Gymnaslærer Pedersen

2006
2h 3m

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The young high school teacher Knut Pedersen gets a new position in Larvik in 1968 to work. He marries but becomes fascinated by the then-rising Marxist-Leninist movement and begins a relatio... Read allThe young high school teacher Knut Pedersen gets a new position in Larvik in 1968 to work. He marries but becomes fascinated by the then-rising Marxist-Leninist movement and begins a relationship with Nina, an really ardent Marxist.The young high school teacher Knut Pedersen gets a new position in Larvik in 1968 to work. He marries but becomes fascinated by the then-rising Marxist-Leninist movement and begins a relationship with Nina, an really ardent Marxist.

Director
- Hans Petter Moland
Writers
- Hans Petter Blad
- Dag Solstad
Stars

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5.7/10

1.7K

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Director
- Hans Petter Moland
Writers
- Hans Petter Blad
- Dag Solstad
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins & 1 nomination total

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Goofs
At Pedersen's first visit to the library, he is looking through a shelf of books. One of the books has the name Boris Yeltsin clearly made out in bold letters on the back, 25 years before his rise to power.

Quotes
Friend of Pedersen (not party member): Armed revolution
[in Norway]
Friend of Pedersen (not party member): ? Are you serious?
Gymnaslærer Pedersen: Yeah....It's going to be great fun!

Soundtracks
I Feel Free
Written by Jack Bruce and Pete Brown
Performed by Cream
Universal Music AS

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Featured review

1/10

Big disappointment

Norways best director (Hans Petter Moland) teams up with the beautiful and talented Ane Dahl Torp and Kristoffer Joner, one of very few believable film actors in this country. Based on the book by Dag Solstad, a genial temporary Norwegian author, "Pedersen" should be a real treat. But it isn't. The movie is so awful its hard to believe the images you see on the screen. It's like a joke, only it isn't.

In short the story follows some extraordinary horny Norwegian working-class people. Their ambition is a armed revolution against "the capitalistic pigs". They have sex and sing, sing and have sex. And neither is amusing or remotely interesting to watch. I just got embarrassed and even more so as "the movie" progressed.

Norwegian critics have given the movie rave reviews, but do not trust them. This movie is crap and it's a damn shame that we have wasted taxpayers money on this awful mess.

Don't see it - life is way too short.