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| birth_place = [[Oslo]], Norway |
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'''Anja Breien''' (born 12 July 1940)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/82911/Anja-Breien/biography|title=Anja Breien - Biography - Movies & TV - NYTimes |
'''Anja Breien''' (born 12 July 1940)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/82911/Anja-Breien/biography|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=[[The New York Times]]|publisher=[[Baseline (database)|Baseline]] & [[All Movie Guide]]|title=Anja Breien - Biography - Movies & TV - NYTimes.com|access-date=9 March 2016}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> is a Norwegian [[film director]] and [[screenwriter]]. One of the leading figures of the Norwegian film industry,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.nfi.no/english/norwegianfilms/search/Person?key=30191|title=Anja Breien - English|website=www.nfi.no|access-date=9 March 2016}}</ref> and one of the first women to rise to prominence as a writer-director in Norway,<ref name=":2">{{Cite book|title=Women Screenwriters: An International Guide|last=Kristjansson-Nelson|first=Kyja|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan|year=2015|editor-last=Nelmes and Selbo|location=Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, New York|pages=518|chapter=Norway}}</ref> Breien's body of work in fiction and documentary explores social and political issues, notably women's rights within the context of Norwegian society.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.movingimage.us/programs/2013/11/01/detail/anja-breien-games-of-love-and-loneliness/|title=Museum of the Moving Image - Programs - Anja Breien: Games of Love and Loneliness|website=www.movingimage.us|access-date=9 March 2016|archive-date=29 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629172308/http://www.movingimage.us/programs/2013/11/01/detail/anja-breien-games-of-love-and-loneliness/|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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== Career == |
== Career == |
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After completing her studies in French at the [[University of Oslo]], Breien went on to graduate from the French film school [[Institut des hautes études cinématographiques|L'Institut des hautes études cinématographiques (IDHEC)]] in 1964.<ref name=":0" /> She began working in film as a script supervisor on the [[Nils R. Müller]] film ''[[Det store varpet|Det Store Varpet]]'' in 1961.<ref name=":0" /> She also worked as an assistant director on ''[[Hunger (1966 film)|Hunger]]'' [[Hunger (1966 film)|(''Sult'')]] (1966), directed by [[Henning Carlsen]] and based on the novel by [[Knut Hamsun]].<ref name=":3" /> |
After completing her studies in French at the [[University of Oslo]], Breien went on to graduate from the French film school [[Institut des hautes études cinématographiques|L'Institut des hautes études cinématographiques (IDHEC)]] in 1964.<ref name=":0" /> She began working in film as a script supervisor on the [[Nils R. Müller]] film ''[[Det store varpet|Det Store Varpet]]'' in 1961.<ref name=":0" /> She also worked as an assistant director on ''[[Hunger (1966 film)|Hunger]]'' [[Hunger (1966 film)|(''Sult'')]] (1966), directed by [[Henning Carlsen]] and based on the novel by [[Knut Hamsun]].<ref name=":3" /> |
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Breien's first film as a director and screenwriter was a short in 1967 titled ''Growing Up'',<ref name=":4" /> followed by her short documentary ''17. May – A Film about Rituals'' (''17. Mai – En film om ritualer)'' (1969), a satirical look at the celebration of the [[Norwegian Constitution Day|Norwegian National Day.]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nfi.no/english/norwegianfilms/search/Film?key=31884|title=17. mai - en film om ritualer - English|website=www.nfi.no|access-date= |
Breien's first film as a director and screenwriter was a short in 1967 titled ''Growing Up'',<ref name=":4" /> followed by her short documentary ''17. May – A Film about Rituals'' (''17. Mai – En film om ritualer)'' (1969), a satirical look at the celebration of the [[Norwegian Constitution Day|Norwegian National Day.]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nfi.no/english/norwegianfilms/search/Film?key=31884|title=17. mai - en film om ritualer - English|website=www.nfi.no|access-date=29 March 2016}}</ref> Her first feature-length film was ''[[Rape (film)|Rape]]'' [[Rape (film)|(''Voldtekt'')]], released in 1971.<ref name=":0" /> ''Rape'' was praised by critics,<ref name=":0" /> but also sparked debate due to its criticism of the Norwegian criminal justice system.<ref name=":2" /> |
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Breien subsequently wrote and directed ''Wives'' (''Hustruer'') (1975), which became a box-office success and received critical acclaim throughout Scandinavia.<ref name=":1" /> ''Wives'' was inspired as a feminist response to [[John Cassavetes]]' ''[[Husbands (film)|Husbands]]'' (1972), and follows three women in their thirties who temporarily abandon their domestic responsibilities for a day of freedom.<ref name=":3">{{Cite journal|last=Kindem|first=Gorham A.|date=1987|title=Norway's New Generation of Women Directors: Anja Breien, Vibeke Lokkeberg, and Laila Mikkelsen |
Breien subsequently wrote and directed ''Wives'' (''Hustruer'') (1975), which became a box-office success and received critical acclaim throughout Scandinavia.<ref name=":1" /> ''Wives'' was inspired as a feminist response to [[John Cassavetes]]' ''[[Husbands (film)|Husbands]]'' (1972), and follows three women in their thirties who temporarily abandon their domestic responsibilities for a day of freedom.<ref name=":3">{{Cite journal|last=Kindem|first=Gorham A.|date=1987|title=Norway's New Generation of Women Directors: Anja Breien, Vibeke Lokkeberg, and Laila Mikkelsen|journal=Journal of Film and Video}}</ref> Breien went on to write and direct two sequels, ''[[Wives – Ten Years After|Wives - Ten Years After]]'' [[Wives – Ten Years After|(''Hustruer 10 År Etter'')]] (1985) and ''Wives III'' (''Hustruer 20 År Etter'') (1996), featuring the same characters ten and twenty years later.<ref name=":0" /> |
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In 1981's ''[[The Witch Hunt|Witch Hunt]]'' [[The Witch Hunt|(''Forfølgelsen'')]], Breien again critiqued her home country's patriarchal society through the story of a woman accused of witchcraft in 1630s western Norway.<ref name=":3" /> ''Witch Hunt'' was entered into the main competition of the 1981 [[Venice Film Festival]].<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=http://www.nowehoryzonty.pl/tag.do?lang=en&tag=breien|title=16th T-Mobile New Horizons International Film Festival - Hommage: Anja Breien|website=www.nowehoryzonty.pl|access-date= |
In 1981's ''[[The Witch Hunt|Witch Hunt]]'' [[The Witch Hunt|(''Forfølgelsen'')]], Breien again critiqued her home country's patriarchal society through the story of a woman accused of witchcraft in 1630s western Norway.<ref name=":3" /> ''Witch Hunt'' was entered into the main competition of the 1981 [[Venice Film Festival]].<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=http://www.nowehoryzonty.pl/tag.do?lang=en&tag=breien|title=16th T-Mobile New Horizons International Film Festival - Hommage: Anja Breien|website=www.nowehoryzonty.pl|access-date=29 March 2016}}</ref> |
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Breien's 1979 film ''[[Arven (1979 film)|Next of Kin (Arven)]]'', also known as ''Heritage'' and ''The Inheritance'',<ref name=":0" /> a drama about a Norwegian family in conflict over an inheritance,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nfi.no/english/norwegianfilms/search/Film?key=38835|title=Arven - English|website=www.nfi.no|access-date= |
Breien's 1979 film ''[[Arven (1979 film)|Next of Kin (Arven)]]'', also known as ''Heritage'' and ''The Inheritance'',<ref name=":0" /> a drama about a Norwegian family in conflict over an inheritance,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nfi.no/english/norwegianfilms/search/Film?key=38835|title=Arven - English|website=www.nfi.no|access-date=29 March 2016}}</ref> was nominated for the [[Palme d'Or]] at the [[1979 Cannes Film Festival]];<ref name=":0" /> it ended up winning the [[Prize of the Ecumenical Jury]].<ref name=":4" /> |
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Breien has directed most of the films produced from her screenplays, one exception being 1994's ''Second Sight'' (''Trollsyn''), directed by [[Ola Solum]].<ref name=":2" /> |
Breien has directed most of the films produced from her screenplays, one exception being 1994's ''Second Sight'' (''Trollsyn''), directed by [[Ola Solum]].<ref name=":2" /> |
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In addition to her extensive work in fiction cinema, Breien has continued to make documentaries throughout her career, many of which have been screened internationally.<ref name=":0" /> Her short documentary ''Solvorn'' (1997), constructed around a series of photographs taken by Breien's grandmother, screened at the [[Berlin International Film Festival]] in 1998.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nfi.no/english/norwegianfilms/search/Film?key=37842|title=Solvorn - English|website=www.nfi.no|access-date= |
In addition to her extensive work in fiction cinema, Breien has continued to make documentaries throughout her career, many of which have been screened internationally.<ref name=":0" /> Her short documentary ''Solvorn'' (1997), constructed around a series of photographs taken by Breien's grandmother, screened at the [[Berlin International Film Festival]] in 1998.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nfi.no/english/norwegianfilms/search/Film?key=37842|title=Solvorn - English|website=www.nfi.no|access-date=29 March 2016}}</ref> |
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Anja Breien | |
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Born | Oslo, Norway | 12 July 1940
Occupation(s) | Film director and screenwriter |
Years active | 1967–present |
Anja Breien (born 12 July 1940)[1] is a Norwegian film director and screenwriter. One of the leading figures of the Norwegian film industry,[2] and one of the first women to rise to prominence as a writer-director in Norway,[3] Breien's body of work in fiction and documentary explores social and political issues, notably women's rights within the context of Norwegian society.[3][4]
Career[edit]
After completing her studies in French at the University of Oslo, Breien went on to graduate from the French film school L'Institut des hautes études cinématographiques (IDHEC) in 1964.[2] She began working in film as a script supervisor on the Nils R. Müller film Det Store Varpet in 1961.[2] She also worked as an assistant director on Hunger (Sult) (1966), directed by Henning Carlsen and based on the novel by Knut Hamsun.[5]
Breien's first film as a director and screenwriter was a short in 1967 titled Growing Up,[6] followed by her short documentary 17. May – A Film about Rituals (17. Mai – En film om ritualer) (1969), a satirical look at the celebration of the Norwegian National Day.[7] Her first feature-length film was Rape (Voldtekt), released in 1971.[2] Rape was praised by critics,[2] but also sparked debate due to its criticism of the Norwegian criminal justice system.[3]
Breien subsequently wrote and directed Wives (Hustruer) (1975), which became a box-office success and received critical acclaim throughout Scandinavia.[4] Wives was inspired as a feminist response to John Cassavetes' Husbands (1972), and follows three women in their thirties who temporarily abandon their domestic responsibilities for a day of freedom.[5] Breien went on to write and direct two sequels, Wives - Ten Years After (Hustruer 10 År Etter) (1985) and Wives III (Hustruer 20 År Etter) (1996), featuring the same characters ten and twenty years later.[2]
In 1981's Witch Hunt (Forfølgelsen), Breien again critiqued her home country's patriarchal society through the story of a woman accused of witchcraft in 1630s western Norway.[5] Witch Hunt was entered into the main competition of the 1981 Venice Film Festival.[6]
Breien's 1979 film Next of Kin (Arven), also known as Heritage and The Inheritance,[2] a drama about a Norwegian family in conflict over an inheritance,[8] was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival;[2] it ended up winning the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury.[6]
Breien has directed most of the films produced from her screenplays, one exception being 1994's Second Sight (Trollsyn), directed by Ola Solum.[3]
In addition to her extensive work in fiction cinema, Breien has continued to make documentaries throughout her career, many of which have been screened internationally.[2] Her short documentary Solvorn (1997), constructed around a series of photographs taken by Breien's grandmother, screened at the Berlin International Film Festival in 1998.[9]
Style[edit]
Breien is noted for her realist approach to storytelling, her use of the long take, and her use of a slow, contemplative pace.[5] Rape (1971) uses a non-chronological storytelling technique and has been compared to Asghar Farhadi’s A Separation (2011).[4]
Selected filmography[edit]
Year | Film | Role | Genre |
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1967 | Growing Up / Vokse opp | Writer/Director | Fiction short |
1969 | 17. May – A Film about Rituals / 17. Mai – En film om ritualer | Writer/Director | Documentary short |
1971 | Rape / Voldtekt | Writer/Director | Fiction |
1975 | Wives / Hustruer | Writer/Director | Fiction |
1977 | Games of Love and Loneliness / Den allvarsamma leken | Writer/Director | Fiction |
1979 | Next of Kin / Arven | Writer/Director | Fiction |
1981 | Witch Hunt / Forfølgelsen | Writer/Director | Fiction |
1984 | Paper Bird / Papirfuglen | Writer/Director | Fiction |
1985 | Wives - Ten Years After / Hustruer 10 År Etter | Writer/Director | Fiction |
1990 | Twice Upon a Time / Smykketyven | Writer/Director | Fiction |
1994 | Second Sight / Trollsyn | Writer | Fiction |
1996 | Wives III / Hustruer III | Writer/Director | Fiction |
1997 | Solvorn / Solvorn | Writer/Director | Documentary short |
2001 | To See a Boat in Sail / Å se en båt med seil | Writer/Director | Fiction short |
2005 | Untitled – Sans Titre / Uten tittel | Writer/Director | Fiction short |
2009 | Etching / Riss | Writer/Director | Documentary short |
2009 | Yezidi / Jezidi | Writer/Director | Documentary |
2012 | From the History of Chewing Gum / Fra tyggengummiens historie | Writer/Director | Documentary short |
Awards and nominations[edit]
Year | Festival | Award | Film | Result |
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1979 | Cannes Film Festival | Prize of the Ecumenical Jury | Next of Kin / Arven (1979) | Won |
1979 | Cannes Film Festival | Palme d'Or | Next of Kin / Arven (1979) | Nominated |
1984 | Chicago International Film Festival | Silver Hugo | Paper Bird / Papirfuglen (1984) | Won |
2001 | Berlin International Film Festival | Prix UIP Berlin | To See a Boat in Sail / Å se en båt med seil (2001) | Won |
2001 | Toronto Worldwide Short Film Festival | Best Live-Action Short | To See a Boat in Sail / Å se en båt med seil (2001) | Won |
References[edit]
- ^ "Anja Breien - Biography - Movies & TV - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Retrieved 9 March 2016.[dead link]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Anja Breien - English". www.nfi.no. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- ^ a b c d Kristjansson-Nelson, Kyja (2015). "Norway". In Nelmes and Selbo (ed.). Women Screenwriters: An International Guide. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, New York: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 518.
- ^ a b c "Museum of the Moving Image - Programs - Anja Breien: Games of Love and Loneliness". www.movingimage.us. Archived from the original on 29 June 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- ^ a b c d Kindem, Gorham A. (1987). "Norway's New Generation of Women Directors: Anja Breien, Vibeke Lokkeberg, and Laila Mikkelsen". Journal of Film and Video.
- ^ a b c "16th T-Mobile New Horizons International Film Festival - Hommage: Anja Breien". www.nowehoryzonty.pl. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ "17. mai - en film om ritualer - English". www.nfi.no. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ "Arven - English". www.nfi.no. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ "Solvorn - English". www.nfi.no. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
External links[edit]
- Anja Breien at IMDb