The Swan (Svanurinn) Synergetic Distribution Reviewed by: Harvey Karten Director: Ása Helga Hjörleifsdóttir Screenplay by: Guðbergur Bergsson, Ása Helga Hjörleifsdóttir, novel by Guðbergur Bergsson Cast: Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson, Thor Kristjansson, Gríma Valsdóttir Screened at: Critics’ link, NYC, 7/28/18 Opens: August 10, 2018 in NY August 17, 2018 in La Kids know more about life than […]
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- 8/5/2018
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
What once was a traditional rite of passage for Icelandic children has now become punishment. Whereas her mother probably visited her Aunt Ólöf’s (Katla M. Þorgeirsdóttir) farmland to learn responsibility and work ethic away from the allure of her ocean-side city, young Sól (Gríma Valsdóttir) makes the trek as penance for shoplifting — itself a byproduct more or less attributed to her life’s upheaval upon her parents’ separation. Gone are her friends (although she states she has few), her sisters, her mother (besides the oft letter), and her phone (poor rural reception). It is time for Sól to learn independence by being thrown into the deep end. But while Asa Hjorleifsdottir’s debut The Swan is mostly from her perspective, she’s not the only character unlocking her unfiltered identity.
This film — based on Guðbergur Bergsson’s novel — instead shows how its farm is an unwitting locale for purposeful...
This film — based on Guðbergur Bergsson’s novel — instead shows how its farm is an unwitting locale for purposeful...
- 9/13/2017
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
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