Torun Lian

Born in 1956 in Jevnaker (Norway). She has written numerous plays and screenplays for stage, film and television and she also published several children’s books. In 1988 she made her debut as a writer. Some of her most appreciated books are “Frida” (1990) and “Frida - Straight From the Heart” (1991). These books were made into the film FRIDA awarded at the GFF 1992. In 1998 she made her debut as a feature film director with ONLY CLOUDS MOVE THE STARS (BARE SKYER BEVEGER STJERNENE), based on her own novel with the same title and screened at the GFF 1999. In 2000 Lian wrote the book “The Color of Milk”, from which the film with the same title is inspired. She also works as a consultant for the Norwegian Film Fund.

Director’s statement

“I’m a writer, and I want to write stories. If they prove to be of a high enough quality to be converted into films, I start over again. I ‘write’ them once more. As films. But while writing, I’m not conscious of the fact they may/should become films. THE COLOR OF MILK, by the way, started out as a short story, located in Italy in the 8th century A.D.”.