Hamsun

Hamsun is a 1996 Danish-Swedish-Norwegian-German drama directed by Jan Troell, 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 national saints to national traitors after supporting Nazi Germany during their occupation of Norway during World War II. The film is notable for its use of language. Sydow and Nørby speak throughout the film in their native Sw... more

Hamsun is a 1996 Danish-Swedish-Norwegian-German drama directed by Jan Troell, 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 national saints to national traitors after supporting Nazi Germany during their occupation of Norway during World War II. The film is notable for its use of language. Sydow and Nørby speak throughout the film in their native Swedish and Danish respectively, while the rest of the cast speak Norwegian or German. It won the Gulbagge Awards for Best Film, Best Actor (Sydow), Best Actress (Nørby) and Best Script (Enquist). The plans for the film have a history from 1979, when Thorkild Hansen, the author of the book Processen mod Hamsun contacted Troell, wanting him to direct a Norwegian television series based on the book. Max von Sydow was meant to do the part as Hamsun already then. But NRK dropped out on the project, believing it would be too controversial. Fourteen... less