Director Bent Hamer was inspired by some of the studies the actual Hemmens forskningsinstitut carried out on housewives during this period, but the addition of Norwegian bachelors gives the film its slightly absurdist twist. He regrets this decision and once Swedish researcher Folke shows up, Isak uses his kitchen very reluctantly. Isak, a lone farmer, has signed up to participate in a study being carried out by the Swedish Home Research Institute investigating the kitchen habits of Norwegian bachelors. Kitchen Stories is set in rural Norway in the post-WWII period. “Salmer fra Kjøkkenet” 2003 © BulBul Film a.s., Regi Bent Hamer, Stillsfotograf Erik Aavatsmark In the end it’s not a huge surprise I went for Kitchen Stories the Norwegian setting definitely aligns with my style as a designer, and the film itself has an incredibly strong visual identity. If I went for Breathless, which was shot in black and white on location in Paris, stripes seemed to be the overwhelming visual. If I went for My Neighbor Totoro, the visual connection to the film could either be very literal (and thus, cartoony) or slightly more abstract, drawing on the themes of nature and environmentalism – not unlike the other pieces I’ve already designed for Amirisu. I put together my own mood board with stills and images from the films to help me start to brainstorm ideas. I feel like my taste in films can be a little eclectic, and the three movies I was able to narrow it down to probably showcase that – they were Kitchen Stories (a quiet and slightly absurd comedy from 2003 set in post-war Norway), Breathless (or À bout de souffle, Godard’s early French New Wave 1960 directorial debut), and My Neighbor Totoro (the 1988 animated Miyazaki/Studio Ghibli film about a friendly forest spirit, to grossly oversimplify). With no visual mood board for the issue there were so many directions that designs could go in – likewise with the whole world of movies at my disposal. ![]() I love films, so I loved this brief, but I also found it a unique challenge. This time, however, the call specified that they were looking for knitwear inspired by our favorite movies, and there was no mood board. Normally when it’s time for a call for submissions, Amirisu (or any magazine, for that matter) has a theme in mind and they put together a visual mood board to steer you in the direction they want to go. ![]() The cardigan I designed shares its name with the film, but before I go into too much detail I’m going to take you back to the beginning of the process, when the original brief for the issue came through. Kitchen Stories is a Norwegian/Swedish co-production directed by Bent Hamer (original title Salmer fra kjøkkenet, literally “psalms from the kitchen,” and occasionally you’ll find it with that title in English).
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