Petter Næss

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Petter Næss

Born March 14, 1960 · Bærum, Norway (age 66)

Petter Næss is the director of Elling which was Oscar nominated in 2000. Otherwise he has primarily busied himself in the world of plays and revues, both as scriptwriter, director and actor. Since 1997 he has been employed as a director at Oslo New Theatre, and was, among other plays, responsible for the critically-acclaimed stage version of Elling and Kjell Bjarne.

Known For

Absolute HangoverAbsolute Hangover · 1999
Absolute Hangover
4.41999
MovieComedy
John and Siri Lill are a couple who have been together for most of their forty something years, but are yet to be married. He works for a newspaper, and is a heavy drinker. She is a respected hairdresser, working for Birger, a commom friend. John, usually, bottle-in-hand is an ace at being at the wrong place at the wrong time. Tired of John's drinking, Siri decides to leave him and move to her parents' house. John's drinking then worsens, and their apartment becomes a mess. Siri decides to return to her and John's place, and that's when the Absolute Hangover really begins with a vengeance.
Max Manus: Man of WarMax Manus: Man of War · 2008
Max Manus: Man of War
7.12008
MovieHistoryWar
Max Manus is a Norwegian 2008 biographic war film based on the real events of the life of resistance fighter Max Manus (1914–96), after his contribution in the Winter War against the Soviet Union. The story follows Manus through the outbreak of World War II in Norway until peacetime in 1945.
Into the WhiteInto the White · 2012
Into the White
6.92012
MovieWarDrama
During World War II, enemy fighter pilots find themselves face to face after shooting down one another's planes over a desolate landscape. In order to survive, they must set aside the rules of war.
Mozart and the WhaleMozart and the Whale · 2005
Mozart and the Whale
6.22005
MovieDramaComedy
A love story between two savants with Asperger's syndrome, a kind of autism, whose conditions sabotage their budding relationship.
EllingElling · 2001
Elling
7.12001
MovieComedyDrama
40-year-old Elling, sensitive, would-be poet, is sent to live in a state institution when his mother, who has sheltered him his entire life, dies. There he meets Kjell Bjarne, a gentle giant and female-obsessed virgin, also in his 40s.
Gone with the WomanGone with the Woman · 2007
Gone with the Woman
6.32007
MovieComedyDrama
A woman moves into a young man's home and starts to run his life -- a process that makes him fall hopelessly in love with her.
Nothing to Laugh AboutNothing to Laugh About · 2021
Nothing to Laugh About
6.92021
MovieComedyDrama
Kasper Berntsen is a successful stand-up comedian, who has everything he could wish for. One day everything changes. He learns that he has a serious illness, and his girlfriend puts an end to it.
Death at Oslo CentralDeath at Oslo Central · 1990
Death at Oslo Central
5.91990
MovieDramaCrime
A young boy named Pelle falls in love with the drug addict Lena. Then he and his friend Proffen try to save her from drugs.

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Love Me TomorrowLove Me Tomorrow · 2005
Love Me Tomorrow
6.72005
MovieComedyDrama
Three years have passed since Elling moved to town together with Kjell Bjarne, his roommate from the institution at Brøynes. Elling now lives on his own in the apartment. Kjell Bjarne has moved up one floor, to Reidun and her little daughter Mojo. Elling feels like an outsider, and he isolates himself more and more. He observes humankind with astonishment, and wonders at how everyone else seems to be adjusting so well. Finally, Kjell Bjarne takes care of the situation. Elling protests, but he is still pretty happy as he is transformed into a new man, clean, fully rested and well dressed. Deep inside, he also knows what's lacking, and one evening he finally finds the woman he knows is able to fill the void in his life. He's willing to do anything to win her trust and conquer her love. But when he is invited home to his new girlfriend for dinner, a few objections appear to Elling, and the story doesn't end quite the way he had thought it would.

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