The Bent Hamer Scandinavian film Kitchen Stories is now available on
DVD through the UK but only on DVD2 which does not play in the US is
it now available with any US distributor?

I have found a few US suppliers of the region 1 edition of this film. 
I have ranked them according to the total cost of having the film
shipped within the US (with the cheapest shipping option).

Tampoo:
$23.45 (usually ships within 48 hours)
http://www.tampoo.com/item.php?upc=774212410239&category_id=DVD

CD Universe:
$25.99 (preorder - available Dec 14, 2004)
http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?PID=6792745&style=movie

Doulmite (an ebay.com seller):
$32.22 ("Buy it now" price)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=617&item=6326462852

Inetvideo (a "Marketplace seller" at amazon.com):
$32.48 (Usually ships in 1-2 business days)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000639N3Q/

As thundt-ga mentioned in a comment, you could also place a bid for
this movie at ebay.com:
http://search.ebay.com/kitchen-stories
The lowest bid for an used copy of this DVD is currently $3.99 (plus
£4 shipping) (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=617&item=6327336031)
or $14.97 (plus $5.25 shipping) for a new one
(http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=617&item=6326462852).

I hope this provides the information you need.  If not, please request
an answer clarification.

Search strategy:
Search term on www.froogle.com: "kitchen stories" DVD
I also searched at www.amazon.com and www.ebay.com

Well if you purchase them you can buy a allregion dvd player. Or if
you have a dvd player on your computer you can download a region
unlocker.

There are several available on Ebay right now.  (Sellers "moviez!" and
"Doulmite", for example.)

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=617&item=6326345069
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=617&item=6326186108

There seem to be ones with a white cover which are Region 2, and ones
with an orange cover which are Region 1.  (Region 1 is North America,
and if you are in the US most likely you have a DVD player that only
plays Region 1 discs.  To play DVDs from other regions, you would need
a multiregion player, as the previous comment says.)

If you go the Ebay route, you might want to confirm with the seller
that a given DVD is for a particular Region, before buying.  Also
check for widescreen/fullscreen format, if you care about that.

-Tom Hundt

Yes, you can buy it from Amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000639N3Q/qid=1096409302/sr=8-3/ref=pd_ka_3/102-1903500-8320944?v=glance&s=dvd&n=507846

This is region 1, which is playable on U.S and Canadian systems

Thanks everyone I have bid on the one for sale on ebay and so far it looks 
like I will get it. Otherwise I am happy to find some additional options.  
I appreciate your efforts as I very much wanted a copy of this
somewhat obscure film. Bea