Product Details

• Directors: Jan Kurtis Skugstad
• Format: Color, DTS Surround Sound, NTSC
• Number of tapes: 1
• VHS Release Date: November 1, 1998
• Run Time: 48 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: B00000JWGA
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #431,664 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Rogaland is a miniature of all that makes Norway the most beautiful country in the world. See the deep fjords that cut through the steep mountains where the water is so clear the boats appear to be floating on air. Enter the countryside where the only sound is a brook bubbling through the moss covered banks and the distant bells on the grazing sheep. Visit the thriving yet cozy town of Stavanger with all its richly painted wooden buildings. See the coast where rich farmland merges with the North Sea. All is set to the backdrop of an ever changing sky, sometimes gentle and colorful then troubled and moody. The music in this video, performed by Norway's finest recording artists, Secret Garden, Annbjørg Lien, Dalakopa, Tone Hulbækmo, Steinar Ofsdal, Sigmund Groven and American composer Mike Lynch, echoes the rugged beauty and quiet strength of this gem called Rogaland.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It Ain't Rick Steves, But It's Good, July 10, 2003

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TechGuy "TechGuy" (Homewood, IL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rogaland the Jewel of Norway [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is not your typical travelogue. If you are looking for a nice video of sights to see in Norway, this one is not for you. There is no dialogue, only a little descriptive text before each section of the video.

The photography does a nice job of capturing the feel of what is a very beautiful, rugged and remote corner of Norway. You are not likely to visit Rogaland, not because it is not beautiful, but because it is hard to get to. This film could help fill that gap in your Scandinavian travels or just give you a pleasant 48 minutes of farms and fjords.

All of the beautiful footage is set to music which sounds more New Age than Norwegian, but sets the tone of the visuals nicely. And the scenes themselves are rich with variety, from the quaint town of Stavenger, to farm fields, to the steepest, rockiest cliffs overhanging the crystal clear water below.

It is a meditative film - not filled with the intensity of travelers on a race from one touristy attraction to another. Calming, yes; boring, not unless your favorite film character is Conan the Barbarian.

On the negative side, the editing could have stood a little more finesse. Also, you are left with the impression that it never snows there. How unfortunate. Some of the same scenes shot in winter could have been spectacular.

Is it worth [item price]? You bet.