King Curling
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| King Curling | |
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| Directed by | Ole Endresen |
| Produced by | Håkon Øverås |
| Written by | Ole Endresen and Atle Antonsen |
| Starring | Atle Antonsen, Jon Oigarden, Linn Skaber, Jan Saelid, Steinar Sagen |
| Music by | Stein Johan Grieg Halvorsen, Eyvind Andreas Skeie |
| Cinematography | Askild Edvardsen |
| Edited by | Per-Erik Eriksen |
Production company | 4 1/2 Film |
Release date |
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| Country | Norway |
| Language | Norwegian |
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King Curling (also King of Curling, Curling King, or, Norwegian, Kong Curling) is a 2011 Norwegian sport-comedy film directed by Ole Endresen. Atle Antonsen stars as Truls Paulsen, a former curling champion now medicated for his dangerously obsessive behavior, who has to reunite his team 10 years after they disbanded in order to help his mentor Gordon get lifesaving medical treatment. It won the audience award for best feature film at the 2012 Cinequest Film Festival in the USA.[1]
Cast of Characters[edit]
- Atle Antonsen – Truls Paulsen
- Kåre Conradi – Stefan Ravndal
- Linn Skåber – Sigrid Paulsen
- Jon Øigarden – Marcus
- Jan Sælid – Espen
- Ane Dahl Torp – Trine Kristine
- Trond Fausa Aurvåg – Ornitolog
- Ingar Helge Gimle
- Steinar Sagen – Flemming
- Bård Tufte Johansen – Knut
- Harald Eia – Arne
- Anne Marit Jacobsen – Jill
- Else Kåss Furuseth – Toril
- Egil Hegerberg
- Ulf Brunnberg
- Hans Morten Hansen
- Magnus Devold – Bud
Reception[edit]
Critic Brent McKnight compared the film to The Big Lebowski and "Wes Anderson's aesthetic," saying King Curling "has a lot of fun twisting and tinkering with every sports cliché in the book." [2] British critic Mike McCahill also compared the film's sensibilities to Wes Anderson, as well as to the American offbeat sports comedy Dodgeball, citing "the bouffanted rival, the flowery commentary team (seen putting on their coats and locking up the studio before Truls attempts his final, seemingly impossible shot) and a mildly smirky attitude to its chosen minority pursuit: the film's best joke involves a curling administrator who refuses to answer any question from reporters that includes the diminutive term 'niche'."[3]
Linn Skåber was nominated for Best Supporting Actress (Årets kvinnelige birolle) for her King Curling performance at the 2012 Amanda Awards, and the film was nominated for Best Cinematography and Best Music at the 2012 Kosmorama (Trondheim International Film Festival).[4]
References[edit]
- ↑ Fjellberg, Anders (20 March 2012). "Amerikansk filmpris til "Kong Curling" (American Film Award for "King Curling")". Dagbladet. Retrieved 3 Feb 2022.
- ↑ McKnight, Brent (16 July 2012), ""'King Curling' Movie Review"", 'The Last Thing I See', retrieved 24 April 2022CS1 maint: Date and year (link)
- ↑ McCahill, Mike. "At the LFF: "Curling King"". Cinésthesia. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ↑ ""Kong Curling (2011) Awards"". IMDb. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Official trailer (YouTube)
- Kong Curling on IMDb
- King Curling on Rotten Tomatoes
- Official Facebook page
- Kong Curling - Filmweb Summary, trailer, photos.
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