Marian Saastad Ottesen

Marian Saastad Ottesen

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Marian Saastad Ottesen

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2002 (Year of the Horse)
Teenagers Noah and Ingrid declare their love for each other in her upstairs bedroom. Downstairs her parents are splitting up.
Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder
Commander's Wife
By helping Doctor Proctor getting recognition for his amazing invention in a world quite different from ours, two lonely children gets help to stand on their own two feet.
Gone with the Woman
Marianne
A woman moves into a young man's home and starts to run his life -- a process that makes him fall hopelessly in love with her.
Andre omgang
Kaja
Andre omgang is the story of a father and his two sons trying to adjust to life's later summers; the father becomes a member of a singles' club, Sverre joins a swingers club, and Erik finds a new woman to live with. The three of them are passionate supporters of Skeid Football Club.
Alene menn sammen
Lena
Thomas breaks down after his girlfriend leaves him, and starts going to therapy groups.
The Art of Negative Thinking
Marte
The local disability support group visits an involuntary member, not realizing that it will bring them to a critical mass.
Love Me Tomorrow
Lone
Three years have passed since Elling moved to town together with Kjell Bjarne, his roommate from the institution at Brøynes. Elling now lives on his own in the apartment. Kjell Bjarne has moved up one floor, to Reidun and her little daughter Mojo. Elling feels like an outsider, and he isolates himself more and more. He observes humankind with astonishment, and wonders at how everyone else seems to be adjusting so well. Finally, Kjell Bjarne takes care of the situation. Elling protests, but he is still pretty happy as he is transformed into a new man, clean, fully rested and well dressed. Deep inside, he also knows what's lacking, and one evening he finally finds the woman he knows is able to fill the void in his life. He's willing to do anything to win her trust and conquer her love. But when he is invited home to his new girlfriend for dinner, a few objections appear to Elling, and the story doesn't end quite the way he had thought it would.
Anolit
Vibeke
A circling roadmovie told from the back seat of a styled BMW.