Varg Veum - Sleeping Beauty

2008 1h 30m NO

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Synopsis

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After extricating 17-year-old Lisa Halle from a life of prostitution in Copenhagen, private investigator Varg Veum becomes ensnared in a tangle of parental neglect and bad love when he is hired to locate Lisa's boyfriend, Peter Werner.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Trond Espen Seim
Varg Veum
Bjørn Floberg
Jacob Hamre
Endre Hellestveit
Isachsen
Kathrine Fagerland
Anna Keilhaug
Julie Rusti
Lisa Halle
Marianne Nielsen
Vigdis Halle
Bjørn Willberg Andersen
Niels Halle
Ågot Sendstad
Vera Werner

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Erik Richter Strand
Writers: Lars Skorpen
Languages: Danish, Norwegian
Countries: Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Germany

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Danish, Norwegian.

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WORLD

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International production across 4 countries: Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Germany.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Varg Veum Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Erik Richter Strand, shot by Johan-Fredrik Bødtker. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Simen Gengenbach shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Trond Espen Seim and Bjørn Floberg and Endre Hellestveit carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Erik Richter Strand directs. Johan-Fredrik Bødtker behind the camera. Simen Gengenbach cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Germany. Dialogue in Danish, Norwegian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 18 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Danish, Norwegian.
4International production across 4 countries: Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Germany.
5Part of the "Varg Veum Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6Directed by Erik Richter Strand, shot by Johan-Fredrik Bødtker. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Editor Simen Gengenbach shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Trond Espen Seim and Bjørn Floberg and Endre Hellestveit carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt1181936 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 39 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Johan-Fredrik Bødtker
Editing: Simen Gengenbach
Production design: Roger Rosenberg
Costume design: Maxine Blystad
Stunt coordinator: Jeppe Beck Laursen
Runtime: 90 min · 1h 30m
Status: Released
Original language: NO
Certification (US): 15
IMDB: Varg Veum - Sleeping Beauty (2008)
IMDB rating: 6.5/10 · 1,700 votes

Part of

Varg Veum Collection

Varg Veum is the central character in a series of crime novels, written by Gunnar Staalesen, about a private detective who lives in Bergen, on the west coast of Norway. The books have been translated into several languages, including English, German, Swedish, and Danish. Three of the novels are available in English: Yours Until Death, At Night All Wolves Are Grey, and The Writing on the Wall.