Iceland

“The film is about a farmer who lives in the last farm in his region in Vestfirðir, Iceland. His wife dies few days before they two are scheduled to leave the farm for a retirement home. The farmer keeps the death a secret from his daughter who is coming to pick them up, and concocts a plan, revealed in the last scene.

It was directed by Rúnar Rúnarsson, and stars Icelandic actor Jón Sigurbjörnsson. The film was scored by Kjartan Sveinsson, the keyboardist for Sigur Rós.” – Wikipedia.Read More »

Viktoria, a strong willed woman in her 60’s, struggles to hold onto her dairy farm Iceland, which has been in her family for generations as things gradually fall apart.Read More »

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An unsung talent in her lifetime, director, professor and Fulbright scholar Nietzchka Keene’s stark, stunning debut feature The Juniper Tree is loosely based on a Brothers Grimm fairy tale of the same name, and stars Björk in her first on-screen performance. The film premiered to glowing reviews at the Sundance Film Festival in 1991 and led Keene to further direct Heroine of Hell (1996) starring Catherine Keener and Barefoot to Jerusalem (2008), the latter completed after her tragically early death in 2004.Read More »

“Touch” by Icelandic director and actor Baltasar Kormákur tells a touching love story involving memories of yesteryear and secrets that slowly come to light. Kristófer, a chef, is awaiting a medical diagnosis that could have life-changing consequences. Although he has attempted to train his memory, he’s become increasingly forgetful. An MRI scan will show how far his dementia has progressed. But instead of staying put in snowy Reykjavík and waiting for a call from his doctor, Kristófer hops on a plane. He sets off to chase after his memories and find answers to questions about the past while he still can.Read More »

Middle aged bourgeoisie couple lives a loveless life along with their beautiful 18 year old daughter. The man has a passionate desire for the girl who in fact is not his real daughter but the fruit of an affair of the woman early in the marriage. This leads to tragic events.

Starring: Guðrún Ásmundsdóttir, Steindór Hjörleifsson, Þóra Sigurþórsdóttir, Guðrún Stephensen, Róbert Arnfinnsson, Sigrún Edda Björnsdóttir, Pétur Einarsson & Hörður Torfason.Read More »

Ragnar has left his family farm and works as a taxi driver in Reykjavík in the early sixties. He’s drawn to the beautiful but unhappy girl Gogo and hopes to build a better life with her. But she’s a lost soul and their brief romance results in tragedy. Hugely popular and controversial in its day, it was seen by 63.000 people in Iceland which was then around the third of the population. The film is based on the novel 79 af stöðinni by Indriði G. Þorsteinsson.Read More »

The fishing boat Matthildur, comes to the small town where the 18-year-old Ingalo lives with her parents and younger brother. A brawl breaks out between the townspeople and the crew from Matthildur. As a consequence Ingalo leaves home.Read More »

A romantic and thrilling story that spans several decades and continents; this movie follows one widower’s emotional journey to find his first love who disappeared 50 years ago, before his time runs out.Read More »

On a nice summer day in 1946, a young couple decides to explore the capital city of Iceland, the 160 years old Reykjavík.

This film is not yet listed at IMDB.

Here are some information in English on the director of this film from a Canadian newspaper in 1981:

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