Portrettet (The Portrait) is a Norwegian comedy film from 1954. It was directed by Per Aabel and Borgwall Skaugen.[1][2] They also wrote the script for the film, which was based on a concept by Odd Grythe and Randi Kolstad. Aabel played the lead role in the film.

Portrettet
Directed byPer Aabel
Borgwall Skaugen
Written byPer Aabel
Borgwall Skaugen
Based onA concept by Odd Grythe and Randi Kolstad
Produced byPer Skavlan
StarringPer Aabel
Wenche Foss
Nanna Stenersen
Ingolf Rogde
CinematographyMattis Mathiesen
Frank Christiansen
Edited byBorgwall Skaugen
Lennart Arvidsson
Music byEgil Monn-Iversen
Distributed byTania Film A/S
Release date
  • December 26, 1954 (1954-12-26)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryNorway
LanguageNorwegian

Plot

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The film takes place in the idyllic town of Solsund, where Per Haug lives. He is a pharmacist, bachelor, amateur painter, and leader of the political opposition in the city council. One day he rushes home from a stormy city council meeting and angrily paints a portrait of Mayor Abrahamsen. Haug's anger is not only due to different political views, but also to the fact that Abrahamsen is trying to seduce Haug's housekeeper.

One day, Haug is visited by a childhood friend from Oslo. When the friend travels home, he takes the portrait of their old school teacher painted by Haug. Haug learns that painting has become the sensation of the year at the Autumn Exhibition in Oslo.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ Krawc, Alfred (1986). International Directory of Cinematographers, Set- and Costume Designers in Film: Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden (From the Beginnings to 1984). Munich: Saur. p. 255.
  2. ^ Filmlexicon degli autori e delle opere, vol. 7. Rome: Edizioni di Bianco e Nero. 1958. p. 601.
  3. ^ "'Portrettet' som ble til i Drøbak". Akershus Amtstidende. No. 149. December 22, 1954. pp. 1–2. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
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