Min Marion is a Norwegian drama film from 1975 directed by Nils R. Müller. It is based on Terje Stigen's 1972 novel Min Marion.
Overview
Min Marion (My Marion) is a Norwegian drama film from 1975 directed by Nils R. Müller. It is based on Terje Stigen's 1972 novel Min Marion.
Plot
The film tells the story of a love affair between two adults, Marion and Georg. Marion (played by Ulrikke Greve) is disabled and her face has been disfigured since birth. Georg (played by Sverre Anker Ousdal) was disabled as the result of a car accident. The two people of them have experienced good and bad in life and have encountered much resistance. Together they find strength in each other, and the two of them limp along together on their own legs. The film is a sensitive portrayal of a different kind of love story.
Cast
Ulrikke Greve: Marion
Sverre Anker Ousdal: Georg
Sverre Hansen: a supervisor
Johan Kjelsberg: Hammerstein
Mette Lange-Nielsen: the landlady
Arne Lie: the landlord
Eli Anne Linnestad: Anne-Lise
William Nyrén: a tenant
Siri Rom: Marion's mother
Irene Thomsen: the tenant's wife
Per Tofte: Aron
Asbjørn Toms: a farmer
Ottar Wicklund: Marion's father
Sverre Wilberg: a photographer
Arne Aas: Leonid
Release
The film premiered on July 28, 1975. The film was also issued on VHS in the Norske klassikere series in the 1990s, but it was not issued on DVD. Regarding the film, the director, Nils R. Müller, stated that "We all have our handicaps, our burdens, but this does not make it less suitable to love, to love another person."