Kitchen Stories

Kitchen Stories (2003)

PG
02/01/2004 (GB)
Drama, Comedy
1h 35m

Overview

Swedish efficiency researchers come to Norway for a study of Norwegian men, to optimize their use of their kitchen. Folke Nilsson (Tomas Norström) is assigned to study the habits of Isak Bjørvik (Joachim Calmeyer). By the rules of the research institute, Folke has to sit on an umpire's chair in Isak's kitchen and observe him from there, but never talk to him. Isak stops using his kitchen and observes Folke through a hole in the ceiling instead. However, the two lonely men slowly overcome the initial post-war Norwegian-Swede distrust and become friends.

  • Bent HamerDirector, Screenplay
  • Jörgen BergmarkScreenplay
  • Original Title

    Salmer fra kjøkkenet

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    Norwegian

Keywords

  • research
  • friendship
  • bachelor
  • cooking
  • housewife
  • caravan
  • norway
  • beobachtung
  • hochsitz
  • neighbor
  • football (soccer)
  • surveillance
  • 1950s
  • pedestal

Top Billed Cast

Joachim Calmeyer

Joachim Calmeyer

Isak Bjørvik

Tomas Norström

Tomas Norström

Folke Nilsson

Bjørn Floberg

Bjørn Floberg

Grant

Reine Brynolfsson

Reine Brynolfsson

Malmberg

Sverre Anker Ousdal

Sverre Anker Ousdal

Dr. Jack Zac. Benjaminsen

Gard B. Eidsvold

Gard B. Eidsvold

Bakkemann

Lennart Jähkel

Lennart Jähkel

Green

Leif Andrée

Leif Andrée

Dr. Ljungberg

Bjørn Jenseg

Vaktmester

Jan Gunnar Røise

Jan Gunnar Røise

Vaktmesterassistent

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