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| Detector |
| Original title |
Detektor |
| Type |
Features |
| Genre |
Drama |
| Director |
Pål Jackman |
| Short summary |
"Detector" follows the story of newly graduated psychologist Daniel Jor (Mads Ousdal). Daniel’s father died before he was born, and his mother (Hildegunn Riise) cannot let go of her position in Daniel’s life. Oblivious to the fact that he is rapidly approaching thirty, she insists he live at home with her. When not trying to escape from his mother’s suffocating grip, Daniel and his best friend Ronny (Harald Eia) enjoy their shared hobby – getting under the surface of things with metal detectors. One day, they find a necklace inscribed with the name “Janne,” and Daniel’s life changes direction. Soon, he discovers that the map doesn’t quite match the territory, both where love and his own past are concerned. Still waters run deeper than expected. |
| Summary |
Daniel Jor has one hobby (metal detecting), one job (new), one mother (domineering), and no father (dead).
Daniel’s father died before he was born. His mother, Camilla, is more of a problem. Daniel still lives at home, and she keeps going on about redecorationg the attic so that he can stay there forever. This is not exactly what Daniel (29) considers an attractive prospect.
His new job is as a psychologist, dealing with a strange mix of patients in varying degrees of confusion. One of them is Max, a Swedish man who has taken a shine to Daniel, but who is ill with cancer.
But it is Daniel’s hobby that finally makes him take charge of his life. Searching beneath the surface of things, the detector becomves a way of life as much as a hobby. One day he and his friend Ronny find a necklace with hte inscription ”Janne”. After Ronny announces it on his radio show, a Janne suddenly appears. Daniel falls in love, buys a flat and leaves home. But then janne disappears again, and suddenly Daniel is about to get under the surface of more layers of information than he ever bargained for. For who is this Janne? What does Max want from him? What is up between his boss and his mother, and did Camilla ever really tell the truth about his father?
”Detector” opened end of August 2000, and was very well received both by the critics and the public. ”Detector” has reached a wide national audience, and has by far been the most visited Norwegian film in 2000. |
| Cast |
Mads Ousdal, Hildegun Riise, Allan Svensson, Harald Eia, Sverre Porsanger, Ingjerd Egeberg, Jon Øigarden |
| Screenplay |
Erlend Loe |
| D.O.P |
Bo Tengberg |
| Editor |
Mette Zeruneith |
| Composer |
Joachim Holbæk |
| Sound |
Peter Schultz |
| Costume designer |
Ingvild Eiring |
| Scenography |
Alice Lima de Faria |
| Producer |
Edward A. Dreyer |
| Line producer |
Erik M. Disch |
| Production company |
Christiania Film AS |
| Co-producer |
Bo Ehrhardt for Nimbus Film |
| Country of origin |
Norway |
| Release date (national) |
2000-08-26 |
| Technical information |
| Format |
35mm |
| Screen ratio |
1:1,66 |
| Colour |
Colour |
| Sound System |
Dolby SR |
| Length in min's |
102 |
| Length in meters |
2840 |
| No. of reels |
6 |
| International sales |
Trust Film Sales
Avedøre Tværevej 10
DK-2650 Hvideovre
Tel +45 36 78 00 55
Fax: +45 36 77 44 48 |
| Distributor (Norway only) |
Sandrew Metronome Norge AS |
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Director biography:
 Pål Jackman has directed shorts and advertising films and received attention for his first short film, ”Benny” – a playful and easygoing film in both style and content. Jackman studied television and driection at the Univedrsity College in Stavanger, and has also enjoyed significant success with his Gypsy-inspired orchestra Wunderkammer. Jackman and Wunderkammer have also written the score for several shorts and documentaries.
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