
The highest scoring of the three Elling films, ahead of Love Me Tomorrow (63). It runs a compact 1h 29m.
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Synopsis
40-year-old Elling, sensitive, would-be poet, is sent to live in a state institution when his mother, who has sheltered him his entire life, dies. There he meets Kjell Bjarne, a gentle giant and female-obsessed virgin, also in his 40s.
Ratings
| Source | Rating | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| IMDb | 7.4/10 | 42% |
| Rotten Tomatoes | 85% | 21% |
| Metacritic | 70/100 | 21% |
| TMDB | 7.1/10208 votes | 16% |
| Balasaur Score | 75 | 100% |
Key crew
- Petter NæssDirector
- Axel HellsteniusScreenplay
- Lars Lillo-StenbergOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Per Christian EllefsenElling
- Sven NordinKjell Bjarne
- Marit Pia JacobsenReidun Nordsletten
- Jørgen LanghelleFrank Åsli
- Per ChristensenAlfons Jørgensen
- Hilde OlaussonGunn
- Ola OtnesHauger
- Eli Anne LinnestadJohanne
- Cecilie A. MosliCecilie Kornes
- Joachim RafaelsenHaakon Willum
- Per GørvellEriksen
- Knud DahlServitør på bar



























