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Friday, February 11, 2011

Favorite Scandinavian films and TV shows

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

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