Hunger (1966)

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Movie
German title hunger
Original title Sult (Denmark / Norway) Svält (Sweden)
Country of production Denmark , Norway , Sweden
original language Danish , Norwegian , Swedish
Publishing year 1966
length 111 minutes
Rod
Director Henning Carlsen
script Peter Seeberger
Henning Carlsen
production Henning Carlsen Film (Denmark) / Studio ABC A / S (Norway) / AB Sandrew-Ateljéerna and Svenska Filminstitutet (Sweden)
music Krzysztof Komeda
camera Henning Kristiansen
cut Henning Carlsen
occupation

Hunger is a feature film by Danish director Henning Carlsen from 1966. The drama is based on the autobiographical novel of the same name by Knut Hamsun (1890) and tells of a young Norwegian writer who lives penniless in Christiania, now Oslo .

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Christiania in 1890: the penniless and lonely writer Pontus moved from the country to the city. Emaciated from hunger, he puts his vest at the pawnbroker's. The little money he receives, however, he gives away to a beggar. He also passes on any other money he gets. When the editor of a newspaper offers the young Pontus to print an article of his slightly corrected, the latter refuses too proudly. He begins to beg food for his dog and loses his apartment. From now on he sleeps on park benches. Overwhelmed by hunger, he can no longer distinguish between reality and fantasy, but still tries to survive and wanders through the streets of the city. He suffers humiliations that lead him to the edge of madness. He is denied a job as an accountant, as well as that of a firefighter because he wears glasses. One of his hallucinations revolves around the beautiful Ylajali, a woman from the upper class, whom he meets on the street. However, a relationship between the two does not develop. Following a sudden inspiration, Pontus hires a ship's crew to leave Christiania. Where it takes him and what his intentions are remain hidden.

Reviews

“A masterful film adaptation, the subject of which, beyond personal fate, is the image of life and society at the turn of the century. Also impressive due to the acting performance of the main actor. "

- Lexicon of international film

“A film adaptation of the autobiographical novel by Knut Hamsun, which is particularly characterized by its loyalty to the milieu and outstanding acting achievements and must be seen as an interesting attempt to show the adaptation of literary works in new ways. Recommended from 18. "

- Protestant film observer

Awards

Hunger celebrated its premiere in the competition at the 19th Cannes International Film Festival , where the film was featured in the competition for the Grand Prix . Leading actor Per Oscarsson became the first Scandinavian actor to win the Best Actor award at the film festival. Oscarsson was also for the part of Pontus a year later with the Danish Bodil Swedish and Guldbagge Award and won the 1969 Best Actor Award from the US National Society of Film Critics (NSFC). The film was also awarded the Bodil for Best Danish Film in 1967.

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  1. ↑ hunger. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used 
  2. ↑ Evangelischer Presseverband München, Review No. 81/1967