Norway (Greek: Νορβηγία) is a 2014 Greek black comedy horror film written and directed by Yannis Veslemes, who also composed its score under the alias Felizol.[1] Set in 1984, the film stars Vangelis Mourikis as a hedonistic vampire named Zano, who arrives in Athens and becomes involved in an elaborate plot with a couple he meets at a disco club.[1][2]
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| Directed by | Yannis Veslemes |
| Written by | Yannis Veslemes |
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| Cinematography | Christos Karamanis |
| Edited by | Yannis Chalkiadakis |
| Music by | Felizol |
Production company | Horsefly Productions |
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Running time | 73 minutes |
| Country | Greece |
Norway premiered at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech Republic on 7 July 2014.[1][3]
Production
editDevelopment
editWriter-director Yannis Veslemes described the character of Zano as "A vampire that combines everything I love and hate about New Greeks."[4] The film derives its title from the 1984 song "Norway" by the Greek band Without a Necklace.[4]
Filming
editFilming took place in the summer of 2012.[4]
Reception
editStephen Dalton of The Hollywood Reporter called Norway "a feverish exercise in heavily stylized weirdness", noting Veslemes's "bold ideas and stylistic verve" but writing that the film "suffers from a rambling plot and too many digressions into surreal whimsy that undermine the main narrative."[1]
In 2023, Matt Donato of IGN ranked Norway number 19 on his list of the 25 best vampire movies of all time, writing, "I promise you will never see a groovier, more fleet-of-foot vampire hallucination than Norway".[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Dalton, Stephen (15 July 2014). "'Norway': Karlovy Vary Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ Brown, Todd (2 July 2014). "Greek Vampire Must Dance In Yiannis Veslemes' Trippy Norway". Screen Anarchy. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ Krassakopoulos, George (3 June 2014). "Η «Νορβηγία» του Γιάννη Βεσλεμέ στο φεστιβάλ του Κάρλοβι Βάρι". Flix.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ a b c "Οθόνες / H "Νορβηγία" θα συζητηθεί πολύ το φετινό φθινόπωρο". Lifo (in Greek). 14 August 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ Donato, Matt (9 March 2023). "The 25 Best Vampire of All Time". IGN. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
External links
edit- Norway at IMDb
- Norway at Rotten Tomatoes