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Erik Skjoldbjærg (born December 14, 1964) is a Norwegian director and writer best known for co-writing and directing the films Insomnia and Narvik. His film Pioneer was selected to be screened in the Special Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.
Director. Producer. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Erik Skjoldbjærg was born on 14 December 1964 in Tromsø, Norway. He is a writer and director, known for Okkupert (2015), Insomnia (1997) and Nokas (2010). More at IMDbPro.
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- Writer, Director, Producer
- Tromsø, Norway
- Erik Skjoldbjærg
The title of the film refers to his inability to sleep, the result of his guilt (represented by the relentless glare of the midnight sun ). Insomnia was the film debut of director Erik Skjoldbjærg. The screenplay was written by Nikolaj Frobenius and Skjoldbjærg, and the soundtrack by Geir Jenssen . The film inspired the 2002 American remake ...
May 29, 1998 · Insomnia: Directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg. With Maria Mathiesen, Stellan Skarsgård, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Gisken Armand. In a Norwegian city with a 24-hour daylight cycle a Swedish murder investigator has been brought in on a special case. Sleep deprived, he makes a horrible mistake which is discovered by the killer he has been hunting.
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- Crime, Mystery, Thriller
- Erik Skjoldbjærg
- 1998-05-29
Jul 25, 2014 · By Jonathan Romney. Essays — Jul 25, 2014. T he 1997 Norwegian detective thriller Insomnia is a paradoxical object—as director and cowriter Erik Skjoldbjærg has described it, “a reversed film noir with light, not darkness, as its dramatic force.”
Apr 21, 2016 · Erik Skjoldbjærg, one of Norway’s best-known and recognised directors, originally from Tromsø, but now based in Oslo since completing his studies in London, has made a name for himself overseas thanks to his works Pioneer [+. ]; Nokas [+.
Biography. Erik Skjoldbjærg (born December 14, 1964 in Tromsø, Norway) is a Norwegian director and writer best known for co-writing and directing the film Insomnia and directing Prozac Nation. His film Pioneer was selected to be screened in the Special Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.
