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'A Handful of Time' ('En hndfull tid') is a 1989 Norwegian film directed by Martin Asphaug. Starring Espen Skjnberg, Camilla Strm-Henriksen, Nicolay Lange-Nielsen and Bjrn Sundquist, the film also features Susannah York and Nigel Hawthorne. The film was selected as the Norwegian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 62nd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Plot



The elderly Martin believes he hears the voice of Anna, the love of his youth, who died during childbirth fifty years before. Guided by her voice, Martin escapes from his nursery home and begins a journey that echoes a chain of fatal events from his past, which increasingly merge with the present.

Awards



* Winner of the "Best Film" award at the Amanda awards in 1990.

* Camilla Strm-Henriksen, winner of the "Best Actress" award at the Amanda awards in 1990.

*The Norwegian entry to the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1990.

* 1990 Rouen Festival du cinma Nordique, Prix A.C.O.R.

* 1990 Rouen Festival du cinma Nordique, Prix de la presse

See also



* List of submissions to the 62nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film

* List of Norwegian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

References



* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071113203810/http://www.nfi.no/english/norwegianfilms/show.html?id=165 'En hndfull tid' dossier] Norwegian Film Institute

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