📜 Overview:
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.
🌏 Languages Available:
Icelandic
📆 Date Released:
1998-09-25
⌚ Running Time:
83 mins
⭐ Vote Average:
5.5
Beloved Cast
Pétur
Gunnar Helgason
Vítus
Joi Johannsson
Hólófernes
Benedikt Erlingsson
Ívar
Baldur Trausti Hreinsson
Sýslumaður
Magnús Ólafsson
Nikulás
Gísli Halldórsson
Sirsa
Pálína Jónsdóttir
Haraldur
Dofri Hermannsson
Djákni
Arnar Jónsson
Móðir Haraldar
Þórunn Magnea Magnúsdóttir
Theodóra
Björk Jakobsdóttir
Sjómannsekkja
Guðrún Þ. Stephensen
Sýslumannsfrú
Lilja Guðrún Þorvaldsdóttir