Norske byggeklosser (1972)

	Directed by: Pål Bang-Hansen	COUNTRY Norway GENRE Comedy INTERNATIONAL TITLE N/A RUNNING TIME 94 minutes
	Produced by: Egil Monn-Iversen
	Written by: Pål Bang-Hansen

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
Bygningsinspektør + flere roller	Rolv Wesenlund
Olav Femte	Bjørn Sand	½
Ingrid Femte	Thea Stabell
Kleppe	Arve Opsahl	½
Frøken Sørensen	Ingeborg Cook
Flyttemann	Dag Frøland
Gartner Treholt	Gunnar Haugan
Flyttemann	Torgils Moe
Fru Rognerud	Viva Mørk
Garpo, opplysningsdame	Aud Schønemann
Fru Valle	Sølvi Wang

Review

A devoted and perpetual Rolv Wesenlund plays an abundance of roles in this Norwegian semi-classic, which satirizes the clash between intractable craftsmen and meek academics during the building boom of the 1970s. When I say classic, this is more in effort than in quality, as the script varies from hilarious to downright annoying (such as the traffic control scene), but Wesenlund often saves the utmost stupidities with his charisma, and Pål Bang-Hansen's love for the film medium shines through his frisky but flawed direction. Norske byggeklosser belongs to the type of comedy that wears the viewer out through its endless downward spiral, but that also brings out a smile at regular intervals.