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DIFF: MonsterThursday (Norway), Fri November 18
2005, 7:00 only

Surfing in Norway? A winning blend of humor and drama.

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DIFF: MonsterThursday (Norway) shows at IFS on Fri November 18, 2005, 7:00 only

DIFF: MonsterThursday (Norway)
Surfing in Norway? A winning blend of humor and drama.
Fri November 18
2005, 7:00 only

When thinking about surfing movies, the mind doesn't normally drift to Norway. But after watching MonsterThursday, moviegoers may never think of surfing in quite the same way. Directionless Even is having a bad day. Karen, his ex-girlfriend, is getting married to his best friend, Tord. Not only that, she is expecting Tord's baby. And Even really doesn't have anyone but himself to blame. He leads a directionless life, unable to make a commitment to anyone or anything. Tord, a world-class surfer, is the complete opposite--ambitious, responsible and athletic--the perfect husband. When Tord is called away on a business trip to Singapore he asks Even to look after Karen while he's gone. Although Even is loath to admit he's still in love with Karen, he goes out of his way to make an impression on her. He quits drinking and buys a surfboard. At first, he's a prime candidate for drowning. But Skip, a mysterious surfing legend, takes Even under his wing and becomes his mentor. Like a Zen master, Skip may have unorthodox training methods, but they begin to have a subtle effect on Even, and day by day it's not only his surfing skills that are improving but the entire way he relates to the world. As Even and Karen begin to reconnect and Tord makes a surprise return, the relationship between the three friends becomes as chaotic and tumultuous as the waves off the Norwegian coast. The forces of nature are rising. MonsterThursday is coming! With a winning blend of humor and drama, director Arild Østin Ommundsen has succeeded in creating characters that seem especially real. MonsterThursday heralds the arrival of an exciting new voice in Scandinavian cinema.

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Tickets

10 films for $60 with punch card
$9 general admission. $7 w/UCB student ID, $7 for senior citizens
$1 discount to anyone with a bike helmet
Free on your birthday! CU Cinema Studies students get in free.

Parking

Pay lot 360 (now only $1/hour!), across from the buffalo statue and next to the Duane Physics tower, is closest to Muenzinger. Free parking can be found after 5pm at the meters along Colorado Ave east of Folsom stadium and along University Ave west of Macky.

RTD Bus

Park elsewhere and catch the HOP to campus

International Film Series

(Originally called The University Film Commission)
Established 1941 by James Sandoe.

First Person Cinema

(Originally called The Experimental Cinema Group)
Established 1955 by Carla Selby, Gladney Oakley, Bruce Conner and Stan Brakhage.

C.U. Film Program

(AKA The Rocky Mountain Film Center)
First offered degrees in filmmaking and critical studies in 1989 under the guidance of Virgil Grillo.

Celebrating Stan

Created by Suranjan Ganguly in 2003.

C.U. Department of Cinema Studies & Moving Image Arts

Established 2017 by Chair Ernesto Acevedo-Muñoz.

Thank you, sponsors!
Boulder International Film Festival
Department of Cinema Studies & Moving Image Arts

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