Broder Gabrielsen
Encyclopedia
Broder Gabrielsen is a 1966 Norwegian
drama film
directed by Nils R. Müller
, starring Alf Malland
and Mette Lange-Nielsen. The preacher Gabrielsen (Malland) has a great talent for exciting crowds, and builds up a large following. His reputation is enhanced by a healing at a meeting, and Gabrielsen begins to believe in his own healing ability. When further miracles fail to occur, he experiences a crisis. The film was highly controversial in its time, because of its treatment of religious fanaticism and charismatic
congregations.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Nils R. Müller
Nils R. Müller
Nils R. Müller was a Norwegian film director.He was born in Shanghai. His debut was Så møtes vi imorgen , and he broke through with the comedy Vi gifter oss . Later films include Kvinnens plass , Det store varpet , Tonny , Elskere and Broder Gabrielsen...
, starring Alf Malland
Alf Malland
Alf Malland was a Norwegian actor. He appeared in 42 films and television shows between 1949 and 1987. He starred in the film Struggle for Eagle Peak, which was entered into the 10th Berlin International Film Festival.-Selected filmography:* Nine Lives * Struggle for Eagle Peak * Cold Tracks * One...
and Mette Lange-Nielsen. The preacher Gabrielsen (Malland) has a great talent for exciting crowds, and builds up a large following. His reputation is enhanced by a healing at a meeting, and Gabrielsen begins to believe in his own healing ability. When further miracles fail to occur, he experiences a crisis. The film was highly controversial in its time, because of its treatment of religious fanaticism and charismatic
Charismatic movement
The term charismatic movement is used in varying senses to describe 20th century developments in various Christian denominations. It describes an ongoing international, cross-denominational/non-denominational Christian movement in which individual, historically mainstream congregations adopt...
congregations.
External links
- Broder Gabrielsen at Filmweb.no (Norwegian)