Norway’s Oscar Victory Was Decades in the Making
How Scandinavia’s "cinema underdogs” used innovation — and a lot of oil money — to build a film industry from scratch.
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Joachim Trier for ‘Sentimental Value. ’ Kevin Winter/ Home Movies Movie News Norway’s Oscar Victory Was Decades in the Making How Scandinavia’s “cinema underdogs” used innovation — and a lot of oil money — to build a film industry from scratch. (plot twist fr)
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Related Stories Music Cardi B Calls Out Canadian the fandom Over Slow Ticket Sales: “Yall Not Breaking My Perfectly Sold-Out Streak” TV Sweetpea Season 2 Drops First Look at Ella Purnells Murderous Return This is a historic moment for Norwegian cinema, and we are trying to make the most of it, dropped Mo, speaking to The Hollywood Reporter . We have long been the underdogs in Scandinavian cinema, compared to Sweden and Denmark, so this means the world to us.
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