Eldar Einarson
{{Short description|Norwegian filmmaker and writer (born 1947)}}
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Eldar Einarson (born May 8, 1947) is a Norwegian filmmaker and writer.{{cite book |last1=Lachmann |first1=Michael |last2=Lange-Fuchs |first2=Hauke |title=Film in Skandinavien, 1945–1993: Dänemark, Finnland, Island, Norwegen, Schweden |date=1993 |publisher=Henschel |location=Berlin |page=145}}
Family
Eldar Einarson is the son of the illustrator Odd Einarson and the brother of the filmmaker Oddvar Einarson.{{cite news |title='Carita' vekker oppsikt |url=https://www.nb.no/items/f73c09e86d41866304bc9d45cdf120d3?page=3 |access-date=July 4, 2023 |work=Tønsbergs Blad |issue=103 |date=May 7, 1982 |page=5}}{{cite news |last1=Leir |first1=Svein Rolf |title=Einarson-utstilling med politisk satire |url=https://www.nb.no/items/dbc8deeb1dc729cffba01b9bc7710e2e?page=0 |access-date=July 4, 2023 |work=Vestmar |issue=83 |date=July 22, 1987 |pages=1, 8}}{{cite news |title=Oppsøkende teater – i nord og vest |url=https://www.nb.no/items/52d1369893190de98726cdc21d71d8cd?page=1 |access-date=July 4, 2023 |work=Jarlsberg |issue=4 |date=January 10, 1984 |page=3}}
Career
After completing his machinist's exam, he quit his career as a sailor at the end of the 1960s to start as a stagehand and actor at Scene 7 and the National Traveling Theater.
From 1972 to 1982 he produced over thirty documentaries for NRK. In feature films, he has worked as a camera operator, recording manager, production manager, producer, screenwriter, and director. From 1982 to 1985, Einarson was associated with Christiania Bank's film company Movieteam, and he produced films and videos for the business world.
In 1975, he made his debut as a feature film director with Faneflukt based on his own original screenplay.{{Cite encyclopedia |last1=Andresen |first1=Christer Bakke |title=Krigsfilm |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/krigsfilm |language=Norwegian |accessdate=July 1, 2023}} This was followed by Kosmetikkrevolusjonen (1977){{Cite encyclopedia |last1=Strøm |first1=Gunnar |title=Trygve Rasmussen |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Trygve_Rasmussen |language=Norwegian |accessdate=July 1, 2023}} and Pakketur til Paradis (1980), and finally For dagene er onde (1991).{{Cite encyclopedia |last1=Bikset |first1=Lillian |title=Bjørn Sundquist |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Bj%C3%B8rn_Sundquist |language=Norwegian |accessdate=July 1, 2023}}{{Cite encyclopedia |last1=Brodal |first1=Svein Erik |title=Pål Skjønberg |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo |url=https://nbl.snl.no/P%C3%A5l_Skj%C3%B8nberg |language=Norwegian |accessdate=July 1, 2023}} He made his debut as an author in 1999 with the children's book Rotteøgleskogen.{{cite news |last1=Viker Lunde |first1=Kirsten |title=Glem ikke å gråte |url=https://www.nb.no/items/8a30d71e1f121155f835136819e52fb5?page=39 |access-date=July 1, 2023 |work=Oppland Arbeiderblad |issue=242 |date=October 20, 1999 |page=40}}{{cite news |last1=Nilsen |first1=Freddy |title=Fra filmmanus til bok |url=https://www.nb.no/items/5ff5bd76de11879df75ff70a435d9a19?page=19 |access-date=July 1, 2023 |work=Asker og Bærums budstikke |issue=226 |date=October 1, 1999 |page=20}}
Filmography
- 1975: Faneflukt
- 1976: Vindu mot vår tid: Kragerø (TV)
- 1977: Kosmetikkrevolusjonen
- 1980: Pakketur til Paradis
- 1991: For dagene er onde
Bibliography
- 1999: Rotteøgleskogen, children's book
- 2001: Djevelens gap, children's book
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0251790}}
- [https://www.svenskfilmdatabas.se/sv/item/?type=person&itemid=70829 Eldar Einarson] at the Swedish Film Database
- [https://filmfront.no/aktor/22310/eldar-einarson Eldar Einarson] at Filmfront
- [https://www.nb.no/filmografi/search?query=%22Einarson%2C%20Eldar%22 Eldar Einarson] at Norsk filmografi
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Category:Norwegian screenwriters
Category:Norwegian film directors
Category:Norwegian children's writers