- Hunger (1966 film)
Infobox Film
name = Sult
image_size = 250px
caption = Front DVD cover for the film "Hunger"
director =Henning Carlsen
producer =Göran Lindgren
writer =Henning Carlsen ,Peter Seeberg Knut Hamsun (novel)
narrator =
starring =Per Oscarsson
music =Krzysztof Komeda
cinematography =Henning Kristiansen
editing =Henning Carlsen
distributor =Athena Film
released = August 19, 1966
runtime = 111 min.
country =Denmark Norway Sweden
language = Danish
budget =
gross =
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imdb_id = 0061042"Sult", (English title: "Hunger"), is a 1966
Black-and-white drama directed by Denmark'sHenning Carlsen , starring Swedish actorPer Oscarsson , and based upon the novel by Norwegian Nobel Prize-winning authorKnut Hamsun . Filmed on location in Oslo, it was the first movie produced as a cooperative effort among the three Scandinavian countries. The film was nominated for thePalme D'Or and won theBodil Award for Best Danish Film in 1967. For his leading role, Oscarsson won best actor awards at the 1966Cannes Film Festival , 1967Bodil Awards and the USA'sNational Society of Film Critics award for best actor in 1968.Plot
In 1890 Christiania (Olso), an impoverished and lonely writer named Pontus (
Per Oscarsson ) comes to the city from the country. A newspaper editor (Henki Kolstad) is waiting to publish an article by Pontus, but Pontus is too proud to accept an advance. When he is unable to pay his rent, the landlady (Else Heiberg) tosses him out. Hunger soon overwhelms Pontus and he drifts between hallucination and reality while struggling to survive. He suffers humiliations which lead him to the edge of insanity. One hallucination revolves around aYlajali (Gunnel Lindblom ), a refined woman he has met on the street. Despite their mutual advances, nothing ever evolves for them. On a sudden impulse, Pontus hires on with the crew of a ship leaving the city.Cast
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Per Oscarsson ... Pontus
*Gunnel Lindblom ... Ylajali
*Birgitte Federspiel ... Her sister
*Knud Rex ... Landlord
*Hans W. Petersen ... Grocer
*Henki Kolstad ... Editor
*Roy Bjørnstad ... Konstantin
*Sverre Hansen ... Painter
*Pål Skjønberg ... Constable
*Else Heiberg ... Landlady
*Lise Fjeldstad ... Little girl
*Carl Ottosen ... Sailor
*Osvald Helmuth ... Pawnbroker
*Sigrid Horne-Rasmussen ... LandladyReferences
Monty, Ib [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_gx5212/is_2000/ai_n19127666 "Sult" ("Hunger")] , International Dictionary of Film and Filmakers, 2000
External Links
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061042/ IMDb] ]
* [http://dnfx.dfi.dk/pls/dnf/pwt.page_setup?p_pagename=dnffuldvis&p_parmlist=filmid=4936 Det Danske Filminstitut]
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