My Grandmother Ironed the King's Shirts
1999
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Synopsis
A personal interpretation of Norwegian history - starring a grandmother who during the Second World War loses her job ironing the King's shirts. Instead she gains access to the enemy's uniforms, and inspires her own brand of resistance fighters, the "Shirt Guerillas".
Key facts
Original language
English
Production companies
OFFICE NATIONAL DU FILM DU CANADA, STUDIO MAGICA (NORVÈGE)
Distributors
OFFICE NATIONAL DU FILM DU CANADA
Crew
Screenplay
Torill Kove
Producer
Marcy Page, Lars Tommerbakke
Cinematography
Pierre Landry, Lynda Pelley, Thea Pratt
Stills
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Festival History
- Academy Awards 2000 academy_award
- Norwegian International Film Festival 2000 generic
- Montreal World Film Festival 1999 generic
Titles
| Original title | My Grandmother Ironed the King's Shirts | English |
| Alternate title | Ma grand-mère repassait les chemises du roi |
Versions & editions
| Original version (English) |
Full credits
| Director | Torill Kove |
| Screenplay | Torill Kove |
| Producer | Marcy Page, Lars Tommerbakke |
| Cinematography | Pierre Landry, Lynda Pelley, Thea Pratt |
| Sound | Geoffrey Mitchell, André Chaput, Jean-Baptiste Roger, Normand Roger, Shelley Craig |
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
