Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Espen Arnakke
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Misery Harbour is a Norwegian drama by Nils Gaup . The film received mixed reviews with "die throws" of 5 in VG, [1] and Dagbladet; [2] 4 in Adresseavisen [3] and in Bergensavisen ;. [4] Plot. A young writer named Espen Arnakke tells the story of his escape from the small Danish town of Jante.
Sep 3, 1999 · Misery Harbour. 1999. 1h 40m. IMDb RATING. 6.1 /10. 412. YOUR RATING. Rate. Drama. Oslo, 1932. Espen Arnakke, an up and coming Danish born writer who only writes non-fiction, is constantly butting heads with book critic Johan Hoeg, who has not been impressed by anything about Espen since his arrival onto the literary scene in Norway.
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- Drama
- Nils Gaup
- 1999-09-03
Misery Harbour. A young man (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) tries to win the love of young woman (Anneke von der Lippe) by showing her a manuscript containing the story of his youth.
- Drama
- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
- Nils Gaup
- Angel Films
Espen Arnakke is an aspiring writer who is writing a novel about his life as a teenager in the small Danish village of Jante. Feeling creatively stifled in the tiny town, he joins a ship headed to Newfoundland and instantly befriends the burly seaman, John Wakefield. The terrible conditions on boar. Cast & Crew. Read More. Nils Gaup. Director.
- Nils Gaup
- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Jun 9, 2000 · A young writer named Espen Arnakke tells the story of his escape from the small Danish town of Jante. Espen boards a ship headed to Newfoundland, but the harsh conditions on board makes him jump ship, and he ends up in the little town of Misery Harbour. There he meets the girl of his dreams.
MISERY HARBOUR is: a Norwegian coming-of-age adventure; a drama about a young man’s unresolved guilt; and, a story of a writer struggling to achieve success. That’s an ambitious amount of territory to cover in 90 minutes, and the script doesn’t plumb the depths needed to create a compelling film.
Synopsis. A young writer named Espen Arnakke tells the story of his escape from the small Danish town of Jante. Espen boards a ship headed to Newfoundland, but the harsh conditions on board makes him jump ship, and he ends up in the little town of Misery Harbour. There he meets the girl of his dreams.
