Norway (Greek: Νορβηγία) is a 2014 Greek black comedy horror film written and directed by Yannis Veslemes, who also composed its score under the alias Felizol.[1] Set in 1984, the film stars Vangelis Mourikis as a hedonistic vampire named Zano, who arrives in Athens and becomes involved in an elaborate plot with a couple he meets at a disco club.[1][2]
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| Directed by | Yannis Veslemes |
| Written by | Yannis Veslemes |
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| Cinematography | Christos Karamanis |
| Edited by | Yannis Chalkiadakis |
| Music by | Felizol |
Production company | Horsefly Productions |
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Running time | 73 minutes |
| Country | Greece |
Norway premiered at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech Republic on 7 July 2014.[1][3]
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Writer-director Yannis Veslemes described the character of Zano as "A vampire that combines everything I love and hate about New Greeks."[4] The film derives its title from the 1984 song "Norway" by the Greek band Without a Necklace.[4]
Filming edit
Filming took place in the summer of 2012.[4]
Reception edit
Stephen Dalton of The Hollywood Reporter called Norway "a feverish exercise in heavily stylized weirdness", noting Veslemes's "bold ideas and stylistic verve" but writing that the film "suffers from a rambling plot and too many digressions into surreal whimsy that undermine the main narrative."[1]
In 2023, Matt Donato of IGN ranked Norway number 19 on his list of the 25 best vampire movies of all time, writing, "I promise you will never see a groovier, more fleet-of-foot vampire hallucination than Norway".[5]
References edit
- ^ a b c d Dalton, Stephen (15 July 2014). "'Norway': Karlovy Vary Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ Brown, Todd (2 July 2014). "Greek Vampire Must Dance In Yiannis Veslemes' Trippy Norway". Screen Anarchy. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ Krassakopoulos, George (3 June 2014). "Η «Νορβηγία» του Γιάννη Βεσλεμέ στο φεστιβάλ του Κάρλοβι Βάρι". Flix.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ a b c "Οθόνες / H "Νορβηγία" θα συζητηθεί πολύ το φετινό φθινόπωρο". Lifo (in Greek). 14 August 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ Donato, Matt (9 March 2023). "The 25 Best Vampire of All Time". IGN. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
External links edit
- Norway at IMDb
- Norway at Rotten Tomatoes
