#Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir

[ulrichgebert]

Trotz Umweltaktivismusthematik trifft die Einsortierung des charmanten isländischen Films Kona fer í stríð als “Ökothriller” nur sehr bedingt zu. Unsere tapfere Heldin Halla kämpft neben ihrer Tätigkeit als allseits beliebte Chorleiterin heimlich mit ausgeklügelten Sabotageakten gegen die übermächtige Aluminiumindustrie. Obwohl ganz Einzelkämpferin, bekommt sie Unterstützung von einem gutmütigen Schafzüchter und ihrer eher meditativ veranlagten Zwillingsschwester. Außerdem hat sie praktischerweise immer ihre Filmmusik dabei, das ist besonders nett.

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Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir

[ozu-teapot]

Metalhead | Ragnar Bragason | 2013

Ingvar Sigurdsson, Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir, Thora Bjorg Helga

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IT HATCHED (2021) Preview of demonic comedy horror

IT HATCHED (2021) Preview of demonic comedy horror

‘A nightmare is born’ It Hatched is a 2021 comedy horror film about a young couple who open up a guesthouse but discover they have unwittingly unleashed a demon. Directed by Elvar Gunnarsson from a screenplay co-written with Ingimar Sveinsson based on a story by Magnús Ómarsson. Produced by Heimir Bjarnason, Elvar Gunnarsson, Vilius Petrikas and Birkir Sigurjónsson. The Icelandic Hero Productions…

[cinefilia2012]

Kona fer í stríð (Woman at war) - 7,5/10

(La mujer de la montaña)

[farminglesbian]

Kona fer í stríð / Woman at War (2018) Benedikt Erlingsson

[leighlim]

One of my first thoughts were: Wouldn’t putting a phone in a freezer shorten its lifespan?

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(Hopefully by this point you’ve finished all 101 minutes of 'Woman at War’, the kind of person who isn’t bothered by spoilers, or are just deciding if you still want to keep watching.)

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What I like most about the film is it has a lot of the essential story beats (unlikable Protagonist with a very human complication). The unlikable part is Halla resorting to destruction of property to further her cause.

The human complication? Halla deciding if she should persue an adoption opportunity (which happened before she went all....aggressive with her picketing methods).

PS: The freshness comes from the trio that not only show up everywhere...they also are able to interact with Halla’s environment (like turning on the telly).

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HIGHLIGHTS:

The musicians following her everywhere

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My verdict of the film: 7/10

Link to the timestamp commentary: TBA

[losvolumenes]

La mujer de la montaña (Kona fer í stríð,  Benedikt Erlingsson, 2018)

En otra época podría haber sido hasta transgresor realizar una cinta cuya protagonista es una ecoterrorista, pero en tiempos de Greta Thunberg es prácticamente nadar a favor de la corriente. Esta falta de riesgo temático-argumental se compensa con un detalle de puesta en escena tan loco como encantador y es que la banda sonora de la película son unos señores que acompañan a la protagonista con sus instrumentos por allá donde vaya, poniendo la melodía, algo parecido al trovador de Algo pasa con Mary, pero sin letra, y siempre en un discreto segundo plano. Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir tiene el doble papel de Halla, que lleva doble vida: directora de un coro local versus su labor como azote del gobierno y las eléctricas, y su hermana gemela, profesora de yoga que lleva una vida más espiritual y tranquila. Un mensaje de alerta sobre el cambio climático, que nunca está de más, aunque quizá no esté en manos de los telespectadores, ni del pueblo llano, el impulsar medidas para evitar el desastre, o al menos retrasarlo lo máximo posible.

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Kona fer í stríð (2018), Benedikt Erlingsson

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Kona fer í stríð [Woman at War] (Benedikt Erlingsson, 2018)

[ourbalancedlife]

[a--piedi--nudi]

La donna elettrica  (titolo originale: Kona fer í stríð)

di Benedikt Erlingsson (2018) 

[watchingalotofmovies]

Woman at War

Woman at War    [trailer]

Halla is a fifty-year-old independent woman. But behind the scenes of a quiet routine, she leads a double life as a passionate environmental activist.

A blast. Funny and very timely. And it has better chase scenes than many Hollywood genre movies.

I hesitate to link to the trailer. It reveals so much. Just trust me and watch the movie.

Side note, interesting looking sculptures outside the airport.

[moviemosaics]

Woman at War

directed by Benedikt Erlingsson, 2018

[randomrichards]

Woman at War

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Woman at War @ the Capitol Theater