by Iotis Erlewine
synopsis
Set in the late 1800s, this film is about a struggling, starving Norwegian writer who rejects charity, even though he lives penniless in the streets, because he believes in the strength of his talent. The film is based on Knut Hamsun's novel, Sult.
characteristics
- Writer
- Life-choices
- Homeless
- Deprivation
- Poverty
- Tortured Genius
- Obsessive Quests
- Career
- Hope
