Writing

Lars Saabye Christensen

Known for

Writing

Credits

13 titles

Lars Saabye Christensen is a Norwegian author and screenwriter. He is a very productive and versatile writer who has tried his hand in most genres.

Known for

Film credits

Behind the camera

Burning Flowers poster
5.8

Herman works as a delivery boy for a flower shop after school. One day delivers a bouquet to Rosa Stern, a woman in her early 40s who lives behind heavy curtains in an apartment filled with a mysterious atmosphere. In the coming weeks, Herman will receive more bouquets to be delivered to Rosa. Rosa's visits are becoming increasingly important to him.

Burning Flowers

1985

Cross My Heart and Hope to Die poster
5.5

A story about a young boy, Otto, whose childhood is brought to an abrupt end when Frank, an older boy, suddenly enters his life.

Cross My Heart and Hope to Die

1994

The Pig poster
6.3

In this live-action, Oscar-nominated short from Denmark, Asbjorn is a patient admitted to a Danish hospital, who quickly warms to a painting of a whimsical pig hung on the walls. It becomes a source of comfort and solace for him - until another patient has it removed by request (Written by Nathan Southern, Rovi)

The Pig

2008

No artwork available
NR

A poem by Lars Saabye Christensen, filmed by Gustavson.

Soirée

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The Telegraphist poster
5.0

Set against the beautiful backdrop of northern Norway, this film tells the story of a telegraphist in a very small community at the turn of the century.

The Telegraphist

1993

My Jealous Barber poster
6.0

Bent, Frank and Susie live in the same street, and when they finally meet they have to face new problems. Unknown problems concerning themselves. The question is: Do they manage to solve them?

My Jealous Barber

2004

Pax poster
4.2

PAX is a grand-scale drama. An intimate and powerful romantic film about seven people's encounter with themselves as life forces them into the raging storm. They all have someone waiting. PAX, the Latin word for peace, is also flight terminology for flight passengers. When flying in an airplane we are all "pax".

Pax

2010

Shameless poster
4.9

It's the summer of 1951 in Oslo. Lillian and Amund Wang are blessed with their first and only child. Adrian Wang - a boy or a girl?

Shameless

2010

Shut Up and Listen! poster
4.0

A stand-up comedian who loses his train of thought and his wife takes over the show with resounding success.

Shut Up and Listen!

1995

Herman poster
6.0

"Herman", based on Lars Saabye Christensen's novel of the same name, tells the story of the young boy Herman who suddenly loses his hair and becomes bald at the age of eleven. It follows him through what is a very difficult period in his life, through big mood swings and irrational behaviour until he finally learns to accept himself for who he is.

Herman

1990

The Wanderers poster
5.0

The story concerns Edevart (Trond Peter Stamso Munch), a young man who is learning about life an his place in it. In the story, he at first takes up with August (Helge Jordal), a charming trader who is at least half con-man. After trailing along with him for a while, he decides that August is not a man he wants to model his life after. He becomes acquainted with and falls in love with Lovise Margrete (Marika Lagercrantz) a woman living alone on a sheep farm. She has feelings for him also, but she remains true to her missing husband and their acquaintance does not progress to being a full-fledged romance. It is not until her husband returns to her life that any resolution to Edevart's frustration (which lasts for years) can be achieved.

The Wanderers

1989

No artwork available
9.0

A modern fable about a king who disappears from his castle.

The King Who Wanted More Than a Crown

1999