Directing

Edith Carlmar

Born — Died

1911-11-15 — 2003-05-17

Place of birth

Oslo, Norway

Known for

Directing

Credits

30 titles

Edith Carlmar (Edith Mary Johanne Mathiesen) was an Norwegian actress and Norway's first female film director. She grew up in the eastern part of Oslo, in poor conditions, alone with her mother. However, her mother was a culturally oriented woman, so Edith was introduced to music, dance, and the theatre at an early age. At 19, she married Otto Carlmar, whom she met through her mother. In her early twenties, she made her debut as an actress at Det Nye Teater in Oslo. There she came into contact with Tancred Ibsen, and her interest in film began to take shape when he offered her a position in film production. During the war, she worked as a production manager on several films, and in 1946 sh…

Known for

Elskede Poona poster
6.0

Gunder Jomann lives in the small place of Elvestad. He prepares to receive his wife, Poona Bai, who he met and married in India. Gunder gets delayed when his sister is injured in a car accident and he sends the local taxidriver to transport her to him at the hospital but the chauffeur do not find her. The following day the body of a foreign woman is found on a meadow, few meters from Gunders house. Inspector Konrad Sejer tries to unravel the mystery and discoveres soon that the dead person is Gunder's wife, Poona. Who killed her, and why?

Elskede Poona

2003

Death Is a Caress poster
6.0

An engaged mechanic begins a tempestuous affair with a rich married woman.

Death Is a Caress

1949

Maimed poster
5.8

In "Skadeskutt" we follow the couple Einar and Else Wang in a painful drama about love, happiness, sorrow and eternal damnation. About a couple's struggle trying to get pregnant and the despair of not succeeding. About psychological disorders and the society's insane judging of people with such problems. A nationwide press was impressed with "Skadeskutt". The director Edith Carlmar, one of the first female directors in Norway, was compared with Hitchcock for her work. For actor Carsten Winger, his portrayal of the character in the movie was considered a victory and a big achievement. "A sure success", "Impressive" and "A victory for Norwegian Films" are some lines from the critics. "Skadeskutt" is one of the breakthroughs within Norwegian film making.

Maimed

1951

The Wayward Girl poster
6.3

Gerd, considered a woman of dubious morals, falls in love with a boy whose family does not accept their relationship, so both run away and settle in a cabin in the woods where they meet a sullen man who tests their love.

The Wayward Girl

1959

Gåten Knut Hamsun poster
NR

Knut Hamsun through his years as a wandering peddler and starving poet, and are with him in his life's highs and lows.

Gåten Knut Hamsun

1997

The Disappearance of a Young Wife poster
6.5

The young wife of an upper-class academic disappears while her husband is on holiday. In his search for her, the husband learns that there was much he did not know both about her past and about their relationship.

The Disappearance of a Young Wife

1953

Film credits

1990s · 5 titles

1950s · 4 titles

Maimed poster
5.8

In "Skadeskutt" we follow the couple Einar and Else Wang in a painful drama about love, happiness, sorrow and eternal damnation. About a couple's struggle trying to get pregnant and the despair of not succeeding. About psychological disorders and the society's insane judging of people with such problems. A nationwide press was impressed with "Skadeskutt". The director Edith Carlmar, one of the first female directors in Norway, was compared with Hitchcock for her work. For actor Carsten Winger, his portrayal of the character in the movie was considered a victory and a big achievement. "A sure success", "Impressive" and "A victory for Norwegian Films" are some lines from the critics. "Skadeskutt" is one of the breakthroughs within Norwegian film making.

Maimed

1951

The Disappearance of a Young Wife poster
6.5

The young wife of an upper-class academic disappears while her husband is on holiday. In his search for her, the husband learns that there was much he did not know both about her past and about their relationship.

The Disappearance of a Young Wife

1953

Fools in the Mountains poster
6.5

At a high mountain hotel in Norway, porter Poppe tries to do the best he can for the guests with an often unhelpful piccolo Rudolf. This, however, leads to a lot of problems, and Poppe thinks some of the guests behave inappropriate.

Fools in the Mountains

1957

The Dangers in a Fisherman's Life poster
NR

Reconstruction of the first Norwegian film from 1908 which is lost. The film is made as a part of the Oslofilm series. ***** Oslofilm was a series of public information films about life in and around Oslo, produced between 1940 and 1980. Funded by the state, the films offer valuable insight into postwar Norwegian society. A wide range of Norwegian filmmakers contributed to the productions, resulting in a rich variety of styles and expressions. Several of the films also possess notable cinematic qualities, standing out as more than just informational material. The Oslofilms represent a unique and important chapter in Norwegian film history.

The Dangers in a Fisherman's Life

1954

Series credits

Behind the camera

Death Is a Caress poster
6.0

An engaged mechanic begins a tempestuous affair with a rich married woman.

Death Is a Caress

1949

Maimed poster
5.8

In "Skadeskutt" we follow the couple Einar and Else Wang in a painful drama about love, happiness, sorrow and eternal damnation. About a couple's struggle trying to get pregnant and the despair of not succeeding. About psychological disorders and the society's insane judging of people with such problems. A nationwide press was impressed with "Skadeskutt". The director Edith Carlmar, one of the first female directors in Norway, was compared with Hitchcock for her work. For actor Carsten Winger, his portrayal of the character in the movie was considered a victory and a big achievement. "A sure success", "Impressive" and "A victory for Norwegian Films" are some lines from the critics. "Skadeskutt" is one of the breakthroughs within Norwegian film making.

Maimed

1951

The Wayward Girl poster
6.3

Gerd, considered a woman of dubious morals, falls in love with a boy whose family does not accept their relationship, so both run away and settle in a cabin in the woods where they meet a sullen man who tests their love.

The Wayward Girl

1959

The Disappearance of a Young Wife poster
6.5

The young wife of an upper-class academic disappears while her husband is on holiday. In his search for her, the husband learns that there was much he did not know both about her past and about their relationship.

The Disappearance of a Young Wife

1953

Lend Me Your Wife poster
6.3

This is a light comedy from Edith Carlmar, Norways first woman director. It takes place in a company that sells baby toys. It is time to fill a leading position, and it is known the owner of the company only places married men on leading positions. This leads a young bachelor to "borrow" his best friends wife to have a chance at the position. This leads to a lot of comic misunderstandings, not the least because the owner of the company himself falls for the new young wife.

Lend Me Your Wife

1958

Oslofilm: Bak kulissene poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Oslofilm: Bak kulissene

1964

Fools in the Mountains poster
6.5

At a high mountain hotel in Norway, porter Poppe tries to do the best he can for the guests with an often unhelpful piccolo Rudolf. This, however, leads to a lot of problems, and Poppe thinks some of the guests behave inappropriate.

Fools in the Mountains

1957

Nothing but Troubles poster
6.0

The working-class family Bråten is living in a top floor of a tenement house on the outskirts of Oslo. The family includes three sons and two daughters, mother and father in one room and kitchen. Mother Hulda is the family hub while Mr.Bråten itself is a silent and withdrawn worker. Children contribute in their own way to the neighbors are right when they exclaim: Never anything but trouble! There are problems for all when the police come into the picture after the one his son is participating in a car theft. Middle of all this chaos, 16-year-old Maiken (Vigdis Røising) moves out and seek questionable friends, which brings her into conflict with his father. A tragedy brings the family together again.

Nothing but Troubles

1954

Nothing but Troubles poster
6.0

The working-class family Bråten is living in a top floor of a tenement house on the outskirts of Oslo. The family includes three sons and two daughters, mother and father in one room and kitchen. Mother Hulda is the family hub while Mr.Bråten itself is a silent and withdrawn worker. Children contribute in their own way to the neighbors are right when they exclaim: Never anything but trouble! There are problems for all when the police come into the picture after the one his son is participating in a car theft. Middle of all this chaos, 16-year-old Maiken (Vigdis Røising) moves out and seek questionable friends, which brings her into conflict with his father. A tragedy brings the family together again.

Nothing but Troubles

1954

Oslofilm: Langåra - et sommerparadis poster
NR

From the time the island of Langåra was a summer home for Oslo's population. ***** Oslofilm was a series of public information films about life in and around Oslo, produced between 1940 and 1980. Funded by the state, the films offer valuable insight into postwar Norwegian society. A wide range of Norwegian filmmakers contributed to the productions, resulting in a rich variety of styles and expressions. Several of the films also possess notable cinematic qualities, standing out as more than just informational material. The Oslofilms represent a unique and important chapter in Norwegian film history.

Oslofilm: Langåra - et sommerparadis

1953

Better Than Their Reputation poster
6.7

A man falls in love with his young French language teacher. It becomes a complicated love story when his class mate Karin also begins to fancy her.

Better Than Their Reputation

1955

Oslofilm: Oslo Bymuseum poster
NR

Oslo City Museum celebrated its 50th anniversary in 1955. This film, made a year prior to the anniversary, shows us 900 years of Oslo's history using models, paintings and old footage. ***** Oslofilm was a series of public information films about life in and around Oslo, produced between 1940 and 1980. Funded by the state, the films offer valuable insight into postwar Norwegian society. A wide range of Norwegian filmmakers contributed to the productions, resulting in a rich variety of styles and expressions. Several of the films also possess notable cinematic qualities, standing out as more than just informational material. The Oslofilms represent a unique and important chapter in Norwegian film history.

Oslofilm: Oslo Bymuseum

1954

Oslofilm: Vann og kloakk poster
NR

The film explores the importance of water for Oslo, both for industry and for private citizens. It shows where the water comes from and what happens to it, and presents both the city’s water supply and sewerage systems. ***** Oslofilm was a series of public information films about life in and around Oslo, produced between 1940 and 1980. Funded by the state, the films offer valuable insight into postwar Norwegian society. A wide range of Norwegian filmmakers contributed to the productions, resulting in a rich variety of styles and expressions. Several of the films also possess notable cinematic qualities, standing out as more than just informational material. The Oslofilms represent a unique and important chapter in Norwegian film history.

Oslofilm: Vann og kloakk

1953

On the Sunny Side poster
6.0

Main character Esther feels like she doesn't fit into the 'elite' and takes the big showdown with those who always have.

On the Sunny Side

1956

Slalåm under himmelen poster
9.0

Three young freshly educated pilots are about to start their career.

Slalåm under himmelen

1957

Oslofilm: Kirker i Oslo poster
5.0

Short documentary about the churches of Oslo, Norway. Directed by the first norwegian female director, Edith Carlmar. **** Oslofilm was a series of public information films about life in and around Oslo, produced between 1940 and 1980. Funded by the state, the films offer valuable insight into postwar Norwegian society. A wide range of Norwegian filmmakers contributed to the productions, resulting in a rich variety of styles and expressions. Several of the films also possess notable cinematic qualities, standing out as more than just informational material. The Oslofilms represent a unique and important chapter in Norwegian film history.

Oslofilm: Kirker i Oslo

1954