The Seagull's Laughter
Mávahlátur
Release: 2001-10-20
·Runtime: 102m
·★ 5.5
Drama
Comedy
Post-war provincial Iceland: around 1950, Freyja, who'd been a plump teen, returns from America, a widow with a 20-inch waist, seven suitcases of dresses, and a list of who ever wronged or slighted her. She moves in with an aunt and socialist uncle: finding a new husband is high on her agenda, and she's mistrusted by Agga, a pre-teen who's our eyes and ears. The social order and Freyja are more complicated than they seem at first, and so may be her prospects. Class divisions, families ties, pride, the onset of puberty, and the power of Eros sliver the ice.
Production Countries
Denmark
Germany
Iceland
United Kingdom
Production Companies
IsFilm
Archer Street Productions
Hope & Glory Film Productions GmbH
Hope & Glory Pictures International
Hope & Glory Pictures
Det Danske Filminstitut
Cast
Sigurður Skúlason
as Jói Betu
Theodór Júlíusson
as Þórður the policeman
Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir
as Birna
Charlotte Bøving
as Mette
Margrét Vilhjálmsdóttir
as Freyja
Gunnar Helgason
as Gauji Sígrenjandi
Benedikt Erlingsson
as Hilli
Heino Ferch
as Björn Theódór
Arnar Jónsson
as Sheriff
Hilmir Snær Guðnason
as Magnús
Kristbjörg Kjeld
as Grandmother
Gunnar Hansson
as Dódó's fiance
