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Elling is a Norwegian black comedy film directed by Petter Næss. Shot mostly in and around the Norwegian capital Oslo, the film, which was released in 2001, is primarily based on Ingvar Ambjørnsen's novel Brødre i blodet, one of a series of four featuring the Elling character – the others are Utsikt til paradiset, Fugledansen, and Elsk meg i morgen. The film was followed by an original prequel not based on any of…
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I am not well versed in Norwegian cinema. When I came across the title Elling , I was intrigued by the concept of two mentally challenged men who help each other gain independence. It was almost as if someone took Dumb and Dumber and decided to make it into a drama instead of a comedy. The strange thing is...it works. Elling opens with the title character (played by Per Christian Ellefsen) being removed from his clo…More