Jacking up the comic volume on intimate material, this stage treatment smothers the off-kilter appeal and tender character observation of the movie. By David Rooney Chief Film Critic O’Hare — last ...

NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - There are a handful of quiet moments to savor in "Elling," the closing notes of which understate rather than force the tentative embrace of the real world by the play's ...

COPENHAGEN — Norwegian “Elling,” the local blockbuster helmed by Peter Naess, has been picked up for international distribution outside Scandinavia by Denmark’s Trust Film Sales. Trust, the ...

40-year-old Elling, sensitive, would-be poet, is sent to live in a state institution when his mother, who has sheltered him his entire life, dies. There he meets Kjell Bjarne, a gentle giant and ...

"Elling" is a good-natured Norwegian fable which celebrates the friendship between two eccentric middle-aged men. Its director, Oslo-born Petter Naess, previously directed the stage version of "Elling ...

The prequel to helmer Petter Naess’ local smash “Elling” broke this year’s box office record in Norway this weekend. Helmer Eva Isaksen’s “Mother’s Elling” took $672,130. “With 72,004 admissions, it ...

film profile] (Elsk meg i morgen), the reunion of filmmaker Peter Næss with the touching character of Elling, has again conquered the hearts of Norwegian audiences with 200,000 admissions after only ...

Elling has lived under his mother's care, or under State protection, for 40 years. But when he and Kjell, another innocent, are sent outside to live alone, they have to learn to depend on each other ...