Pål Bang-Hansen
Pål Bang-Hansen | |
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Born | Pål Bang-Hansen 29 July 1937 Amanda Honorary Award |
Spouse | Oddbjorg Havik |
Relatives | Odd Bang-Hansen (father) Kjetil Bang-Hansen (brother) |
Pål Bang-Hansen (29 July 1937 – 25 March 2010
Early life and career
Bang-Hansen was born in
Film director
Bang-Hansen directed six films. His first film production was Skrift i sne (Script in Snow) from 1966. He produced the agent film Douglas in 1970. His satirical film Norske byggeklosser (1972) was a great success. In 1973 he made the film Kanarifuglen, and in 1974 the thriller Bortreist på ubestemt tid, based on a crime novel by Sigrun Krokvik. His last film was the political drama Kronprinsen from 1979, based on a true story, with Bjørn Sundquist making his debut in the leading role.[2]
Film critic
Despite his success as a filmmaker Bang-Hansen has for several generations been best known throughout Norway as one of the nation's leading film critics, while working in that capacity for the
Bang-Hansen regularly reported from film festivals in Europe, notably from the Cannes Film Festival consecutively for more than forty years, and also the Berlin Film Festival and the Lübeck Nordic Film Days.[1] Over the years he conducted interviews with Alfred Hitchcock, Gina Lollobrigida, Peter Sellers, and Jodie Foster. He is the only Norwegian to have interviewed John Lennon.[4]
Writer
Among his books are Dager med Douglas from 1970, 24 ganger i sekundet from 1988, and Norske filmplakatar 1917–1988 from 1989.[2] He has also written travel books.[4] Among his posthumous works is a film script about an undercover resistance group from World War II, a branch of the clandestine organization XU.[5]
Awards
Bang-Hansen was awarded the
He died in March 2010, having been diagnosed with skin cancer a week before.[8]
Selected filmography
- Trost i taklampa (1955)
- Kvinnens plass (1956)
- Skrift i sne (1966)
- Douglas (1970)
- Norske byggeklosser (1972)
- Kanarifuglen (1973)
- Bortreist på ubestemt tid (1974)
- Kronprinsen (1979)
References
- ^ Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
- ^ a b c d Svendsen, Trond Olav. "Pål Bang-Hansen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
- ^ Store norske leksikon(in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
- ^ a b Haddal, Per (25 March 2010). "Pål Bang-Hansen er død" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
- ^ "Pål Bang-Hansen er død". Stavanger Aftenblad. Norwegian News Agency. 25 March 2010. Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
- ^ "Amanda-vinnere 1985-2006" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Filmweb.no. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2008. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
- ^ "Nasjonalheltenes fødeplass" (in Norwegian). 10 March 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
- TV 2. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
External links
- Pål Bang-Hansen at IMDb