Varg Veum

Varg Veum is a series of crime novels written by Gunnar Staalesen, about the private detective "Varg Veum", who lives in Bergen, on the west coast of Norway. The books have been translated to several languages, including English, German, Swedish, and Danish.

Films

In 2005, it was announced by the Norwegian film production company SF Norge, that it would be made a six films based on the books. [ [http://www1.vg.no/film/artikkel.php?artid=106779 VG Nett - Film Gunnar Staalesens Varg Veum i seks filmer ] ] The first film, "Bitre Blomster" (lit. "Bitter Flowers"), opened in cinemas in Norway September 28, 2007. [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0844948/ Varg Veum - Bitre blomster (2007) ] ] The film is directed by the Norwegian director Ulrik Imtiaz Rolfsen, who also directed "Izzat". "Tornerose" ("Sleeping Beauty") and "Din Til Døden" ("Yours Until Death"), directed by Erik Richter Strand, have won awards both in Europe and in the United States.Fact|date=December 2007 Varg Veum is played by Norwegian actor Trond Espen Seim, know from several other Norwegian productions.

Future films

As of November 2007, the filming of last part of the series, "Begravde Hunder Biter Ikke" ("Buried Dogs Don't Bite") is almost finished. However, the second film "Tornerose", will not be shown until February 2008, followed by the third film, "Din Til Døden", in March 2008. "Falne Engler" will be relased on April 4, 2008.

List of Films

*Bitre Blomster (September 2007)
*Tornerose (January 2008)
*Din Til Døden (March 2008)
*Falne Engler (April 2008)
*Kvinnen i Kjøleskapet (September 2008)
*Begravde Hunder (October 2008)

Three of the films are available in English: "Yours Until Death", "At Night All Wolves Are Grey", and "The Writing on the Wall".

References

External links

* http://www.vargveum.no/Default.aspx?tabid=513
* http://kampanje.filmweb.no/vargveum/index.html