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Natural Born Star (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Norwegian ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
Norwegian ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Norway ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
75 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Commentary
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2007 and produced in:
Norway ( Scandinavia, Iceland )

Directed By:
Even Benestad

Written By:
Espen Benestad
Even Benestad

Actors:
Agostina Belli ..... Herself
Fred Robsahm ..... Himself

Synopsis:

In 1967 the Norwegian actor Fred Robsahm came to Italy to seek his fortune in genre cinema. Between making spaghetti westerns and shooting poliziotteschi, he also found the time to fall in love: he married sex symbol Agostina Belli and settled down to live happily ever after. Until the day a cruise around the Mediterranean changed his life forever. Riffing on a '70s pop genre, director Even Benestad has managed to create a story similar to Fred's own, a melodrama triggered by the encounter between an era and one man's fate. Robsahm is hardly an ordinary character: in the grip of his passions, yet pure as the waters of a Norwegian fiord.

Natural Born Star is the story of Fred Robsahm's journey through life. From life among the stars to the social security office. A film about sailing, shipwreck, and dreams about the future. In 1967, the young Fred Robsahm ventured out into the wide world in order to earn money for a sailboat. On his journey he visited Italy, where his sister lived. It's on the film set of Barbarella where Fred's film adventures took off. His brother-in-law had one of the roles, and Fred, who was passing through, wanted to say hello. Fred was the Nordic blond type and remarkably handsome, and he landed a tiny role right there and then.Fred staid on in Italy. During the next 15 years he acted in a whole lot of Western films and historical dramas. He met the woman of his life, and settled down. For a while. His purpose had always been to get enough money together for a sailboat. He had the money, but he also had a girlfriend and a tiny palace of a home. Even so, he preferred to spend more and more time out at sea. In one naive moment he made a wrong move. He agreed to bring a sailboat from Spain to Italy. No questions asked, only sailing, the sea and the wind. Fred brought the boat to shore in Rome, and went home to his girlfriend. That night, the police turned up and fetched him. In that moment, Fred lost his freedom, his girlfriend, his health and his future. In 1992, 17 year old Even Benestad gets hold of a VHS copy of the Italian cult classic Black Killer. The film is banned in Norway, and has consequently become a gem among die-hard film buffs. Meanwhile, 15 kilometers further south down the main road, the actor in the same film sits in his 15 square meters pad; the HIV positive, former drug addict Fred Robsahm. In spite of the short distance between them, they never meet. Not until Even himself becomes a director and gets to hear the story of Fred. The story is too unbelievable to be true, but when he starts checking out Fred and his many aliases on the Net, the films start popping up one by one: Peccati di Gioventù, Black Killer, Sepolta Viva, Flashback, Caramola, Barbarella.Natural Born Star is the film about Fred Robsahm, as seen through the lense of Even Benestad.

In 1967, the young Fred Robsahm travels out into the wide world in order to earn money for a sailboat as big as a house. First stop Italy. Here, in the Italian film industry, Fred's adventures begin. He becomes a film star and meets true love. Life smiles on Fred, but his longing for the sea is strong. Slowly his dream turns into a nightmare.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 08 April, 2009.

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