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The Dance (1998)
Directed by Ágúst Guðmundsson
Drama, Comedy · 1h 23m
Águst Guðmundsson directed this Icelandic period drama, adapted from the short story We Must Dance by William Heinesen, and set on an island in 1913. Pétur (Gunnar Helgason) narrates, recalling the days when mainlanders arrived for a wedding. Flirtatious Sirsa (Pálína Jónsdottir) marries Harald (Dofri Hermannsson), son of a wealthy landowner on the island. Offshore, a ship is sinking, so the men form a rescue party, returning with the captain, the engineer, and several sailors. With a storm gathering, the engineer dies. The clergyman requests an end to the festivities as a mark of respect. Sirsa protests, but her new husband brings the celebration to a halt. The group then fragments into different activities, drunken or otherwise, and the sensual Sirsa directs her attention toward the handsome Ívar (Baldur Trausti Hreinsson). The film's score features traditional folk music.
Cast
Gunnar Helgason
Pétur
Joi Johannsson
Vítus
Benedikt Erlingsson
Hólófernes
Magnús Ólafsson
Sýslumaður
Arnar Jónsson
Djákni
Crew
- Director
- Ágúst Guðmundsson
- Writer
- Kristín Atladóttir, Ágúst Guðmundsson
- Director of Photography
- Ernest Vincze
- Editor
- Valdís Óskarsdóttir, Elísabet Ronaldsdóttir
- Producer
- Ágúst Guðmundsson
Details
- Original title
- Dansinn
- Release date
- 1998-09-25
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- Original language
- IS
- Spoken languages
- Icelandic
- Countries
- Iceland, Denmark, United Kingdom, Germany
- Production
- IsFilm, Oxford Films, Nordisk Film, Hamburger Kino-Kompanie