Cover image for Insomnia [BLU-RAY] / Norsk Film AS i samproduksjon med Nordic Screen Production AS ; med støtte fra Norsk Filminstitutt presenterer ; manuskript, Nikolaj Frobenius i samarbeid med Erik Skjoldbjærg ; produsenter, Petter J. Borgli, Tomas Backström, Tom Remlov ; en film av Erik Skjoldbjærg.
Title:
Insomnia [BLU-RAY] / Norsk Film AS i samproduksjon med Nordic Screen Production AS ; med støtte fra Norsk Filminstitutt presenterer ; manuskript, Nikolaj Frobenius i samarbeid med Erik Skjoldbjærg ; produsenter, Petter J. Borgli, Tomas Backström, Tom Remlov ; en film av Erik Skjoldbjærg.
Uniform Title:
Insomnia (Motion picture : 1997)
Edition:
Blu-ray special edition.
Publication Information:
[Irvington, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2014]

©2014
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
General Note:
Originally released as a motion picture in 1997.

Special features: New 4K digital restoration; New conversation between director Erik Skjoldbjærg and actor Stellan Skarsgård; Two short films by Skjoldbjærg: Near winter (1993) and Close to home (1994); Trailer; A booklet featuring and essay by critic Jonathan Romney.

Blu-ray; region A; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 surround sound ; requires Blu-ray player.
Summary:
Stellan Skarsgard plays an enigmatic Swedish detective with a checkered past who arrives in a small town in northern Norway to investigate the death of a teenage girl. As he digs deeper into the heinous killing, his own demons and the tyrannical midnight sun begin to take a toll.
Geographic Term:
Norway, Northern -- Drama
Subject Term:
Murder -- Investigation--Norway -- Drama

Serial murderers--Norway -- Drama

Insomnia -- Drama.

Insanity (Law) -- Drama

Swedes--Norway, Northern -- Drama

Blu-ray discs

Foreign language films
Genre:
Detective and mystery films

Feature films

Film noir

Thrillers (Motion pictures)

Crime films

Swedish language materials.

Swedish language films

Norwegian language materials

Norwegian language films
Added Author:
Skjoldbjærg, Erik, 1964-

Frobenius, Nikolaj, 1965-

Borgli, Petter J.

Backström, Tomas

Remlov, Tom

Skarsgård, Stellan

Mathiesen, Maria, 1978-

Ousdal, Sverre Anker, 1944-

Jenssen, Geir, 1962-
Added Corporate Author:
Norsk Film AS

Nordic Screen Production AS

Criterion Collection (Firm)
Added Uniform Title:
Container of (work): Close to home

Container of (work): Vinterveien

Remade as (work): Insomnia (Motion picture : 2002)
Language Note:
Norwegian and Swedish dialogue with optional English subtitles.
Series Title:
Criterion collection ;
Series Sequence:
Criterion collection ; 47
Performer:
Stellan Skarsgård, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Bjorn Floberg, Gisken Armand, Maria Bonnevie, Kristian Figenschow, Thor Michael Aamodt, Bjørn Moan, Marianne O. Ulrichsen, Frode Rasmussen, Guri Johnson, Maria Mathiesen.
Production Credits:
Production designer, Eli Bø ; editor, Håkon Øverås ; composer, Geir Jenssen ; director of photography, Erling Thurmann-Andersen.
OCLC Number:
ocn883333216
Availability:
Eagan - Wescott~1
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