

Elling (2001) (Norway)

Director: Petter Nss
Cast: Per Christian Ellefsen, Sven Nordin

The film made it to 1 of the 5 nominees in Best Foreign Film category in Oscar 2002.


My thoughts ...
-- What really makes the show is the chemistry between the two male leads ... wow ...
-- The comical scenes are funny without being slapstick (with some lines being rather interesting/thought provoking/occasionally dark), and the touching scenes are not too melodrama ...
-- All in all, it has some nice theme(s) 
... about humanity,
... about friendship, 
... about overcoming fears, 
... about "politics/welfare systems", 
... about "contemporary arts/poetry", etc ...

-- At another level, I also wonder how much "eccentricity" is there in what we believe is "normality" ... hmmm ... food fo thought ...

Conclusion:
Recommended ...