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The Dance
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.
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Cast
Gunnar HelgasonPétur
Joi JohannssonVítus
Benedikt ErlingssonHólófernes- Baldur Trausti HreinssonÍvar
Magnús ÓlafssonSýslumaður- Gísli HalldórssonNikulás
- Pálína JónsdóttirSirsa
- Dofri HermannssonHaraldur
Arnar JónssonDjákni- Þórunn Magnea MagnúsdóttirMóðir Haraldar
- Björk JakobsdóttirTheodóra
- Guðrún Þ. StephensenSjómannsekkja
Lilja Guðrún ÞorvaldsdóttirSýslumannsfrú- Elís PoulsenJóhann
Details
- Director
- Ágúst Guðmundsson
- Writers
- Kristín Atladóttir, Ágúst Guðmundsson, William Heinesen
- Release date
- September 25, 1998
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Original language
- Icelandic
- Studios
- IsFilm, Oxford Films, Nordisk Film
