The Dance
📜 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

Gunnar Helgason original image
Pétur
Gunnar Helgason
Joi Johannsson original image
Vítus
Joi Johannsson
Benedikt Erlingsson original image
Hólófernes
Benedikt Erlingsson
Baldur Trausti Hreinsson original image
Ívar
Baldur Trausti Hreinsson
Magnús Ólafsson original image
Sýslumaður
Magnús Ólafsson
Gísli Halldórsson original image
Nikulás
Gísli Halldórsson
Pálína Jónsdóttir original image
Sirsa
Pálína Jónsdóttir
Dofri Hermannsson original image
Haraldur
Dofri Hermannsson
Arnar Jónsson original image
Djákni
Arnar Jónsson
Þórunn Magnea Magnúsdóttir original image
Móðir Haraldar
Þórunn Magnea Magnúsdóttir
Björk Jakobsdóttir original image
Theodóra
Björk Jakobsdóttir
Guðrún Þ. Stephensen original image
Sjómannsekkja
Guðrún Þ. Stephensen
Lilja Guðrún Þorvaldsdóttir original image
Sýslumannsfrú
Lilja Guðrún Þorvaldsdóttir

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