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Falcons (film)
''Falcons'' (Icelandic: ''Fálkar'' ()), is the seventh film directed by Friðrik Þór Friðriksson. This film, released in 2002, is mostly in English language. Plot It is the story of an ex-convict, Simon (Keith Carradine), who after returning to Iceland where his mother was born, to visit relatives, looks for the loneliest place in the world to commit suicide. In a small village he meets Dúa (Margrét Vilhjálmsdóttir), an Icelandic young lady, who is found to be an interesting, rather strange woman by Simon. Dúa has a caged falcon that she hopes to tame, but they get into trouble as it is illegal to possess this kind of animal in captivity. In the story, Simon is the embodiment of a jailed bird, one of the falcons and as she is an air sign, they join in a relationship ruled by Simon's belief that she is his illegitimate daughter. Surrounded by tension between them, Simon serves as a protective figure to Dúa, who keeps him from committing suicide. The couple escape to Ham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friðrik Þór Friðriksson
Friðrik Þór Friðriksson (born 12 May 1954; pronounced ), sometimes credited as Fridrik Thor Fridriksson, is an Icelandic film director and producer. Biography Fridriksson started his film making career with experimental films and documentaries in the early 1980s. In 1987, he founded The Icelandic Film Corporation that became Iceland's most important film production company. The company produces his films and works with other Icelandic directors as well as producers. His international reputation led the company to build a network of internationally well-established co-production partner companies, including Lars von Trier's Zentropa and Francis Ford Coppola's American Zoetrope. He made his debut as a film director with ''White Whales (film), Skytturnar'' (''White Whales'') in 1987. His second feature ''Children of Nature'' (1991) was nominated for an Academy Awards, Oscar as Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Best Foreign Language Film (it was also Iceland's first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated between the Baltic and North seas to the north, and the Alps to the south; it covers an area of , with a population of almost 84 million within its 16 constituent states. Germany borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, and France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands to the west. The nation's capital and most populous city is Berlin and its financial centre is Frankfurt; the largest urban area is the Ruhr. Various Germanic tribes have inhabited the northern parts of modern Germany since classical antiquity. A region named Germania was documented before AD 100. In 962, the Kingdom of Germany formed the bulk of the Holy Roman Empire. During the 16th ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guðmundur Ólafsson
Guðmundur or Gudmundur is an Icelandic male first name, sometimes shortened to Gummi or Gvendur. The Icelandic surname Guðmundsson is a patronymic surname meaning ''son of Guðmundur''. Guðmundsdóttir is a patronymic surname meaning ''daughter of Guðmundur''. Guðmundur may refer to: *Guðmundur Arason (1161–1237), 12th and 13th century Icelandic saintly bishop *Gudmundur S. (Bo) Bodvarsson (1952–2006), director of the Earth Sciences Division at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory *Guðmundur Finnbogason (1873–1944), Icelandic philosopher *Gudmundur Fjelsted (died 1961), politician in Manitoba, Canada * Guðmundur Guðmundsson (handball) (born 1960), the coach of the Iceland national handball team *Guðmundur Gunnarsson (born 1945), Icelandic labour leader and father of Icelandic singer Björk *Guðmundur Steinn Gunnarsson (born 1982), Icelandic musician and composer * Guðmundur G. Hagalín (1898–1985), Icelandic writer *Guðmundur Jónsson (born 1953), Icela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hark Bohm
Hark Bohm (; born 18 May 1939) is a German actor, screenwriter, film director, playwright and former professor for cinema studies. He was born in Hamburg-Othmarschen and grew up on the island Amrum. His younger brother was the actor Marquard Bohm, who starred in some of his early films. He is most notable for his long-time collaboration with Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Career His first feature film as a director was the German western ''Tschetan, der Indianerjunge'' shot in 1972 and starring his brother Marquard as well as his adopted son Dschingis Bowakow as Tschetan. In 1978, he directed the film ''Moritz, Dear Moritz'', which was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival. Ten years later, his film ''Yasemin'' was entered into the 38th Berlin International Film Festival. In 1990, his film ''Herzlich willkommen'' was entered into the 40th Berlin International Film Festival. In 1997, he was a member of the jury at the 47th Berlin International Film Festival. Selec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geo Von Krogh
Geo- is a prefix derived from the Greek word ''γη'' or ''γαια'', meaning "earth", usually in the sense of "ground or land”. GEO or Geo may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''GEO'' (magazine), a popular scientific magazine * Geo, a fictional character on the Nick Jr. television show, ''Team Umizoomi'' *Geo City, a fictional city in the videogame '' Raw Danger'' *Geo Stelar, the protagonist in ''Mega Man Star Force'' *Geo TV, a pay television channel in Pakistan * Neo Geo, a video game system or Computer Gaming System. Brands and enterprises * Geo (automobile), a defunct brand of entry-level cars produced by General Motors * GEO Group, a prison corporation Computing and science * Geo (microformat), a microformat for marking up geographical coordinates in (X)HTML * Gene Expression Omnibus, or GEO, a National Center for Biotechnology Information database for gene expression * GEO 600, a detector for gravitational radiation * Geo URI, an IETF proposed standar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramin Yazdani
Ramin or Rameen, transliterated from Rāmin (Persian: رامین), is a Persian masculine given name of Zoroastrian origin. It is also an occasional surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Ramin Bahrani, Iranian-American writer, director and filmmaker * Ramin Bayramov, Azerbaijani journalist * Ramin Djawadi, Iranian-German composer of orchestral music for film and television * Ramin Farahani (born 1969), Iranian-Dutch filmmaker *Ramin Ganeshram, American journalist, chef and cookbook author * Ramin Golestanian, Iranian physicist * Ramin Guliyev, Azerbaijani footballer *Ramin Ibrahimov (born 1978), visually impaired Paralympic judoka of Azerbaijan * Ramin Jahanbegloo, Iranian intellectual and academic * Ramin Karimloo, Iranian-born Canadian musical theatre actor and singer * Ramin Mehmanparast, the Ambassador of Iran to Kazakhstan * Ramin Rahimi, Iranian percussionist *Ramin Takloo-Bighash (born 1974), Iranian mathematician * Ramin Toloui, American policy mak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marisa Calcagno
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Marisa may refer to: * Marisa (town), an Indonesian town * Marisa, Hellenised name of Maresha, town in Idumea (today in Israel) * Marisa (given name), a feminine personal name * ''Marisa'' (gastropod), a genus of apple snails * MV ''Marisa'' (1937), a Dutch ship torpedoed in 1941; see List of shipwrecks in May 1941 * ''Marisa'', a Sudanese form of millet beer Millet beer, also known as Bantu beer, malwa, pombe "Tchouk" or opaque beer, is an alcoholic beverage made from malted millet that is common throughout Africa. Its production process varies across regions and in the southern parts of Africa is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Axel Prahl
Axel Prahl (born 26 March 1960 in Eutin) is a German actor and musician. Prahl, born in Eutin, grew up in nearby Neustadt in Holstein. After his A-levels, Prahl started studying music and mathematics, but then went on to acting school in Kiel. His acting debut came in 1994 in a television series for ZDF. Aside from his film acting, for which he has won several accolades including two Adolf Grimme Awards, Prahl has starred in 23 episodes of the German television crime series ''Tatort''. Prahl also co-starred in the 2009 German TV film ''12 Winter'' with Jürgen Vogel. The cine films ''Nightshapes'' (1999) and ''Grill Point'' (2002) marked the start of a continuous successful cooperation with director Andreas Dresen which harvested some renown awards. Aside of being a popular actor he started as a sideline a music career, releasing three albums (2011, 2013 and 2018) as a singer-songwriter and bandleader. From 2007 on Prahl hosted annually the two days summer music festival ''Ins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friðrik Friðriksson
Friðrik Þór Friðriksson (born 6 October 1964) is an Icelandic former international football goalkeeper. He played club football for Fram Reykjavik, Breiðablik, Fram again, B1909 (Denmark), Þór Akureyri and ÍBV. Friðrik won 26 caps for the senior Iceland team, the first in a 4–0 friendly win in the Faroe Islands on 2 August 1982. Former Olympic alpine skier Nanna Leifsdóttir is Friðrik's wife. Their daughter is Iceland women's national football team player Fanndís Friðriksdóttir Fanndís Friðriksdóttir (born 9 May 1990) is an Icelandic women's footballer who plays as a left winger for Valur in the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild kvenna, and currently for Australian club Adelaide United for the 2018–19 W-League season. She .... References External links * 1964 births Living people Icelandic men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Iceland men's international footballers Iceland men's under-21 international footballers Men's a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |