Erik Poppe (Director)

Reviews of movies from director Erik Poppe

Looking for reviews of films directed by Erik Poppe? Cinafilm has a total of 120 reviews across 4 movies directed by Erik Poppe.

Movies from this director have generally received positive reviews and hold an average rating of 68%.

Hawaii, Oslo is Erik Poppe's highest rated movie, with a score of 72% based on 33 reviews.

The lowest rated film from Erik Poppe is The King's Choice, with a score of 66% based on 25 reviews.

Director Biography

Erik Poppe (born 24 June 1960) is a Norwegian film director, screenwriter and former cinematographer and press photographer. Poppe started his career as a photographer for the newspaper Verdens Gang. He graduated as a cinematographer at the Dramatiska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden in 1989, and had great success as a cinematographer for commercials. He was director of photography on Bent Hamer's film Eggs.

His first feature film as director, what Schpaaa in 1998, followed by Hawaii, Oslo in 2004. His last film, deUSYNLIGE (English: Troubled Water), is the third and last film in his "Oslo" trilogy. Poppe is co-owner of Paradox Films.

Poppe is one of Norway's most experienced directors of commercials and music videos, as well as short films and documentaries. He directed the first four episodes of the TV drama brigades.

Troubled Water won the audience prize for best narrative feature film at the Hamptons International Film Festival in October 2008.

Erik Poppe has directed films starring Trond Espen Seim, Stig Henrik Hoff, Tone Danielsen and Erland Bakker.