Ágúst Guðmundsson

  • Ágúst Guðmundsson – Land og synir AKA Land and Sons (1980)

    Ágúst Guðmundsson1971-1980ArthouseDramaIceland

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    Icelandic Film Centre wrote: The film is based on the novel by Indridi G. Thorsteinsson, which is set in a remote valley in the North of Iceland in the year 1937.The slump and sheep disease are crippling farming; young peple are streaming to the centres of urban expansion in this period of rapid economic and social change in Iceland. One farmer and his sons live in the valley alone with their debts and anxieties. The ties which bind the father to the land he has cultivated and lived upon are unbreakable.Read More »

  • Ágúst Guðmundsson – Dansinn (1998)

    1991-2000Ágúst GuðmundssonDramaIceland

    The beautiful Sirsa has decided to try and forget her true love, the wild and romantic Ivar, choosing instead to marry Harald, son of the most important family on the island.
    Never been released on DVD.Read More »

  • Ágúst Guðmundsson – Útlaginn AKA Outlaw: The Saga of Gisli (1981)

    1981-1990Ágúst GuðmundssonCrimeDramaIceland

    From an authentic Viking saga, Outlaw tells the story of a family blood feud, set in 10th century Iceland.

    Quote:
    After decades of phony Hollywood Vikings, you can finally see the real thing if this film ever makes it to video or DVD. It is made in Iceland, with Icelandic dialog, and captures the authentic speech and flavor of the sagas: the understatement, occasional grim humor, and slow nursing of grudges over the long winters until they flower into blood feuds. The film also shows the strong bonds of loyalty and affection that held families and clans together, and the painfully developed methods of negotiating settlements that prevented the medieval Icelanders from wiping each other out completely. Indispensable for those who love the Icelandic sagas.Read More »

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