Kitchen Stories
2003 · 95 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 8,766 VOTES · DIR. Bent Hamer
Overview
Swedish efficiency researchers come to Norway for a study of Norwegian men, to optimize their use of their kitchen. Folke Nilsson (Tomas Norström) is assigned to study the habits of Isak Bjørvik (Joachim Calmeyer). By the rules of the research institute, Folke has to sit on an umpire's chair in Isak's kitchen and observe him from there, but never talk to him. Isak stops using his kitchen and observes Folke through a hole in the ceiling instead. However, the two lonely men slowly overcome the initial post-war Norwegian-Swede distrust and become friends.
Dialogue Timeline — 536 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:07 - the Home Research Institute, HFI.
00:04:17 Don't move.
00:07:20 And now Dr. Malmberg, leader of the Swedish observers.
00:09:17 I would again like to emphasize that the key to this study's success -
00:12:28 He can't be any worse than that lady in Alingsås.
00:25:18 - I was just curious. - So he never uses the kitchen stove?
00:28:37 - Want the hair? - Of course.
00:36:57 You don't say?
00:40:18 Do many planes land here in Landstad?
00:43:56 Let's just hope Green gets his act together.
00:45:46 Positivistic? I've decided to quit.
00:47:57 Oskar's observer couldn't take it anymore.
00:50:26 My father used to say that.
00:52:37 See you tomorrow then.
00:56:45 No way.
00:58:26 Especially when it's dark, and I hold the water pipe at the same time.
01:00:25 I don't doubt it.
01:02:15 How did you know it was today?
01:05:27 You have a whole room full of pepper.
01:11:00 What?
01:16:36 What's the point? I'll get fired either way.
01:18:15 No.
01:22:23 Folke.
01:30:39 Subtitles: Nick Norris
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed536
Dialogue density5.6 lines / min
First line00:00:07
Final line01:30:39
Production Record
DirectorBent Hamer
LanguageNorwegian
IMDb votes8,766