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DVD Features:
16:9 Presentation (1.85)
Stereo 2.0
Optional English Subtitles

Gone with the Woman  - a film by Petter Næss

Best Foreign Language Film ~ Norway’s Academy Awards
WINNER- Discovery Award for Best Film ~ Hollywood Film Festival
Official Selection ~ Toronto International Film Festival


"Charming, witty and playful! All the makings of an international hit!"
- Gunnar Rehlin,  VARIETY

"Alternately ironic and idyllic"
- Stephen Farber, HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

"A clever, incredibly deadpan sex comedy!  Devastatingly funny – and accurate!"
- Todd Brown, TWITCH

"A breezy and lighthearted romantic comedy"
- REEL FILM REVIEWS

A nameless bachelor finds his life overtaken by a chatty female in this wry meditation on modern romance. The protagonist is a lethargic man who maintains his harmonious existence by working during the day, and staring at his apartment walls by night. One day, seemingly out of nowhere, the reserved bachelor finds his life invaded by mysterious redhead Marianne. A talkative woman who seems to be able to speak ad nauseam about any topic that pops into her head, Marianne continues to chatter as her exhausted partner in conversation slowly drifts off into dreamland. When he awakens to find Marianne making a soulful confession about a childhood trauma, his fate is sealed by his genuine sympathy. The following day, Marianne returns with a dozen boxes and a rather substantial yellow dresser...
Jason Buchanan, ALL MOVIE GUIDE.

 

2007, Norway, 90 mins.