Junk Mail Movie Review 1997

Grimy Oslo postman Roy (Skjaerstad) enjoys reading other people's mail, stalking Line, a deaf girl (Saether) on his route, and not washing. One day the girl leaves her keys in the mailbox, so Roy decides to have a look around, later saving her from a suicide attempt. During another of his "visits," Roy learns that Line is involved in a violent crime, along with a thug named Georg (Aske). Through a series of mistaken identities and coicidences, he becomes deeply involved in the proceedings. Sletaune's promising debut is quirky and painstaking in its attention to detail. Skjaerstad does a fine job as the slovenly, slothful, though ultimately sympathetic, mailman.

Distribution

MTI Home Video, 14216 SW 136th St., Miami, FL 33186, Phone: (305)255-8684, Fax: (305)233-6943, Email: mti@mtivideo.com, URL: http://www.mtivideo.com

Available on VHS
Running time 83 minutes.
Originally from Norwegian.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Going Postal, Black Comedy, Obsessive Love, Suicide, Karaoke, Mistaken Identity, Dream Girls

Screenplay

Pal Sletaune, Jonny Halberg

Cast

Robert Skjaerstad, Andrine Saether, Per Egil Aske, Eli Anne Linnestad

Cinematography

Kjell Vassdal

Director

Pal Sletaune

Music

Joachim Holbek