Støv på hjernen (1959 film)
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Støv på hjernen is a 1959 Norwegian comedy film directed by Øyvind Vennerød and starring Inger Marie Andersen
and Odd Borg. It was based on a novel by Eva Ramm, and shot on location in Lambertseter
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The film's title translates into "dust on the brain" and the story centers around the busybody housewives of a modern Norwegian working class neighbourhood of the 1950s. It became an immediate smash hit, was seen by 1.5 million people in Norwegian cinemas, making it one of the most successful Norwegian movies in history (the population of Norway at the time was under 4 million). It has since been repeated often on television. It was followed by two sequels, Sønner av Norge (1961) and Sønner av Norge kjøper bil (1962), and remade in Denmark as Støv på hjernen.
Inger Marie Andersen
Inger Marie Andersen was a Norwegian actress. She appeared in 17 films between 1951 and 1982. She starred in Stevnemøte med glemte år, which was entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Festival....
and Odd Borg. It was based on a novel by Eva Ramm, and shot on location in Lambertseter
Lambertseter
Lambertseter is a suburb of the city of Oslo, Norway, and is part of the borough of Nordstrand.Lambertseter was built over a short period starting from 1951, and was the very first modern suburb of Oslo...
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The film's title translates into "dust on the brain" and the story centers around the busybody housewives of a modern Norwegian working class neighbourhood of the 1950s. It became an immediate smash hit, was seen by 1.5 million people in Norwegian cinemas, making it one of the most successful Norwegian movies in history (the population of Norway at the time was under 4 million). It has since been repeated often on television. It was followed by two sequels, Sønner av Norge (1961) and Sønner av Norge kjøper bil (1962), and remade in Denmark as Støv på hjernen.
Cast
- Inger Marie AndersenInger Marie AndersenInger Marie Andersen was a Norwegian actress. She appeared in 17 films between 1951 and 1982. She starred in Stevnemøte med glemte år, which was entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Festival....
- Randi Svendsen - Odd Borg - Gunnar Svendsen
- Kari DiesenKari DiesenKari Diesen was a Norwegian singer and revue actress. She worked for the revue theatre Chat Noir from 1937 to 1953, and for the Edderkoppen Theatre from 1954 to 1959. She participated in 24 films between 1941 and 1985...
- Fru Hansen - Willie HoelWillie HoelWillie Hoel was a popular Norwegian actor and comedian. He is best known for on-stage performances and for numerous roles, mainly comedic, in Norwegian movies, including the Olsenbanden movies....
- Herr Hansen - Lalla CarlsenLalla CarlsenLalla Carlsen was a Norwegian singer and actress, and is regarded as one of the most legendary female revue artists in Norway.-Personal life:...
- Fru Svenkerud - Unni Bernhoft - Fru Sørensen
- Wenche FossWenche FossEva Wenche Steenfeldt Stang , better known as Wenche Foss, was a leading Norwegian actress of stage, screen and television.-Biography:...
- Edna Grindheim - Per Theodor HaugenPer Theodor HaugenPer Theodor Haugen is a Norwegian actor. He had his stage debut in 1949, at Rogaland Teater. In 1959 he played the lead role in the movie Støv på hjernen . Haugen also worked as director of Oslo Nye Teater from 1985 until 1989. With his wife Sissel Sellæg he had a son Kim Haugen, who also became...
- Herr Sørensen - Sverre HolmSverre HolmSverre Holm Gundersen was a renowned Norwegian stage and film actor. He is probably best known for playing "Benny" in the Olsenbanden-movies , and the leader of the Norwegian child's program Sesam Stasjon with characters based on those from Sesame Street.Sverre Holm was born in Drammen and was...
- Ole Berg - Liv Wilse - Bitten Helgesen
- Turid BalkeTurid BalkeTurid Balke was a Norwegian actress, playwright and artist.-Biography:Born in Kirkenes, she started her professional career at Trøndelag Teater in 1949. She would spend many of her years as an actress at Folketeatret and the famous Norwegian revue-stage Chat Noir...
- En husmor - Arne Bang-Hansen