Zeppelin (1981)

	Directed by: Lasse Glomm	COUNTRY Norway Genre Drama INTERNATIONAL TITLE Zeppelin RUNNING TIME 78 minutes
	Produced by: Bente Erichsen
	Written by (based on the novel by Tormod Haugen): Bente Erichsen

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
Nina	Silvia Myhre
Gutten i treet	Preben Skjønsberg	½
Far til Nina	Roy Hansen
Mor til Nina	Vibeke Lundquist
Far til gutt	Kai Remlow
Mor til gutt	Kari Sanengen	-

Review

A 10-year-old girl befriends an ostensibly mysterious boy a couple of years older who has run away from home and taken up residence in a tree in the girl's family yard. It's an absurd premise based on contrived presumptions and conflicts. And the end result is not helped by the fact that the performances and dialogue belong to a stilted, theatrical tradition which makes all the film's would-be probing interpersonal elements outlandish and ineffective. The post-sync dialogue is particularly bad, especially in the interactions between Nina and her parents. Alas, because young Silvia Myhre as the girl has a natural presence in front of the camera. If only director Lasse Glomm (At dere tør!, Sweetwater) had been able to direct her and her cast mates as well as he composes his shots. Instead, he tries desperately to make his film relevant by placing it all in a semi-fantastical context that is not accounted for. Kai Remlow is a relief in a small part as the boy's father.