The Other Side of Sunday
- Marie Theisen Maria
- Hildegun Riise: Woman Tunheim
- Bjørn Sundquist: John Faren, father and pastor
- Sylvia Salvesen: Mother
- Martin Dahl Garfalk: Olaf
- Ina Sofie Brodahl: Anna
- Ann Kristin Rasmussen: Birgit
- Jørgen Lang Bright: Another priest
- Hallvard Holmen: Sjømann
- Kai Kennet Hanson: Bård
- Petter Width Kristiansen: Pål Helge
- Henriette Engesæth: Tulla
- Kristian Aaby: Stian
Other Side of Sunday (Norwegian Søndagsengler ) is a Norwegian film from 1996 directed by Berit Nesheim. The film is based on the book Søndag the Norwegian writer Reidun Nordtvedt. The plot of the movie takes place in the between 1950 and 1960. The film was one of the few Norwegian productions have been nominated for an Oscar. Previously Nesheim had to the movies Frida - with the heart in the hand ( Frida - med i hjertet any) of 1991 and higher than heaven ( hen Høyere himmelen ) of 1993, the Director made.
Action
And situated in puberty fourteen- year-old girl Mary, the daughter of Prester John Faren, growing in the 1950s on with her parents in a strict religious household in a small town. Your strict father forbids her almost everything, from playing the piano, modern dress to beauty treatments, in contrast to their peers. While other girls enjoy themselves, they have to go regularly to church modestly dressed in the week. Her mother ill for a longer period and has to be treated in a hospital, while Maria uses this time to lead a distinguished schwerteres life. She decides to spend in a hut with a few young people a weekend. During their stay, one of the boys comes close to her, but Maria is overwhelmed by the situation and runs home. Even when her mother is later returned home, she decides to continue to bring their free time with their friends, which brings new conflicts with their moralizing father who has anxiety about the virtues of his daughter and she sees on the road to sin. Mrs. Tunheim, who is also active in the parish, but is considered as an outsider, is the only person she can confide in, and support them in that decision. At the same time they have together some common secrets and share the joy in the exchange of corporeality. Finally, the pastor gets with this and tried to persuade Marie. But Mary told anyone about the incident. When Mrs. Tunheim consequently commits suicide, Mary is initially devastated. Despite all the despair she decides to take up new courage to face life and takes on the banks of the river, where Mrs. Tunheim drowned, bid farewell to their beloved friend; she says to her: "It remains between us everything as it was ." At the end of the film Mary of walking along the road while the song "You're nobody till somebody loves you", a song about freedom, playing in the background.
Reception
The film received in Norwegian newspapers Dagbladet and Verdens Gang, a rating of five stars. In 1997 the film was nominated for an Oscar in the category Best Foreign Language Film.
Reviews
"A film of astonishing sincerity, which is characterized by gently telling and sensitive character images. It manages to leave the negative characters of the sympathy of the audience. Although the religious message of the film interpretation requires, the use of film in education recommends. "