Elling

2001 · 89 MIN · IMDB 7.5 · 16,221 VOTES · DIR. Petter Næss

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Overview

40-year-old Elling, sensitive, would-be poet, is sent to live in a state institution when his mother, who has sheltered him his entire life, dies. There he meets Kjell Bjarne, a gentle giant and female-obsessed virgin, also in his 40s.

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Dialogue Timeline — 743 lines

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00:00:15 I've aIways been a mommy's boy. I was an onIy chiId, as my mother.
00:03:19 OiI? Another Iie.
00:07:09 ReIax. This is your home now. Either of you have a cigarette?
00:10:34 Fine, KjeII Bjarne.
00:14:16 You have to stick to our deaI.
00:17:18 You don't meet peopIe over the phone!
00:19:53 If things get bad, we can waIk home again.
00:23:30 AII of it?
00:28:28 Look, EIIing.
00:31:35 Hope she hasn't hurt the baby.
00:35:18 She woke up Iike heII!
00:40:06 Those are my sungIasses.
00:42:48 I think you shouId go to that meeting. It's a good initiative.
00:47:00 Why didn't I just say yes?
00:49:45 -Chicken. -Hen.
00:52:46 -You onIy want to taIk about him? -You know him better than anyone.
00:55:27 EIIing, I didn't mean to scare you.
00:58:54 -The Buick. -You can try. I fear it's too Iate.
01:02:15 -Did what? -Invited her out!
01:05:30 -Cabin? -If Frank Iets us.
01:08:56 It's hard to find originaI parts. Over there is the power steering.
01:11:56 But where did the rotten boards come from?
01:16:36 -Do something! -Shut up!
01:19:48 Did you hear that, EIIing? Over ten pounds!

Cast & Characters

Per Christian Ellefsen Elling Sven Nordin Kjell Bjarne Marit Pia Jacobsen Reidun Nordsletten Jørgen Langhelle Frank Åsli Per Christensen Alfons Jørgensen Hilde Olausson Gunn Ola Otnes Hauger Eli Anne Linnestad Johanne Cecilie A. Mosli Cecilie Kornes Joachim Rafaelsen Haakon Willum

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed743
Dialogue density8.3 lines / min
First line00:00:15
Final line01:19:48

Production Record

DirectorPetter Næss
LanguageNorwegian
IMDb votes16,221