

My Grandmother Ironed the King's Shirts
A personal interpretation of Norwegian history - starring a grandmother who during the Second World War loses her job ironing the King's shirts. Instead she gains access to the enemy's uniforms, and inspires her own brand of resistance fighters, the "Shirt Guerillas".
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- English
- norway
- king
- woman director
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CanadaCA
- Premiere14ASource: MUBI (Montreal)27 Aug 1999
CzechiaCZ
- PremiereZlín Film Festival30 May 2001
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My Grandmother Ironed the King's Shirts was released on 27 August 1999.
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CinemaSerf
4/1/2024
The granddaughter/narrator regales us with a story that begins in 1905 when her grandmother lived in the newly independent Norway. If you know your history, then you'll know it was a joint monarchy with Sweden until a Danish prince was chosen as King Haakon VII and his British wife Maud his consort. The snag? Well it turns out that neither knew how to iron a shirt. That didn't go down well with the cheering crowds so…
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