Acting

Rut Tellefsen

Born 1930-08-23

Acting credits

The Last Lieutenant poster
7.4

Norwegian war drama. The old sea-captain retires, but the next day German WWII occupation of Norway begins. He then kisses his wife good-bye and is off to Army HQ. There he finds a lack of leadership and morale that offends him. They even laugh at him and his out-dated uniform and officer-rank. Secondloitnanten then finds and leads his private troop of volunteers against the German attack. The movie tells the story of a man that refuses to give up, even when everybody else leaves. He will fight for the country he loves and do his duty.

The Last Lieutenant

1993

Kristin Lavransdatter poster
5.0

The daughter of a prominent medieval Norway landowner, Kristin grows up in total harmony with the ideals of the time: strong family ties, social pride and devout Christianity. As she accepts the fact that she has been arranged to marry the son of another landowner, Kristin's beauty, innocence and purity evokes violent emotions around her: envy, lust, murder, revenge. She seeks refuge in a convent, awaiting marriage. Here, the passion of her life strikes, the knight Erlend Nikulaussonn. However, their love cannot be private, and suddenly Kristin is the centre of a scandal.

Kristin Lavransdatter

1995

Lucie poster
10.0

The late 19th century Christiania (Oslo) could offer a rich variety of entertainment. There were several variety theatres and brothels, and poor women could earn money based on their looks. The beautiful variety actress Lucie has met a lawyer by the name Gerner, a refined gentleman. Flowers and encounters outside the theatre develops into an erotic relationship. Lucie knows how to play on Gerner's jealousy and masculine pride, and finally she reaches her goal: becoming Mrs Gerner. For Lucie this means climbing the social ladder, but she'll soon notice the problems. Living in the upperclass society keeps reminding her of her poor background and her lack of etiquette. All this affects Gerner in a negative way, who is plagued by jealousy regarding people from Lucie's past. The relationship between the married couple keeps getting worse.

Lucie

1979

Hamsun poster
6.8

Knut Hamsun is Norway's most famous and admired author. Ever since he was young he has hated the English for the starvation they caused Norway during WWI. When the Germans occupy Norway 9 April 1940 he welcomes them and the protection they can give from Great Britain. He supports the national socialist ideals, but opposes the way these ideals are turned into action - that Norwegians are jailed and executed. His wife Marie travels in Germany during the war as a sign of support from Knut and herself.

Hamsun

1996

Svein and the Rat and the UFO-Mystery poster
4.3

Svein thinks his grandma's soul is in the process of being swallowed by mysterious aliens, and he mobilizes both his friends and his rat Halvorsen in an attempt to save her.

Svein and the Rat and the UFO-Mystery

2007

Deadline Torp poster
6.0

On September 28th, 1994, two Swedish men robbed a bank in the small Norwegian town of Larvik. Soon, with a massive police hunt underway, the robbers ended up taking two civilians and two police officers hostage. Next morning the drama would come to a deadly halt at nearby Torp Airport, where for the first time in history, a Norwegian police chief was forced to give the order to shoot to kill.

Deadline Torp

2005

No artwork available
7.0

Norwegian Drama based on a play by Johan Falkberget

Den Fjerde Nattevakt

1960

Children of the Sun poster
7.0

Careless youth flirt and court in the sun at the beach.

Children of the Sun

1955

Aud go'hjerta poster
NR

Friends and colleagues remember Norwegian actress Aud Schønemann in a documentary celebrating her life. The documentary was broadcast on Norwegian public broadcasting network (NRK) less than three months after Schønemann's death.

Aud go'hjerta

2006

No artwork available
8.0

A classic television drama production of Henrik Ibsen's play about the master builder, his public success and personal demons.

Byggmester Solness

1981

Marerittet poster
NR

A married couple arrives in a fishing community in Northern Norway on a trip that hasn't been a success. They've been quarreling. But the trip is getting all worse when they decide on going down to the village.

Marerittet

1989

Klimaks poster
10.0

Tensions arise between a son and his father when the father's mistress moves in with them.

Klimaks

1965

Hjem går vi ikke poster
7.0

A six year old boy runs away from home with the family's big dog, a St. Berhard, who the grown ups wants to put down.

Hjem går vi ikke

1955

No artwork available
9.0

Based on a play by Tom Eyen.

22 november - den store leiegården

1969