
Espen Skjønberg
Acting
Biography
Espen Skjønberg was born on April 7, 1924 in Asker, Norway as Espen Henrik Skjønberg. He is an actor, known for O'Horten (2007), En håndfull tid (1989) and Secondløitnanten(1993). He was previously married to Mona Hofland.
Known For

Familiesagaen De syv søstre is a Norwegian soap opera that was broadcasted from 1996 to 2000.
Familiesagaen De syv søstre

Christmas on the Moontop is a Norwegian christmas series. It was produced and sent on NRK in 2002 with replays in 2005, 2010 and 2014. Idea and screenplay by Gudny Ingebjørg Hagen. Christmas on the Moontop was the successor to Christmas in Blåfjell and Amalies Christmas. Directed by Torunn Calmeyer Ringen.
Jul på Månetoppen

Norwegian drama TV series.
Vestavind

One day fourteen-year-old Sophie Amundsen comes home from school to find in her mailbox two notes, with one question on each: "Who are you? and "Where does the world come from?
Sophie's World

Norwegian war drama. The old sea-captain retires, but the next day German WWII occupation of Norway begins. He then kisses his wife good-bye and is off to Army HQ. There he finds a lack of leadership and morale that offends him. They even laugh at him and his out-dated uniform and officer-rank. Secondloitnanten then finds and leads his private troop of volunteers against the German attack. The movie tells the story of a man that refuses to give up, even when everybody else leaves. He will fight for the country he loves and do his duty.
The Last Lieutenant

At the height of the cold war, a known Russian spy ("Kyril") is sent to the UK under falsely reported pretenses in order to hopefully indirectly spark an unknown mole in the KGB to reveal himself; the endeavor eventually has repercussions which none of the initial players could have predicted.
Codename: Kyril

In Northern Norway during the 1860s, a little girl named Dina accidentally causes her mother's death. Overcome with grief, her father refuses to raise her, leaving her in the care of the household servants. Dina grows up wild and unmanageable, with her only friend being the stable boy, Tomas. She summons her mother's ghost and develops a strange fascination with death as well as a passion for living.
I Am Dina

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Jul i Blåfjell

Hindu god Indra has a daughter Agnes, who visits Earth to find out if people have legitimate complaints. She marries a lawyer from Bergen and has children, but is disillusioned by marriage and embarks on a journey among men.
Dreamplay

When Anna Neshov suffers a stroke a week before Christmas Eve and is left dying, her three sons must take stock of their own lives and each other's. For various reasons, they have not been in contact for many years. The youngest brother, Erlend, works as a window dresser in Copenhagen. Margido owns a small funeral home in Trondheim, and the eldest brother, Tor, runs the family farm on the Byneset peninsula outside Trondheim. Now they meet at their mother's sickbed.
Berlinerpoplene

Maren, a young girl, is the sole survivor of the Black Death in her Norwegian village. Using instincts, folklore, luck, and the clairvoyant powers granted her by being born with a "Victory Cap," Maren survives on her own, waiting for other people to discover her plight.
Second Sight

Norwegian scary stories to tell in the dark.
A Little Horror?

During the Summer while his parents are busy with work, a nine year old boy slips into a fantasy world to entertain himself. A world of strange adults, talking birds and magic. On his quest travelling involves steam engines and handcars.
Svampe

Erica's parents are killed in a traffic accident. She moves to Fjällbacka and discovers she has a brother.
The Hidden Child

Gathered at a funeral for a successful business man, the testament is to be read. They will all inherit, with a big IF; if the family company is to be joint run by all the heirs.
Next of Kin

Ernest, Ted and August fulfill their friend Carl's dying wish and take him to Heidelberg, where they all first met 45 years ago, to see his old girlfriend one last time. However, the locals won't talk about her, due to a WW2 secret.
The Sunset Boys

A moving, magic and playful story about a young girl who, at the end of her life, learns to accept death and understands how wonderful life really is. The script is based on the novel by Jostein Gaarder.
Through a Glass, Darkly

After his father is killed, Prince Valemon ascends the throne, only to be turned into a polar bear by a bitter witch who wants to be his queen.
The Polar Bear King
Adaptation of Kafka’s famous novel for Norwegian TV. Joseph K. discovers two policeme in his appartment, while in the middle of the morning routine. These men lead him into a nonsensical labyrith of a legal system.
Prosessen

Fly-on-the-wall treatment of an ordinary day in the life of a prisoner in Stalin's Gulag. Closely adapted from Solzhenitsyn's classic novel based on his own experiences. Shot entirely on location in northern Norway