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Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson
Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson (; born 22 November 1963) is an Icelandic actor who has worked extensively in Icelandic cinema. He has had roles in Friðrik Þór Friðriksson's '' Englar alheimsins'' (''Angels of the Universe'') and Baltasar Kormákur's '' Mýrin'' (''Jar City'') and ''Everest''. In addition to his film work, Ingvar has also acted extensively in television and stage productions, both in Iceland and overseas. Ingvar has won the Edda Award for Actor or Actress of the Year four times for his performances in Slurpinn & Co. '' Englar alheimsins'' (''Angels of the Universe''), '' Kaldaljós'' (''Cold Light''), and '' Mýrin'' (''Jar City'') in 1998, 2000, 2004 and 2006 respectively, as well as winning the Audience Award at the 2000 European Film Awards for his performance in '' Englar alheimsins'' (''Angels of the Universe''). Apart from that he has been nominated many times for several roles in various films. Ingvar has become internationally known for his role as polic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reykjavík
Reykjavík ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of Iceland. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói bay. Its latitude is 64°08' N, making it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. With a population of around 131,136 (and 233,034 in the Capital Region), it is the centre of Iceland's cultural, economic, and governmental activity, and is a popular tourist destination. Reykjavík is believed to be the location of the first permanent settlement in Iceland, which, according to Landnámabók, was established by Ingólfr Arnarson in 874 CE. Until the 18th century, there was no urban development in the city location. The city was officially founded in 1786 as a trading town and grew steadily over the following decades, as it transformed into a regional and later national centre of commerce, population, and governmental activities. It is among the cleanest, greenest, and safest cities in the world. History According to lege ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RÚV
Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV) (pronounced or ) ( en, 'The Icelandic National Broadcasting Service') is Iceland's national public-service broadcasting organization. Operating from studios in the country's capital, Reykjavík, as well as regional centres around the country, the service broadcasts an assortment of general programming to a wide national audience via three radio stations: Rás 1 and Rás 2, also available internationally; Rondó (only available via the Internet and digital radio); and one full-time television channel of the same name. There is also a supplementary, part-time TV channel, RÚV 2, which transmits live coverage of major cultural and sporting events, both domestic and foreign, as required. History RÚV began radio broadcasting in 1930 and its first television transmissions were made in 1966. In both cases coverage quickly reached nearly every household in Iceland. RÚV is funded by a broadcast receiving licence fee collected from every income tax payer, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Country Wedding
''Country Wedding'' ( is, Sveitabrúðkaup) is an Icelandic film directed by Valdís Óskarsdóttir and released on 28 August 2008. It tells the story of a couple who decide to get married in a countryside church, but things do not go as planned. Cast and characters * Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson as Séra Brynjólfur * Ólafur Darri Ólafsson as Egill * Björn Hlynur Haraldsson as Barði * Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir as Auður * Gísli Örn Garðarsson as Grjóni * Sigurður Sigurjónsson as Tómas * Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson as Svanur * Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir as Lára * Hanna María Karlsdóttir as Imba * Árni Pétur Guðjónsson as Stefán * Kristbjörg Kjeld as Brynhildur * Theódór Júlíusson as Lúðvík * Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir as Inga * Víkingur Kristjánsson Víkingur Kristjánsson (born 26 March 1972) is an Icelandic actor and screenwriter. He is known for '' Trapped'', '' The Valhalla Murders'', '' Vegferð'', ''Réttur'' and ''Ríkið''. He was one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Plane (film)
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Parents (2007 Film)
''Foreldrar'' (''Parents'') is a 2007 Icelandic film written and directed by Ragnar Bragason. ''Foreldrar'' won five Edda Awards in 2007, and follows his 2006 film '' Börn'' (''Children''). Plot Óskar (Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson), a dentist, has been married for five years and lives with his wife and their adopted children. However, Oscar wants a biological child, and later discovers that his wife has been deceiving him. Einar (Víkingur Kristjánsson), a successful stockbroker, has been living in a hotel for several months while waiting for his wife to take him back. Katrin Rós (Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir) has been living in Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ... for eight years, and then returns to Iceland. Her now eleven-year-old son has been brought ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Children (2006 Film)
''Children'' (Icelandic: ''Börn'' ()) is a 2006 Icelandic film. Highly acclaimed, the film won several Edda Awards, and was also submitted as Iceland's official entry to the Academy Awards foreign film section. The film is set in the Breiðholt suburb of Reykjavík, and portrays a grittiness in stark contrast to the tourist-friendly portrayal of the Icelandic capital. The sequel ''Parents'' was released in 2007. Plot The plot centers around single nurse Karítas (Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir), her son, Guðmundur ( Andri Snær Helgason), who only plays with a schizophrenic family friend, Marino (Ólafur Darri Ólafsson), and criminal father Garðar (Gísli Örn Garðarsson) and his conflicts which led to the near death beating of twin brother Georg. Karítas lives in a housing project in Fell (Upper-Breiðholt), Reykjavík and is struggling to take care of her children with her ex-husband trying to take custody of her kids. Garðar (Gísli Örn Garðarsson), who is struggling ... [...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] |
Beowulf & Grendel
''Beowulf & Grendel'' is a 2005 Canadian- Icelandic fantasy adventure film directed by Sturla Gunnarsson, loosely based on the Anglo-Saxon epic poem '' Beowulf''. It stars Gerard Butler as Beowulf, Stellan Skarsgård as Hrothgar, Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson as Grendel and Sarah Polley as the witch Selma. The screenplay was written by Andrew Rai Berzins. The soundtrack was composed by Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson. The film was a cooperative effort among Eurasia Motion Pictures (Canada), Spice Factory (UK), and Bjolfskvida (Iceland), and it was filmed in Iceland. In 2006, a documentary of the difficult making of ''Beowulf and Grendel'', called '' Wrath of Gods'', was released and went on to win six film awards in Europe and the U.S. Setting While some of the film remains true to the original poem, other plot elements deviate from the original poem: four new characters (Grendel's father, the witch Selma, Father Brendan, and Grendel's son) are introduced, and several related plot point ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stormy Weather (2003 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 Ólafía Hrönn Jónsdóttir (born 7 December 1962) is an Icelandic actress. She is known for her role as Freyja in '' Trapped''. Early life Ólafía was born in Reykjavík, Iceland in 1962. She grew up in Reykjavík, and in Hornafjörður wh ... - Gudrun * Marina Tomé - Mademoiselle Ramirez References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Stormy Weather (2003 Film) 2003 films 2003 drama films French drama fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Widowmaker
''The Widowmaker'' is a 1990 made-for-television film directed by John Madden and starring Annabelle Apsion, Alun Armstrong, David Morrissey and Kenneth Welsh. The film deals with a woman whose husband has been arrested after going on a killing rampage and the reaction of her local community. It was produced In the United Kingdom by Central Independent Television for the ITV Network and aired on 29 December 1990. It received a nomination for Best Single Drama at the 1991 BAFTA Awards. Premise Kathy (Apsion) is forced to face the hostility of her local community after her husband is revealed as a brutal spree killer. Cast *Annabelle Apsion – Kathy * Alun Armstrong – Dad * David Morrissey – Rob * Kenneth Welsh – Atkinson *Helen Anderson – Troy *Hugh Armstrong – Michael Finch *Al Hunter Ashton – Mr. Wilding *Charlotte Barker – Vicky Pierce *Sydnee Blake – Grieving Mother *Kate Byers – Junior Police Officer *Flaminia Cinque – Sally *David Credell – B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
No Such Thing (film)
''No Such Thing'' (previously titled ''Monster'', is, Skrímsli) is a 2001 supernatural drama film directed by Hal Hartley. It tells the story of Beatrice (Sarah Polley), a journalist whose fiancé is killed by a monster in Iceland. The story is based very loosely on the Anglo-Saxon epic '' Beowulf''. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the May 2001 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Beatrice (Sarah Polley) is a young woman working in a television network under a woman known only as The Boss ( Helen Mirren). She receives a recording from her fiancé Jim, who has been sent as part of a small production crew to Iceland to investigate a Monster that lives there. Determined to find her fiancé, Beatrice convinces her boss to send her to Iceland, but her plane crashes. She is the only survivor and, in order to walk again, undergoes an extremely painful, radical surgery. As she recovers, she befriends Dr. Anna (Julie Christie), who helps her travel to the remote village where ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
