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Closed Captioned; English Subtitles 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 colors, and great performances to make a success of a uncomplicated plot. IN THEATRES: FEBRUARY 13, 2004 (LIMITED) Kitchen Stories Reviews: "Bent Hamer's sly, Norwegian-language comedy grows on you slowly, surreptitiously....This one makes you smile inwardly, but often."Wall Street Journal "KITCHEN STORIES is a quirky, thoughtful comedy/drama..."
-- Christine James, Box Office "The icy whimsy of KITCHEN STORIES is certainly well sustained..."
-- Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly "Mr. Hamer's neatness is a rare commodity in comedy, and it makes his gift for staging entrances stand out even more sharply."-- Elvis Mitchell, New York Times "To see the subversively funny KITCHEN STORIES is to laugh in a way you may have forgotten you could."-- Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times "[The film's] understatement can still seem refreshing to audiences tired of being pummeled by brazen Hollywood pictures."
-- Stephen Farber, Movieline's Hollywood Life
This is the only Joachim Calmeyer video. Stars also making their debut in this video: Tomas Norstrom. Kitchen Stories | List Price | $14.98 (You save $5.29) | | Studio | 20th Century Fox | | Orig Year | 2004 | | All Time Sales Rank |  37422  | | CD Universe Part number | 6792745 | | Catalog number | 1007910 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Dec 14, 2004 | | Rating | Not Rated | | Also Known As | Salmer fra kjokkenet | | Additional Info | Widescreen; Subtitled | | Movie Details | Color; Widescreen; Subtitled |
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