Petter Vennerød

Directing

Petter Vennerød

Born — Died

1948-09-25 — 2021-09-19

Place of birth

Oslo, Norway

Known for

Directing

Credits

39 titles

Known for

Lakki... The Boy Who Could Fly poster
5.5

Surreal tale of a 14 year-old boy who dreams of escaping the loneliness from an unhappy home & sexual abuse (from his mother's boyfriend who is also his school swimming coach). One day his back mysteriously sprouts feathers and he can metaphorically fly away from it all.

Lakki... The Boy Who Could Fly

1992

Hotel St. Pauli poster
3.1

Jor and Gerda is a loving couple that lives together in Copenhagen. Jor is trying to make a breakthrough as a writer, without any luck so far. His struggles have caused Gerda to provide for them by selling sexual favors on the street.

Hotel St. Pauli

1988

Open Future poster
5.7

A 16-year-old boy grows up in the '60s, experimenting with life, sex, drugs and alcohol.

Open Future

1983

Sebastian poster
4.2

In this thoughtful Scandinavian drama, a teenage boy wrestles with his sexuality and learns that most of his deepest fears were unfounded. Sebastian is almost 17 when he figures out that he is a homosexual. Though he lives with wonderful, stable parents and has a good-hearted sister, he finds himself wracked with turmoil and suddenly withdraws from them all. The more they try to understand why, the more distant Sebastian becomes. Things get worse when he falls in love with the handsome Ulf, who comes from an unstable, tempestuous home. Sebastian realizes he is lucky, but still can't help but become irritated when he brings Ulf home for dinner. His parents are too nice and this quietly infuriates their son. Eventually they leave the two boys alone in the house. Sebastian have great fun doing teenage guy stuff, but then they take a bath together and it is then that Sebastian tries to kiss Ulf.

Sebastian

1995

No artwork available
NR

Gitte and Martin are going to take revenge on Lars. They abduct him in their Ford Mustang and carry out an extremely violent interrogation.

351 Cleveland

1997

Blackmail for Beginners poster
5.5

In desperate need of $150,000 for his father's heart transplant, Simen tries to blackmail a dysfunctional robber.

Blackmail for Beginners

2011

Film credits

1980s · 4 titles

Behind the camera

Lakki... The Boy Who Could Fly poster
5.5

Surreal tale of a 14 year-old boy who dreams of escaping the loneliness from an unhappy home & sexual abuse (from his mother's boyfriend who is also his school swimming coach). One day his back mysteriously sprouts feathers and he can metaphorically fly away from it all.

Lakki... The Boy Who Could Fly

1992

Hotel St. Pauli poster
3.1

Jor and Gerda is a loving couple that lives together in Copenhagen. Jor is trying to make a breakthrough as a writer, without any luck so far. His struggles have caused Gerda to provide for them by selling sexual favors on the street.

Hotel St. Pauli

1988

Hotel St. Pauli poster
3.1

Jor and Gerda is a loving couple that lives together in Copenhagen. Jor is trying to make a breakthrough as a writer, without any luck so far. His struggles have caused Gerda to provide for them by selling sexual favors on the street.

Hotel St. Pauli

1988

Open Future poster
5.7

A 16-year-old boy grows up in the '60s, experimenting with life, sex, drugs and alcohol.

Open Future

1983

Open Future poster
5.7

A 16-year-old boy grows up in the '60s, experimenting with life, sex, drugs and alcohol.

Open Future

1983

Sebastian poster
4.2

In this thoughtful Scandinavian drama, a teenage boy wrestles with his sexuality and learns that most of his deepest fears were unfounded. Sebastian is almost 17 when he figures out that he is a homosexual. Though he lives with wonderful, stable parents and has a good-hearted sister, he finds himself wracked with turmoil and suddenly withdraws from them all. The more they try to understand why, the more distant Sebastian becomes. Things get worse when he falls in love with the handsome Ulf, who comes from an unstable, tempestuous home. Sebastian realizes he is lucky, but still can't help but become irritated when he brings Ulf home for dinner. His parents are too nice and this quietly infuriates their son. Eventually they leave the two boys alone in the house. Sebastian have great fun doing teenage guy stuff, but then they take a bath together and it is then that Sebastian tries to kiss Ulf.

Sebastian

1995

Sebastian poster
4.2

In this thoughtful Scandinavian drama, a teenage boy wrestles with his sexuality and learns that most of his deepest fears were unfounded. Sebastian is almost 17 when he figures out that he is a homosexual. Though he lives with wonderful, stable parents and has a good-hearted sister, he finds himself wracked with turmoil and suddenly withdraws from them all. The more they try to understand why, the more distant Sebastian becomes. Things get worse when he falls in love with the handsome Ulf, who comes from an unstable, tempestuous home. Sebastian realizes he is lucky, but still can't help but become irritated when he brings Ulf home for dinner. His parents are too nice and this quietly infuriates their son. Eventually they leave the two boys alone in the house. Sebastian have great fun doing teenage guy stuff, but then they take a bath together and it is then that Sebastian tries to kiss Ulf.

Sebastian

1995

No artwork available
NR

Gitte and Martin are going to take revenge on Lars. They abduct him in their Ford Mustang and carry out an extremely violent interrogation.

351 Cleveland

1997

No artwork available
NR

Gitte and Martin are going to take revenge on Lars. They abduct him in their Ford Mustang and carry out an extremely violent interrogation.

351 Cleveland

1997

Blackmail for Beginners poster
5.5

In desperate need of $150,000 for his father's heart transplant, Simen tries to blackmail a dysfunctional robber.

Blackmail for Beginners

2011

Hunting Down Memory poster
6.5

The true story of Øyvind Aamot, who suddenly lost 27 years of his memory.

Hunting Down Memory

2009

The Silent Majority poster
5.5

"The Silent Majority" - Young Øystein lives in a small apartment outside Oslo, where every day is filled with everyday habits, and he is constantly looking for someone to marry. Then he meets Britt, which hates conformity and traditional values.

The Silent Majority

1977

Julia Julia poster
5.2

Julia washes train coupes for a living. When she meets the married Karl-Henrik, the secretary of the Minister of Justice, she falls in love and gets him involved in criminal activities

Julia Julia

1981

Julia Julia poster
5.2

Julia washes train coupes for a living. When she meets the married Karl-Henrik, the secretary of the Minister of Justice, she falls in love and gets him involved in criminal activities

Julia Julia

1981

Julia Julia poster
5.2

Julia washes train coupes for a living. When she meets the married Karl-Henrik, the secretary of the Minister of Justice, she falls in love and gets him involved in criminal activities

Julia Julia

1981

Farewell Illusions poster
4.3

A harrowing and ironic story about the first big and well educated generation born after WW2, living without any major concerns between 1965 and 1975.

Farewell Illusions

1985

Farewell Illusions poster
4.3

A harrowing and ironic story about the first big and well educated generation born after WW2, living without any major concerns between 1965 and 1975.

Farewell Illusions

1985

Farewell Illusions poster
4.3

A harrowing and ironic story about the first big and well educated generation born after WW2, living without any major concerns between 1965 and 1975.

Farewell Illusions

1985

Darker Than Night poster
3.8

Ellen and Rolf met 17 years ago, and since then has spent every day and night together. Still together, life shifts between quarrels and passionate love.

Darker Than Night

1979

Victoria L. poster
6.0

The middle aged widowed Victoria has had to quit job due to work injuries. Helping people is her new goal in life. One days she meets young Carl, suffering from a difficult past, giving her an unforgettable experience.

Victoria L.

1982

Victoria L. poster
6.0

The middle aged widowed Victoria has had to quit job due to work injuries. Helping people is her new goal in life. One days she meets young Carl, suffering from a difficult past, giving her an unforgettable experience.

Victoria L.

1982

The Wedding Party poster
6.9

A great crazy-comedy from Wam & Vennerød. Bryllupsfesten (English: The wedding party) is a 1989 Norwegian comedy film written by Petter Vennerød, and directed by Vennerød and Svend Wam, starring Knut Husebø and Eli Anne Linnestad. Businessman Carl Otto "Totto" Holm (Husebø) is on the verge of bankruptcy, and plans a staged robbery of the family's Munch engraving.

The Wedding Party

1989

The Wedding Party poster
6.9

A great crazy-comedy from Wam & Vennerød. Bryllupsfesten (English: The wedding party) is a 1989 Norwegian comedy film written by Petter Vennerød, and directed by Vennerød and Svend Wam, starring Knut Husebø and Eli Anne Linnestad. Businessman Carl Otto "Totto" Holm (Husebø) is on the verge of bankruptcy, and plans a staged robbery of the family's Munch engraving.

The Wedding Party

1989

Life and Death poster
4.1

When a married doctor brings home a gay medical student that he's smitten with, his wife goes along and the three try to build a non-traditional relationship. Then society's homophobia intervenes.

Life and Death

1980

Life and Death poster
4.1

When a married doctor brings home a gay medical student that he's smitten with, his wife goes along and the three try to build a non-traditional relationship. Then society's homophobia intervenes.

Life and Death

1980

The Dream Castle poster
5.2

The families are talking about moving together in a house, and finally does it. After a year renovating, they are to celebrate their new collective. But the year living together has taken it's toll on their relations.

The Dream Castle

1986

The Dream Castle poster
5.2

The families are talking about moving together in a house, and finally does it. After a year renovating, they are to celebrate their new collective. But the year living together has taken it's toll on their relations.

The Dream Castle

1986

The Dream Castle poster
5.2

The families are talking about moving together in a house, and finally does it. After a year renovating, they are to celebrate their new collective. But the year living together has taken it's toll on their relations.

The Dream Castle

1986

Says Who..!? poster
5.0

The anarchist Ottar is being locked up in a mental institution after a serious of tantrums that involves rage against the machine.

Says Who..!?

1978

Says Who..!? poster
5.0

The anarchist Ottar is being locked up in a mental institution after a serious of tantrums that involves rage against the machine.

Says Who..!?

1978