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- 2002
- R
- First Look International
- 1 h 29 m
- 2002
- R
- First Look International
- 1 h 29 m
Summary A slyly funny and emotionally affecting odd couple comedy about two misfits trying to find their places in society. (First Look Pictures)
Directed By: Petter Næss
Written By: Ingvar Ambjørnsen, Axel Hellstenius, Larry Stuckey
- 2002
- R
- First Look International
- 1 h 29 m
- 2002
- R
- First Look International
- 1 h 29 m
Elling
70
5.3
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Summary A slyly funny and emotionally affecting odd couple comedy about two misfits trying to find their places in society. (First Look Pictures)
Directed By: Petter Næss
Written By: Ingvar Ambjørnsen, Axel Hellstenius, Larry Stuckey
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 21 Critic Reviews
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29% Mixed
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 21 Critic Reviews
70
71% Positive
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
29% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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Heartwarming here relies less on forced air than on Petter Næss’ delicate, clever direction -- and a wonderful, imaginative script by Axel Hellstenius.
There is a little of all of us in their awkwardness, fears and neuroses, and we root for their success in the mundane as if they were ascending Everest. Elling is still in the running for 2002's most uplifting movie.
Bighearted audience pleaser.
A charming 2001 Oscar nominee for best foreign-language film.
Touches smartly and wistfully on a number of themes, not least the notion that the marginal members of society - the ones who get spit out on the sidewalk with no idea of how it happened - might benefit from a helping hand and a friendly kick in the pants.
Deftly manages to avoid many of the condescending stereotypes that so often plague films dealing with the mentally ill.
Elling is nothing if not carefully controlled hokum -- both actors, the director, and screenwriter all worked it through first as a stage adaptation of a novel by Ingvar Ambjornsen.
User Score
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Based on 12 User Ratings
5.3
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User Score
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Based on 12 User Ratings
5.3
33% Positive
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Production Company
Maipo Film
Release Date May 29, 2002
Duration 1 h 29 m
Rating R
Tagline They're packed and ready for the greatest adventure of their lives. All they have to do is get out of the house.
Website
http://www.elling-der-film.de/
Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 1 Nomination
Stockholm Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
San Sebastián International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
