The Art of Negative Thinking

The Art of Negative Thinking
The Art of Negative Thinking
	Poster and cover art of the film
Directed by	Bård Breien
Written by	Bård Breien
Produced by	Dag Alveberg
Production; company	Maipo film- og TV-produksjon
Distributed by	TrustNordisk
Release date	11 November 2006;
Running time	79 minutes
Country	Norway
Language	Norwegian

The Art of Negative Thinking (Norwegian: Kunsten å tenke negativt) is a 2006 Norwegian black comedy film directed and written by Bård Breien.^[1] The storyline revolves around a man (played by Fridtjov Såheim) who is adjusting to life in a wheelchair, and the socializing group he is made to join. The film was Breien's directorial debut.^[2] It was produced by Dag Alveberg for the production company Maipo film- og TV-produksjon.^[3] The Art of Negative Thinking was successful both domestically and internationally, with sales of 35,000 tickets in its Norwegian theater run and the highest-gross in Germany for any Nordic film during 2008. Reviews were mostly positive and the film won multiple international awards.

^ ^a ^b "The Art of Negative Thinking (Kunsten å tenke negativt)". Norwegian Film Institute. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
^ "Regipris til Bård Breien". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). 7 July 2007. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
^ Cite error: The named reference NFI2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[NFI-1] "The Art of Negative Thinking (Kunsten å tenke negativt)". Norwegian Film Institute. Retrieved 25 January 2010.

[VGNett-2] "Regipris til Bård Breien". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). 7 July 2007. Retrieved 26 January 2010.

[NFI2-3] Cite error: The named reference NFI2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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