Salmer fra kjøkkenet
| Salmer fra kjøkkenet Kitchen Stories |
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| Directed by | Bent Hamer |
| Produced by |
Jörgen Bergmark Bent Hamer |
| Written by | Jörgen Bergmark Bent Hamer |
| Music by | Hans Mathisen |
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95 minutes |
| Country | Norway Sweden |
Kitchen Stories (Norwegian: Salmer fra Kjøkkenet) is a 2003 Norwegian film by Bent Hamer.
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 volunteered for the program in promise of a horse, but only receives a dala horse. Isak stops using his kitchen and observes Folke through a hole in the ceiling instead. Isak's friend Grant visits him often. However, the two lonely men slowly overcome the initial Norwegian-Swede and subject-observer distrust and become friends. Grant is a survivor from concentration camps and feels Folke is stealing his friend. This friendship costs Folke his job during an inspection. Folke is forced to leave and he drives up-to Sweden border and returns back only to find Isak died heartbroken. Folke who is alone occupies at Isak's home and continues friendship with Grant.
Bent Hamer was amused after perusing post-war research books on the efficiency of the Swedish housewife, and pondered on the idea of research being done on men. This led to him making the film Kitchen Stories.
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