Hunger (1966)

Scandinavian classic adapting Knut Hamsun's novel about a writer, starving and wandering, looking for love and a chance to get published.

"Set in Kristiana (now Oslo) in 1890, shot in 1965 in parts of the city that would soon be demolished, Hunger is one of those black and white films, like Keaton’s The General, that seems to have sprung from the time and place it represents. Yet, for all the scrupulous realism, there is an existential malaise palpable in the snow-dusted streets and autumnal parks where people are always walking, walking, walking." (New Zealand International Film Festival)

This film opened the first Auckland International Film Festival in 1969.

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