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Myggen

1996 · 78 min

A warm, low-key sports portrait that lets you settle into a quiet, human rhythm.

Directed by
Thomas Robsahm
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Erik Mykland, Egil Olsen, Arne Scheie
Overview
A portrait of Norway's best football player, Erik "Myggen" Mykland.

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Directed by
Thomas Robsahm
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Erik Mykland, Egil Olsen, Arne Scheie
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • sport
  • identity
  • ambition
  • work
Places
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour3
Realism9
Romance0
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Thomas Robsahm
Starring
Erik Mykland, Egil Olsen, Arne Scheie, Steve Perryman, Erik Ruthford Pedersen, Nils Arne Eggen, Svein Mathiesen
Cinematography
Gaute Gunnari
Runtime
78 min
Country
Norway
Languages
Norwegian

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