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Unni Straume

b. 1955

Norwegian film director and screenwriter

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Born 1955. Unni Straume is a Norwegian film director, screenwriter and film producer.

Unni Straume (born 2 October 1955) is a Norwegian film director and screenwriter. Her film Drømspel was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival.

Filmography Director Kystkunst (1977) Trubadur (1978). Documentary about the Norwegian musician Jan Eggum. Kap Farvel (1981). Documentary about shrimps fishing in the Barent's sea. Hot House (1982). Documentary about jazz in Oslo. Bilete frå ei øy (1983) Roma Con Amore (1984) Way North. Fem norske kunstnere (1986) Pjuska (1988). Documentary about a cat. Til en ukjent (1990). Autobiographic, in black and white. Avsporing (1993). Shortmovie, presented in Cannes Film Festival. Drømspel (1994). Presented at Cannes Film Festival for Un Certain Regard T83 (1995). 13 min, about a travel to Orte, Italy. Thranes metode (1998). From Thranes metode og andre noveller by Øystein Lønn. Pappasøndag (1999). shortmovie directed in Italia. Musikk for bryllup og begravelser (2002). Nominated for Nordisk Råds filmpris (2002). Soundtrack by Goran Bregović. Presented at the Venice Film Festival. REMAKE.me (2014). Autobiographic movie with cuts from other of her own movies and scenes filmed in: Fiksdal, Terracina, Oslo and Rome.

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Norwegian Film Critics’ Award

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Unni Straume?

Norwegian film director and screenwriter

When was Unni Straume born?

Unni Straume was born on 2 October 1955 in Molde Municipality, Vestnes Municipality.

What is Unni Straume's occupation?

Unni Straume is a film director, screenwriter and film producer.

What nationality is Unni Straume?

Unni Straume is Norwegian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Unni Straume

· Wikidata: Q3478672

· DBpedia: Unni Straume

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