Hamsun

JAN TROELL'S FOUR-TIME GOLDEN BADGE AWARD-WINNING FILM ABOUT NAZI SYMPATHETER KNUT HAMSUN

AWARDED WITH FOUR GOLDEN BALLS, for BEST FILM, SCREENPLAY and MALE & FEMALE LEAD

At the age of 31, Knut Hamsun (1859-1951) was acclaimed for his breakthrough novel Starvation, and at the age of 61, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. With an admirer base consisting of greats such as Einstein and Hemingway, the saga could have ended here and had a happy ending. But during World War II, Hamsun declared his support for the Nazis and went to Germany to shake hands with Adolf Hitler. Norway's national saint suddenly became the country's most hated man, mocked as a traitor, and the punishment would be severe.

With HAMSUN, Jan Troell draws a fascinating portrait of the Nordic region's most notorious author in this lavish blockbuster that penetrates the myth of him. At the 1997 Guldbagge Awards, the film won the four top prizes – best film, screenplay (Per Olov Enquist), male lead (Max von Sydow) and female lead (Ghita Nørby). ”

"A MASTERPIECE. VON SYDOW MAKES ONE OF THE GREATEST ACHIEVEMENTS IN FILM HISTORY " Politiken (Denmark)

**** “ THUNKINGLY STRONG SCENES ” Expressen ”

OUTSTANDING IN EVERY MOMENT ” Variety (USA)

" UNRECEIVED CHARITABLE LAND " DN

" PRISING " Aftonbladet.