After writing yesterday’s post about my favorite films and TV shows (mostly American), I thought about the Scandinavian films and TV shows that I have seen and liked in the twenty years I have lived here in Oslo. Here are some of my favorites……..
Favorite films
· Deilig er fjorden (The fjord is wonderful)--Norwegian
· Hodet over vannet (Head above water)—Norwegian
· Insomnia--Norwegian
· Mannen som ikke kunne le (The Man who could not laugh)—Norwegian
· Max Manus—Norwegian
· Misery Harbor—Norwegian
· Veiviseren (Pathfinder)—Norwegian
· Flammen & Citronen (Flame & Citron)--Danish
· Pelle erobreren (Pelle the Conqueror)—Danish
· Smilla’s Sense of Snow—Danish
· Den Gode Viljen (The Best Intentions)—Swedish
· Fanny och Alexander—Swedish
· Pensjonat Oskar—Swedish
· Scener ur ett äktenskap (Scenes from a Marriage)--Swedish
· Brúðguminn (White Night Wedding)--Icelandic
Favorite horror/fantasy/thriller
· De dødes tjern (Lake of the Dead)--Norwegian
· Fritt Vilt (Cold Prey)-- Norwegian
· Skjult (Hidden)—Norwegian
· Villmark (Wilderness)—Norwegian
· Besökarna (The Visitors)--Swedish
· Låt den rätte komma in (Let the Right One In)—Swedish
· Nattevagten (Nightwatch)--Danish
· Sauna--Finnish
Favorite TV shows/series
· Beck--Swedish
· Wallander--Swedish
· Forbrydelsen (The Crime)--Danish
· Strisser på Samsø (A Cop on Samsø)--Danish
· Ørnen (The Eagle)—Danish
