Svend Wam

Directing

Svend Wam

Born May 5, 1946 · Son, Norway

Died May 7, 2017 · aged 71

Svend Olaf Wamnes Akstuft, known as Svend Wam (born 5 May 1946 in Son) was s a Norwegian film director. He is known for his cooperation with Petter Vennerød, creating fourteen films under the moniker Wam og Vennerød. Description above from the Wikipedia article Svend Wam, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Open FutureOpen Future · 1983
Open Future
5.71983
MovieDrama
A 16-year-old boy grows up in the '60s, experimenting with life, sex, drugs and alcohol.
Hotel St. PauliHotel St. Pauli · 1988
Hotel St. Pauli
3.11988
MovieDrama
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.
Lakki... The Boy Who Could FlyLakki... The Boy Who Could Fly · 1992
Lakki... The Boy Who Could Fly
5.51992
MovieDrama
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.
Desperate AcquaintancesDesperate Acquaintances · 1998
Desperate Acquaintances
3.01998
MovieDrama
Three twenty-something male friends in a non-descript Norwegian city seeking happiness. In the crazy 90s with the sexual confusion, substance abuse, and welfare-abuse prevalent, the quest often involves desperate acquaintances (prostitutes, crazy, wrong choices), but most often through a very personal bond of their own. The three are different: One is gay just coming out, another is a "liberated heterosexual" looking for love (in all the wrong places), and the third a manic depressive who alternates between mental wards and a yuppy existence.
Five Days in AugustFive Days in August · 1973
Five Days in August
3.01973
MovieDramaRomance
Viveca is 31, divorced, and has a son of 6 years. She and her friend Aud have left the hectic everyday life and moved in with bohemians and artists. We follow these two women for five days, as they come in contact with many different people.
ExitExit · 1970
Exit
4.51970
MovieDramaCrime
Young Maria lives her upper class life in the shadow of her husband Carl, and gets pregnant. She doubts her value as a wife, and is drawn to a couple of other less respectable men., which leads to a crisis.
Darker Than NightDarker Than Night · 1979
Darker Than Night
3.81979
MovieDrama
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.
LekLek · 1968
Lek
9.01968
MovieDrama
The film is composed of a series of episodes about how a twenty-year-old needs to let go.

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SebastianSebastian · 1995
Sebastian
4.21995
MovieDrama
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.

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