Hamsun (1996)

Directed by

Jan Troell

Genre

drama film, war film, biographical film

Country

Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Norway

Runtime

2h 39m

Rated

11

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 26 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film follows Norwegian author Knut Hamsun and his wife Marie during World War II. Once celebrated, they become outcasts after supporting the Nazi occupation of Norway.

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What happens

Hamsun is a 1996 internationally co-produced drama film directed by Jan Troell and written by Per Olov Enquist, about the later life of the Norwegian author Knut Hamsun (Max von Sydow), who, together with his wife Marie Hamsun (Ghita Nørby), went from being a national hero to a traitor after supporting Nazi Germany during their occupation of Norway during World War II. Sydow and Nørby speak in their native Swedish and Danish languages respectively, though there is a scene where he speaks English and several where she speaks German; the rest of the cast speak Norwegian or German. The film won the Guldbagge Awards for Best Film, Best Actor (Sydow), Best Actress (Nørby) and Best Screenplay (Enquist). The film was selected as the Danish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 69th Academy Awards, but was not shortlisted as a nominee. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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