Icelandic cinema has had a great year with films competing in Tribeca and Cannes' Un Certain Regard competition. Here are a few examples of Icelandic films selling at Cannes now.
Feature Films
"Rams"
!n a remote Icelandic farming valley, two brothers who haven’t spoken in 40 years have to come together in order to save what’s dearest to them – their sheep.
Market Screenings
19 May 14:00 Palais K
21 May 12:00 Palais I
"Virgin Mountain"
Fúsi finds comfort in the familiarity of his routines, until an involuntary dance class forces him to encounter the real world.
market screening
17 May 11:30 Palais H
"Life in a Fishbowl"
Three different tales of three different people, all of whom end up having a lasting effect on one another. Twenty years after a horrible personal tragedy, a middle-aged writer still drinks himself into oblivion every day. A young single mom moonlights as a prostitute to make ends meet. A former soccer star is recruited into the snake pit of international banking and loses touch with his family.
market screening
18 May 9:30 Gray 1
Short Films
"Playing with Balls"
Dir. Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir
"Secret"
Dir. Jakob Halldorsson
"You and Me"
Dir. Asa Helga Hjörleifsdótirr...
Feature Films
"Rams"
!n a remote Icelandic farming valley, two brothers who haven’t spoken in 40 years have to come together in order to save what’s dearest to them – their sheep.
Market Screenings
19 May 14:00 Palais K
21 May 12:00 Palais I
"Virgin Mountain"
Fúsi finds comfort in the familiarity of his routines, until an involuntary dance class forces him to encounter the real world.
market screening
17 May 11:30 Palais H
"Life in a Fishbowl"
Three different tales of three different people, all of whom end up having a lasting effect on one another. Twenty years after a horrible personal tragedy, a middle-aged writer still drinks himself into oblivion every day. A young single mom moonlights as a prostitute to make ends meet. A former soccer star is recruited into the snake pit of international banking and loses touch with his family.
market screening
18 May 9:30 Gray 1
Short Films
"Playing with Balls"
Dir. Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir
"Secret"
Dir. Jakob Halldorsson
"You and Me"
Dir. Asa Helga Hjörleifsdótirr...
- 5/17/2015
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
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