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Blueeyes Productions
Blueeyes Productions was an Icelandic film production company. The company was founded in 1999 by director Baltasar Kormákur and his wife Lilja Pálmadóttir. After producing 12 films, RVK Studios has superseded the company and movies like Everest and Fúsi were then produced by the name RVK Studios. Films * 2012 The Deep * 2012 Contraband * 2010 Summerland * 2008 Reykjavík-Rotterdam * 2008 White Night Wedding * 2006 Jar City * 2005 A Little Trip to Heaven * 2004 Dís * 2003 Stormy Weather * 2002 The Sea The Sea may refer to: *The sea, a body of salty water. Arts, entertainment, and me dia Films * ''La Mer'' (film) (''The Sea''), an 1895 French short, black-and-white, silent documentary film directed by Louis Lumière * ''The Sea'' (1933 film) ( ... * 2000 101 Reykjavík (as 101 ehf.) * 1998 Popp í Reykjavík (as 101 ehf.) External links Blueeyes Productions Film production companies of Iceland {{film-company-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Icelandic People
Icelanders ( is, Íslendingar) are a North Germanic ethnic group and nation who are native to the island country of Iceland and speak Icelandic. Icelanders established the country of Iceland in mid 930 AD when the Althing (Parliament) met for the first time. Iceland came under the reign of Norwegian, Swedish and Danish kings but regained full sovereignty and independence from the Danish monarchy on 1 December 1918, when the Kingdom of Iceland was established. On 17 June 1944, the monarchy was abolished and the Icelandic republic was founded. The language spoken is Icelandic, a North Germanic language, and Lutheranism is the predominant religion. Historical and DNA records indicate that around 60 to 80 percent of the male settlers were of Norse origin (primarily from Western Norway) and a similar percentage of the women were of Gaelic stock from Ireland and peripheral Scotland. History Iceland is a geologically young land mass, having formed an estimated 20 million years ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baltasar Kormákur
Baltasar Kormákur Baltasarsson (born 27 February 1966) is an Icelandic actor, theater and film director, and film producer. He is best known for directing the films ''101 Reykjavík'', '' The Sea'', ''A Little Trip to Heaven'', '' Contraband'', '' 2 Guns'', and ''Everest''. Life and career Baltasar was born in Reykjavík, Iceland. His father is the Spanish painter Baltasar Samper. His son is actor Baltasar Breki Samper. For his film '' Mýrin (Jar City)'', he won the Crystal Globe award at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 2007. In December 2011, it was announced the production of a drama film ''Rocketman'' with Baltasar Kormákur and Dagur Kári was set to direct the film. His 2012 film '' The Deep'' was selected as the Icelandic entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, making the January shortlist. In January 2013, it was again announced that the film will be produced by Baltasar with his partner Agnes Johansen. Denmark's Nimbus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RVK Studios
RVK Studios is an Icelandic film production company. It superseded Blueeyes Productions by making all future productions from now on. The company's director and chairman of the board is Baltasar Kormákur who is a highly acclaimed director, writer and producer on an international scale. RVK Studios mainly creates Icelandic drama films and TV shows for an international audience. After the merger, RVK studios has produced big films like '' Everest'', ''The Oath The Oath may refer to: Books * ''The Oath'' (Wiesel novel), a 1973 novel by Elie Wiesel * ''The Oath'' (Peretti novel), a 1995 novel by Frank E. Peretti * '' The Oath: The Obama White House and the Supreme Court'', a 2012 book by Jeffrey Toobin ...'' and TV shows like '' Trapped''. More films and TV shows are in production, such as ''Víkingr'', ''Mules'', '' Katla'', and ''Eve''. References External links * Film production companies of Iceland {{Film-company-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Deep (2012 Film)
''The Deep'' ( is, Djúpið) is a 2012 Icelandic drama film directed by Baltasar Kormákur. The film was selected as the Icelandic entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, making the January shortlist. It was also nominated for the 2013 Nordic Council Film Prize. The film is based on the true story of Guðlaugur Friðþórsson, a fisherman who survived in the freezing ocean after his boat capsized off the south coast of Iceland. Cast *Ólafur Darri Ólafsson as Gulli * Jóhann G. Jóhannsson as Palli * Þorbjörg Helga Þorgilsdóttir as Halla *Theódór Júlíusson as Gulli's Father * María Sigurðardóttir as Gulli's Mother * Björn Thors as Hannes *Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson as Lárus * Guðjón Pedersen as Erlingur *Walter Grímsson as Raggi * Stefán Hallur Stefánsson as Jón Reception On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 94% approval rating, based on 31 reviews with an average rating of 6.6/10. Peter Bradshaw of ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Contraband (2012 Film)
''Contraband'' is a 2012 American action thriller film directed by Baltasar Kormákur, starring Mark Wahlberg, Kate Beckinsale, Ben Foster, Caleb Landry Jones, Giovanni Ribisi, Lukas Haas, Diego Luna and J. K. Simmons. The film is a remake of the 2008 Icelandic film ''Reykjavík-Rotterdam'' which Baltasar Kormákur starred in. It was released on January 13, 2012 in the United States by Universal Pictures. Plot Former smuggler Chris Farraday lives a peaceful life with his wife, Kate, and their two sons in New Orleans. They learn that Kate's brother Andy was smuggling drugs, but disposed of them in the Mississippi River during a surprise inspection by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Andy's boss, Tim Briggs threatens to kill Chris's family if Andy does not reimburse him for the drugs. Chris plans to smuggle $10 million in fake bills from Panama into the U.S. in a van. He asks former partner Sebastian Abney, who owns a construction business, to fund the scheme before joining the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Summerland (2010 Film)
''Summerland'' () is an 80-minute 2010 Icelandic film, written and directed by Grímur Hákonarson, released by Blueeyes Productions/Sögn ehf. The film is set in Kópavogur, a suburb of Reykjavík strongly associated with urban legends about Huldufólk, elves. The film takes its name from the place where spirits are said by one of the protagonists to go after death, a term attested more generally in Icelandic spiritualism.Ólafur Ólafsson, 'Sumarlandið (vorhugleiðing)', ''Kirkjuritið'', 7 (1941), 264-68; Guðmundur Kristinsson, ''Sumarlandið: framliðnir lýsa andláti sínu og endurfundum í framlífinu'', 2nd edn (Selfoss: Árnesútgáfan, 2013). Synopsis The main character of the film is Óskar Óskarsson (played by Kjartan Guðjónsson). Óskar's wife Lára (Ólafía Hrönn Jónsdóttir) is a professional medium and, in the film's account, is aware of her past lives, able to see and talk to ghosts and to at least perceive the reality of elves. She is self-possessed, ben ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reykjavík-Rotterdam
''Reykjavík-Rotterdam'' is a 2008 Icelandic film directed by Óskar Jónasson and starring Baltasar Kormákur. A Hollywood remake titled '' Contraband'' starring Mark Wahlberg was released in 2012. Plot synopsis Kristofer is working as a security guard. He was fired from the freight ship on which he worked when he was caught smuggling alcohol. Faced with money problems, he is tempted to accept the help of his friend, Steingrimur, who manages to pull some strings to get his old job back aboard the ''MV Dettifoss''. He decides to take his chances one last time on a tour to Rotterdam to bring alcohol back on the return journey to Iceland. While in Rotterdam, his brother-in-law Arnor steals the money intended for the alcohol purchase, and buys ecstasy with it. The alcohol sellers force Kristofer to take part in a violent art theft; he escapes in the confusion during a shootout with the police. Meanwhile, back in Iceland, Kristofer's wife Iris is threatened by three men, who tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Night Wedding
''White Night Wedding'' ( is, Brúðguminn) is a 2008 Icelandic film directed by Baltasar Kormákur. The bittersweet comedy, about the never-ending search for love and happiness, takes place in Flatey, Breiðafjörður, western Iceland. The film is loosely based on the play ''Ivanov'' by Anton Chekhov. Plot The film opens with a wedding rehearsal at a small church in an isolated barren landscape. At the altar groom-to-be Jón, a middle-aged literature professor, is repeatedly interrupted by the ringing of his cell phone, much to the minister's annoyance. The present narrative alternates with flashbacks that depict the disintegration of Jón's first marriage to sensitive artist Anna. Jón's new bride-to-be, Thóra, is a former student half his age, which triggers disapproval by some, including his future in-laws. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jar City (film)
''Jar City'' ( Icelandic: ''Mýrin'' – "The Bog") is a 2006 Icelandic film directed by Baltasar Kormákur. It is based on ''Mýrin'', a 2000 novel written by Arnaldur Indriðason and released in English as ''Jar City''. Kormákur is in the midst of producing an English-language remake, also called ''Jar City'', which will be set in Louisiana. Plot A world-weary cop comes to believe a recent murder of a middle-aged man is linked to a case of possible rape three decades earlier by a group of friends and a corrupt cop. Working through, he finds it linked to neurofibromatosis, a rare disease among Nordics. One thing leads to another and he puts the pieces together. A geneticist father loses his child to neurofibromatosis and his search for answers leads to his degenerate father and unravels many missing person cases during the decade. Like the book on which it is based, the film is implicitly a semi-critique of the gene-gathering work of the Icelandic company deCODE genetics. Cas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Little Trip To Heaven
''A Little Trip to Heaven'' is a 2005 Icelandic-American noir-inspired thriller film directed by Baltasar Kormákur. It is set in 1985 United States, but almost entirely shot in Iceland. Icelandic musician Mugison composed and performed the soundtrack, except for the song "A Little Trip to Heaven", which is originally by Tom Waits. Mugison performs the Waits song on the soundtrack. Plot Before the opening credits, a recent widow is sitting in a life insurance office. Expecting to be compensated for her husband's death, the widow is informed that she is not entitled to full death benefits because the insurance company has obtained video of her husband smoking and attributes his death to cigarettes. Abe Holt looks on as his co-worker convinces the widow that she's lucky to leave with a small fraction of the award she was expecting. The film centers around three vehicle crashes, revealed in sequence at the beginning of the movie. The first depicts a young couple flying through th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stormy Weather (2003 French-Icelandic Film)
''Stormy Weather'' ( is, Stormviðri) is a 2003 French-Icelandic drama film directed by Sólveig Anspach and starring Élodie Bouchez. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Élodie Bouchez - Cora * Didda Jónsdóttir - Loa * Baltasar Kormákur - Einar * Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson - Gunnar (as Ingvar E. Sigurðsson) * Christophe Sermet - Romain * Natan Cogan - Grandfather * Christian Crahay - Le médecin-chef * Tinna Gudmundsdóttir - Tinna * Davíð Örn Halldórsson - David * Ólafía Hrönn Jónsdóttir - Gudrun * Marina Tomé A marina (from Spanish , Portuguese and Italian : ''marina'', "coast" or "shore") is a dock or basin with moorings and supplies for yachts and small boats. A marina differs from a port in that a marina does not handle large passenger ships or ... - Mademoiselle Ramirez References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Stormy Weather (2003 Film) 2003 films 2003 drama films French drama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sea (2002 Film)
''The Sea'', ( Icelandic: ''Hafið'' ()), is a 2002 Icelandic film, directed by Baltasar Kormákur. The film tells the story of a wealthy Icelandic family, owners of a fish industry company in a small Icelandic coastal town, and various family issues they have to deal with. Production ''The Sea'' was filmed almost entirely in and around Neskaupstaður. Cast * Gunnar Eyjólfsson as Thórdur * Hilmir Snær Guðnason as Ágúst * Hélène de Fougerolles as Françoise * Kristbjörg Kjeld as Kristín *Herdís Thorvaldsdóttir as Kata *Gudrún Gísladóttir as Ragnheidur *Sven Nordin as Morten *Elva Ósk Ólafsdóttir as Áslaug *Sigurdur Skúlason as Haraldur * Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir as María * Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson as Kalli bumba Reception On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 50% approval rating, based on 52 reviews with an average rating of 5.7/10. On Metacritic, ''The Sea'' holds a 52 out of a 100 rank, which is based on 23 critics, indic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
