Bør Børson II (1976)
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Cast
Rolv Wesenlund, Britt Langlie, Rolf Sand, Helge Reiss
In 1925, village powerbroker Bør Børson Jr. is thrown into a contest of Norwegian-minded ambition when his father-in-law plans to raise the village’s tallest flagpole.
The story
Set in 1925, the story follows Bør Børson Jr. after his return to Olderdalen, where he has become the village’s focal point and the valley’s undisputed ruler. He controls the press, bank, and stock exchange, behaves much like a king, and wants everyone to recognize his greatness. Northern Europe’s richest man, he strives to become the most Norwegian, championing the language struggle, traditional national dress, and national thrift while seeking to compel the village to support his ideas. His ambition is challenged when he discovers that his father-in-law plans to become even more Norwegian by raising the village’s tallest flagpole.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
The story is set in 1925. Olderdalen’s great son, Bør Børson Jr., has returned, and the protagonist has now become the village’s focal point and consolidated his position as the valley’s undisputed ruler. He now has the press, the bank, and the stock exchange in the palm of his hand, and behaves much like a king. Bør also wants everyone to recognize his greatness, and Northern Europe’s richest man has ambitions. He is striving to become the most Norwegian, with the language struggle, traditional national dress, and national thrift as his causes, and wants to force the rest of the village to support his grand ideas. Bør is horrified when he discovers that his father-in-law is about to become even more Norwegian than he is. His father-in-law is preparing to erect the village’s tallest flagpole. Bør cannot sit back and watch this happen, and so the conflict and complications begin.
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