Elling
2001 · Movie · 1h 29m · R
ComedyDrama
"They're packed and ready for the greatest adventure of their lives. All they have to do is get out of the house."
Overview
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
TMDB
7.1/10
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
Stills
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Themes
mentally disabledbased on novel or bookmale friendshiploss of virginitypoetry readingmale virginneuroticoslo, norway