Mjuke hendene
In the House of Angels
Dans la maison des anges
1998
Norway
97 minutes
Norwegian
But behind the curtains in a Norwegian home for the elderly one hears whispers about hands. The absence of hands. And intimacy. Because spouses are separated. Placed on separate corridors. Double rooms? Double beds? “Why not? We are forced apart. We, who have been married for 60 years!” says Einar. A house. A miniature society. A closed room. And everything that the walls shut in: madness, humour, desire, yearning, sorrow, hope, and great romance. This is old age in all its splendour. In the House of Angels highlights a part of our reality which, in a positive way, will lead to other, more profound questions about our welfare resources for elderly people than have so far been debated.
Production :
Speranza Films
Speranza Films
Distribution :
Speranza Films
Speranza Films
Editing :
Helge Billing
Helge Billing
Sound :
Ragnar Samuelsson; Håkon Lammetun
Ragnar Samuelsson; Håkon Lammetun
Photography :
Svein Krøvel
Svein Krøvel