Factotum 2005  R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bent Hamer
Cast: Matt Dillon, Lili Taylor, Marisa Tomei, Fisher Stevens, Didier Flamand, Adrienne Shelly, Karen Young, Tony Lyons
Short-story writer Hank Chinaski (Matt Dillon) wanders in and out of flophouses, bars, and jobs in Los Angeles. One night, he meets Jan (Lili Taylor) at a bar, and a few days later Hank moves in with her. All goes well for awhile, but when Hank appears to be gaining success in a new job, problems with Jan arise.
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Kitchen Stories 2003  N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
Director: Bent Hamer
Cast: Joachim Calmeyer, Tomas Norstrom, Bjorn Floberg, Reine Brynolfsson, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Leif Andree, Gard B. Eidsvold, Lennart Jahkel, Trond Braenne
Sweden's Home Research Institute takes on the job of modernizing kitchen equipment by observing kitchen habits of single Norwegian males. In the process, communication is forbidden between the observer and the observed. But, Scandinavian winter nights are long, and isolation gives way to friendship between one observer and his bachelor subject.
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| 1. Factotum (2005)
2. Kitchen Stories (2003)
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