Oct 04, 2019
79 min
Full-HD

Catching the Flame (2019)

This docudrama takes us on a journey through Nikolai Astrup's life and the inspiration behind some of his most famous paintings until his early death in 1928.

Category

History Drama

Country

Norway

Companies

Handmade films in Norwegian Woods

Thure Lindhardt

Nikolai Astrup

Dennis Storhøi

Anton Fonn

Henriette Marø

Engel Astrup

Ola G. Furuseth

Ludvig O. Ravensberg

Gerald Pettersen

Hans E. Kinck

Filip Kremner Rasmussen

Young Nikolai Astrup

Jesper Lindblom

Art student

Terhi Lintukangas

Gallery guest

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