Margrete Robsahm
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Margarete Robsahm is a Norwegian
model
, actress and director
. She is the mother of director Thomas Robsahm and sister of the actor Fred Robsahm
. To an international audience, she is best known for her role in Castle of Blood with Barbara Steele
, but she has also starred in Norwegian movies, among these Line from 1961. The movie was based on a novel by Axel Jensen
and caused a minor scandal in Norway at the time, as Robsahm was the first actress ever to expose her breasts in a Norwegian movie.
In March 2008, Robsahm came in the media's spotlight for having received NOK
2.3 million over sixteen years in government funding for the arts, without having produced a single movie. Though no criticism was levelled at Robsahm, questions were raised about the government stipendiary system.
Norwegians
Norwegians constitute both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway. They share a common culture and speak the Norwegian language. Norwegian people and their descendants are found in migrant communities worldwide, notably in United States, Canada and Brazil.-History:Towards the end of the 3rd...
model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
, actress and director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
. She is the mother of director Thomas Robsahm and sister of the actor Fred Robsahm
Fred Robsahm
Fred Otto Robsahm is a Norwegian film actor. He worked on many Italian spaghetti westerns in the 1960s and 70s. He was married to Italian film diva Agostina Belli for 15 years. The story of Robsahm's life was told by Even Benestad in the documentary "Natural Born Star", which premiered in 2007...
. To an international audience, she is best known for her role in Castle of Blood with Barbara Steele
Barbara Steele
Barbara Steele is an English film actress. She is best known for starring in Italian gothic horror films of the 1960s. Her breakthrough role came in Italian director Mario Bava's Black Sunday , now hailed as a classic.Steele starred in a string of horror films, including The Horrible Dr...
, but she has also starred in Norwegian movies, among these Line from 1961. The movie was based on a novel by Axel Jensen
Axel Jensen
Axel Buchardt Jensen was a Norwegian author. From 1957 until 2002 he published both fiction and non-fiction texts which include novels, poems, essays, a biography, manuscripts for cartoons and animated films....
and caused a minor scandal in Norway at the time, as Robsahm was the first actress ever to expose her breasts in a Norwegian movie.
In March 2008, Robsahm came in the media's spotlight for having received NOK
Norwegian krone
The krone is the currency of Norway and its dependent territories. The plural form is kroner . It is subdivided into 100 øre. The ISO 4217 code is NOK, although the common local abbreviation is kr. The name translates into English as "crown"...
2.3 million over sixteen years in government funding for the arts, without having produced a single movie. Though no criticism was levelled at Robsahm, questions were raised about the government stipendiary system.
Actor
- Fem døgn i august (1973)
- Oltraggio al pudore (All the Other Girls Do!) (1964)
- Danza macabra (Castle of Blood) (1964)
- The Young Racers (1963)
- Diciottenni al sole (Eighteen in the Sun) (1962)
- Il mantenutoHis WomenHis Women is a 1961 Italian comedy film directed by and starring Ugo Tognazzi. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.-Cast:* Ugo Tognazzi - Stefano Garbelli* Ilaria Occhini - Daniela...
(His Women) (1961) - Line (The Passionate DemonsThe Passionate DemonsThe Passionate Demons is a 1961 Norwegian drama film directed by Nils Reinhardt Christensen. It was entered into the 1961 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Margarete Robsahm - Line* Toralv Maurstad - Jacob* Henki Kolstad - Gabriel Sand* Sissel Juul - Hanne...
) (1961)