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Elling

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Elling (2001)
ComedyDrama
When his mother, who has sheltered him his entire 40 years, dies, sensitive would-be poet Elling is sent to live in a state institution. There he meets Kjell Bjarne, a gentle giant and woman... Read allWhen his mother, who has sheltered him his entire 40 years, dies, sensitive would-be poet Elling is sent to live in a state institution. There he meets Kjell Bjarne, a gentle giant and woman-obsessed virgin in his 40s. After two years, the men are released and provided with a sta... Read allWhen his mother, who has sheltered him his entire 40 years, dies, sensitive would-be poet Elling is sent to live in a state institution. There he meets Kjell Bjarne, a gentle giant and woman-obsessed virgin in his 40s. After two years, the men are released and provided with a state-funded apartment and stipend with the hope they will be able to live on their own. Init... Read all
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    • Petter Næss
    • Ingvar Ambjørnsen(novel "Brødre i blodet")
    • Axel Hellstenius
    • Larry Stuckey
  • Stars
    • Per Christian Ellefsen
    • Sven Nordin
    • Marit Pia Jacobsen
    • Petter Næss
    • Ingvar Ambjørnsen(novel "Brødre i blodet")
    • Axel Hellstenius
    • Larry Stuckey
  • Stars
    • Per Christian Ellefsen
    • Sven Nordin
    • Marit Pia Jacobsen
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    • 100User reviews
    • 74Critic reviews
    • 70Metascore
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar

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    Per Christian Ellefsen
    Per Christian Ellefsen
    • Elling
    Sven Nordin
    • Kjell Bjarne
    Marit Pia Jacobsen
    • Reidun Nordsletten
    Jørgen Langhelle
    • Frank Åsli
    Per Christensen
    • Alfons Jørgensen
    Hilde Olausson
    • Gunn
    Ola Otnes
    • Hauger
    Eli Anne Linnestad
    • Johanne
    • (as Eli-Anne Linnestad)
    Cecilie A. Mosli
    • Cecilie Kornes
    • (as Cecilie Mosli)
    Joachim Rafaelsen
    • Haakon Willum
    Per Gørvell
    • Eriksen
    • (as Per Gørvel)
    Knud Dahl
    • Servitør på bar
    Knut Haugmark
    • Stasjonsbetjent
    Sverre Horge
    Sverre Horge
    • Fyr på nabobordet på flesk og duppe-restaurant
    • (uncredited)
    Lars Eivind Lund
    • Vannhode
    • (uncredited)
    Christin Smith
      Isak Varjord
      • Ekstremt liten gutt
      • (uncredited)
        • Petter Næss
        • Ingvar Ambjørnsen(novel "Brødre i blodet")
        • Axel Hellstenius
        • Larry Stuckey
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      • Trivia
        Sven Nordin, who played one of the leading roles in this movie, gained 25 pounds to fit the character he was playing.
      • Quotes

        [Ticket ordering continued]

        Train ticket salesman: That'll be 130 kroner per ticket.

        Elling: 130 kroner? The last time mother and I took the train to Larvik the ticket cost 25.

        Train ticket salesman: That must have been about 30 years ago.

        Elling: Yes

      • Connections
        Featured in The 74th Annual Academy Awards (2002)
      • Soundtracks
        Se På Meg
        Lars Lillo-Stenberg

        (L. Lillo Stenberg)

        2001 Universal Music Publishing

        (c) 2001 Lars Lillo-Stenberg

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      8/10
      The Oslo Rescue Team
      Greetings again from the darkness. Can't say I ever remember seeing a film from Norway, but this is a delightful, charming, touching little film that most people will find entertaining. Two grown men are released from a state home and set-up in their own apartment in Oslo. Watching their somewhat torturous adjustment to "normal" life is both painful and amusing. Lead character, Elling, stumbles upon his innate talent of writing poetry, but his fear of recognition forces him to be quite creative in finding his audience. Roommate Kjel is a sweaty mechanic with a heart of gold and stated desire to meet girls. Their journey is intertwined with guidance from a previously famous writer, their social case worker, and a pregnant neighbor. Many laughs throughout, but also a nice message. Go ahead ... answer the phone.
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      5
      • ferguson-6
      • Dec 9, 2002

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      • Release date
        • March 16, 2001 (Norway)
        • Norway
        • Arsenal Filmverleih (German distibutor)
        • elling.nu
        • Norwegian
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        • Norway
      • Production company
        • Maipo Film
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      • 1 hour 29 minutes
        • Color
        • Dolby SR

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