Misery Harbour
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
[edit]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. But his passion shifts to jealousy when one of the men from the ship mysteriously appears in town, and sets out to make Espen's life a misery.
Cast
[edit]- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Espen Arnakke
- Stuart Graham as John Wakefield
- Anneke Von Der Lippe as Jenny
- Graham Greene as Burly
- Bjørn Floberg as Johan Hoeg
- Hywel Bennett as The Captain
- Sturla Berg-Johansen as Waiter
- Stig Hoffmeyer as Wilhelm Arnakke
References
[edit]- ^ "Intenst drama", VG 23 August 1999
- ^ "Intenst i Misery Harbour", Dagbladet 23 August 1999
- ^ "Sjelegranskning uten mystikk", Adresseavisen 23 August 1999
- ^ "Ambisiøst og fengende", Bergensavisen 23 August 1999
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