Bat Wings

Bat Wings
Album Cover for soundtrack.
Directed by	Emil Stang Lund
Written by	Hans E. Kinck Emil Stang Lund
Produced by	Egil Ødegård
Starring	Lars Øyno
Cinematography	Paul René Roestad
Music by	Randall Meyers
Production company	Oslo Film
Release date	10 September 1992 (1992-09-10)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	Norway
Language	Norwegian

Bat Wings (Norwegian : Flaggermusvinger) is a 1992 Norwegian drama film directed by Emil Stang Lund. It was entered into the 18th Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Diploma for Direction. ^[1]

The film features three sections, called Episodes, based upon (and named after) the short stories written by Hans E. Kinck, which explore the connection between man, nature, and the human mind. ^[2] The stories explore themes of guilt, passion and fear.

Cast

Episode 1: Den nye kapellanen (The New Chaplain)

• Frank C. Bjørnsen as Den nye kapp
• Jon Eikemo as Jon Vassenden
• Knut Mikal Instanes as Vetle-Ola

Episode 2: Hvitsymre i utslaatten (Windflower in the Outcast)

• Hildegun Riise as Gertrud
• Tina Hartvig as Den lyskledte
• Roar Kjølv Jenssen as Prestesønn

Episode 3: Felen i ville skogen (The Fiddler in the Wild Forest)

• Lars Øyno as Torstein
• Liv Heløe as Taterjenta
• Sine Butenschøn as Farmoren
• Ricky Danielsson as Dvergen

Synopses

Den nye kapellanen

Originally produced as a short film in 1988, Jon Eikemo plays Jon Vassenden, the father of an isolated family who is morbidly curious about passerby on his small farm. The New Chaplain won the Amanda Award.

Hvitsymre i utslaatten

Originally produced as a short film in 1990, Hildegun Riise plays Gertrud, who is having an affair with an engaged priest's son.

Felen i ville skogen

The longest episode, The Fiddler in the Wild Forest was produced specifically for Bat Wings. Lars Øyno plays Torstein, who releases his anxiety through fiddle playing and shouting in the forest.

References

1. "18th Moscow International Film Festival (1993)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 3 April 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
2. Lund, Emil Stang (10 September 1992), Flaggermusvinger (Drama), Lars Øyno, Frank C. Bjørnsen, Sine Butenschøn, Oslo Film, retrieved 9 April 2025

See also

• Hans E. Kinck