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Norwegian film mimicking Hollywood's classic studio era

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Petter and Kari meet, fall in love, and get married. But it is not easy for a young couple of limited means to find a place to live. Moving in with Petter&apos;s parents proves impossible, Kari can&apos;t endure her mother-in-law&apos;s constant...

Vi gifter oss

Norwegian film mimicking Hollywood&apos;s classic studio era

&quot;Vi gifter oss&quot; is one of the best examples of Norwegian film mimicking Hollywood&apos;s classic studio era, complete with extensive use of studios to film outdoor scenes, a firm allegiance to the now established rom-com subgenre, and the first signs of star power in Norwegian cinema (this was the first of many films which were to launch Henki Kolstad and Inger Marie Andersen as the entire nation&apos;s romantic couple). Still, perhaps the main reason that &quot;Vi gifter oss&quot; worked and works so well, is that it combines its Hollywood affinities with a very Norwegian perspective. The 1950s were in many ways the start of modern urban living in Oslo, when the parents of the baby-boomers settled in numbers in suburb apartments and found non-hard labour work in the city. This was when the modern working/middle class was born, and &quot;Vi gifter oss&quot; is a superb first-hand, contemporary document of this process. Writer/director Nils R. Müller&apos;s shows an impressive perspective and insight in this matter.

Müller&apos;s writing style, which is light and simple in tone and plot development, but at times heavy and cumbersome in thematics, is both perfectly descriptive of the era it depicts and ideal for the overall effect of the film. He toggles elegantly between simple slapstick comedy and well-portioned discussions and dramatizations on life as a couple. Despite on one level being naturally rooted in 1950s moral and social mechanisms, on another level these discussions have a timelessness to them which secures the film&apos;s relevance also when watched in its 60th anniversary year.

(Review written in 2011.)

"Vi gifter oss" is one of the best examples of Norwegian film mimicking Hollywood's classic studio era, complete with extensive use of studios to film outdoor scenes, a firm allegiance to the now established rom-com subgenre, and the first signs of star power in Norwegian cinema (this was the first of many films which were to launch Henki Kolstad and Inger Marie Andersen as the entire nation's romantic couple). Still, perhaps the main reason that "Vi gifter oss" worked and works so well, is that it combines its Hollywood affinities with a very Norwegian perspective. The 1950s were in many ways the start of modern urban living in Oslo, when the parents of the baby-boomers settled in numbers in suburb apartments and found non-hard labour work in the city. This was when the modern working/middle class was born, and "Vi gifter oss" is a superb first-hand, contemporary document of this process. Writer/director Nils R. Müller's shows an impressive perspective and insight in this matter.

Müller's writing style, which is light and simple in tone and plot development, but at times heavy and cumbersome in thematics, is both perfectly descriptive of the era it depicts and ideal for the overall effect of the film. He toggles elegantly between simple slapstick comedy and well-portioned discussions and dramatizations on life as a couple. Despite on one level being naturally rooted in 1950s moral and social mechanisms, on another level these discussions have a timelessness to them which secures the film's relevance also when watched in its 60th anniversary year.

(Review written in 2011.)

Petter and Kari meet, fall in love, and get married. But it is not easy for a young couple of limited means to find a place to live. Moving in with Petter's parents proves impossible, Kari can't endure her mother-in-law's constant interference. Trying to build a house of their own is halted by so much red tape, and affordable rentals is hard to come by. When Kari gets pregnant things doesn't get any easier.

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