Name: Julia Julia
Director: Petter Vennerød
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Released: 1981-08-11
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 5.3
Cast: Gunilla Olsson, Knut Husebø, Audun Meling, Thomas Robsahm, Per Sunderland

She scrubs train toilets, he scrubs political corruption — Norwegian chaos ensues.

scandi-noir farceclass warfare with benefitsanti-romance romance

Overview

Comedy Crime

Julia washes train coupes for a living. When she meets the married Karl-Henrik, the secretary of the Minister of Justice, she falls in love and gets him involved in criminal activities

NO Norwegian

Content warning

social climbing as survivalmoral compromise in loveinstitutional rotgendered power games

Standout Aspects

Acting

Olsson's deadpan desperation sells every absurd choice.

Writing

Class commentary disguised as sex comedy, somehow.

Best for:Solo·Rewatch

Heads up:Sexual Content

Director

Petter Vennerød

ReleasedAug 11, 1981

Runtime1h 40m

StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady

Intensitymedium

Tonemixed

Feelmedium

Mefistofilm A/S

Top Cast

Gunilla Olsson

Julia

Knut Husebø

Karl Henrik

Audun Meling

Fred

Thomas Robsahm

Dag

Per Sunderland

Petter

Mari Bjørgan

Else

Vibeke Falk

Fru Nilsen

Wenche Foss

Fru Åstrøm

Svein Sturla Hungnes

Fred

Jorunn Kjellsby

Siv

Svein Tindberg

Evensen

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Directors Wam and Vennerød were Norway's most controversial filmmaking duo, specializing in provocative social satire that annoyed literally everyone.

Cultural

The film mocks the Nordic welfare state's hypocrisies — Julia's menial job versus Karl-Henrik's cushy corruption was pointed commentary in 1981 Norway.

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