Yes, very. More sad than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Hamsun end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Hamsun easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Hamsun

Name: Hamsun
Genre: Drama
Released: 1996
Duration: 159 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Max von Sydow, Ghita Nørby, Anette Hoff, Jesper Christensen, Edgar Selge

They were worshipped as national saints. Hated as traitors. Their marriage spanned from the worst kind of betrayal to the greatest love...

Directed by Jan Troell

Produced by Nordisk Film Denmark, TV 2

1996159 min6.8 / 10

A morally complex biographical drama about a celebrated author's ideological compromise and the strain it places on his marriage during Nazi occupation.

Knut Hamsun is Norway's most famous and admired author. Ever since he was young he has hated the English for the starvation they caused Norway during WWI. When the Germans occupy Norway 9 April 1940 he welcomes them and the protection they can give from Great Britain. He supports the national socialist ideals, but opposes the way these ideals are turned into action - that Norwegians are jailed and executed. His wife Marie travels in Germany during the war as a sign of support from Knut and herself.

Clusters

Toxic Romance Movies Toxic Romantic Relationships Betrayal, Downfall, Survival Corrupted by Ambition Nazi Germany And Resistance

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Nazi World War Ii Controversy Biography Norway Author

Questions people ask

Is Hamsun sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.
Does Hamsun end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.
Is Hamsun scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is Hamsun easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is Hamsun violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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