Den hemmelighetsfulle leiligheten (1948)

Directed by

Tancred Ibsen

Genre

drama film

Country

Norway

Runtime

1h 15m

Rated

A

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A conservative bachelor in his forties buys an apartment that used to belong to an artist who died suddenly. The strange atmosphere of the place and the unexpected arrival of the artist's girlfriend challenge his orderly life.

mysteriousatmosphericintrospectiveslow-burnmelancholicunsettlingcontemplative

What happens

Den hemmelighetsfulle leiligheten (English: The Mysterious Apartment) is a 1948 Norwegian drama film directed by Tancred Ibsen, starring Ola Isene and Sonja Wigert. The film is based on a short story by Kristian Elster. A bachelor in his forties buys an apartment owned by an artist who died a sudden death. The peculiar atmosphere of the place, and the sudden appearance of the artist's girlfriend, shakes the conservative man out of his habits. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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