Storfolk og småfolk (1951)

Directed by

Tancred Ibsen

Genre

comedy film, anthology film

Country

Norway

Runtime

1h 32m

Rated

A

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This Norwegian comedy from 1951 presents five short stories about rural village life. It shows interactions between rich and poor people, farmers, and elderly locals in the countryside.

whimsicalnostalgicwarmgentleearthylightheartedold-fashionedfolksy

What happens

Storfolk og småfolk (Important People and Common People) is a Norwegian black-and-white comedy film from 1951 directed by Tancred Ibsen. Ibsen also write the script for the film. The film is based on five stories by Hans Aanrud and the action is set in rural Norway. It follows both high and low society, including village characters, wealthy individuals, farmers, and "old timers." The film was quite well received. Aftenposten wrote "In Mari Smehaugen and I bestefars ærend you feel something of the inner warmth and joy you had when you read the story in Aanrud's own language." Dagbladet wrote that "a number of our top actors appear and create down-to-earth theater sketches." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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