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The Professor and the Story of the Origami Girl

The Professor and the Story of the Origami Girl

Genres

Drama

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A director feels he is about to lose himself to the market forces and thinks that the only way he can protest is by making a political film. He contacts Thomas Hylland Eriksen, who will become his mouthpiece and articulate what is wrong. But along the way the director becomes distracted by another person, a young, fumbling girl reminiscent of himself.

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Budget

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Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Norwegian Bokmål

Runtime

51 mins

Rating

5.8/10

Release Date

10 June 2005

Country

Norway

Cast

Henriette Steenstrup

Henriette Steenstrup

Origamijenta

Jan Gunnar Røise

Jan Gunnar Røise

The Director

Thomas Hylland Eriksen

Thomas Hylland Eriksen

Thomas Hylland Eriksen

Thorbjørn Harr

Thorbjørn Harr

Anders

Linn Skåber

Linn Skåber

The Sister

Silje Torp

Silje Torp

Eva Larsen

Anne Marit Jacobsen

Anne Marit Jacobsen

The Fortune Lady

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