Thursday 27th OCTOBER
TIME 8-10pm admission €4.00 members Free
Riversdale House Hotel : Kenmare
ICELANDIC PROGRAMME
As early as 1911, film-makers had discovered that Iceland ‘might
well have been created with film-makers in mind’, to quote
Iceland’s former president, Vigdís Finnbogadóttir.
In 1919 a Danish director, Gunnar Sommerfelt, shot a feature
film in Iceland, The Story of the Borg Family, based on a novel
by the leading Icelandic writer Gunnar Gunnarsson. Iceland has
been the location for a great variety of documentary and dramatic
films, made by local and international film-makers. Iceland
is not an isolated community in terms of film production. In
an era of ever-increasing Nordic, European and international
co-operation, Iceland has welcomed foreign investment in Icelandic
films and Icelandic film-makers have been successful in utilizing
the possibilities provided by this new co production climate.
The Last Farm Runar Runarsson
2004 / 15min / DVD / Colour
The stage is a remote valley and all the farms except one have
been abandoned.
Director Runar Runarsson Producer
Thor S. Sigurjonsson, Skuli Fr. Malmquist Writer Runar
Runarsson
The Magician Reynir Lyngdal
2005 / 13min / DVD / Colour
The Magician is a story about a boy who uses his magic tricks
to escape the harsh reality. It is a strong and personal story
of how one´s imagination can help make unbearable situations
bearable.
Director Reynir Lyngdal
Who’s Bardi? Ragnar Bragason
29min / DVD / Colour
A group of filmmakers follows the Icelandic musical prodigy
Bardi Johannsson around. He gives the impression of being a
health freak, into spiritual things and sports. The filmmakers
suspect him of not telling the truth. They look more closely
and discover a world of contradictions.
Director Ragnar Bragason
The last words of Hreggivdur Björn Helgason
2004 / 22min / DVD / Colour
Hreggivdur, an old rightist, dies from a heart attack when he
is trying to publish an article in The Conservative Paper. Hreggivdur
disagrees with the new editorial policy and tries to publish
the article from beyond.
Director Björn Helgason
The man on the back Jón Gnarr
2004 / 21min / DVD / Colour
Two strangers meet in the middle of nowhere. This is a tragic
comedy about human behavior and how we sometimes carry other
people on our back. Funny, surrealistic and deep. Music by Björk
Gudmundsdottir.
Director Jón Gnarr
Slavek the shit Grímur Hákonarson
2005 / 15min / 16mm / DVD / Colour
A love story taking place in a public toilet in the centre of
Prague.
Director Grímur Hákonarson
I lost my head Bjargey Olafsdottir
2005 / 7min / DVD / Colour
When the heroine of the film gets what she always hoped for,
she becomes miserable and unhappy and really misses what she
had.
Director Bjargey Olafsdottir
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