Kitchen Stories Details

Kitchen Stories

A quaint story about the friendship between two aging men, KITCHEN STORIES is packaged as a comedy with a very strange premise. It is based on research conducted in Sweden in the 1950s when women were observed in the kitchen for a study to determine the best housework techniques. In the film, a fictional plotline concerns a team of Swedish scientists--all men--hired to observe bachelors living alone in Norway. Their methods are absurd. The observers live in funny little trailers outside their subjects' houses. They sit in high, intimidating chairs placed in the corner of their subjects' kitchens where they take notes on a clipboard. Finally, there is a strict rule that the observer and the subject must not speak to each other or make contact of any kind. This last rule is impossible to follow, and in the case of observer Folke (Tomas Norstrom) and subject Isak (Joachim Calmeyer) it is ignored. The two aging men become fast friends, passing wintry afternoons in the rural countryside sipping coffee, smoking pipes, and telling each other fantastic stories. Writer-director Bent Hamer has created a sweet and pleasing comedy with KITCHEN STORIES, using excellent photography, interesting colours, and great performances to make a success of a uncomplicated plot.

Starring	Joachim Calmeyer, Tomas Norstrom
Director	Brent Hamer
Studio	DRAKES AVENUE PICTURES
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 30 mins
Certificate
Genres	Comedy
Language	DVD: Norwegian
Subtitles	DVD: English
Released	DVD: 06 Sep 2004 Production year: 2003
Format	DVD