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Original name: Elskling
English name: Loveable
Year: 2024
Run time: 103 minutes
Language: Norwegian
Type (Colour/ Black & white): Colour
Country: Norway
Director: Lilja Ingolfsdottir
Producer: Thomas Robsahm
Cast: Helga Guren, Oddgeir Thune
Screenplay: Lilja Ingolfsdottir
Cinematographer: Øystein Mamen
Editor: Lilja Ingolfsdottir, Anton Robsahm
Sound Designer: Bror Kristiansen
Production Designer: Lilja Ingolfsdottir
Production Company: Nordisk Film Production AS
World Sales: Trust Nordisk
Lilja Ingolfsdottir trained at the London International Film School and the Prague Film School, Famu. Her oeuvre, which spans two decades, includes several award-winning shorts such as What I wish you had said to me; that you will never say, Like a Flamingo, Neglect, Hong Kong, and What We Fear. Ingolfsdottir's films have premiered at prestigious international short film festivals such as Edinburgh, Grimstad and Haugesund. Her recognition in the industry has been marked by awards and grants, demonstrating her significant influence on Norwegian film. Her latest film Loveable is her feature debut. Ingolfsdottir teaches screenwriting and directing at the Norwegian Film School. She has also developed several feature film scripts and worked as a script consultant.
Maria (40) strives to balance parenthood and a demanding career while her second husband, Sigmund, frequently travels for work. As the strain of competing needs takes its toll, their marriage begins to unravel. Despite Maria’s desperate efforts to salvage their relationship, Sigmund eventually informs her of his desire for a divorce, forcing her to confront her deepest fears. This revelation propels her into a torrent of grief, anger, and unconscious memories from her own past. Maria eventually realizes that part of the key to understanding her situation lies in her relationship with her own mother and her internal self-image. Through a deeper confrontation with her mother, she finally connects with herself in a way she never knew she lacked. When she meets her husband for a conversation, the pain of abandonment is no longer the same.
