Elling
(Me, My Friend And I)
90 minutes,
Norway (2001),
Modest, endearing and thoroughly amusing Norwegian hit about an odd couple, newly released from a psychiatric institution and facing the challenge of fitting in with big city life
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Elling: When his mother dies, Elling (Ellefsen) suffers a breakdown and is committed to a psychiatric institution. Here, he befriends the oafish, sex-obsessed Kjell Bjarne (Nordin). Despite Elling deeming Kjell Barne an "orangutan", the two men form a strong bond over two years as roommates...
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