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- 2004
- PG
- IFC Films
- 1 h 35 m
- 2004
- PG
- IFC Films
- 1 h 35 m
Summary In the early '50s the Home Research Institute in Sweden sends 18 observers to the rural district of Landstad, Norway, with its surplus of bachelors, to study the kitchen routines of single men. (IFC Films)
Directed By: Bent Hamer
Written By: Jörgen Bergmark, Bent Hamer
- 2004
- PG
- IFC Films
- 1 h 35 m
- 2004
- PG
- IFC Films
- 1 h 35 m
Kitchen Stories
75
6.3
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Summary In the early '50s the Home Research Institute in Sweden sends 18 observers to the rural district of Landstad, Norway, with its surplus of bachelors, to study the kitchen routines of single men. (IFC Films)
Directed By: Bent Hamer
Written By: Jörgen Bergmark, Bent Hamer
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 33 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 33 Critic Reviews
75
97% Positive
32 Reviews
32 Reviews
3% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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There's nothing casual about the way this film has been put together, yet that painstaking care leads to laughter that is completely unrestrained.
If you're in the mood for a quiet, beautifully acted little drama, liberally spiked with comedy, about the universal desires of the human heart, this may be the obscure gem you're looking for.
In the landscape of contemporary movie comedies, Kitchen Stories is like a rejuvenating blast of crisp Nordic air.
The film's concept is so absurd and Hamer goes about developing it with such a regimented structure that you have to believe that the filmmaker is poking fun at himself and the world he knows well.
Mostly a well-acted, expertly directed comedy with characters and situations of truly universal appeal.
What a pleasure it is not to be hectored by a director as we laugh our own little laughs, watching a profound story unfold.
Slight but sardonic, Norwegian director Bent Hamer's deadpan Kitchen Stories makes a taciturn comedy of nothingness out of color-coordinated '50s coziness and Scandinavian social planning.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 9 User Ratings
6.3
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 9 User Ratings
6.3
67% Positive
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0% Mixed
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33% Negative
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Awards
Valladolid International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
São Paulo International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Copenhagen International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
