When his mother, who has sheltered him his entire 40 years, dies, Elling, a sensitive, would-be poet, is sent to live in a state institution. There he meets Kjell Bjarne, a gentle giant and women-obsessed virgin in his 40s. After two years, the men are released and provided with a state-funded apartment and stipend with the hope they will be able to live on their own. Initially, the simple act of going around the corner for groceries is a challenge. Through a friendship born ... (Full plot summary below)
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When his mother, who has sheltered him his entire 40 years, dies, Elling, a sensitive, would-be poet, is sent to live in a state institution. There he meets Kjell Bjarne, a gentle giant and women-obsessed virgin in his 40s. After two years, the men are released and provided with a state-funded apartment and stipend with the hope they will be able to live on their own. Initially, the simple act of going around the corner for groceries is a challenge. Through a friendship born of desperate dependence, the skittish Elling and the boisterous, would-be lover of women, Kjell Bjarne, discover they can not only survive on the outside, they can thrive. But as their courage grows, the two find oddball ways to cope with society, striking up the most peculiar friendships in the most unlikely places.
Leave your thoughts about Elling.
| One Guy's OpinionFrank SwietekBy maintaining a modest stance and a gentle, affectionate tone it emerges as winning rather than wearying. |
| Dallas Morning NewsPhilip WuntchIt's affectionate and optimistic without being fuzzy. |
| St. Paul Pioneer PressChris Hewitt (St. Paul)There is one surefire way to get a nomination for a best-foreign-film Oscar: Make a movie about whimsical folk who learn a nonchallenging, life-affirming lesson while walking around a foreign city with stunning architecture. |
| Film Journal InternationalMaria Garcia[Næs] directed the stage version of Elling, and gets fine performances from his two leads who originated the characters on stage. |
| San Francisco ChronicleCarla MeyerBlessed with two fine, nuanced lead performances. |
| Des Moines RegisterJeffrey BrunerElling builds gradually until you feel fully embraced by this gentle comedy. |
| Detroit NewsSusan StarkA film of charm, freshness and bracingly generous humanity. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertIt is refreshingly undogmatic about its characters. |
| Film ThreatPhil HallTedious Norwegian offering which somehow snagged an Oscar nomination. |
| Old School ReviewsJohn A. Nesbitreally is about a couple of crazy guys, and it's therapeutic |
