Hud (1986 film)

Hud ('Skin') is a 1986 Norwegian crime film directed by and starring Vibeke Løkkeberg. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival.^[1]

Hud
Directed by	Vibeke Løkkeberg
Written by	Vibeke Løkkeberg Terje Kristiansen
Produced by	Terje Kristiansen Vibeke Løkkeberg
Starring	Vibeke Løkkeberg
Cinematography	Paul René Roestad
Edited by	Terje Kristiansen
Music by	Geir Bøhren Arne Nordheim Bent Åserud
Release date	9 October 1986 (1986-10-09)
Running time	115 minutes
Country	Norway
Language	Norwegian

Plot summary

The action takes place in a strongly male-dominated island community in Western Norway in the 1890s. Vilde, a young woman (played by Vibeke Løkkeberg) lives here with her invalid mother (Elisabeth Granneman). Vilde has an incestuous relationship with her stepfather (Keve Hjelm), which she desperately tries to hide. This relationship has resulted in a daughter, who is now ten years old. Because the daughter is mute and also not baptized, she is bullied and ostracized by the prejudiced island environment. The stepfather and the local priest demand that the woman marry a rich immigrant and baptize the child, but she refuses.

Cast

• Vibeke Løkkeberg as Vilde
• Keve Hjelm as Sigurd, Vilde's Stepfather
• Terence Stamp as Edward, an artist
• Elisabeth Granneman as Vilde's Mother
• Frank Audun Kvamtrø as Antonies
• Per Jansen as Sjur
• Tonje Kleivdal Kristiansen as Malene
• Per Oscarsson as The Vicar
• Thale Svenneby as Vilde as a child

Production

Tonje Kleivdal Kristiansen, who in the film plays Malene (Vilde's daughter), is the real life daughter of Vibeke Løkkeberg, who plays Vilde.

There are 5 versions of this film. The latest one, the director's cut released in 2021, is 118 minutes long and is based on the version that was presented at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival. Compared to the longest version of the film (the TV series, 268 minutes long), there are some scenes deleted and others edited. The cuts mainly concern scenes of abuse. In particular, the most explicit moments were removed from the second incest scene.^[2]

Literature

Torbjørn Tumyr Nilsen (22 August 2015). "Mannlige kritikere slaktet Vibeke Løkkebergs 'Hud'. Nå beklager Per Haddal angrepene. Menn som hater filmer". Klassekampen. pp. 52–3.