Kitchen Stories

Kitchen Stories

95 mins | Drama, Comedy | Jan. 1, 2003

Swedish efficiency researchers come to Norway for a study of Norwegian men, to optimize their use of their kitchen. Folke Nilsson (Tomas Norström) is assigned to study the habits of Isak Bjørvik (Joachim Calmeyer). By the rules of the research institute, Folke has to sit on an umpire's chair in Isak's kitchen and observe him from there, but never talk to him. Isak stops using his kitchen and observes Folke through a hole in the ceiling instead. However, the two lonely men slowly overcome the initial post-war Norwegian-Swede distrust and become friends.

Kitchen Stories

95 mins | Drama, Comedy | Jan. 1, 2003

Kitchen Stories
Swedish efficiency researchers come to Norway for a study of Norwegian men, to optimize their use of their kitchen. Folke Nilsson (Tomas Norström) is assigned to study the habits of Isak Bjørvik (Joachim Calmeyer). By the rules of the research institute, Folke has to sit on an umpire's chair in Isak's kitchen and observe him from there, but never talk to him. Isak stops using his kitchen and observes Folke through a hole in the ceiling instead. However, the two lonely men slowly overcome the initial post-war Norwegian-Swede distrust and become friends.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers Svenska Filminstitutet, BOB Film Sweden, Bulbul Films
Original title Salmer fra kjøkkenet
Directors Bent Hamer
Writers Jörgen Bergmark, Bent Hamer

Cast

Joachim Calmeyer

as Isak Bjørvik

Tomas Norström

as Folke Nilsson

Bjørn Floberg

as Grant

Reine Brynolfsson

as Malmberg

Sverre Anker Ousdal

as Dr. Jack Zac. Benjaminsen

Jan Gunnar Røise

as Vaktmesterassistent

Leif Andrée

as Dr. Ljungberg

Lennart Jähkel

as Green