The Other Side of Sunday (1996)
Søndagsengler
The Other Side of Sunday, also known in Norwegian as "Søndagsengler", is a movie that criticizes the small, and often tight, church community. We follow the Preacher's Daughter, Maria, on her journey to liberate herself from the stiff church community and her father.
- Date of release
- 1996-02-09
- TMDB
- 5.9 / 10 (14)
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- Director
- Berit Nesheim
Casting
- Marie Theisen — Maria
- Hildegun Riise — Mrs. Tunheim
- Bjørn Sundquist — Johannes
- Sylvia Salvesen — Moren
- Ina Sofie Brodahl — Anna
- Martin Dahl Garfalk — Olav
- Ann Kristin Rasmussen — Birgit
- Jørgen Langhelle — Young Priest
- Hallvard Holmen — Seaman
- Kai Kennet Hanson — Bård
- Petter Width Kristiansen — Pål Helge
- Henriette Engesæth — Tulla
Interesting facts
- Based on: Søndag
- Awards: 0 · Nominations: 2
The Other Side of Sunday is a 1996 Norwegian film directed by Berit Nesheim, starring Marie Theisen and Bjørn Sundquist. The film was the most-viewed film in Norway in 1996 and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1997.
Production
When this movie was nominated for an Oscar in the category "best foreign language film", Marie Theisen, who was 15 years old during filming, said that she realized her full nude swimming scene was difficult to accept for the American audience, but she thought it was well done and absolutely necessary for the context.
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