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The Other Side of Sunday
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Wikipedia article
'The Other Side of Sunday' is a 1996 Norwegian film directed by Berit Nesheim, starring Marie Theisen and Bjrn Sundquist. The film was the most-viewed film in Norway in 1996 and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1997.
Cast
* Marie Theisen as Maria
* Hildegun Riise as Mrs. Tunheim
* Bjrn Sundquist as Johannes, her Father
* Sylvia Salvesen as Moren
* Martin Dahl Garfalk as Olav
* Ina Sofie Brodahl as Anna
* Ann Kristin Rasmussen as Birgit
Production
When this movie was nominated for an Oscar in the category "best foreign language film", Marie Theisen, who was 15 years old during filming, said that she realized her full nude swimming scene was difficult to accept for the American audience, but she thought it was well done and absolutely necessary for the context.
See also
* List of submissions to the 69th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
* List of Norwegian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
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