Only Clouds Move the Stars

Only Clouds Move the Stars
Original theatrical release poster
Directed byTorun Lian
Written byTorun Lian
Produced byJohn M. Jacobsen
StarringThea Sofie Rusten
Jan Tore Kristoffersen
Anneke von der Lippe
CinematographySvein Krøvel
Edited byTrygve Hagen
Music byJørn Christensen
Distributed bySF Norway
Release date
  • 24 August 1998 (1998-08-24)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryNorway
LanguageNorwegian
Box officeNOK5.3 million ($750,000) (Norway)[1]

Only Clouds Move the Stars (Norwegian: Bare skyer beveger stjernene) is a 1998 Norwegian drama film written and directed by Torun Lian. Based on her novel of the same name, the film was Lian's directorial debut.[2] The film was a critical and commercial success. It won the Amanda Award in 1999 in the category Best film,[3] and has received more awards internationally than any other Norwegian film.[4] It was the Norwegian submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.[2][5]

  1. ^ Buddrus, Petra (29 January 1999). "Jacobsen's Ladder". Screen International. p. 19.
  2. ^ a b "Only Clouds Move the Stars". Norwegian Film Institute. Retrieved 2 August 2009.
  3. ^ Svendsen, Trond Olav (25 June 2009). "Amandaprisen" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 2 August 2009.
  4. ^ Olsson, Svein (9 June 2008). "Fakta om filmen" (in Norwegian). Budstikka. Retrieved 2 August 2009.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "45 Countries Submit Films for Oscar Consideration". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 19 November 1998. Archived from the original on 19 February 1999. Retrieved 20 October 2015.

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