Bighearted audience pleaser.
Me, My Friend and I(Elling)
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Norway · 2001
Rated R · 1h 29m
Director Petter Næss
Starring Per Christian Ellefsen, Sven Nordin, Marit Pia Jacobsen, Jørgen Langhelle
Genre Comedy, Drama
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Elling lives the first 40 years of his life sheltered by his mother. When she dies, he’s sent to a state institution, where he meets Kjell Bjarne, a female-obsessed virgin in his 40s. After two years, the men are released and sent to live in a state-funded apartment. Can they support each other on their own?
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New Times (L.A.) by Bill Gallo
Beautifully observed, miraculously unsentimental comedy-drama.
Deftly manages to avoid many of the condescending stereotypes that so often plague films dealing with the mentally ill.
Entertainment Weekly by Lisa Schwarzbaum
Charms because of its natural, non-magical attitude toward humanity.
New York Post by Megan Lehmann
A gentle comedy, brimming with hope and faith in human resilience.
Washington Post by Michael O'Sullivan
Charming but slight comedy.
The natural chemistry between Ellefsen and Nordin keeps the film pleasant and inoffensive, but is there any question about where or when or how it will go?
The New York Times by Stephen Holden
Elling believes so fervently in humanity that it feels almost anachronistic, and it is too cute by half. But arriving at a particularly dark moment in history, it offers flickering reminders of the ties that bind us.
Philadelphia Inquirer by Steven Rea
A sweet but unsticky comedy from Norway that was one of the five foreign- language nominees at this year's Academy Awards.
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