2 A SUMMER OF ICELANDIC CINEMA 2011
WELCOME TO A SUMMER OF ICELANDIC CINEMA
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ne of Bio Paradis’ most important tasks is to give the public regular access to the Icelandic cinema heritage. It is thus with great pride that we introduce for the first time a summer long programme featuring a wide selection of Icelandic films from a twenty eight year period. All films are screened with English subtitles.
Co-incidentally, both films were produced by veteran DoP and producer Snorri Thorisson.
The oldest film in the programme is the excellent The House (Egill Edvardsson, 1983), described at the time by noted film scholar Peter Cowie as “a spectacular and assured debut”. He adds: “The House shares with Don’t Look Now, Rosemary’s Baby and The Exorcist a vivid sense of the spiritual world at work in everyday life.” The film has just been restored and is presented in a brand new digital print.
The films are divided into five sections. The Modern Day section features films that deal with the present, most of them take place in Reykjavik and vicinity and show our filmmakers vision of modern urban life in Iceland. The Period Films range from medieval times through to the nineteeneighties. The Land and Sea section contains films that feature strongly the elements of nature and in the Family Films category you’ll find most of the output for the last two decades in that field. Finally the Documentaries section provides a cross-selection of recent offerings, the majority dealing with the eternal struggle of man vs. nature.
The latest film in the programme is Stormland (Marteinn Thorsson, 2011), a pitch-black comedy with elements of grand guignol and and excellent central performances from Ólafur Darri Ólafsson and Elma Lísa Gunnarsdóttir. Both won The Edda, The Icelandic Film and TV Awards, last February for their work.
The Icelandic cinema has been going strong for over thirty years now and this year looks very promising indeed. Icelandic audiences have generally been very supportive of local films and many of them have travelled the world, picking up multiple awards at international festivals. The discovery is yours!
Arthouse and repertory cinema Bíó Paradís is run by the non-profit organization Heimili kvikmyndanna ses. (The Home of Cinema). Board of Governors: Ari Kristinsson, chairman, Hrafnhildur Gunnarsdóttir, Ragnar Bragason. Address: Hverfisgata 54, 101 Reykjavík. Tel.:+354 412 7712. Website: bioparadis.is. General Manager: Lovísa Óladóttir lovisa@bioparadis.is. Programme Director: Ásgrímur Sverrisson asgrimur@bioparadis.is. Operations: Reynir Berg Þorvaldsson reynir@bioparadis. is. The Programme Board: Anna María Karlsdóttir, Friðrik Þór Friðriksson, Halla Kristín Einarsdóttir, Ottó Geir Borg, Vera Sölvadóttir. Box Office: Opens half an hour before first screening. Tel.: +354 412 7711. Restaurant/bar: Opens half an hour before first screening. Coffee, wine, beer, light refreshments. A selection of DVD’s is also for sale. Programme is subject to change. Screening times of the day can be found at bioparadis.is. Bíó Paradís is supported by The Reykjavik City Council and The Icelandic Film Centre.
THE MODERN DAY
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THE MODERN DAY: RAGNHILDUR STEINUNN JÓNSDÓTTIR, SNORRI ENGILBERTSSON, JÖRUNDUR RAGNARSSON.
101 REYKJAVIK
(101 REYKJAVÍK) 2000 COMEDY. 92 MIN. DIRECTOR: BALTASAR KORMÁKUR. MAIN CAST: VICTORIA ABRIL, HILMIR SNAER GUDNASON, HANNA MARÍA KARLSDÓTTIR.
Kormákur’s debut feature has achieved cult status and wide international recognition. A young man´s sexual impulses go haywire when he discovers the woman he has just been to bed with happens to be his mother´s lesbian lover, and may be carrying his child. Determined to resist adulthood at all cost, he soon finds out that life is busy making other plans for him. SHOWTIMES:
MAY 23: 18:00
JUNE 7: 20:00
JUNE 25: 22:00
JULY 15: 18:00
AUGUST 17: 20:00
A huge box-office success on it’s release. After losing her embezzling boyfriend Jolli to a four year prison sentence, Hildur, a drop-dead gorgeous high society girl, must now fend for herself and go look for a job. What she finds, however, is something that’s about to change her life forever. SHOWTIMES:
MAY 11: 18:00
MAY 26: 20:00
JUNE 6: 22:00
JUNE 21: 18:00
JULY 3: 20:00
JULY 16: 22:00
AUGUST 3: 18:00
AUGUST 15: 20:00
AUGUST 30: 18:00
MR. BJARNFREDARSON (BJARNFREÐARSON) 2009
COMEDY. 109 MIN. DIRECTOR: RAGNAR BRAGASON. MAIN CAST: JÓN GNARR, JÖRUNDUR RAGNARSSON, PÉTUR JÓHANN SIGFÚSSON, ÁGÚSTA EVA ERLENDSDÓTTIR.
One of the biggest box-office hits in Icelandic film history. The current Mayor of Reykjavik heads the cast. A redemption story that spans almost fifty years. Georg, an over educated know-it-all, has just been released from jail, but he is still a prisoner of his own past. SHOWTIMES:
MAY 11: 20:00
MAY 24: 18:00
JUNE 5: 22:00
(ASTRÓPÍA) 2007
JUNE 18: 20:00
JULY 1: 18:00
JULY 21: 22:00
AUGUST 3: 20:00
ADVENTURE/COMEDY. 92 MIN. DIRECTOR: GUNNAR B. GUDMUNDSSON. MAIN CAST:
AUGUST 16: 18:00
AUGUST 28: 20:00
ASTROPIA
4 THE MODERN DAY fact that she doesn´t quite know what to do with her life and how she compares to others. SHOWTIMES:
MAY 12: 18:00
JUNE 6: 18:00
JULY 2: 20:00
JULY 22: 20:00
AUGUST 12: 18:00
THICKER THAN WATER (BLÓÐBÖND) 2006
DRAMA. 87 MIN. DIRECTOR: ÁRNI ÓLI ÁSGEIRSSON. MAIN CAST: HILMAR JÓNSSON, MARGRÉT VILHJÁLMSDÓTTIR, LAUFEY ELÍASDÓTTIR.
The debut feature of director Árni Óli Ásgeirsson is a low-key effective drama. Peter and Asta are happily married and have a ten-year-old son Orn. They are expecting their second child when Peter discovers Orn isn’t his biological son. Peter confronts Asta and realizes she has kept this secret throughout their whole marriage. Heartbroken, he walks out on his family. SHOWTIMES:
JUNE 3: 20:00
JUNE 17: 18:00
JULY 4: 22:00
JULY 28: 20:00
AUGUST 23: 22:00
DÍS
(DÍS) 2004 COMEDY. 82 MIN. DIRECTOR: SILJA HAUKSDÓTTIR. MAIN CAST: ÁLFRÚN HELGA ÖRNÓLFSDÓTTIR, ILMUR KRISTJÁNSDÓTTIR, ÁRNI TRYGGVASON.
The debut feature of director Silja Hauksdóttir is a warmhearted comedy. Dís is a 23 year old girl living in Reykjavik. She is smart, funny, charming, outgoing and likeable. Nevertheless, she is troubled by the
CHILDREN
(BÖRN) 2006 DRAMA. 93 MIN. DIRECTOR: RAGNAR BRAGASON. MAIN CAST: GÍSLI ÖRN GARDARSSON, NÍNA DÖGG FILIPUSDÓTTIR, ÓLAFUR DARRI ÓLAFSSON.
A multi-award winning strong ensemble drama, headed by the cast of Vesturport (see also Parents, it’s independent twin feature on pg. 6). Karitas is a single mother of four who desperately tries to make ends meet. Fighting a losing battle with her ex-husband for custody over her three daughters, she’s oblivious to what’s going on with her twelve year old son Gudmund, a victim of brutal bullying at school and whose life is on the fast track to destruction. Gudmund’s only friend in the world is Marinó, a schizophrenic in his forties, who lives with his mother in the same apartment building. When Marinó realizes that his mother has secretly been dating a stranger, Marino starts to lose grip on reality. Gardar is an underworld enforcer who makes a mess at work and as a result his twin brother Georg is beaten up. Exiled both from the underworld and his family, Gardar has to make a fresh start in life. SHOWTIMES:
MAY 10: 20:00
MAY 21: 22:00
JUNE 9: 18:00
JUNE 22: 20:00
JULY 6: 22:00
JULY 18: 20:00
JULY 29: 20:00
AUGUST 16: 20:00
AUGUST 29: 20:00
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circle of interconnecting stories in which three members of the Bardal househould deal with the secret loves in their lives. SHOWTIMES:
MAY 15: 20:00
MAY 31: 22:00
JUNE 23: 18:00
JULY 10: 20:00
JULY 29: 22:00
AUGUST 24: 18:00
ANGELS OF THE UNIVERSE (ENGLAR ALHEIMSINS) 2000
DRAMA. 97 MIN. DIRECTOR: FRIDRIK THÓR FRIDRIKSSON. MAIN CAST: INGVAR E. SIGURDSSON, BALTASAR KORMÁKUR, HILMIR SNAER GUDNASON, BJÖRN JR. FRIDBJÖRNSSON.
This multi-award winning drama is also one of the biggest boxoffice hits in Icelandic film history. Páll suffers from schizophrenia and people react baffled to his illness. At first we see him with his family, childhood friends and the girl that he loves, and then we follow him into the psychiatric hospital.
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SHOWTIMES:
MAY 14: 22:00
MAY 30: 20:00
JUNE 14: 18:00
JUNE 27: 22:00
JULY 14: 20:00
JULY 27: 18:00
AUGUST 7: 22:00
AUGUST 19: 20:00
SEPTEMBER 1: 18:00
FIASCO
(FÍASKÓ) 2000 COMEDY. 87 MIN. DIRECTOR: RAGNAR BRAGASON. MAIN CAST: RÓBERT ARNFINNSSON, SILJA HAUKSDÓTTIR, MARGRÉT ÁKADÓTTIR, BJÖRN JR. FRIDBJÖRNSSON, ÓLAFUR DARRI ÓLAFSSON, EGGERT THORLEIFSSON.
The debut feature of director Ragnar Bragason. A narrative
PARENTS
(FORELDRAR) 2007 DRAMA. 85 MIN. DIRECTOR: RAGNAR BRAGASON. MAIN CAST: INGVAR E. SIGURDSSON, NANNA KRISTIN MAGNUSDÓTTIR, VÍKINGUR KRISTJÁNSSON.
The independent second part of twin features by Ragnar Bragason and Vesturport exploring the roles of children and parents. The first part, Children, is also screened. Dentist Oscar wants a baby of his own flesh and blood but it’s not working out. When he finds out that his wife has been deceiving him all these years he decides it’s time for a change. Einar is a stockbroker who is very successful at work but not in his personal life. For the last couple of months Einar has been living at a hotel waiting for his wife to realize the terrible mistake she made by throwing him out. Katrin Rose returns from Sweden where she has lived for eight years. In Iceland Katrin has an eleven-year-old son, brought up by his grandmother and now Katrin wants him back. SHOWTIMES:
MAY 10: 22:00
MAY 22: 22:00
JUNE 9: 20:00
JUNE 22: 22:00
JULY 7: 22:00
JULY 18: 22:00
JULY 30: 20:00
AUGUST 16: 22:00
AUGUST 30: 20:00
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THE HOUSE (HÚSIÐ) 1983
MYSTERY THRILLER. 101 MIN. DIRECTOR: EGILL EDVARDSSON. MAIN CAST: LILJA THÓRISDÓTTIR, JÓHANN SIGURDARSON, HELGI SKÚLASON.
This 28 year old film holds up very well, excellent creepy atmosphere a la Don’t Look Now or early Polanski. Presented in a brand new restored version. A young couple moves into an old house. From the time they move into the house, they are strangely aware of something odd, especially she, while he concentrates more and more upon his work. A series of incidents adds to her growing uneasiness about the house. Its past seems to creep in on her. She feels as if some tragedy must have befallen the people that lived there before, but when she starts asking around she gets few answers. There is something about the house that seems to be on the verge of overpowering her - something that in an unexpected way is related to her origins and permanently affects her life and destiny. SHOWTIMES:
JUNE 1: 18:00
JUNE 12: 20:00
JULY 13: 20:00
AUGUST 4: 22:00
AUGUST 23: 18:00
THE ICELANDIC DREAM
(ÍSLENSKI DRAUMURINN) 2000 COMEDY. 101 MIN. DIRECTOR: RÓBERT DOUGLAS. MAIN CAST: THÓRHALLUR SVERRISSON, JÓN GNARR, HAFDÍS HULD, MATT KEESLER, LAUFEY BRÁ JÓNSDÓTTIR.
A surprise sleeper hit back in the day, this hilarious comedy (Douglas’ debut) is now con-
sidered a classic and an eerie foretelling of the economic crash which happened eight years later. Thirty-year-old Toti, a business man and weekend dad, is getting worn down by family trouble, business failure and the continuous loss of his favourite football team. He pins his hopes on getting rich quick through selling illegal cigarettes but it only results in his arrest. After a short stint in jail he tries to rebuild his life with the help of his overbearing friend. SHOWTIMES:
MAY 6: 22:00
MAY 21: 20:00
JUNE 16: 18:00
JULY 7: 20:00
JULY 26: 22:00
AUGUST 29: 18:00
A MAN LIKE ME
(MAÐUR EINS OG ÉG) 2010 COMEDY. 90 MIN. DIRECTOR: RÓBERT DOUGLAS. MAIN CAST: JÓN GNARR, BALDUR TRAUSTI HREINSSON, THORSTEINN GUDMUNDSSON, STEPHANIE CHE.
Douglas’s sophomore feature and (current Mayor of Reykjavik) Jón Gnarr’s first leading role. Júlli, a young man restricted by loneliness and habit, meets a young Chinese woman and falls in love, only to see the relationship disintegrate in dramatic fashion, thanks to his insecurity. However, once he manages to put disillusion and disappointment of the breakup behind him, Júlli is determined to do everything in his power to get a second chance. SHOWTIMES:
MAY 12: 22:00
MAY 30: 18:00
JUNE 29: 20:00
JULY 19: 18:00
AUGUST 17: 22:00
SEPTEMBER 1: 20:00
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HANSDÓTTIR, ANNA FRIDRIKSDÓTTIR..
The debut feature of Dagur Kári was a major festival hit around the world and still ranks as one of the finest films Iceland has produced. A boy wonder and drop-out on an Icelandic village scale, Noi (17), dreams of escaping from his remote fjord with the girl from the filling station.
JAR CITY
(MÝRIN) 2006 CRIME THRILLER. 94 MIN. DIRECTOR: BALTASAR KORMÁKUR. MAIN CAST: INGVAR E. SIDURDSSON, ÁGÚSTA EVA ERLENDSDÓTTIR, BJÖRN HLYNUR HARALDSSON.
The biggest box-office hit in Iceland on record and also very successful abroad. Winner of the Crystal Globe at the prestigous Karlovy Vary Film Festival. An elderly man is found murdered in his basement flat. Inspector Erlendur doesn’t have much to go by in the investigation, but a photograph of a young girl´s grave gives him a lead. He discovers that many years ago the victim was accused, though not convicted, of horrible crimes. As Erlendur reopens the very cold case, he follows a trail of unusual forensic evidence, uncovering secrets that are much larger than the murder of one old man – with clues knit into the genetic bloodline of an entire country. SHOWTIMES:
MAY 6: 20:00
MAY 19: 22:00
MAY 29: 20:00
JUNE 11: 22:00
JUNE 28: 20:00
JULY 13: 18:00
JULY 25: 22:00
AUGUST 10: 20:00
AUGUST 26: 22:00
SHOWTIMES:
MAY 8: 20:00
MAY 19: 18:00
JUNE 1: 22:00
JUNE 14: 20:00
JUNE 25: 20:00
JULY 10: 22:00
JULY 25: 20:00
AUGUST 5: 18:00
AUGUST 25: 18:00
PEARLS AND SWINE (PERLUR OG SVÍN) 1997
COMEDY. 101 MIN. DIRECTOR: ÓSKAR JÓNASSON. MAIN CAST: ÓLAFÍA HRÖNN JÓNSDÓTTIR, JÓHANN SIGURDARSON, STEINUNN ÓLÍNA THORSTEINSDÓTTIR.
Óskar Jónasson’s sophomore film. Lisa and her husband Finnbogi buy an old run- down bakery. For a while business is booming but an unscrupoulus competitor is determined to bring them down. The bakery is on the verge of bankruptcy when Lisa and Finnbogi embark on desperate counter-measures. SHOWTIMES:
MAY 20: 20:00
JUNE 4: 22:00
JUNE 29: 18:00
JULY 20: 20:00
AUGUST 2: 22:00
AUGUST 21: 20:00
REYKJAVIK WHALE WATCHING MASSACRE 2009
NOI THE ALBINO (NÓI ALBÍNÓI) 2003
COMEDY/DRAMA. 93 MIN. DIRECTOR: DAGUR KÁRI. MAIN CAST: TÓMAS LEMARQUIS, THRÖSTUR LEÓ GUNNARSSON, ELÍN
COMEDY/HORROR. 86 MIN. DIRECTOR: JÚLÍUS KEMP. MAIN CAST: NAE YUKI, GUNNAR HANSEN, PIHLA VIITALA, HELGI BJÖRNSSON, STEFÁN JÓNSSON, GUDRÚN GÍSLADÓTTIR.
Based on a script by Sjón, one of Iceland’s finest writers, the film
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is drenched in surreal humour. An epic tale of a group of whale watchers whose ship breaks down. They get picked up by a whaling vessel and everything gets out of control. SHOWTIMES:
JUNE 3: 22:00
JUNE 18: 22:00
JULY 1: 22:00
JULY 23: 22:00
AUGUST 5: 22:00
AUGUST 20: 22:00
STORMLAND
(ROKLAND) 2011
BACK SOON
(SKRAPP ÚT) 2008 COMEDY. 90 MIN. DIRECTOR: SÓLVEIG ANSPACH. MAIN CAST: DIDDA JÓNSDÓTTIR, JULIEN COTTEREAU, JÖRUNDUR RAGNARSSON, JOY DOYLE, INGVAR E. SIGURDSSON.
A slacker comedy on the road. Anna, a poetess, dish washer and marijuana dealer in her late thirties, is tired of her lifestyle and the coldness of Iceland. She wishes to show her two sons more of the world and prepares to sell her drug-dealing business, but it turns out to be quite complicated. SHOWTIMES:
MAY 20: 22:00
JUNE 6: 20:00
JULY 7: 18:00
JULY 27: 22:00
AUGUST 9: 20:00
AUGUST 22: 18:00 BLACK COMEDY. 101 MIN. DIRECTOR: MARTEINN THORSSON. MAIN CAST: ÓLAFUR DARRI ÓLAFSSON, ELMA LÍSA GUNNARSDÓTTIR, STEFÁN HALLUR STEFÁNSSON, LÁRA JÓHANNA JÓNSDÓTTIR.
A pitch black comedy with elements of grand guignol and and excellent central performances from Ólafsson and Gunnarsdóttir. Stuck in his home village after 10 years of academic life in Germany, Böddi wants to change the world. But the world is reluctant to change. He gets fired from his teaching job, the girl he’s in love with rejects him and the one he’s using as a distraction ends up using him. When it finally dawns on him that nothing will ever change in the village, he gets on his horse and heads for Reykjavík with a gun in his pocket and noble ideas in his head. He’s ready for his revolution. SHOWTIMES:
MAY 9: 20:00
MAY 29: 22:00
JUNE 20: 18:00
JULY 9: 22:00
JULY 20: 18:00
AUGUST 15: 22:00
REMOTE CONTROL
(SÓDÓMA REYKJAVÍK) 1993 COMEDY. 90 MIN. DIRECTOR: ÓSKAR JÓNASSON. MAIN CAST: BJÖRN JR. FRIDBJÖRNSSON, EGGERT THORLEIFSSON, HELGI BJÖRNSSON, MARGRÉT GÚSTAFSDÓTTIR.
A crazy rock’n’roll comedy and the debut feature of Jónasson. One of the most beloved Icelandic films and a huge hit in its day. Axel is a car mechanic and lives the simple life at his mom’s place with his big American car and his goldfish. When his mother orders him to find the lost TV remote control his life is turned upside
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He becomes /involved with / Ídown. BRENNIDEPLI IM FOKUS the most ruthless criminals, breaks into the sleaziest nightclub, drives way over the speed limit, kidnaps people and is himself kidnapped. And that’s only the beginning... SHOWTIMES:
MAY 13: 22:00
MAY 25: 20:00
JUNE 8: 18:00
JUNE 19: 22:00
JULY 5: 20:00
JULY 21: 18:00
AUGUST 3: 22:00
AUGUST 13: 20:00
SEPTEMBER 1: 22:00
ELEVEN MEN OUT
(STRÁKARNIR OKKAR) 2005 COMEDY. 90 MIN. DIRECTOR: RÓBERT DOUGLAS. MAIN CAST: BJÖRN HLYNUR HARALDSSON, LILJA NÓTT ÞÓRARINSDÓTTIR, HELGI BJÖRNSSON, ARNMUNDUR ERNST.
Priscilla Queen of the Desert meets Ken Loach in Iceland. A Reykjavik soccer star declares himself gay in a magazine interview. His fellow teammates, father and brother do not react favourably and he’s thrown off the team. He’s also got to reckon with his alcoholic beauty queen ex-wife and his teenage son. The footballer decides to form an all gay soccer team and fight for the opportunity to play against the big guns. SHOWTIMES:
MAY 22: 20:00
JUNE 10: 18:00
JUNE 30: 22:00
JULY 14: 18:00
AUGUST 1: 20:00
AUGUST 13: 22:00
DRAMARAMA
(VILLILJÓS) 2001 COMEDY/DRAMA. 80 MIN. DIRECTORS: INGA LÍSA MIDDLETON, DAGUR KÁRI, RAGNAR BRAGASON, ÁSGRÍMUR SVERRISSON AND EINAR THÓR GUNNLAUGSSON. MAIN CAST: HAFDÍS HULD, EGGERT THORLEIFSSON, NANNA KRISTÍN MAGNÚSDÓTTIR,
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BJÖRGVINSDÓTTIR, BJÖRN JR. FRIDIN EDDA FOCUS: CHRIS KRAUS BJÖRNSSON, INGVAR E. SIGURDSSON, GÍSLI ÖRN GARDARSSON,TÓMAS LEMARQUIS, BALDUR TRAUSTI HREINSSON, MEGAS.
A portmanteu film with five connecting stories. Everything looks set for a perfectly normal evening in Reykjavík, until the the power goes off. The door of a bank ATM locks as a pregnant girl inside goes into labour. A hearse driver, fighting off a ghost with the help of his parrot, races wildly through the darkened streets. A newly engaged couple´s romantic night out goes sour when an older couple try to teach them what life is all about. And a plane strays off course, while the rock group on board and everyone in town that night tries to see the light in the darkness. SHOWTIMES:
JUNE 9: 22:00
JUNE 30: 20:00
JULY 14: 22:00
AUGUST 4: 20:00
AUGUST 19: 22:00
THE GOOD HEART 2010
COMEDY/DRAMA. 90 MIN. DIRECTOR: DAGUR KÁRI. MAIN CAST: BRIAN COX, PAUL DANO, ISILD LE BESCO.
Set in New York, this is Dagur Kári’s homage to the dingy bars of this world. Lucas, a young homeless man, has come to an existential dead-end. He tries to commit suicide but fails. At the hospital he meets Jacques, a grumpy old bar-owner whose unhealthy lifestyle has resulted in no fewer than five heart attacks. Jacques takes Lucas under his wing with the intention of passing on his legacy. SHOWTIMES:
MAY 11: 22:00
MAY 19: 20:00
MAY 27: 18:00
JUNE 13: 22:00
JUNE 24: 20:00
JULY 12: 18:00
JULY 28: 22:00
AUGUST 8: 18:00
AUGUST 23: 20:00
10 PERIOD FILMS
PERIOD FILMS: HULLABALLOO
(GAURAGANGUR) 2010
SHOWTIMES:
JUNE 4: 20:00
JUNE 28: 22:00
JULY 15: 22:00
JULY 24: 20:00
AUGUST 12: 22:00
FAMILY COMEDY. 90 MIN. DIRECTOR: GUNNAR B. GUDMUNDSSON. MAIN CAST: ALEXANDER BRIEM, EYGLÓ HILMARSDÓTTIR, HILDUR ARNDAL, ATLI ÓSKAR FJALARSON.
Based on Ólafur Haukur Símonarson’s popular play. Set in the early 1980’s. Ormur, a teenager who believes he is a genius poet, comes to face with trials and tribulations of adulthood and needs to grow up quickly. SHOWTIMES:
MAY 9: 18:00
MAY 23: 20:00
JUNE 16: 22:00
JULY 5: 18:00
AUGUST 5: 20:00
AUGUST 21: 22:00
UNDER THE GLACIER
(KRISTNIHALD UNDIR JÖKLI) 1989 COMEDY/DRAMA. 91 MIN. DIRECTOR: GUDNÝ HALLDÓRSDÓTTIR. MAIN CAST: BALDVIN HALLDÓRSSON, MARGRÉT HELGA JÓHANNSDÓTTIR, SIGURÐUR SIGURJÓNSSON.
Based on Nobel Prize winner Halldór Kiljan Laxness’ novel. Set in the 1960’s. Umbi (an acronym for emissary of the bishop), is sent by him to undertake an important investigation at Snæfell glacier. In particular he is to look into the conduct and behavior of Jón Prímus, the old pastor at Snæfell. Slowly he is dragged into a quagmire of strange happenings and his efforts to understand only make him confused.
AGNES
(AGNES) 1995 DRAMA. 106 MIN. DIRECTOR: EGILL EDVARDSSON. MAIN CAST: BALTASAR KORMÁKUR, EGILL ÓLAFSSON, MARÍA ELLINGSEN.
Based on the life of the last people in Iceland to be executed. Set in the nineteenth century. The film depicts the last year of Agnes’s life, when she first meets and falls passionately in love with Natan, a seductive man of knowledge and mystique. Agnes soon realizes that she is just one of Natan’s many mistresses, and is clearly dispensable. Her love for Natan turns to cold hatred. SHOWTIMES:
JUNE 1: 20:00
JUNE 27: 18:00
JULY 23: 20:00
AUGUST 11: 18:00
AUGUST 31: 18:00
MOVIE DAYS
(BÍÓDAGAR) 1994 COMEDY/DRAMA. 82 MIN. DIRECTOR: FRIDRIK THÓR FRIDRIKSSON. MAIN CAST: GUÐRÚN ÁSMUNDSDÓTTIR, JÓN SIGURBJÖRNSSON, SIGRÚN HJÁLMTÝSDÓTTIR, ÖRVAR JENS ARNARSSON, RÚRIK HARALDSSON, ORRI HELGASON.
A storyteller comes into being. Director Fridrik Thór Fridriksson’s childhood memories turned into poetry in motion. Set in the
late fifties, early sixties. Funny tales of Thomas, boy coming of age, discovering Russian spies, Icelandic ghosts, Roy Rogers, The Crawling Hand, Adolf Hitler, sheep-eating hermits, Jesus Christ, the US Army, perverts on wheels, Iceland’s only Hollywood star, great storytellers, and funerals. SHOWTIMES:
MAY 6: 18:00
MAY 27: 20:00
JUNE 21: 22:00
JULY 11: 18:00
AUGUST 7: 20:00
AUGUST 25: 22:00
THE DANCE
HARDSDÓTTIR, INGVAR E. SIGURDSSON.
Based on writer Einar Kárason’s popular novels, one of the biggest box office hits in Iceland. A bitter sweet tale of Iceland in the fifties. Life is rough in Reykjavik’s postwar slum of Camp Thule. Struggling wives and their hard-working husbands try to make ends meet. The younger generation dreams of dollars, Rock’n’Roll and the American way of life. Vividly depicts the everyday life of a wacky family, their neighbours and friends and shows how some of their dreams come true and others don’t. SHOWTIMES:
MAY 13: 20:00
MAY 26: 18:00
JUNE 8: 22:00
JUNE 21: 20:00
JULY 4: 18:00
JULY 20: 22:00
AUGUST 2: 18:00
AUGUST 12: 20:00
AUGUST 31: 22:00
(DANSINN) 1998
THE SEAGULL’S LAUGHTER
COMEDY/DRAMA. 87 MIN. DIRECTOR: ÁGÚST GUDMUNDSSON. MAIN CAST: BALDUR TRAUSTI HREINSSON, DOFRI HERMANNSSON, GUNNAR HELGASON, PÁLÍNA JÓNSDÓTTIR, KRISTINA SUNDAR HANSSEN, GÍSLI HALLDÓRSSON.
DRAMA. 104 MIN. DIRECTOR: ÁGÚST GUDMUNDSSON. MAIN CAST: MARGRÉT VILHJÁLMSDÓTTIR, UGLA EGILSDÓTTIR, HEINO FERCH, HILMIR SNAER GUDNASON KRISTBJÖRG KJELD.
(MÁVAHLÁTUR) 2001
Based on Faroese writer William Heinesen’s short story. Set in the early 20th century. 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. SHOWTIMES:
MAY 28: 22:00
JUNE 24: 22:00
JULY 17: 20:00
AUGUST 2: 20:00
AUGUST 15: 18:00
DEVIL’S ISLAND
(DJÖFLAEYJAN) 1995 DRAMA. 103 MIN. DIRECTOR: FRIDRIK THÓR FRIDRIKSSON. MAIN CAST: BALTASAR KORMÁKUR, GÍSLI HALLDÓRSSON, GUDMUNDUR ÓLAFSSON, HALLDÓRA GEIR-
Based on Kristin Marja Baldursdóttir’s popular novel about female conspiracy in the days before feminism. In a small community in the wake of the second world war, a young girl, growing into womanhood, suspects that her recently returned mysterous aunt is up to no good. She sets out to investigate her with life-changing results. SHOWTIMES:
MAY 24: 20:00
JUNE 13: 18:00
JULY 3: 22:00
JULY 29: 18:00
AUGUST 18: 20:00
12 PERIOD FILMS
TEARS OF STONE
(TÁR ÚR STEINI) 1995 DRAMA. 114 MIN. DIRECTOR: HILMAR ODDSSON. MAIN CAST: BERGTHÓRA ARADÓTTIR, HEINZ BENNENT, INGRID ANDREE, RUTH ÓLAFSDÓTTIR, THOMAS BRASCH, ULRICH TUKOR, THRÖSTUR LEÓ GUNNARSSON.
A bio-drama about one of Iceland’s most renowned composers. Set in Germany in the late thirties. The Icelandic composer Jón Leifs, who has a promising future, falls in love with a Jewish girl. His quest for success becomes a quest for survival as his love for music has to vie with his love for his wife and two daughters. Facing two impossible choices, he finds his life turning into a Greek tragedy in a country which is rapidly becoming hell on earth. SHOWTIMES:
MAY 24: 22:00
JUNE 15: 18:00
JULY 4: 20:00
JULY 27: 20:00
AUGUST 8: 22:00
AUGUST 29: 22:00
HONOUR OF THE HOUSE
(UNGFRÚIN GÓÐA OG HÚSIÐ) 1999 DRAMA. 110 MIN. DIRECTOR: GUDNÝ HALLDÓRSDÓTTIR. MAIN CAST: EGILL ÓLAFSSON, RAGNHILDUR GÍSLADÓTTIR, TINNA GUNNLAUGSDÓTTIR.
Based on Nobel Prize winner Halldór Laxness’ short story. A hypocritical and selfish older sister holds power over her younger,
unselfish and humaitarian sister by hiding the shame of her younger sister’s pregnancy, with the purpose of upholding the aristocratic status of their name and household. Or that is what we are told, because underneath the facade, is a story of two sisters, who have had intimacy with the same man. SHOWTIMES:
MAY 9: 22:00
JUNE 14: 22:00
JULY 1: 20:00
JULY 16: 20:00
AUGUST 6: 22:00
BEOWULF AND GRENDEL (BJÓLFSKVIÐA) 2007
ACTION/ADVENTURE. 104 MIN. DIRECTOR: STURLA GUNNARSSON. MAIN CAST: GERARD BUTLER, STELLAN SKARSGARD, SARAH POLLEY, INGVAR E. SIGURDSSON.
Loosely based on the 9th century Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf. It tells the blood-soaked tale of a Norse hero´s battle with a great and murderous troll. SHOWTIMES:
JUNE 2: 18:00
JUNE 17: 20:00
JULY 12: 22:00
AUGUST 4: 18:00
AUGUST 22: 20:00
THE QUIET STORM (VEÐRAMÓT) 2007
DRAMA. 103 MIN. DIRECTOR: GUDNÝ HALLDÓRSDÓTTIR. MAIN CAST: HILMIR SNAER GUDNASON, TINNA HRAFNSDÓTTIR, ATLI RAFN SIGURDARSON, HERA HILMARSDÓTTIR.
Based on autobiographical elements of director Halldórsdóttir. Set in the early 70’s. A young free-spirited girl joins the ranks of guidance-counselors running a small institution at an abandoned farm for troubled teens. Deceit, desires and tragedy soon set into motion events that affect all players at the institution. SHOWTIMES:
JUNE 7: 18:00
JUNE 26: 20:00
JULY 8: 22:00
JULY 30: 22:00
AUGUST 22: 22:00
LAND AND SEA
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WHITE NIGHT WEDDING (BRÚÐGUMINN) 2008
COMEDY/DRAMA. 96 MIN. DIRECTOR: BALTASAR KORMÁKUR. MAIN CAST: HILMIR SNAER GUDNASON, ÓLAFÍA HRÖNN JÓNSDÓTTIR, JÓHANN SIGURDARSON, MARGRÉT VILHJÁLMSDÓTTIR, LAUFEY ELÍASDÓTTIR.
Loosely based on Ivanov by Chekov. A huge hit in Iceland. Jon, a middle-aged professor is about to get married for the second time. This time to a young woman, half his age. There are those who oppose to the marriage, including his future mother-in-law. When the guests start flocking to the island where the marriage is to be held, the groom starts getting cold feet. SHOWTIMES:
MAY 7: 20:00
MAY 20: 18:00
JUNE 2: 20:00
JUNE 15: 22:00
JUNE 28: 18:00
JULY 11: 20:00
JULY 24: 22:00
AUGUST 6: 20:00
AUGUST 26: 18:00
COLD FEVER
(Á KÖLDUM KLAKA) 1995
Train), the film is probably the most widely seen of Fridriksson’s films. Japanese Atsushi feels obliged to perform a memorial service for his parents at the spot where they died: a remote river in Iceland. The story of how one young man goes on a very difficult journey to find out something im portant about himself. SHOWTIMES:
MAY 27: 22:00
JUNE 20: 22:00
JULY 12: 20:00
JULY 18: 18:00
AUGUST 18: 22:00
BRIM
(BRIM) 2010 DRAMA. 95 MIN. DIRECTOR: ÁRNI ÓLI ÁSGEIRSSON. MAIN CAST: INGVAR E. SIGURDSSON, NÍNA DÖGG FILIPPUSDÓTTIR, GÍSLI ÖRN GARDARSSON, ÓLAFUR EGILL EGILSSON, ÓLAFUR DARRI ÓLAFSSON, BJÖRN HLYNUR HARALDSSON.
Ásgeirsson’s sophomore film, made with the cast of Vesturport. A young woman hires on as a crewmember on a fishing vessel, where a tight knit group of men is already in place. Her being on board is not going down well with the crew. With conflict happening within the group, as well as with nature, this motley crew has to stick together and face their destiny in a sea voyage that takes an unexpected turn. SHOWTIMES:
MAY 12: 20:00
COMEDY/DRAMA. 87 MIN. DIRECTOR: FRIDRIK THÓR FRIDRIKSSON. MAIN CAST: MASATOSHI NAGASE, FISHER STEVENS, GÍSLI HALLDÓRSSON, LILI TAYLOR.
MAY 25: 22:00
MAY 31: 18:00
JUNE 13: 20:00
JUNE 26: 22:00
JULY 9: 20:00
JULY 22: 18:00
With popstar Nagase (Mystery
AUGUST 11: 22:00
AUGUST 24: 20:00
14 LAND AND SEA between the past and the future that culminates in a night of explosive rage. SHOWTIMES:
MAY 16: 18:00
JUNE 11: 20:00
JULY 5: 22:00
JULY 28: 18:00
AUGUST 11: 20:00
AUGUST 28: 22:00
CHILDREN OF NATURE
(BÖRN NÁTTÚRUNNAR) 1991 DRAMA. 85 MIN. DIRECTOR: FRIDRIK THÓR FRIDRIKSSON. MAIN CAST: GÍSLI HALLDÓRSSON, SIGRÍDUR HAGALÍN.
The Oscar-nominated film that made Fridriksson’s name. Probably most beloved of Icelandic films. An old man who lives by himself decides to give up farming and move to the city, where he has a difficcult time settling in and ends up in an old people’s home. There he meets an old flame who dreams of being buried on the farm where she grew up, which has now been deserted for years. One night they flee together in search of adventure. SHOWTIMES:
MAY 15: 22:00
MAY 28: 20:00
JUNE 10: 20:00
JUNE 23: 22:00
JULY 6: 18:00
JULY 19: 20:00
AUGUST 1: 22:00
AUGUST 15: 20:00
AUGUST 27: 22:00
THE SEA
(HAFIÐ) 2002 DRAMA. 82 MIN. DIRECTOR: BALTASAR KORMÁKUR. MAIN CAST: GUNNAR EYJÓLFSSON, KRISTBJÖRG KJELD, HILMIR SNAER GUDNASON, HERDÍS THORVALDSDÓTTIR.
Based on a play by Ólafur Haukur Símonarson, another big hit in Iceland for Kormákur. Wealthy, aging patriarch assembles his scattered heirs to discuss the future of the family fishery. But bringing everyone together unleashes a storm of long-repressed sexual abuse, lingering suspicions, sibling rivalries and incestuous passions. Ultimately, it’s a heartless battle
COLD LIGHT
(KALDALJÓS) 2004 DRAMA. 93 MIN. DIRECTOR: HILMAR ODDSSON. MAIN CAST: INGVAR E. SIGURDSSON, ÁSLÁKUR INGVARSSON, KRISTBJÖRG KJELD.
Based on writer Vigdís Grímsdóttir’s novel. What could be better than knowing your future? And what could be worse? A love-filled childhood abruptly ends when catastrophe descends. One that the child had foreseen, yet failed to act upon. A 40-year-old man hides in a selfmade prison of mundane life. The film opens as he finally becomes resolved to dare gaze at his unthinkable past. SHOWTIMES:
JUNE 17: 22:00
JULY 31: 20:00
AUGUST 20: 20:00
COLD TRAIL
(KÖLD SLÓÐ) 2005 THRILLER. 99 MIN. DIRECTOR: BJÖRN BR. BJÖRNSSON. MAIN CAST: THRÖSTUR LEÓ GUNNARSSON, ELVA ÓSK ÓLAFSSDÓTTIR, HJALTI RÖGNVALDSSON.
A thriller set in the highlands. A reporter travels to a remote dam to investigate a mysterious death. He soon discovers that nothing is what it seems in this isolated place. SHOWTIMES:
MAY 7: 22:00
MAY 30: 22:00
JUNE 16: 20:00
JULY 2: 22:00
JULY 25: 18:00
AUGUST 14: 22:00
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FAMILY FILMS:
THE BIG RESCUE
(ALGJÖR SVEPPI OG LEITIN AÐ VILLA) 2009 COMEDY. 78 MIN. DIRECTOR: BRAGI THÓR HINRIKSSON. MAIN CAST: SVERRIR THÓR SVERRISSON, VILHELM ANTON JÓNSSON, GUDJÓN DAVID KARLSSON.
Based on characters from TV series Algjör Sveppi. Very popular in Iceland. Sveppi and Villi have been the best of friends since they remember. What Sveppi lacks, Villi makes up for with his intelligence. When Villi is kidnapped by some bad guys, Sveppi, with the help of his friend Goi, decides to find and rescue Villi and an incredible adventure takes place. SHOWTIMES:
JUNE 4: 18:00
JUNE 19: 18:00
JULY 10: 18:00
AUGUST 27: 18:00
THE SECRET SPELL
(ALGJÖR SVEPPI OG DULARFULLA HÓTELHERBERGIÐ) 2010 COMEDY. 78 MIN. DIRECTOR: BRAGI THÓR HINRIKSSON. MAIN CAST: SVERRIR THÓR SVERRISSON, VILHELM ANTON JÓNSSON, GUDJÓN DAVID KARLSSON.
The follow-up to The Big Rescue. Also a big hit. Sveppi and Villi are going on vacation to an old hotel in the countryside where Sveppi’s dad is going to write a book. Soon the two friends discover that the hotel is haunted and a dark but beautiful secret lies behind everything. They team up with their friend Goi and embark on a quest to solve the mystery. SHOWTIMES:
JUNE 5: 18:00
JUNE 25: 18:00
JULY 17: 18:00
AUGUST 28: 18:00
BENJAMIN DOVE
(BENJAMÍN DÚFA) 1995 DRAMA. 91 MIN. DIRECTOR: GÍSLI SNAER ERLINGSSON. MAIN CAST: HJÖRLEIFUR BJÖRNSSON, GUNNAR ATLI CAUTHERY, STURLA SIGHVATSSON, SIGFÚS STURLUSON.
A multiple award winning film, based on Fridrik Erlingsson’s beloved novel. Feature debut of Erlingsson and one of the finest achievements of the Icelandic cinema. A group of young boys form their own little round table of knights. However, friction within the group causes some members to form a new gang. Rivalry and chaoes ensue with unexpected and serious consequences. SHOWTIMES:
MAY 15: 18:00
JUNE 12: 18:00
JULY 16: 18:00
AUGUST 6: 18:00
AUGUST 20: 18:00
16 FAMILY FILMS
NO NETWORK
(DUGGHOLUFÓLKIÐ) 2007 ADVENTURE. 83 MIN. DIRECTOR: ARI KRISTINSSON. MAIN CAST: BERGTHÓR THORVALDSSON, THÓRDÍS HULDA ÁRNADÓTTIR, ÁRNI BEINTEINN ÁRNASON, BRYNHILDUR GUDJÓNSDÓTTIR, ERLENDUR EIRÍKSSON, MARGRÉT VILHJÁLMSDÓTTIR.
Sophomore feature of Ari Kristinsson. Kalli, a young boy who is brought up by a single mother in the suburbs of Reykjavik, thrives in the world of imaginary characters, in a world where he gets most of his life experiences through screens: movies, television shows, and computers. When he is sent to spend Christmas with his father and his father´s new family, far up north at a remote and isolated farm, the story takes him out of that world and puts him in one where he has to fight “real life” challanges. SHOWTIMES:
MAY 14: 18:00
MAY 29: 18:00
JULY 2: 18:00
in northern Iceland and is believed, by his strange looks, to be an emissary of the devil and the cause of the hardship brought on by a severe winter. When the boy makes friends with the priest’s son, he proves to be a blessing rather than a curse and the villagers are forced to reconsider their beliefs and prejudices. SHOWTIMES:
MAY 8: 18:00
MAY 28: 18:00
JULY 9: 18:00
JULY 31: 18:00
AUGUST 21: 18:00
JULY 24: 18:00
IKINGUT
(IKINGÚT) 2000
REGINA
(REGÍNA) 2002
DRAMA/ADVENTURE. 87 MIN. DIRECTOR: GISLI SNAER ERLINGSSON. MAIN CAST: HJALTI RÚNAR JÓNSSON, HANS TITTUS NAKINGE, PÁLMI GESTSSON.
MUSICAL COMEDY. 90 MIN. DIRECTOR: MARÍA SIGURDARDÓTTIR. MAIN CAST: SIGURBJÖRG ALMA INGÓLFSDÓTTIR, BENEDIKT CLAUSEN, BALTASAR KORMÁKUR, HALLDÓRA GEIRHARDSDÓTTIR, SÓLVEIG ARNARSDÓTTIR, BJÖRN INGI HILMARSSON.
Sophomore feature of Erlingsson. 16th century Iceland. A small Eskimo boy comes drifting on an iceberg to a superstitious settlement
The feature debut of Sigurdardóttir and one of the first digital films ever made. Regina is 10 years old. The story begins one
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sunny summer morning when kids are leaving for the summer camp and Regina has been told she cannot go. While alone at home killing time she discovers her gift, which is hypnotizing singing. Her friend Peter shows his talent for finding words that rhyme and together they increase the power of singing. SHOWTIMES:
MAY 10: 18:00
MAY 21: 18:00
JUNE 26: 18:00
JULY 23: 18:00
AUGUST 13: 18:00
COUNT ME OUT (STIKKFRÍ) 1997
COMEDY. 84 MIN. DIRECTOR: ARI KRISTINSSON. MAIN CAST: BERGTHÓRA ARADÓTTIR, HALLDÓRA BJÖRNSDÓTTIR, HALLDÓRA GEIRHARDSÓTTIR, MARÍA ELLINGSEN, TINNA FINNBOGADÓTTIR, VALDIMAR FLYGENRING.
THE SKY PALACE
(SKÝJAHÖLLIN) 1994 ADVENTURE. 85 MIN. DIRECTOR: THORSTEINN JÓNSSON. MAIN CAST: GUDRÚN GÍSLADÓTTIR, GÍSLI HALLDÓRSSON, HJALTI RÖGNVALDSSON, KÁRI GUNNARSSON, SIGURDUR SIGURJÓNSSON, STEINDÓR HJÖRLEIFSSON, ÓLAFÍA HRÖNN JÓNSDÓTTIR.
Based on Gudmundur Ólafsson’s popular book. Emil, an eight-yearold boy, wants to buy a puppy because his grandfather’s trusty dog has died. After Emil has worked hard to earn the necessary money, his father flatly rejects the idea. The boy ignores his father’s wishes, decides to leave home with the puppy, and sets out on an eventful journey to his grandfather’s. SHOWTIMES:
MAY 25: 18:00
JUNE 11: 18:00
JULY 3: 18:00
JULY 30: 18:00
The debut feature of Ari Kristinsson, Fridrik Thór Fridriksson’s DP and main collaborator through the years. Hrefna (9) lives alone with her mother. She has never met her father and she has been told that he lives abroad. On her tenth birthday, Hrefna discovers that her father is actually living in a suburb nearby, married to a young woman. Hrefna and her girlfriend decide to pay a visit. On the doorstep they lose their nerve when a man - her father - opens the door with a baby in his arms. The girls decide to go again and secretly observe the house and the family. They take an instannt dislike to Pálína, the father’s badtempered and constantly nagging wife, and together they work out a plan to save the father from this terrible woman. SHOWTIMES:
MAY 7: 18:00
MAY 22: 18:00
JUNE 18: 18:00
AUGUST 7: 18:00
18 DOCUMENTARIES
DOCUMENTARIES:
DREAMLAND
(DRAUMALANDIÐ) 2009 90 MIN. DIRECTORS: THORFINNUR GUDNASON, ANDRI SNAER MAGNASON.
The most popular documentary ever screened in Iceland. A film about a nation standing at a crossroads. Leading up to Iceland’s greatest economic crisis, its government started the largest megaproject in the country’s history: to build the biggest dam in Europe. Under the mantra of economic growth, the dam was to provide Alcoa with cheap electricity for an aluminium smelter in the rugged east fjords of Iceland. Today, Iceland is left holding a huge debt, facing an uncertain future. SHOWTIMES:
MAY 13: 18:00
JUNE 8: 20:00
JUNE 30: 18:00
JULY 13: 22:00
JULY 26: 20:00
AUGUST 18: 18:00
DREAM OF THE WAY, PT. 1 (DRAUMURINN UM VEGINN, 1. HLUTI) 2010 106 MIN. DIRECTOR: ERLENDUR SVEINSSON.
Thor Vilhjálmsson, nestor of Icelandic writers, one of the pioneers of modern literature in Iceland, makes
a 40 year old dream come true when he starts his pilgrimage along the 800 km long St. James Way in northern Spain in the year 2005, when he will become eighty. He is eager to know what will happen to himself within when he encounters the way, his fellow pilgrims from many countries and the inhabitants of the various regions along the way. SHOWTIMES:
JUNE 12: 22:00
JUNE 27: 20:00
JULY 22: 22:00
AUGUST 14: 18:00
AUGUST 17: 18:00
ICE-SAR: HAITI RESPONSE
(ÍSLENSKA RÚSTABJÖRGUNARSVEITIN Á HAITI) 2010 70 MIN. DIRECTOR: MAGNUS VIDAR SIGURDSSON.
About the work of the Icelandic Search and Rescue Team (ICE-SAR) in Haiti following the great earthquake in January 2010. SHOWTIMES:
MAY 16: 22:00
JUNE 5: 20:00
JULY 6: 20:00
JULY 26: 18:00
AUGUST 10: 22:00
AUGUST 19: 18:00
DOCUMENTARIES
I LIVE: THE VESTMANNA ISLANDS ERUPTION 1973 (ÉG LIFI) 2003
120 MIN. DIRECTOR: MAGNÚS VIDAR SIG-
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66°/23° NORTH WEST: THE DAY OF THE AVALANCHE (NORÐ VESTUR) 2010
URDSSON.
The award-winning documentary on the Vestmann Island Volcanic Eruption in 1973 and its impact on the residents of the island. SHOWTIMES:
JUNE 2: 22:00
JUNE 20: 20:00
JULY 17: 22:00
AUGUST 9: 18:00
AUGUST 30: 22:00
SHANGHAIING DAYS
(HÁSETA VANTAR Á BÁT) 2007 52 MIN. DIRECTOR: MAGNUS VIDAR SIGURDSSON. The logbook of a few Icelandic trawler-men in 1947-1970. It was dangerous to go on a drinking spree in those days — the Icelandic trawlers were short of crew, so skippers went back to the old way of manning their ships. Man-hunting, or ‘Shanghaiing’ was the name of the game. SHOWTIMES:
MAY 16: 20:00
JUNE 7: 22:00
JUNE 22: 18:00
JULY 15: 20:00
AUGUST 9: 22:00
AUGUST 25: 20:00
100 MIN. DIRECTOR: EINAR THÓR GUNNLAUGSSON.
The amazing story of one of the biggest rescue operations Iceland has seen when a huge avalanche hit a small fishing village, Flateyri, on October 26th 1995. Before an outside help reached Flateyri, the locals were on their own during the first five hours, searching and digging up their neighbors, friends and relatives and organizing the rescue. Many obstacles, such as storm and further danger of avalanches, were present as rescue teams nationwide, helicopters and ships tried to find their way to Flateyri. This snow avalanche was one of the deadliest in Iceland’s history, and 1995 is recognized as being the most costly in human lives in recent local history of natural disasters. The story is told by rescuers, media people, the former president of Iceland, and survivors who some were under the snow for 9 hours. SHOWTIMES:
JUNE 3: 18:00
JUNE 23: 20:00
JULY 11: 22:00
AUGUST 10: 18:00
AUGUST 31: 20:00
THE LAST WALTZ: THE COD WARS (SÍÐASTI VALSINN) 2000
70 MIN. DIRECTOR: MAGNUS VIDAR SIGURDSSON.
The Edda award winning film documents the Cod Wars between Ice-
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land and the UK. A truly amazing story of David taking on Goliath and winning. The Last Waltz remains one of Iceland’s best received documentaries, airing on BBC2 to excellent reviews as well as being nominated for the British Media Maritime Awards. The Last Waltz tells the stories from the fateful and dangerous fishing grounds around Iceland, where two nations fought for their livelihood. At stake was the life or death of a whole industry upon which the fishing communities in Britain and Iceland relied. SHOWTIMES:
MAY 8: 22:00
MAY 31: 20:00
JUNE 24: 18:00
JULY 21: 20:00
AUGUST 1: 18:00
hopes, fears and desires. In fact it is their own work songs. SHOWTIMES:
MAY 23: 22:00
JUNE 15: 20:00
JULY 8: 18:00
JULY 31: 22:00
AUGUST 27: 20:00
AUGUST 24: 22:00
NO BONE, NO SKIN
(ROÐLAUST OG BEINLAUST) 2011 48 MIN. DIRECTOR: INGVAR THORISSON.
On board a factory trawler from a small village in the north of Iceland, a group of fishermen have found an unusual way to deal with the rough life at sea. They put together a band – No Bone No Skin. The music of No Bone No Skin stays close to home and deals with the everyday life of the fishermen, their longings,
HEIMA - A FILM BY SIGUR RÓS (HEIMA) 1997
97 MIN. DIRECTOR: DEAN DEBLOIS.
Summer 2006. Having toured the world over, Sigur Ros return home to play a series of free, unannounced concerts in Iceland. SHOWTIMES:
MAY 14: 20:00
MAY 26: 22:00
JUNE 10: 22:00
JUNE 19: 20:00
JUNE 29: 22:00
JULY 8: 20:00
JULY 19: 22:00
HOW TO FIND US: Bio Paradis is located at Hverfisgata 54, in downtown Reykjavik. The street runs paralell to the main shopping street, Laugavegur. It’s about 500m from Laekjartorg Square in the city’s centre.
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SCHEDULE:
Screening times are subject to change. Please check daily listings at our website (bioparadis.is) or in Fréttabladid daily newspaper.
MAY: DATE
DAY
18:00
20:00
22:00
6
Fri
Movie Days
Jar City
The Icelandic Dream
7
Sat
Count Me Out
White Night Wedding
Cold Trail
8
Sun
Ikíngut
Noi the Albino
The Last Waltz
9
Mon
Hullaballo
Stormland
The Honour of the House
10
Tue
Regina
Children
Parents
11
Wed
Astropia
Mr. Bjarnfredarson
The Good Heart
12
Thu
Dis
Brim
A Man Like Me
13
Fri
Dreamland
Devil's Island
Remote Control
14
Sat
No Network
Heima
Angels of the Universe
15
Sun
Benjamin Dove
Fiasco
Children of Nature
16
Mon
The Sea
Shanghaaing Days
ICE-SAR: Haiti Response
19
Thu
Noi the Albino
The Good Heart
Jar City
20
Fri
White Night Wedding
Pearls and Swine
Back Soon
21
Sat
Regina
The Icelandic Dream
Children
22
Sun
Count Me Out
Eleven Men Out
Parents
23
Mon
101 Reykjavik
Hullaballoo
No Bone, No Skin
24
Tue
Mr. Bjarnfredarson
The Seagull's Laughter
Tears of Stone
25
Wed
Sky Palace
Remote Control
Brim
26
Thu
Devil's Island
Astropia
Heima by Sigur rós
27
Fri
The Good Heart
Movie Days
Cold Fever
28
Sat
Ikingut
Children of Nature
The Dance
29
Sun
No Network
Jar City
Stormland
30
Mon
A Man Like Me
Angels of the Universe Cold Trail
31
Tue
Brim
The Last Waltz
Fiasco
JUNE: DATE
DAY
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20:00
22:00
1
Wed
The House
Agnes
Noi the Albino
2
Thu
Beowulf and Grendel
White Night Wedding
I Live
3
Fri
66/23 North West
Thicker Than Water
Reykjavík Whale Watching Massacre
4
Sat
The Big Rescue
Under the Glacier
Pearls and Swine
5
Sun
The Secret Spell
ICE-SAR
Mr. Bjarnfredarson
6
Mon
Dis
Back Soon
Astropia
7
Tue
The Quiet Storm
101 Reykjavík
Shanghaaing Days
8
Wed
Remote Control
Dreamland
Devil's Island
9
Thu
Children
Parents
Dramarama
10
Fri
Eleven Men Out
Children of Nature
Heima by Sigur rós
11
Sat
Sky Palace
The Sea
Jar City
22 PROGRAMME SCHEDULE 12
Sun
Benjamin Dove
The House
Dream of the Way
13
Mon
Seagull's Laughter
Brim
The Good Heart
14
Tue
Angels of the Universe
Noi the Albino
Honour of the House
15
Wed
Tears of Stone
No Bone No Skin
White Night Wedding
16
Thu
The Icelandic Dream
Cold Trail
Hullaballoo
17
Fri
Thicker Than Water
Beowulf and Grendel
Cold Light
18
Sat
Count Me Out
Mr. Bjarnfredarson
Reykjavík Whale Watching Massacre
19
Sun
The Big Rescue
Heima by Sigurrós
Remote Control
20
Mon
Stormland
I Live
Cold Fever
21
Tue
Astropia
Devil's Island
Movie Days
22
Wed
Shanghaiing Days
Children
Parents
23
Thu
Fiasco
66/23 North West
Children of Nature
24
Fri
The Last Waltz
The Good Heart
The Dance
25
Sat
The Secret Spell
Noi the Albino
101 Reykjavík
26
Sun
Regina
The Quiet Storm
Brim
27
Mon
Agnes
Dream of the Way
Angels of the Universe
28
Tue
White Night Wedding
Jar City
Under the Glacier
29
Wed
Pearls and Swine
A Man Like Me
Heima by Sigurrós
30
Thu
Dreamland
Dramarama
Eleven Men Out
DATE
DAY
18:00
20:00
22:00
1
Fri
Mr. Bjarnfredarson
The Honour of the House
Reykjavík Whale Watching Massacre
2
Sat
No Network
Dis
Cold Trail
3
Sun
The Sky Palace
Astropia
Seagull's Laughter
4
Mon
Devil's Island
Tears of Stone
Thicker Than Water
5
Tue
Hullaballoo
Remote Control
The Sea
6
Wed
Children of Nature
ICE-SAR
Children
7
Thu
Back Soon
The Icelandic Dream
Parents
8
Fri
No Bone No Skin
Heima by Sigurrós
The Quiet Storm
9
Sat
Ikingut
Brim
Stormland
10
Sun
The Big Rescue
Fiasco
Noi the Albino
11
Mon
Movie Days
White Night Wedding
66/23 North West
12
Tue
The Good Heart
Cold Fever
Beowulf and Grendel
13
Wed
Jar City
The House
Dreamland
14
Thu
Eleven Men Out
Angels of the Universe
Dramarama
15
Fri
101 Reykjavík
Shanghaaing Days
Under the Glacier
16
Sat
Benjamin Dove
The Honour of the House
Astropia
17
Sun
The Secret Spell
The Dance
I Live
18
Mon
Cold Fever
Children
Parents
19
Tue
A Man Like Me
Children of Nature
Heima by Sigurrós
20
Wed
Stormland
Pearls and Swine
Devil's Island
21
Thu
Remote Control
The Last Waltz
Mr. Bjarnfredarson
22
Fri
Brim
Dis
Dream of the Way
23
Sat
Regina
Agnes
Reykjavík Whale Watching Massacre
24
Sun
No Network
Under the Glacier
White Night Wedding
25
Mon
Cold Trail
Noi the Albino
Jar City
JULY:
PROGRAMME SCHEDULE
23
Tue ICE-SAR / IM FOKUS Dreamland The Icelandic Dream Í26BRENNIDEPLI / IN FOCUS: 27
Wed
Angels of the Universe
Tears of Stone
28
Thu
The Sea
Thicker Than Water
Back Soon The Good Heart
29
Fri
Seagull's Laughter
Children
Fiasco
30
Sat
Sky Palace
Parents
The Quiet Storm
31
Sun
Ikíngut
Cold Light
No Bone No Skin
AUGUST-SEPT.: DATE
DAY
18:00
20:00
1
Mon
The Last Waltz
Eleven Men Out
Children of Nature
2
Tue
Devil's Island
The Dance
Pearls and Swine
3
Wed
Astropia
Mr. Bjarnfredarson
Remote Control
4
Thu
Beowulf and Grendel
Dramarama
The House
5
Fri
Noi the Albino
Hullaballoo
Reykjavík Whale Watching Massacre
6
Sat
Benjamin Dove
White Night Wedding
The Honour of the House
7
Sun
Count Me Out
Movie Days
Angels of the Universe
8
Mon
The Good Heart
Heima by Sigurrós
Tears of Stone
9
Tue
I lIve
Back Soon
Shanghaaing Days
10
Wed
66/23 North West
Jar City
ICE-SAR
11
Thu
Agnes
The Sea
Brim
12
Fri
Dis
Devil's Island
Under the Glacier
13
Sat
Regina
Remote Control
Eleven Men Out
14
Sun
Dream of the Way
Children of Nature
Cold Trail
15
Mon
The Dance
Astropia
Stormland
16
Tue
Mr. Bjarnfredarson
Children
Parents
17
Wed
Dream of the Way
101 Reykjavík
A Man Like Me
18
Thu
Dreamland
Seagull's Laughter
Cold Fever
19
Fri
ICE-SAR
Angels of the Universe Dramarama
20
Sat
Benjamin Dove
Cold Light
Reykjavík Whale Watching Massacre
21
Sun
Ikíngut
Pearls and Swine
Hullaballoo
22
Mon
Back Soon
Beowulf and Grendel
The Quiet Storm
23
Tue
The House
The Good Heart
Thicker Than Water
24
Wed
Fiasco
Brim
The Last Waltz
25
Thu
Noi the Albino
Shanghaaing Days
Movie Days
26
Fri
White Night Wedding
Heima by Sigurrós
Jar City
27
Sat
The Big Rescue
No Bone No Skin
Children of Nature
28
Sun
The Secret Spell
Mr. Bjarnfredarson
The Sea
29
Mon
The Icelandic Dream
Children
Tears of Stone
30
Tue
Astropia
Parents
I Live
31
Wed
Agnes
66/23 North West
Devil's Island
1
Thu
Angels of the Universe
A Man Like Me
Remote Control
NOTE:
Indicates the film won The Edda (The Icelandic Film and TV Awards) as Film of the Year, Documentary of the Year or Children’s Film of the Year. The Edda Awards were first handed out in 1999.
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