Henrik Mestad

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Trond Fausa	...	Him (as Trond Fausa Aurvåg)
Marian Saastad Ottesen	...	Marianne
Henrik Mestad	...	Tor
Anna Gutto	...	Nidar Bergene
Sten Ljunggren	...	Oberst Kalle
Thérèse Brunnander	...	Marianne 2
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Trude Bjercke Strøm	...	Lollik
Trond Brænne	...	Far
Halvard Djupvik	...	Venn
Ingar Helge Gimle	...	Halfred
Hilde Grythe	...	Kvinnelig resepsjonist (as Hilde Gryte)
Kristoffer Hayden	...	Venn
Geir-Atle Johnsen	...	Sjefen
Mina Martine Lystad	...	Bardame (as Mina Lystad)
Louise Monot	...	Mirlinda

Storyline

A woman moves into a young man's home and starts to run his life -- a process that makes him fall hopelessly in love with her.

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Plot Keywords:

love | dominant woman | cult film | argument | paris france | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [no]

Country:

Norway

Language:

Norwegian French English

Release Date:

7 September 2007 (Norway)

Also Known As:

Gone with the Woman

Filming Locations:

France

Box Office

Budget:

NOK 18,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Monster Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Norway's Official Submission to the Best Foreign Language Film Category of the 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008).

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Goofs

After the sex scene in the bed between the male and the female in the film, the special "film-underwear" - a white string thong is clearly seen on the female character.

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Soundtracks

"Il n'y a pas d'amour heureux"
Music and Lyrics by Louis Aragon and Georges Brassens
Sung by Françoise Hardy

User Reviews

fresh and funny, best of 20 at TIFF

I also saw this at the Toronto Film Festival in Sept. 2007, with my wife. We saw 20 films there, and this was our favorite by far.

Yes, it has stereotypes--that's the point. But they hit home. As the director said in his comments, he originally read the novel in bed and kept laughing, but when his wife read it she said "I don't think that's funny." ha ha. The Marion character is great, and the male lead is just as good in his expressions as he reacts to her.

The plot is simple--a woman who lives in the same apt. building insinuates herself into the life of a happy bachelor by visiting just before his bedtime and talking his ear off. Familiar?? He succumbs to her charms as the easiest course of action, but every once in a while they hit a bump, and he realizes he might be making a mistake. The question is, will he find a backbone and lead his own life, or will he let himself be dominated by Marion? Could this be the story of every marriage??