Cinema of Iceland
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Iceland
has a notable cinema
film industry. There are many actors to list who have caught international attention. The most famous film, and the only one to be nominated for the Oscar and European film awards, is Children of nature, directed by Fridrik Thor Fridriksson. This film brought Icelandic cinema to the international scene which has since grown to its height, with films such as Nói Albinói (Noah the Albino), by Dagur Kari Gunnarson, seen as a descendent of the Icelandic film tradition.
Famous Icelandic director Baltasar Kormákur also directed Hafið
and A Little Trip to Heaven
.
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
has a notable cinema
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
film industry. There are many actors to list who have caught international attention. The most famous film, and the only one to be nominated for the Oscar and European film awards, is Children of nature, directed by Fridrik Thor Fridriksson. This film brought Icelandic cinema to the international scene which has since grown to its height, with films such as Nói Albinói (Noah the Albino), by Dagur Kari Gunnarson, seen as a descendent of the Icelandic film tradition.
Famous Icelandic director Baltasar Kormákur also directed Hafið
Hafið
The Sea, , is a 2002 Icelandic film, directed by Baltasar Kormákur. The film tells the story of a wealthy Icelandic family, owners of a fish industry company in a small Icelandic coastal town, and various family issues they have to deal with.-Cast:*Gunnar Eyjólfsson as Thórdur*Hilmir Snær Guðnason...
and A Little Trip to Heaven
A Little Trip to Heaven
A Little Trip to Heaven is an Icelandic/United States noir-inspired drama and thriller film from 2005, directed by Icelandic director of The Sea, Baltasar Kormákur. The film is set in the U.S. in 1985 but almost entirely shot in Iceland...
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Films
- 101 Reykjavík101 Reykjavík101 Reykjavík is a 2000 film set in Reykjavík, Iceland based on a book of the same name by Hallgrímur Helgason. It was directed by Baltasar Kormákur and stars Victoria Abril and Hilmir Snær Guðnason. The name of the film is taken from the postal code for down-town Reykjavík, "the old city"...
- AstrópíaAstrópíaAstrópía is an Icelandic film from 2007 directed by Gunnar B. Guðmundsson.-Plot:The film revolves around Hildur, a national celebrity and socialite who has to look for a job when her boyfriend Jolli is sent to prison...
- Beowulf & GrendelBeowulf & GrendelBeowulf & Grendel is a 2005 film loosely based on the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf. Filmed in Iceland and directed by Sturla Gunnarsson, it stars Gerard Butler as Beowulf, Stellan Skarsgård as Hrothgar, Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson as Grendel and Sarah Polley as the witch Selma...
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- Brennu-Njálssaga
- Children of NatureChildren of NatureChildren of Nature is a 1991 Icelandic film directed by Friðrik Þór Friðriksson. A man becomes too old to run his farm and he is made unwelcome in his daughter and son-in-law's urban dwelling. Dumped in a home for the elderly, he meets an old girlfriend from his youth, and they elope to the wilds...
(Börn náttúrunnar) - Cold FeverCold FeverCold Fever is a 1995 Icelandic film directed by Friðrik Þór Friðriksson. It is a road movie set in Iceland and was the first of Friðrik's films to be made in the English language. The movie depicts the travels of a Japanese man across Iceland...
- Eleven Men OutEleven Men OutEleven Men Out is comedy-drama directed by Robert Ingi Douglas. The film participated in the Toronto International Film Festival , the Berlin International Film Festival , and the Hawaii International Film Festival.- Plot summary :Ottar Thor is the star player of the Icelandic football team KR...
- Englar alheimsins
- FalconsFalcons (film)Falcons , was the seventh film directed by Friðrik Þór Friðriksson. This film, released in 2002, is mostly in English language and therefore this drama is considered to be a film of both domestic and international appeal....
- FíaskóFíaskó- Cast:* Róbert Arnfinnsson* Kristbjörg Kjeld* Silja Hauksdóttir* Ólafur Darri Ólafsson* Uwe Boll* Björn Jörundur Friðbjörnsson* Eggert Þorleifsson* Margrét Ákadóttir...
- Foreldrar
- HafiðHafiðThe Sea, , is a 2002 Icelandic film, directed by Baltasar Kormákur. The film tells the story of a wealthy Icelandic family, owners of a fish industry company in a small Icelandic coastal town, and various family issues they have to deal with.-Cast:*Gunnar Eyjólfsson as Thórdur*Hilmir Snær Guðnason...
- Hrafninn flýgurHrafninn flýgurWhen the Raven Flies is the title of a 1984 film by Hrafn Gunnlaugsson, set in Viking age Iceland.When the Raven Flies is the first film of the Raven Trilogy that consists of three 'viking' films:...
- Íslenski draumurinnÍslenski draumurinnThe Icelandic Dream is a 2000 Icelandic film directed by Robert Ingi Douglas. The movie depicts the story about an average Icelander and his dream to maintain wealth and fame.-Plot:...
- The Juniper TreeThe Juniper TreeThe Juniper Tree is a 1990 Icelandic film with a small cast of five actors, Björk, Bryndis Petra Bragadóttir, Guðrún S. Gísladóttir, Valdimar Örn Flygenring and introducing Geirlaug Sunna Þormar...
- Knight of the Living DeadKnight of the Living DeadKnight of the Living Dead is a 2005 Icelandic film about a knight and a Viking who get resurrected and continue their gruesome battle in the year 2005....
- A Little Trip to HeavenA Little Trip to HeavenA Little Trip to Heaven is an Icelandic/United States noir-inspired drama and thriller film from 2005, directed by Icelandic director of The Sea, Baltasar Kormákur. The film is set in the U.S. in 1985 but almost entirely shot in Iceland...
- Maður eins og égMaður eins og égA Man Like Me is a 2002 romantic comedy about the life of "Júlli" , a lonely and confused man who is searching for some sense in his life. Surprisingly he meets a young woman from China who changes his life dramatically...
- Með allt á hreinuMeð allt á hreinuOn Top is an Icelandic musical comedy from 1982, directed by Icelandic director Ágúst Guðmundsson...
- MýrinJar City (film)Jar City Jar City Jar City (Icelandic: Mýrin is a 2006 Icelandic film directed by Baltasar Kormákur. It is based on Mýrin, a novel written by Arnaldur Indriðason, released in English as Tainted Blood (also released in English as Jar City)....
(Jar City) - Nói AlbínóiNói AlbínóiNoi the Albino is an Icelandic film by director Dagur Kári released in 2003. The film explores the life of teenage outsider Nói Kristmundsson in a remote fishing village in western Iceland. It won multiple awards....
- Nýtt LífNýtt LífNýtt Líf is a film directed by Þráinn Bertelsson and released in 1983. The film is a comedy shot in the Westman Islands and stars Eggert Þorleifsson and Karl Ágúst Úlfsson, among others. The music features several musicians including the band Tappi Tíkarrass , which contributed the songs...
- Reykjavík-RotterdamReykjavík-RotterdamReykjavík-Rotterdam is an Icelandic film directed by Óskar Jónasson and starring Baltasar Kormákur.-Plot synopsis:Like a fish on a dry land, Kristofer is stuck in a dull everyday routine, working as a security guard. He got fired from the freight ship he worked on, when he was caught smuggling...
- Rokk í ReykjavíkRokk í ReykjavíkRokk í Reykjavík was a documentary directed by Icelandic Friðrik Þór Friðriksson during the Icelandic winter of 1981-1982 and released for the local television the same year....
- Screaming MasterpieceScreaming MasterpieceScreaming Masterpiece is a 2005 documentary film directed and written by Ari Alexander Ergis Magnússon about the music scene in Iceland...
- The Seagull's LaughterThe Seagull's LaughterThe Seagull's Laughter is a 2001 Icelandic film directed by Ágúst Guðmundsson. It was Iceland's submission to the 74th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.-See also:*Cinema of Iceland...
(Mávahlátur) - SkytturnarSkytturnar (film)White Whales the third film directed by Icelandic director Friðrik Þór Friðriksson in 1987. Starring Eggert Guðmundsson, Þórarinn Óskar Þórarinsson, and Eggert Þorleifsson, this film features Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson, Sykurmolarnir, Bubbi Morthens, and MX-21 on the soundtrack.-Full cast:*Eggert...
- Sódóma ReykjavíkSódóma ReykjavíkRemote Control is an Icelandic film from 1992 directed by Óskar Jónasson. The plot is a farce, revolving around the young car mechanic Axel and his adventure in the Reykjavík underworld which starts when his mother insists that he must recover the remote control to her TV...
- Voksne Mennesker
- White Night WeddingWhite Night WeddingWhite Night Wedding is a 2008 Icelandic film directed by Baltasar Kormákur. The bittersweet comedy, about the never-ending search for love and happiness, takes place in Flatey, Breiðafjörður, western Iceland. The film is loosely based on the play Ivanov by Anton Chekhov.-Plot:The film opens with...
(Brúðguminn) - Wrath of GodsWrath of GodsWrath of Gods is a documentary directed by Jon Gustafsson. It tells the story of the dramatic circumstances Canadian director Sturla Gunnarsson and his crew had to go through during the making of the film Beowulf & Grendel...
- Heiðin (Small Mountain)
Actors
- Ágústa Eva ErlendsdóttirÁgústa Eva ErlendsdóttirÁgústa Eva Erlendsdóttir is an Icelandic singer and actress.She was a member of the band Ske and in 2005 began her solo career. She is best known for her portrayal of the controversial character Silvía Night....
- Baltasar KormákurBaltasar KormákurBaltasar Kormákur is an Icelandic actor, theater and film director, and film producer. He is best known for directing the films 101 Reykjavík, Hafið, A Little Trip to Heaven , and a film based on the book Mýrin by Arnaldur Indriðason...
- Berglind IceyBerglind IceyBerglind Icey is an Icelandic model, actress and former competitive swimmer. Icey was the St. Pauli Girl for 2004.- Filmography :* Cha$e ... as "Hunter Icey"* Cram ... as Cram Assistant...
- Björk GuðmundsdóttirBjörkBjörk Guðmundsdóttir , known as Björk , is an Icelandic singer-songwriter. Her eclectic musical style has achieved popular acknowledgement and popularity within many musical genres, such as rock, jazz, electronic dance music, classical and folk...
- Eyþór GuðjónssonEyþór GuðjónssonEyþór Guðjónsson , often anglicized as Eythor Gudjonsson, is an Icelandic actor. He stands 6'3" tall.He got his first big role in the 2005 horror movie Hostel, where he plays an Icelandic backpacker named Óli, famous for his catchphrase "King of the Swing", traveling through Europe with American...
- Gunnar HansenGunnar HansenGunnar Milton Hansen is an Icelandic-born actor and author best known for playing Leatherface in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre .- Early life:Hansen was born in Reykjavík, Iceland, and moved to the United States when he was five...
- Bjarni GauturBjarni GauturBjarni Gautur, is an Icelandic filmmaker. He wrote, directed and produced a feature length film in 2005 entitled Knight of the Living Dead.Gautur graduated from the Icelandic Film School in 2009 as a Film Director and Producer...
- Þröstur Leó GunnarssonÞröstur Leó GunnarssonÞröstur Leó Gunnarsson , born 23 April 1961 in Reykjavík, Iceland, is an Icelandic stage, film and television actor.Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson graduated from the Icelandic School of Drama in 1985...
- Hilmir Snær GuðnasonHilmir Snær GuðnasonHilmir Snær Guðnason is an Icelandic actor. He is famous in his native country and has appeared in both film and on stage. In 2000 he was named as one of European films 'Shooting Stars' by European Film Promotion...
- Tómas LemarquisTómas LemarquisTómas Lemarquis is an Icelandic actor. He possibly best recalled for his appearance in the 2003 Icelandic film Nói Albínói.Lemarquis is the son of French actor Gérard Lemarquis and an Icelandic mother...
- María EllingsenMaría EllingsenMaría Ellingsen is an Icelandic actress starring in movies such as The Mighty Ducks 2. She can speak English, German, Danish and Faroese. She had a contract role on NBC's daytime drama Santa Barbara as Katrina Rukyer from 1991 to 1992.-External links:...
- Peter RonsonPeter RonsonPeter Ronson , born Pétur Rögnvaldsson, was an Icelandic-born athlete and actor.He competed in 110 metres hurdles at the 1960 Summer Olympics. As an actor he played "Hans" in the 1959 film adaptation of Journey to the Center of the Earth.He died of natural causes in 2007 in Orange County, California...
- Stefán Karl StefánssonStefán Karl StefánssonStefán Karl Stefánsson is an Icelandic film and stage actor who is best known for playing the character Robbie Rotten on the television show LazyTown....
Directors
- Baltasar KormákurBaltasar KormákurBaltasar Kormákur is an Icelandic actor, theater and film director, and film producer. He is best known for directing the films 101 Reykjavík, Hafið, A Little Trip to Heaven , and a film based on the book Mýrin by Arnaldur Indriðason...
- Dagur KáriDagur KáriDagur Kári is an Icelandic film director.He was born in Paris, France to Icelandic parents and returned to Iceland when he was 3 years old. Dagur graduated from the National Film School of Denmark in 1999, with art house short movie Lost Weekend...
- Robert Ingi DouglasRobert Ingi DouglasRóbert Ingi Douglas is an Icelandic film director, screenwriter and cinematographer who made his feature film debut with Íslenski draumurinn . That film became a sleeper hit in the summer of 2000 becoming one of Iceland's biggest box-office hits that year...
- Friðrik Þór FriðrikssonFriðrik Þór FriðrikssonFriðrik Þór Friðriksson , sometimes credited as Fridrik Thor Fridriksson, is an Icelandic film director....
- Hrafn GunnlaugssonHrafn GunnlaugssonHrafn Gunnlaugsson is an Icelandic moviemaker. He is the brother of the actress Tinna Gunnlaugsdóttir. He is mostly known for his series of Viking movies, sometimes called "Cod Westerns"...
- Jon GustafssonJon GustafssonJon Gustafsson is an Iceland born film director. Best known for directing the Canadian documentary film Wrath of Gods, starring Gerard Butler, Wendy Ord, Sarah Polley, Paul Stephens and Sturla Gunnarsson. He grew up in Iceland where he started his career as a television performer before studying...
- Olaf de FleurOlaf de FleurOlaf de Fleur is an Icelandic film director and producer.He studied physics in Reykjavík, graduating in 1995. Since then he has participated in many film projects, including both feature and documentary films...
- Óskar JónassonÓskar JónassonÓskar Jónasson is an Icelandic film director and screenwriter. His film Remote Control was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival...
See also
- Cinema of the world