| Hunger | |
| Director: | Maria Giese |
| Screenplay: | Maria Giese |
| Producer: | Joseph Culp Maria Giese |
| Starring: | Joseph Culp |
| Cinematography: | Jonathan Millman |
| Editing: | Sam Citron |
| Music: | Kazimir Boyle Trevor Morris |
| Studio: | Hunger Productions |
| Distributors: | --> |
| Released: | (San Francisco Independent Film Festival, premiere) |
| Runtime: | 88 minutes |
| Country: | U.S. |
| Language: | English |
Hunger is a 2001 film written and directed by Maria Giese, based upon the 1890 novel of the same title by Norwegian author Knut Hamsun.[1]
Shot in Denmark on a shoestring budget,[2] it features Joseph Culp as well as his father Robert Culp in a supporting role.
The score was composed by Kazimir Boyle and Trevor Morris, who went on to compose music for The Tudors and Vikings
A sensitive writer from a small town faces spiritual crisis as he tries to make it as a Hollywood screenwriter. Charlie Pontus wanders around Los Angeles torn between his efforts to sell a screenplay and find his next meal. His natural optimism keeps him afloat as he walks the tightrope between his love for the beautiful, exotic Ylayali and his desperate connection to The Chief, the Hollywood producer who has the power to give life or take it away. Stubbornly refusing to relinquish his principles, he sinks deeper and deeper into spiritual crisis, finally confronting God in a Jobian showdown. Ultimately, the story illustrates the difficult balance between artistic integrity and the commercial necessities of Hollywood.