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GIFFONI FILM FESTIVAL 1992 - 1.8 August

Sections & Films

FRIDA – STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART

Category: Edition 1992

Synopsis
Frida, aged 13, has discovered a book by psychoanalyst Erich Fromm called "The art of loving". Using it as a reference she sets out to better the love lives of her family and friends. But love works in mysterious ways...

Original Title Frida - Med hjertet i hånden
Italian Title Frida
Category Official Competition
Section Competition
Tipology Feature Film
Duration 113'
Production Year 1991
Nationality Norway
Directed by Berit Nesheim
Screenplay Torun Lian
Main cast Maria Kvalheim, Ellen Horn, Helge Jordal

 regista Berit NesheimBERIT NESHEIM

Berit Nesheim (born 28 January 1945) is Norwegian film director. Nesheim graduated from the University of Oslo in foreign languages, literature and psychology to go on to a career as a director of television films. Her first feature-film was Frida – Straight from the Heart in 1991, which was the Norwegian entry to the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1992.