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Kitchen Stories (2003)

Kitchen Stories (2003)

Drama Comedy
Release Date: 2003, May 15
Directors: Bent Hamer
Countries: Norway, Sweden
Production: Svenska Filminstitutet, BOB Film Sweden, Bulbul Films
Cast: Gard B. Eidsvold, Jan Gunnar Røise, Bjørn Floberg, Tomas Norström, Trond Brænne, Reine Brynolfsson, Leif Andrée, Lennart Jähkel, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Joachim Calmeyer, Bjørn Jenseg

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.

Keywords:

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