Sep 10, 2006 a couple of days back i watched the norwegian film kitchen stories. He is a wellregarded film auteur, director, producer, and writer, known for eggs 1995, kitchen stories 2003, o horten 2007 and factotum 2005. The delightful kitchen stories was norways submission for the 2004 academy awards. Kitchen story represents a combination of cultures between california spicy, avocados, and cilantro and asian influences. The language mashup is part of the fun, but only if you speak either svenska or norska. The first, and better half, is a bizarre game of oneupsmanship, and the second is a gentle story about becoming friends. Kitchen stories is modest and intimate, with a cast of just four male principals and a couple of extras. Salmer fra kjokkenet ist eine filmkomodie des norwegischen. It has the very unusual premise of a group of observers being sent to sit in mens kitchens to map out their movements, presumably to design better kitchens for men. The movie kitchen stories is light on cinemetography and dialogue, but rich in story. A couple of days back i watched the norwegian film kitchen stories. It was interesting to note that the positivist epistimology would be used in observing the movies subjects and the word positivist is actually articulated by the social scientists in the film.
Another part of the fun is the time setting of the film, in the 1950s, not long before the swedes converted their highways. In bent hamers dry norwegian comedy kitchen stories, a man sits in a high chair in the corner of a farmhouse kitchen, quietly observing the action in the room. Beneath the odd premise and dry comedy, theres a serious centre, though, and. Kitchen stories trailer 2004 during the postwar period, experts of house and home found out that simply by organizing the kitchens workstations properly, based on the assemblyline layout of factories, the financial benefits for a household could be enormous. I watched the credits at the end and the only piece that they seemed to list other than traditional music was credited to the delta rhythm boys. Released 2003, kitchen stories stars joachim calmeyer, tomas norstrom, bjorn floberg, reine brynolfsson the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 35 min, and received a score of 75 out of 100.
Inspiration for the film bent hamer was amused after perusing postworld war ii research books on the efficiency of the swedish housewife, and pondered on the idea of research being done on men. Hamer studied film theory and literature at the university of stockholm and the stockholm film school. A film without much dialog and virtually no action, in the traditional sense, should be, by all rights, boring. Kitchen stories 2003 bent hamer, brent hamer synopsis.
Kitchen stories milano design film festivalmilano design. Bent hamer was born on december 18, 1956 in sandefjord, norway. Database of movie trailers, clips and other videos for kitchen stories 2004. In it, the main character folke a swede has only one record that he plays over and over. A scientific observers job of observing an old cantankerous single mans kitchen habits is complicated by his growing friendship with him. Kitchen stories script transcript from the screenplay. Tomas norstrom as folke nilsson, the swedish researcher. Financial analysis of kitchen stories 2004 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. With tomas norstrom, joachim calmeyer, bjorn floberg, reine brynolfsson. It didnt make the cut but its still a delightfully understated movie. In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes. Swedish efficiency researchers come to norway for a study of norwegian men, to optimize their use of their kitchen. That was a sore subject in both countries in the 1950s, the temporal setting of kitchen stories.
Kitchen stories, 2,107 likes 12 talking about this. Watch kitchen stories english subtitled prime video. Sep 21, 2012 the movie kitchen stories is light on cinemetography and dialogue, but rich in story. Our vision is to shape the digital food space with leading technology and content. It hails from the same country as another buddy comedy, the oscar nominated elling, but feels more akin to denmarks minimalist the man without a past, which did garner a nomination last year. In a small bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt. Kitchen stories 2004 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Kitchen stories is a clever scandinavian film, a unique story about kitchens and research not a likely combination for a film. Mar 10, 2007 classic and rare vines to watch when you lose your will to live duration. Kitchen stories is a recipe site that features stepbystep photo instructions and video tutorials on making dishes of various types. For the film from the same year, see the punisher 2004 film. Director bent hamers comedy drama salmer fra kjokkenet kitchen stories is based on the reallife social experiments conducted in sweden during the 1950s. This film kitchen stories is acted out in both languages, but i suspect.
Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. I know, i know, i still need to get the cast names in there and ill be eternally tweaking it, so if you have any corrections, feel free. Kitchen story is a california cuisine ery in the mish stro. An early pioneering arclinea design was claudia of 1963, the first kitchen with builtin electrical appliances and a stainlesssteel hob. Its full of dry humour, unusual and strangely compelling with a bittersweet twist at. Directed by bent hamer, the film features a cast that includes joachim calmeyer, tomas norstromloberg, reine brynolfsson and sverre anker ousdal. Smart, playful, sometimes cruel, but never for the sake of cruelty itself, and finally kind in a way that only a film which rails against the horror of.
Feb 04, 2014 a scientific observers job of observing an old cantakerous single mans kitchen habits is complicated by his growing friendship with him. But, from the start, kitchen stories captures your attention with its tongue in cheek humor, droll wit and an amazing amount of chemistry between. And theres a subtle portrayal in this film of the most painful divergence of interests in 20th c scandinavian history swedens neutrality in world war ii, while norway was occupied by the nazis. In the early 50s the home research institute in sweden sends 18 observers to the rural district of landstad, norway, with its surplus of bachelors, to study the kitchen routines of single men. Here is a mouthwatering smorgasbord of stories with food in the starring role, by a range of masters of fictionfrom dickens and chekhov to isaac bashevis singer, from shirley jackson to jim crace and amy tan. But those actors are brilliantly convincing in their roles. Kitchen stories script transcript from the screenplay and. This ifc film is a retro gaze into the hearts and minds of both researchers and their. Kitchen stories ist ein skurriler film, ohne wirkliche action, ohne knalleffekte, aber dafur mit allem an menschlichkeit, was ein film bieten kann. The really interesting thing about kitchen stories is that it has two distinctive parts to it, each with its own thematic stylings. Their previous studies were successful in mapping out the best kitchen for women, saving them from walking the equivalent distance from sweden to.
Director bent hamers comedy drama salmer fra kjokkenet kitchen stories is based on the reallife social. The film hits its marks, with the pierces competently telling a story thats been stitched together from predictable reference points to 1970s and. This film kitchen stories is acted out in both languages, but i suspect anglophones will be uncertain who is speaking what and when. Stories from the kitchen is a oneofakind anthology of classic tales showcasing the culinary arts from across the centuries and around the world. The film kitchen stories and the history of qualitative. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing kitchen stories near you. Amusing little film following a swedish man studying the kitchen habits of a norwegian bachelor in the 1940s. Berlin, berlin, germany industries apps, food and beverage, mobile headquarters regions european union eu founded date aug 1, 20 founders mengting gao, verena hubertz operating status active funding. Kitchen stories 2003 stream and watch online moviefone. Joachim calmeyer as isak bjorvik, the man in the kitchen. This led him to make the film kitchen stories with swedish researchers and a norwegian man as the main character.
Zachary george najariannajafis rating of the film kitchen stories zachary george najariannajafi much is often discussed about the bechdel test, and how women in movies never talk about anything other than men, but kitchen stories is the first movie i have seen about male bonding in which the men never talk abut women. In the years following wwii, a research institute sets out to modernize the home kitchen by observing a handful of rural norwegian bachelors. A scientific observers job of observing an old cantakerous single mans kitchen habits is complicated by his growing friendship with him. Kitchen stories is a fun film about a market study conducted in norway in the 40s. Finally, the kitchen stories script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the movie originally titled salmer fra kjokkenet.
This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of kitchen stories. Aug, 2014 kitchen stories is a fun film about a market study conducted in norway in the 40s. Kitchen stories is available on a number of supported platforms. Its a funny piece of staging, though it becomes a little sad, too, seeing a man so removed. Carrotricotta gnocchi with mint pesto and hot honey. But as post positivists understand, it is virtually impossible to.
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