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Kitchen Stories Reviews

2003

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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 .. Read more

Starring	Joachim Calmeyer, Tomas Norstrom
Director	Brent Hamer
Genres	Comedy

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- It's the early 1950s, and Sweden's Home Research Institute, having created the perfect kitchen for the national... read more on Time Out
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- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:17
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- - 9
  - 0
  A quirky film
  
  This is a really off the wall film that starts slowly but really draws you in and I would definitely recommend it to anyone with a bit of patience.
  
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  - CiaraandGerry
  - Monmouthshire
  - 04 Feb 2005 at 15:01
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- - 0
  - 0
  Give it a go!
  
  Unusual and quirky, this really reminded me of Fargo due to the sparseness and wintry setting. Quite comical and bizarrely heartwarming, and gave me a vintage-... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 27 Nov 2011 at 20:15
- - 1
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  Understated and charming
  
  A quirky rather odd film about the bizzare studies carried out in scandinavia in the 1950's into the kitchen habit's of single men. So, even if that ... read more »
  
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- - brockfal
  - 53 reviews
  - London
  - 30 Dec 2010 at 12:45
- - 0
  - 0
  Highly recommended
  
  This is a lovely story that is beautifully shot; I found it a joy to watch. The character development was really well done and the story develops at the right ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Leeds
  - 24 Nov 2010 at 10:56
- - 1
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  Nordic retro feelgood!
  
  Remember this director's name - Bent Hamer (how could you forget it?)
  
  This quirky comic tale of ludicrous Swedish research in 50s rural Norway is... read more »
  
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  - Isle of Skye, Scotland
  - 03 Feb 2010 at 13:59
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  Loved it
  
  It was so nice to watch something that was subtle and funny without the faintest sniff of cynicism. A lovely film. I can't wait to see O'Horten when it ... read more »
  
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  - Nottinghamshire, UK
  - 29 Dec 2008 at 00:16
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  Kitchen Stories
  
  A sweet film about two old guys getting to know each other . Funny and warm with a beautiful setting in Scandanvia.
  
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  - London
  - 29 Nov 2008 at 10:47
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  Kitchen Stories (2003) - Bent Hamer
  
  Fantastic deadpan comedy with a strong warm humanist streak. Set in the 50s, Swedish 'kitchen science' researchers observe the kitchen habits of ... read more »
  
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- - Teebs
  - 159 reviews
  - Rochester
  - 10 Sep 2008 at 19:38
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  Worth a Look
  
  A funny and quirky story about a strange experiment to monitor kitchen habits of single men. Quite touching too.
  
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  - Stanmore
  - 26 Mar 2007 at 22:57
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  Great
  
  Great! If you don't mind a relaxed pace, give this one a try.
  
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- - a customer
  - UK
  - 19 Oct 2006 at 11:44
- - 0
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  delightful and original
  
  If you can respond to the lonely plight of repressed bachelors, when comically and gently portrayed, then try this. Its setting near the Swedish-Norwegian ... read more »
  
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- - phil jenkins
  - sussex
  - 15 Sep 2006 at 21:25
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- - 9
  - 0
  A quirky film
  
  This is a really off the wall film that starts slowly but really draws you in and I would definitely recommend it to anyone with a bit of patience.
  
  ... read more »
  
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  - CiaraandGerry
  - Monmouthshire
  - 04 Feb 2005 at 15:01
- - 5
  - 0
  The breeze in the trees...
  
  Another reviewer thought that this needs "speeding-up" - they should maybe spend less time at the gym and more time looking out of the window at the ... read more »
  
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- - DriftingCloud
  - 12 reviews
  - Newcastle upon Tyne
  - 19 Feb 2005 at 11:40
- - 4
  - 0
  An understated Scandinavian charmer
  
  Do not be deceived by the title -- this is a bittersweet tale of male bachelorhood and friendship. The plot does not lend itself easily to synopsis, so suffice... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - London, England
  - 19 Oct 2004 at 20:06
- - 4
  - 1
  Loved it: quirky, Nordic, touching
  
  The two men circle each other like old dogs sniffing yet soon settle into a warm friendship that transcends their origins. Lovely, warm, funny.
  
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- - Rory Aitken
  - Totnes
  - 05 Mar 2005 at 03:59
- - 3
  - 0
  Worth a look
  
  Great cinematography and marvellous 50s style. Almost worth watching for the 50s transport alone (great caravans!).
  
  The slightly surreal storyline ... read more »
  
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- - zepafa
  - 10 reviews
  - Whitley Bay
  - 03 Apr 2005 at 11:09
- - 3
  - 0
  Slow and sweet
  
  I would recommend this film to anyone who enjoyed the Straight Story. It is a slow film, with slightly quirky Scandinavian humour, but it's beautifully ... read more »
  
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- - cookiegoddess
  - London
  - 19 Apr 2005 at 19:07
- - 2
  - 0
  a wonderful oddity
  
  kitchen stories is an unlikely hero. the fact that it got made in the first place is a testiment to how wonderful and brave european cinema is. we brits ... read more »
  
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- - david
  - nottingham
  - 06 Nov 2004 at 20:15
- - 2
  - 0
  It's about so much more...
  
  Such a good film! The premise doesn't sound promising, I'll admit, but it works both on a slapstick comedy level (you'll know what I mean when you ... read more »
  
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- - Leeb76
  - LONDON
  - 27 Jun 2005 at 17:39
- - 1
  - 0
  Nordic retro feelgood!
  
  Remember this director's name - Bent Hamer (how could you forget it?)
  
  This quirky comic tale of ludicrous Swedish research in 50s rural Norway is... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 856990
- - a customer
  - Isle of Skye, Scotland
  - 03 Feb 2010 at 13:59
- - 1
  - 0
  Understated and charming
  
  A quirky rather odd film about the bizzare studies carried out in scandinavia in the 1950's into the kitchen habit's of single men. So, even if that ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 949652
- - brockfal
  - 53 reviews
  - London
  - 30 Dec 2010 at 12:45

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  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 ...