Fjols til fjells

1957
1h 40m

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At a high mountain hotel in Norway the porter Poppe tries to do the best he can for the guests with an often unhelpful piccolo Rudolf. This, however, leads to a lot of problems, and Poppe th... Read allAt a high mountain hotel in Norway the porter Poppe tries to do the best he can for the guests with an often unhelpful piccolo Rudolf. This, however, leads to a lot of problems, and Poppe thinks some of the guests behave inappropriate.At a high mountain hotel in Norway the porter Poppe tries to do the best he can for the guests with an often unhelpful piccolo Rudolf. This, however, leads to a lot of problems, and Poppe thinks some of the guests behave inappropriate.

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7.3/10

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10romeo clive

One of the most charming movies ever

This movie is one of my all-time favourites. A joy to watch, mainly because of the inimitable Mr. Leif Juster in the lead. Unni Bernhoft is rather unconvincing and utterly charming as the young girl, or should we say boy, and Frank Robert does a great job (or rather two great jobs) as the ornithologist and the blasé actor. Add great one-liners, beautiful Norwegian mountain landscapes, great atmosphere, an utterly improbable story and amateurish editing, and voilà: A classic.

amentia

Priceless classic Norwegian Comedy.

I think this film is one of the better classic Norwegian comedy's. It shows "The King of Norwegian Comedy's", Leif Juster, the way we loved to see him. The tall, skinny man with the funny voice does one of his best characters in this film. The setting is a hotel up in the mountain where many situations makes the days for the chief of the hotel (Juster) just as frustrated as can be. The piccolo is a girl, but is "disguised" as a boy and this also complicates some situations. I rate it 7/10.

4gridoon2025

"Fools" is right

"Fools In The Mountains" (1957) is an excruciating example of what Roger Ebert famously called The Idiot Plot - the kind of plot that would be resolved in 5 seconds if everyone involved was not a clinical idiot. The entire film is built on the shaky foundation of dumb misunderstandings. It is a major disappointment coming form Norway's first female director, Edith Carlmar, after her two very good noirs, "Death Is A Caress" (1949) and "Young Woman Missing" (1953). Maybe comedy just wasn't her forte. On the positive side, Unni Bernhoft is cute, and there is some pleasing snowy scenery. *1/2 out of 4.

action-6

A boring farce

"Fjolls til fjells" is a boring Norwegian farce, that (strangely) is insanely popular over here. The setting is a hotel, and the movie is about all the intrigues between the characters. This proves to be very boring and we`ve seen it a hundred times before, and Leif Juster just isn`t funny as the chief of the hotel. Avoid it but small children might enjoy it. Just be sure to let your children watch this on their own, so you could go out to see a good film. The Danish version of this film is called "Solstik" and is actually a better movie, which is mostly because of the better actors. I give "Fjolls til fjells" a 2/10

10ops-52535

a ski movie

They say norwegians are born with skiis on their feet. this film is a nice comic addition to the good old norwegian black and white comedy genre. its about the rich and the poor, the beauty and the beast, spittin images and mistaken identities in a high speed comedy of proportions. a must see for every foreign student trying to learn norwegian language and the norwegian heart and sole(-d)