Kitchen Stories (2003)

7.0/10 • 95 min • Drama Comedy

Overview

Swedish efficiency researchers come to Norway for a study of Norwegian men, to optimize their use of their kitchen. Folke Nilsson (Tomas Norström) is assigned to study the habits of Isak Bjørvik (Joachim Calmeyer). By the rules of the research institute, Folke has to sit on an umpire's chair in Isak's kitchen and observe him from there, but never talk to him. Isak stops using his kitchen and observes Folke through a hole in the ceiling instead. However, the two lonely men slowly overcome the initial post-war Norwegian-Swede distrust and become friends.

Cast

Joachim Calmeyer

Tomas Norström

Bjørn Floberg

Reine Brynolfsson

Sverre Anker Ousdal

Dr. Jack Zac. Benjaminsen

Gard B. Eidsvold

Lennart Jähkel

Leif Andrée

Bjørn Jenseg

Jan Gunnar Røise

Vaktmesterassistent

Trond Brænne

Recommendations

Goal II: Living the Dream

Much Ado About Nothing

Eleanor the Great

Keeping Up with the Joneses

Sentimental Value

Are We Done Yet?

My Dinner with Hervé

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood