Norwegian film:

1. Directors
Few countries master the art of pretenciousness as well as Norwegians. Norway is technologically advanced in many areas, but within film they still consider it as a prolongation of theatre, which partly explains the strange acting (we will return to this in a moment). Like Lina Lamont and Norma Desmond, Norway also rues the day when talking pictures took over for communicating with long glances, exaggerated gestures and long periods of silence with unsuitable music.

These days, however, are losing ground as a group of bold film professionals are covering new ground. Foremost among these are the new and daring directors. Norwegian directors have discovered that telling the audience that they should like it only goes so far. This breakthrough experience often leads Norwegians of all shapes and sizes to arrive at the conclusion that the Golden Era of Norwegian film has arrived. Polite nods from abroad further this delusion.

Some directors therefore believe themselves ready for greater tasks than Norwegian versions of Hanks/Ryan or Japanese horror films. Norwegians are in deed in the starting blocks to worldwide fame, having the way all but paved by Norway's most famous director, Harald Zwart. This remarkable Norwegian has already created cinematographic masterpieces such as "One night at McCool's", "The Pink Panther 2" and "Agent Cody Banks", who were as sucessful critically as they were commercially.

2. The Actors
3. The Film
4. A typical Norwegian film