Astrup: Catching the Flame, a biopic about artist Nikolai Astrup’s life story, kicks off 4 week festival (August 4-10). Visit The Clark current exhibition: Nikolai Astrup: Visions of Norway thru Sept. 19. The show celebrates the innovative Norwegian painter, printmaker, and horticulturist Nikolai Astrup (1880–1928).

Nikolai Astrup grew up in a strict religious community, Astrup broke with his priest father at a young age & escaped to the continent to immerse himself in the world of art.

Additional movies in the Norwegian Film Festival:  Hope (August 11–17), What Will People Say (August 18–24), and the award-winning documentary The Men’s Room (August 25 –31).

All films are free to view.