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Release Date:
November 1992 (USA) morePlot:
"Herman", based on Lars Saabye Christensen's novel of the same name, tells the story of the young boy... more | add synopsisAwards:
6 wins moreUser Comments:
"I'm not going bald" moreCast
(Complete credited cast) | Anders Danielsen Lie | ... | Herman |
 | Elisabeth Sand | ... | Mother |
| Bjørn Floberg | ... | The Father |
| Linn Aronsen | ... | Ruby |
| Kai Remlow | ... | Jacobsen Jr. |
| Sossen Krohg | ... | Fru Jacobsen |
| Jarl Kulle | ... | Panten |
| Harald Heide-Steen Jr. | ... | Tjukken |
| Frank Robert | ... | Grandfather |
| Per Jansen | ... | Tenne |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Sverre Bentzen | ... | Doctor |
| Øivind Blunck | ... | Zorro |
| Philip J. Borgli | ... | Karsten |
| Joachim Calmeyer | ... | Pappen |
| Kim Haugen | ... | Egget |
| Knut Haugmark | ... | Bokken |
| Kjersti Holmen | ... | Vaskekona |
| Baard Arve Hvattum | ... | Sverre |
| Anne Marit Jacobsen | ... | Sykepleier |
| Torfinn Nag | ... | Raggen |
| Morten A. Rosenkvist | ... | Bjerner |
| Erlend Sandem | ... | Glenn |
| Tor Stokke | ... | Overlæreren |
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88 minCountry:
NorwayLanguage:
NorwegianColor:
Color (Fujicolor)Sound Mix:
MonoFilming Locations:
Oslo, NorwayMOVIEmeter: 
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Herman repackages childhood angst into adult angst. This may be the most mainstream of Lars Saabye Christensen's works to make the transition to film, and yet it is most outstanding. For full disclosure, I did translate the novel for US publication, but the film exceeded my expectations. Like Lars' characters in "Brennede blomster" and "Ti kniver i hjertet" ("Cross My Heart"), they seem alive, real, and I would guess, based on his life. Herman's speaking of himself in the third person reflects this, I think: the everyman facing everyday without everything he needs, but a dispassionate spectator to what happens while still yet fully involved. Laugh and cry on the edge of a knife.