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| OLAV H. HAUGE -THE OTHER MAN | |
| OLAV H. HAUGE — DEN ANDRE MANNEN |
| Norway/2008/Beta/colour/57 min/norwegian english subtitles | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 An important figure in Norwegian poetry, which he helped to modernize, the poet and translator Olav H. Hauge (1908-1994) spent most of his life as an apple farmer in the tiny village of Ulvik. From a young age he was a very private person, even reclusive. But he read incessantly, and the classics of world literature gave him a notion of the world outside the Norwegian fjords. From these books, and the stunning scenes around him, he derived his inspiration. He began publishing his poems at the age of 38. Hauge suffered from depression from an early age, and spent long periods in a mental hospital. He was not lobotomized, however, thanks to an understanding doctor who recognized his genius. Gradually, he learned to live with his mental disorder. Hauge was almost 60 by the time he received recognition as one of the major poets of his generation. And against all odds, at the age of 70 he found love and married. Set in the magical landscape of Ulvik, this film portrait of an intense and troubled artist is itself a poem. Biography Director Vigdis Nielsen is from the same Norwegian village, Ulvic, as the artist she portrays. She has previously made several films for children. Filmography Hole in The Heart (2004) ; Sting (2007). |  |
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