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Insomnia
Uniform Title
Insomnia (Motion picture : 1997)
Title
Insomnia / a Norsk Film AS i samproduksjon med Nordic Screen Production AS presenterer ; manuskript Nikolaj Frobenius i samarbeid med Erik Skjoldbjærg ; produsenter Petter J. Borgli, Tomas Backström, Tom Remlov ; en film av Erik Skjoldbjærg.
ISBN
9781604658569
1604658568
Edition
Director-approved dual-format Blu-ray and DVD special edition, dual-format edition.
Publication
[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2014]
Copyright Notice Date
©2014
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (97 min. each) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (19 pages : illustrations ; 16 cm)
Medium
4 3/4 in.
Notes
Originally released as a motion picture in 1997.
Special features: New 4K digital restoration; New conversation between director Erik Skjoldbjærg and actor Stellan Skarsgård; Two short films by Skjoldbjærg: Near winter (1993) and Close to home (1994); Trailer; A booklet featuring and essay by critic Jonathan Romney.
Director of photography, Erling Thurmann-Andersen; editor, Håkon Øverås; composer, Geir Jenssen.
Norwegian or Swedish dialogue with optional English subtitles.
Summary
Stellan Skarsgard plays Jonas Engström, an enigmatic Swedish detective with a checkered past who arrives in a small town in northern Norway to investigate the death of a teenage girl. As he digs deeper into the heinous killing, his own demons and the tyrannical midnight sun begin to take a toll.
Variant and related titles
Vinterveien (Motion picture)
Close to home (Motion picture)
Insomnia (Motion picture : 2002)
Near winter.
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
Norwegian; Swedish
Added to Catalog
January 26, 2018
Series
The Criterion collection ; 47
Credits
Director of photography, Erling Thurmann-Andersen; editor, Håkon Øverås; composer, Geir Jenssen.
Cast
Stellan Skarsgård, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Bjørn Floberg, Gisken Armand, Maria Bonnevie.
System details note
Blu-ray; region A; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 surround sound ; requires Blu-ray player.
DVD, NTSC, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0 surround sound.
Videorecording number
CC2374BDDVD-1 The Criterion Collection
CC2374BDDVD-2 The Criterion Collection
Subjects
Genre/Form
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Detective and mystery films.
Crime films.
Film noir.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Motion pictures - Norway.
Crime films.
Detective and mystery films.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film noir.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Also listed under
Norsk Film AS.
Nordic Screen Production AS.
Norsk filminstitutt.
Criterion Collection (Firm)
Bookmark As
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