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Nils Gaup is a Actor, Director and Scriptwriter Norvegien born on 12 april 1955 at Kautokeino (Norvege)

Nils Gaup

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Nationality Norvege
Birth 12 april 1955 (68 years) at Kautokeino (Norvege)

Nils Gaup (born April 12, 1955) is a Sámi film director from Norway.

Biography

Descendant par la grand'mère de sa grand'mère d'Ellen Skum, l'une des protagonistes de la rébellion de Kautokeino, Nils Gaup est né en 1955 à Kautokeino (Norvège).

Il étudie à l'Académie de théâtre norvégien d'où il sort diplômé en 1978 et commence sa carrière dans le théâtre avant de fonder en 1981 le Beaivváš sami Teáhter, le seul spectacle en langue sâme de l'époque.
Parallèlement à son activité théâtrale, il joue quelques rôles au cinéma et écrit des pièces et des scénarios.

Premier film tourné en langue sâme, c'est Pathfinder, inspiré des contes et légendes traditionnels de son enfance, qui le fait connaître en 1987.

En 1992, Nils Gaup fonde sa société de production (cinéma et télévision) Govat.

Depuis janvier 2008, Nils Gaup est professeur agrégé de cinéma au département des médias de l'université de Finnmark.

Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Nils Gaup (8 films)

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Actor

The Kautokeino Rebellion, 1h36
Directed by Nils Gaup
Origin Norvege
Genres Drama, Historical
Actors Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Mikael Persbrandt, Michael Nyqvist, Nils Gaup, Anni-Kristiina Juuso, Jørgen Langhelle
Rating67% 3.394343.394343.394343.394343.39434
Le scénario évoque le soulèvement d'éleveurs de rennes sâmes læstadiens de Kautokeino en Norvège du lundi 8 novembre 1852 contre des notables, membres des autorités locales norvégiennes.
O'Horten
O'Horten (2007)
, 1h30
Directed by Bent Hamer
Origin Norvege
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Baard Owe, Espen Skjønberg, Ghita Nørby, Henny Moan, Bjørn Floberg, Lars Øyno
Rating66% 3.347733.347733.347733.347733.34773
Odd Horten is an overly cautious 67-year-old man about to retire after forty years as a train driver on the route between Oslo and Bergen. As he awakes, he goes through a meticulous daily routine, as he prepares for his second-to-last time driving the train to Bergen. When he gets there, he makes small talk with Svea, who owns the boarding house where he stays when there and whom he now may never see again.

Director

Journey to the Christmas Star, 1h22
Directed by Nils Gaup
Origin Norvege
Genres Fantastic, Fantasy, Adventure
Actors Agnes Kittelsen, Jakob Oftebro, Anders Baasmo Christiansen, Bjørn Sundquist
Rating57% 2.864192.864192.864192.864192.86419
Pour rompre la malédiction qui a privé le Roi de sa fille bien aimée, Sonia, une jeune orpheline, part en quête de l'Étoile du Nord, l'astre qui veille sur Noël. Commence alors pour elle un fabuleux voyage...
The Kautokeino Rebellion, 1h36
Directed by Nils Gaup
Origin Norvege
Genres Drama, Historical
Actors Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Mikael Persbrandt, Michael Nyqvist, Nils Gaup, Anni-Kristiina Juuso, Jørgen Langhelle
Rating67% 3.394343.394343.394343.394343.39434
Le scénario évoque le soulèvement d'éleveurs de rennes sâmes læstadiens de Kautokeino en Norvège du lundi 8 novembre 1852 contre des notables, membres des autorités locales norvégiennes.
North Star
North Star (1996)
, 1h30
Directed by Christophe Lambert, Sergio Donati, Nils Gaup
Origin France
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Western
Actors James Caan, Christophe Lambert, Catherine McCormack, Burt Young, Jacques François, Nicholas Hope
Rating48% 2.410732.410732.410732.410732.41073
At the beginning of the Nome Gold Rush in 1899, Sean McLennon (Caan), a Scots-Irish-American land baron, owns the majority of
Head Above Water, 1h32
Directed by Nils Gaup
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy
Actors Harvey Keitel, Cameron Diaz, Craig Sheffer, Billy Zane, Jon Skolmen, Shay Duffin
Rating60% 3.0002353.0002353.0002353.0002353.000235
Nathalie's considerably older husband George (Harvey Keitel) is a stern and prominent judge whose only weak spot is Nathalie herself. The two are happily married and enjoying their beach vacation. Their nearest neighbor, Lance (Craig Sheffer) is attractive, lively and has a childhood history with Nathalie. To Nathalie's dismay and chagrin, George ventures on an overnight fishing trip with Lance to clear the air between them.
Shipwrecked, 1h32
Directed by Nils Gaup
Origin Norvege
Genres Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Pirate films, Children's films
Actors Gabriel Byrne, Bjørn Sundquist, Thorbjørn Harr
Rating64% 3.2487753.2487753.2487753.2487753.248775
Haakon Haakonsen (Stian Smestad), a young Norwegian boy in the 1850s, becomes the sole support of his family as a cabin boy on a ship after his father is injured. Jens (Trond Peter Stamsø Munch), a family friend and a fellow shipmate of Haakon’s father, becomes an older brother to Haakon on their voyage.
Pathfinder
Pathfinder (1987)
, 1h26
Directed by Nils Gaup
Origin Norvege
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure
Themes Films set in the Viking Age
Rating71% 3.5976053.5976053.5976053.5976053.597605
In Finnmark around AD 1000, a young Sami named Aigin comes home from hunting to find his family massacred by the Chudes. He flees to a place where he can find friends and relatives, and is chased by the Chudes. He is wounded but makes his way to a community of other Samis who live some distance away. Upon reaching the others, Aigin's wound is treated by the shaman of the group. He gets into a debate with them about how to face the Chude attackers: some argue for meeting them in battle, while others maintain they should all run away toward the coast. Aigin and some of the other hunters remain to meet the Chudes, while the remainder of the group flee. The hunters, except Aigin, who hides, are quickly killed by the numerically superior Chudes, but one of the men, the old shaman-leader is kept alive and tortured. To prevent the torture Aigin reveals himself and offers to act as a Pathfinder for the Chudes to the coastal settlement where a large number of Samis live.

Scriptwriter

The Kautokeino Rebellion, 1h36
Directed by Nils Gaup
Origin Norvege
Genres Drama, Historical
Actors Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Mikael Persbrandt, Michael Nyqvist, Nils Gaup, Anni-Kristiina Juuso, Jørgen Langhelle
Roles Writer
Rating67% 3.394343.394343.394343.394343.39434
Le scénario évoque le soulèvement d'éleveurs de rennes sâmes læstadiens de Kautokeino en Norvège du lundi 8 novembre 1852 contre des notables, membres des autorités locales norvégiennes.
Pathfinder
Pathfinder (2007)
, 1h39
Directed by Marcus Nispel
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Action, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Films set in the Viking Age, Children's films
Actors Karl Urban, Moon Bloodgood, Clancy Brown, Ralf Moeller, Jay Tavare, Russell Means
Rating54% 2.70152.70152.70152.70152.7015
A Viking Age expedition arrives in America, intending to slaughter the native "Skræling" population. The party is itself killed by another native tribe, the only survivor being the leader's son, who is adopted by a native woman. The boy is named "Ghost" for his paleness.
Shipwrecked, 1h32
Directed by Nils Gaup
Origin Norvege
Genres Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Pirate films, Children's films
Actors Gabriel Byrne, Bjørn Sundquist, Thorbjørn Harr
Rating64% 3.2487753.2487753.2487753.2487753.248775
Haakon Haakonsen (Stian Smestad), a young Norwegian boy in the 1850s, becomes the sole support of his family as a cabin boy on a ship after his father is injured. Jens (Trond Peter Stamsø Munch), a family friend and a fellow shipmate of Haakon’s father, becomes an older brother to Haakon on their voyage.
Pathfinder
Pathfinder (1987)
, 1h26
Directed by Nils Gaup
Origin Norvege
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure
Themes Films set in the Viking Age
Rating71% 3.5976053.5976053.5976053.5976053.597605
In Finnmark around AD 1000, a young Sami named Aigin comes home from hunting to find his family massacred by the Chudes. He flees to a place where he can find friends and relatives, and is chased by the Chudes. He is wounded but makes his way to a community of other Samis who live some distance away. Upon reaching the others, Aigin's wound is treated by the shaman of the group. He gets into a debate with them about how to face the Chude attackers: some argue for meeting them in battle, while others maintain they should all run away toward the coast. Aigin and some of the other hunters remain to meet the Chudes, while the remainder of the group flee. The hunters, except Aigin, who hides, are quickly killed by the numerically superior Chudes, but one of the men, the old shaman-leader is kept alive and tortured. To prevent the torture Aigin reveals himself and offers to act as a Pathfinder for the Chudes to the coastal settlement where a large number of Samis live.