Burning Flowers

1985 1h 24m NO

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5.8

MID

★5.8TMDB · 9

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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Herman works as a delivery boy for a flower shop after school. One day delivers a bouquet to Rosa Stern, a woman in her early 40s who lives behind heavy curtains in an apartment filled with a mysterious atmosphere. In the coming weeks, Herman will receive more bouquets to be delivered to Rosa. Rosa's visits are becoming increasingly important to him.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Torstein Hølmebakk
Herman
Lise Fjeldstad
Rosa
Karoline Waal
Unni
Jan Petter Berglund
Willy
Nina Myhrvold
Britt
Anne Marit Jacobsen
Mother
Bjørn Sothberg
Father
Per Christensen
Florist

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Eva Dahr
Writers: Lars Saabye Christensen
Languages: Norwegian
Countries: Norway

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 7

ERA

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41 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Eva Dahr, shot by Rolv Håan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 7

CAST

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Torstein Hølmebakk and Lise Fjeldstad and Karoline Waal carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0088849 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Eva Dahr directs. Rolv Håan behind the camera. Pål Gengenbach cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Norway. Dialogue in Norwegian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

184 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
241 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Eva Dahr, shot by Rolv Håan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Pål Gengenbach shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Torstein Hølmebakk and Lise Fjeldstad and Karoline Waal carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0088849 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.