Bredo Greve (film director), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Norwegian film director
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Place of Birth: Oslo, Eastern Norway, Norway
About Bredo Greve (film director)
- Bredo Greve is a Norwegian anarchist and filmmaker, who made 3 feature-length films and 12 short films, from 1966 to 1986.
- His films handle social critical subjects, such as nature conservation, critique of technology and modern society.
- Most of them share a pessimistic view about the future, but often with a touch of humor.
- He was also known for making movies on an extreme low budget, usually shooting on 16 mm.
- Having all his own film equipment, he was very self-reliant, and an independent filmmaker in the true sense of the word. In 1976 he got a lot of media-attention for his film The Stone Wood Witches.
- It was an unconventional and controversial film about the teachings of a modern witch, inspired by Carlos Castaneda's books about Don Juan.
- Many people found it to be “morally degrading and anti-christian”.
- Among them was the cinema manager in the city of Hønefoss, who denied to screen the movie because of its morals.
- In protest Bredo screened the movie outside on the wall of the cinema, which led into a lawsuit plus many debates about Norwegian film politics. Although Bredo Greve was an outspoken and well-known figure in the Norwegian film community back in the 70’s, most people today don’t know who he is.
- None of his films are out on DVD, and have never been commercially released on VHS.
- Still he has left a deep impact on many of those who experienced his movies back in their time. Among Bredo Greve’s most important works are: That Fancy Furcoat of Yours (1977), The Stone Wood Witches (1976) and Film a Wonderful World (1978).
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