Figge Norling Movies

A tiny theatrical company turns into a war zone of egos as a new play goes into rehearsal in this broad comedy from Sweden. A camera crew from a television outlet is on hand to shoot a commercial as a harried director (Tova Mahnusson Norling) tries to put her cast through their paces. Not everyone, however, feels like cooperating; her two leading men (Orjan Ramberg and Dan Ekborg) seem to be competing over who gets most of the spotlight, much to the annoyance of the female star (Lena Nyman), while the troupe's makeup artist (Gosta Ekman) has a plan of his own. Puder was written and directed by Marie-Louise Ekman, whose husband Gosta Ekman plays the flamboyantly gay makeup man. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

This tender Swedish comedy-drama chronicles the changing life and internal struggles of a girl of cusp of fourteen as she begins moving away from her parents and into the exciting world of boys and handsome young men. Em is first smitten with Jacob, one of the two boys who recently burned down her playhouse. They see each other until he refuses to have sex with her and does not tell her why. Em then falls for 22-year-old Dan, a fellow that has never disguised his interest in her. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi