The sly deadpan humor that audiences have come to expect from Bent Hamer, most recently on display in his 2010 comedy, “Home for Christmas,” is comparatively absent from “1001 Grams,” a gentle and ...

Lots of different things. It all began with a radio documentary about the weight of a kilogram. It got me thinking about possible stories — it’s like when you look at a painting or an installment, you ...

Bent Hamer is easily Norway’s Wes Anderson. Like Anderson, the Norwegian director’s immaculate frames, with highly coordinated color palettes and obsessive symmetry, tell stories of off-beat ...

<!–[CDATA[Bent Hamer's "1001 Grams" is set to represent Norway in the foreign)language Academy Awards' race. Pic will play in the Masters sidebar at the Toronto film fest. "1001 Grams stands out with ...

Kino Lorber has acquired all North American rights to Norway’s official Oscar entrant "1001 Grams," set for an early 2015 release. Trailer below. The film is written, produced and directed by Bent ...

The Norwegian filmmaker Bent Hamer (“Factotum,” “Kitchen Stories”) is notable for his deadpan visual wit and his interest in odd jobs. In “1001 Grams,” Marie Ernst (Ane Dahl Torp) follows in the ...

Master of the humanist comedy Bent Hamer ponders the weight of the human soul in Norway's Oscar hopeful By THR Staff No, it’s not about drugs; 1001 Grams refers to the weight of a kilogram plus a ...

Norwegian filmmaker Bent Hamer mostly has made films centering on leading men over the course of his celebrated career, but his country’s Oscar hopeful “1001 Grams” is one of the few to focus on a ...

TOKYO — The Tokyo International Film Festival unveiled a 15-film competition section with five world premieres and a strong contingent of films from other autumn festivals. Pick-ups from Toronto ...