1001 Grams (2014)

When Norwegian scientist Marie attends a seminar in Paris on the actual weight of a kilo, it is her own measurement of disappointment, grief and, not least, love, that ends up on the scale.

Director:

Bent Hamer

Writer:

Bent Hamer

Stars:

Ane Dahl Torp, Laurent Stocker, Hildegun Riise

3 wins & 9 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ane Dahl Torp	...	Marie
Laurent Stocker	...	Pi (as Laurent Stocker de la Comédie Française)
Hildegun Riise	...	Wenche
Stein Winge	...	Ernst Ernst
Per Christian Ellefsen	...	Moberg
Didier Flamand	...	Gérard
Dinara Drukarova	...	Female Custom Officer
Daniel Drewes	...	Male Custom Officer
Peter Hudson	...	Dr. Reinhard Winkler
Christian Erickson	...	Dr. Andrew Johns
Jean Donagan	...	Dr. Deleau (as Jean Donogan)
Magne-Håvard Brekke	...	Delegate
Joseph Rezwin	...	Delegate (as Joe Rezwin)
David Gasman	...	Delegate
Christophe Reymond	...	Delegate

Storyline

When Norwegian scientist Marie attends a seminar in Paris on the actual weight of a kilo, it is her own measurement of disappointment, grief and, not least, love, that ends up on the scale.

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Plot Keywords:

female nudity | topless female nudity | bath | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Official submission of Norway to the best foreign language film category of the 87th Academy Awards 2015.

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Quotes

Marie: Life's heaviest burden is to have nothing to carry.
Pi: True.

User Reviews

Uh, Are We There Yet?

"You must be patient," someone says to the protagonist, Maria, about halfway through the movie. Ain't it the truth. I kept waiting for something to happen. A new acquaintance tells her he's working on a project about how birds change their song when they go from the country to the city. This is the most interesting thing that has happened so far, I thought to myself. Ever keep watching a movie you hated all the way to the end just because you couldn't believe what you were watching could be that bad and you just had to see if something, anything was going to salvage it from disaster? Well, I did keep watching and toward the end a few things do finally happen, including a scene the movie had basically been building up to in its effort to show us how clever it is (if I may be permitted to anthropomorphize a movie). Also, some philosophy gets thrown around as does some hanky-panky and some more measurements (in one case to complement the hanky-panky) and we get to hear the birds again. Perhaps, dear fellow film fan, you are more patient than I and when the credits finally begin to roll you will sigh and whisper to your beloved, or to yourself if, sadly, you are alone, "Ah, that was a lovely movie." As for me, my TV menu informs me that Die-hard 2 will be showing this afternoon. I don't know if I will like it, but I do know that I need it.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

Norway Germany

Language:

Norwegian French English

Release Date:

26 September 2014 (Norway)

Also Known As:

1001 Grams

Filming Locations:

Oslo, Norway

Box Office

Gross USA:

$10,983

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$181,030

Company Credits

Production Co:

Pandora Filmproduktion, Slot Machine, ZDF/Arte

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Color:

Color (ACES)