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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.
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.
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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.”
Jan 24, 2023 · Erik Skjoldbjærg’s Narvik is a stunning-looking war film that’s naturally gripping and does an above-average job playing up the moral dilemmas despite, at times, being frustratingly inert. We review the Netflix film Narvik, which does not contain spoilers or significant plot points.
Jan 24, 2023 · Their triumph in reclaiming Narvik is retold with stellar conviction in the titular film. Director Erik Skjoldbjærg gives an inspirational account of the event without glorifying the apathy of war and yet preserving his own penchant for storytelling.
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 Insomnia.
Jul 23, 2014 · For our new special edition of the Norwegian thriller Insomnia, director Erik Skjoldbjærg and star Stellan Skarsgård sat down for a casual and candid conversation about the making of the film.
