Ferner Jacobsen is a long-running clothing store in central Oslo, located at Stortingsgata 14, close to Karl Johans gate, Grand Hotel, the National Theatre and the Norwegian Parliament. The store is known for classic menswear and formal clothing, and its central position makes it part of the more elegant commercial environment around Oslo’s main boulevard.
In Grand Hotel (2016), Ferner Jacobsen appears in a scene connected to Axel Farstad’s attempt to present himself with some dignity despite his chaotic personal situation. Axel, played by Atle Antonsen, goes into the shop to buy an expensive suit for 15,000 kroner. The scene fits the film’s use of central Oslo locations connected to status, appearance and old-fashioned respectability, while also underlining the gap between Axel’s polished outer image and the more unstable reality behind it.
The exterior of Ferner Jacobsen is still recognisable today, making it one of the easier non-hotel locations from “Grand Hotel” to identify in central Oslo. Its location only a short walk from Grand Hotel also makes sense within the geography of the film, where Axel’s movement through Oslo is closely tied to the hotel and the surrounding city centre.
Grand Hotel (2016)
Ferner Jacobsen (2018)
Grand Hotel
The film Grand Hotel is closely tied to central Oslo, and its most important location is the real Grand Hotel, one of the city’s most famous historic hotels.
Theatercaféen
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Grand Hotel Oslo
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Oslo City Hall
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Akershus Fortress
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Ministry of Defence
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Lorry
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Cemetery of Our Saviour
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Damstredet
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Tjuvholmen
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