A Somewhat Gentle Man
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A Somewhat Gentle Man is a 2010 Norwegian comedy film
directed by Hans Petter Moland
. It was nominated for the Golden Bear
at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival
.
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
directed by Hans Petter Moland
Hans Petter Moland
Hans Petter Moland is a Norwegian film director. Hans Petter was the first born son of Odd Moland and Sigrid Eid Moland, and has a younger brother named Morten Moland. He is a film graduate from Emerson College in the United States. When living in Boston Hans Petter met a college student Elizabeth...
. It was nominated for the Golden Bear
Golden Bear
According to legend, the Golden Bear was a large golden Ursus arctos. Members of the Ursus arctos species can reach masses of . The Grizzly Bear and the Kodiak Bear are North American subspecies of the Brown Bear....
at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival
60th Berlin International Film Festival
The 60th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 11 to February 21, 2010, with Werner Herzog as President of the Jury. The opening film of the festival was Chinese director Wang Quan'an's romantic drama Apart Together, in competition, while the closing film is Japanese...
.
Cast
- Stellan SkarsgårdStellan SkarsgårdStellan John Skarsgård is a Swedish actor, known internationally for his film roles in Angels & Demons, Breaking the Waves, The Hunt for Red October, Ronin, Good Will Hunting, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist,...
- Ulrik - Bjørn FlobergBjørn FlobergBjørn Floberg is a Norwegian actor of film, television, and theatre. He is particularly noted for playing unsympathetic authority figures, but he has also had success playing other types of roles.- Theatre :...
- Rune Jensen - Gard B. Eidsvold - Rolf
- Jorunn KjellsbyJorunn KjellsbyJorunn Kjellsby is a Norwegian actress. She has worked both for Trøndelag Teater , Oslo Nye Teater and Det Norske Teateret . She has also had almost 30 movies, such as Bryllupsfesten and Den som frykter ulven...
- Karen Margrethe - Bjørn SundquistBjørn SundquistBjørn Richard Sundquist is a Norwegian actor, famous for TV, theatre, and movie roles.For many years he worked at Det Norske Teatret and Nationaltheateret in Oslo, and he is especially famous for the roles as Merlin and Hamlet....
- Sven - Jon ØigardenJon ØigardenJon Øigarden is a Norwegian actor. He is educated at the Norwegian National Academy of Theatre, and has acted in several productions both on stage and on the screen. Between 1997 and 1999 he worked at Oslo Nye Teater...
- Kristian - Kjersti HolmenKjersti HolmenKjersti Holmen is a Norwegian actress.She was born on Nøtterøy, and later moved to Alnabru, where she grew up with her parents and two sisters. She graduated from the Norwegian National Academy of Theatre in 1980, and has been employed at the National Theatre since 1981 – permanently since...
- Wenche - Jan Gunnar RøiseJan Gunnar RøiseJan Gunnar Røise is a Norwegian actor.He was born in Eidsvoll, and took his education at the Norwegian National Academy of Theatre. He made his stage debut in 2000 at the National Theatre, and has been employed there since. Film appearances include Hawaii, Oslo and Gymnaslærer Pedersen...
- Geir - Julia Bache-Wiig - Silje
- Aksel HennieAksel HennieAksel Hennie is a Norwegian actor, director and writer. He has acted in a number of successful Norwegian movies, and has received several awards....
- Samí - Henrik Mestad - Kenny
- Jannike Kruse - Merete
- Ane H. Røvik Wahlen - Kenny's wife