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Growth Of The Soil

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Mon 2 May 2005 // 19:00

The Hamsum Foundation presents two classic films inspired by the novels of the influential Norwegian writer Knut Hamsum. HUNGER on at 9pm.

GROWTH OF THE SOIL plus an exclusive CUBE score
(Gunnar Sommerfeldt / Norway / 1921 / 110 mins / Silent / PG)
(Mon 2nd May / 7pm / £3)

An extraordinary film set in the Norwegian wilderness with breathtaking scenes of beauty. It is the story of Isak 'a worker on the land without respite'. The film begins with him wandering alone in the mountains and forests. He discovers a clearing and resolves to build a home and start a new life. When he meets Inger, a woman with a harelip, the two decide to live together. But soon their homestead attracts the interests of the district's other inhabitants, many of them jelous of their successes. Expect to see snow covered landscapes, glaciers and men skiing in pointed hats!