#Icelandic cinema

[wesley-de-cornualles]

The Juniper Tree, dir. Nietzchka Keene, 1990

[allweknewisdead]

Godland (2022) - Hlynur Pálmason

It's alright. You'll become part of the grass and the flowers. It's beautiful.

[ourlittlesister2015]

Last and First Men (2020), dir. Jóhann Jóhannsson

[filmografie]

Anna (2009), dir. Rúnar Rúnarsson

[roseshavethoughts]

Lamb (2021): A Haunting, Quietly Strange Fable of Grief and Nature

Lamb (2021): A Haunting, Quietly Strange Fable of Grief and Nature

Synopsis- In rural Iceland, a childless couple discover a strange and unnatural new-born in their sheep barn. They decide to raise her as their own, but sinister forces are determined to return the creature to the wilderness that birthed her. Director- Valdimar Jóhannsson Cast- Noomi Rapace, Hilmir Snær Guðnason, Björn Hlynur Haraldsson Genre- Horror | Fantasy Released- 2021 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 4…

[artfilmfan]

Let Me Fall (Baldvin Zophoníasson, 2018)

[kino-zoo]

Tilbury (1987)

[beautifultimes-beautifulplaces]

Nest (2022) Hreiður; dir. Hlynur Pálmason

[celluloidrainbow]

THE AMAZING TRUTH ABOUT QUEEN RAQUELA (2008) dir. Olaf de Fleur Johannesson Raquela is a trans woman from the Philippines who dreams of escaping the streets of Cebu City for a fairy tale life in Paris. In order to make her dreams come true, she turns from prostitution toward the more lucrative business of Internet porn. Her success as a porn star brings new friends, including Valerie, another trans woman in Iceland, and Michael, the owner of the website Raquela works for. Valerie helps Raquela get as far as Iceland, and, from there, Michael offers her a rendezvous in Paris. But will Paris be everything she dreamed of? And will Michael turn out to be her Prince Charming? (link in title)

[gregor-samsung]

Berdreymi [Beautiful Beings] (Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson, 2022)

[theaskew]

[oceanusborealis]

Touch (Snerting) - Movie Review

TL;DR – This is a stunningly beautiful portrait of a man’s life that feels both deeply personal and universal in what drives him. It is profoundly moving and full of narrative grace that could have been all melancholy but is instead full of heart and joy.    ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 5 out of 5. Post-Credit Scene – There is no post-credit scene.Disclosure – I was invited to a screening of this…

[moviescramble]

Driving Mum (Á Ferð með Mömmu) - Review

Road trip movies are so very rarely about the destination. Rather, they are about the emotional journey the character(s) will undertake whilst going about their route. In the case of Hilmar Oddsson’s offbeat comedy drama, Driving Mum, it just so happens that one of the passengers on this road trip is dead. The imaginatively named Jón Jónsson (Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson) has been living with his…

[escapismthroughfilm]

⋆˚｡⋆ ⋆˚｡⋆⋆˚Godland (2022) dir. Hlynur Pálmason⋆˚｡⋆ ⋆˚｡⋆⋆˚｡

[of-two-lands]

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[lostinmac]

Touch (2024)

Dir. Baltasar Kormákur