Sophie's World (film)
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Sophie's World is a 1999 Norwegian drama
–adventure film
directed by Erik Gustavson
and starring Silje Storstein as Sophie. It is an adaptation
of the novel of the same name
by Jostein Gaarder
. Upon its release in 1999 it was the most expensive film to date in Norway.
It has since been released on DVD dubbed into German. An English-subtitled DVD was released in 2005 in the UK.
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
–adventure film
Adventure film
Adventure films are a genre of film.Unlike pure, low-budget action films they often use their action scenes preferably to display and explore exotic locations in an energetic way....
directed by Erik Gustavson
Erik Gustavson
Erik Gustavson is a Norwegian film director and producer. He started out as a camera assistant in 1974 and eventually moved on to cameraman before starting to work as a director in 1981....
and starring Silje Storstein as Sophie. It is an adaptation
Film adaptation
Film adaptation is the transfer of a written work to a feature film. It is a type of derivative work.A common form of film adaptation is the use of a novel as the basis of a feature film, but film adaptation includes the use of non-fiction , autobiography, comic book, scripture, plays, and even...
of the novel of the same name
Sophie's World
Sophie's World is a novel by Jostein Gaarder, published in 1991. It was originally written in Norwegian, but has since been translated into English and many other languages. It sold more than 30 million copies and is one of the most successful Norwegian novels outside of Norway...
by Jostein Gaarder
Jostein Gaarder
Jostein Gaarder /ˈju:staɪn ˈgɔːrdər/ is a Norwegian intellectual and author of several novels, short stories and children's books. Gaarder often writes from the perspective of children, exploring their sense of wonder about the world. He often uses metafiction in his works, writing stories within...
. Upon its release in 1999 it was the most expensive film to date in Norway.
It has since been released on DVD dubbed into German. An English-subtitled DVD was released in 2005 in the UK.
Cast
- Silje Storstein as Sofie Amundsen / Hilde Møller Knag
- Tomas von BrömssenTomas von BrömssenTomas Birger von Brömssen is a Swedish actor.He played leading roles in Albert & Herbert, My Life as a Dog , Dykaren , Mannen från Mallorca and Sofies verden .He was first...
as Alberto Knox - Andrine SætherAndrine SætherAndrine Sæther is a Norwegian actress.She had her début at the National Theatre in 1995, and has worked there since. Here she has acted in roles such as "Varja" in Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard, and "Bolette" in Ibsen's The Lady from the Sea. In 1997 she had her début as a movie actress, in a small...
as Sofie's mother - Bjørn FlobergBjørn FlobergBjørn Floberg is a Norwegian actor of film, television, and theatre. He is particularly noted for playing unsympathetic authority figures, but he has also had success playing other types of roles.- Theatre :...
as Major Albert Knag - Hans AlfredsonHans AlfredsonHans Folke "Hasse" Alfredson is a Swedish actor, film director, writer and comedian. He was born in Malmö, Sweden. He is known for his collaboration with Tage Danielsson...
as SocratesSocratesSocrates was a classical Greek Athenian philosopher. Credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy, he is an enigmatic figure known chiefly through the accounts of later classical writers, especially the writings of his students Plato and Xenophon, and the plays of his contemporary ... - Nils VogtNils VogtNils Vogt is a Norwegian actor who is best known for some of his comedy roles, particularly as the temperamental small business owner Karl Reverud in the sit-coms Mot i brøstet from 1993 to 1997, Karl & Co from 1998 to 2001 and Karl III in 2009...
as Lærer Jacobsen - Minken FosheimMinken FosheimMinken Fosheim is a Norwegian actress and children's books author. She graduated from Teaterhøyskolen , and has since acted in various roles on stage, film and television. Rather than working under a permanent contract with any particular theater, she works as a freelancer...
as Hilde's mother - Edda Trandum Grjotheim as Jorunn
- Arne Haakonaasen Dahl as Georg / Mischa / Giovanni
- Sullivan Lloyd Nordrum as Jørgen
- Kjersti HolmenKjersti HolmenKjersti Holmen is a Norwegian actress.She was born on Nøtterøy, and later moved to Alnabru, where she grew up with her parents and two sisters. She graduated from the Norwegian National Academy of Theatre in 1980, and has been employed at the National Theatre since 1981 – permanently since...
as Fru Johnsen
External links
- Film trailer at YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....