Kitchen Stories

– Swedish efficiency researchers come to Norway for a study of Norwegian men, to optimize their use of..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.30 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 35 Minutes
Release Year:
2003
Original Name:
Salmer fra kjøkkenet
Kitchen Stories (2003) - Also known as Salmer fra kjøkkenet

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.

Kitchen Stories (2003) - Trailer

Release Date:

17 Jan 2003

Language:

Norwegian, Swedish

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG – Parental Guidance Suggested

Some material may not be suitable for children. Parents urged to give "parental guidance". May contain some material parents might not like for their young children.

Director:

Bent Hamer

Writer:

Jörgen Bergmark, Bent Hamer

Main Actors:

Joachim Calmeyer, Tomas Norström, Bjørn Floberg, Reine Brynolfsson

Plot:

In post war Sweden it was discovered that every year, an average housewife walks the equivalent number of miles as the distance between Stockholm and Congo, while preparing her family meals. So the Home Research Institute sent out eighteen observers to a rural district of Norway to map out the kitchen routines of single men. The researchers were on twenty-four-hour call, and sat in special strategically placed chairs in each kitchen. Furthermore, under no circumstances were the researchers to be spoken to, or included in the kitchen activities.

Awards:

8 wins & 6 nominations.

Production:

IFC Films

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
91%
Metacritic:
75%