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Tinna Gunnlaugsdóttir
Tinna Gunnlaugsdóttir (born 18 June 1954) is an Icelandic actress. She has appeared in twelve films since 1981. She starred in ''As in Heaven'', which was screened out of competition at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival. She is the sister of director Hrafn Gunnlaugsson. Her husband is the singer, actor and composer Egill Ólafsson. She was the Artistic Director of the National Theatre of Iceland from 2005 to 2015. Selected filmography * ''The Outlaw (1981 film), The Outlaw'' (1981) * ''The Atomic Station'' (1984) * ''Cool Jazz and Coconuts'' (1985) * ''In the Shadow of the Raven'' (1988) * ''As in Heaven'' (1992) * ''The Honour of the House'' (1999) References External links

* 1954 births Living people Icelandic film actresses, Tinna Gunnlaugsdottir 20th-century Icelandic people, Tinna Gunnlaugsdottir 20th-century Icelandic actresses, Tinna Gunnlaugsdottir Place of birth missing (living people) {{Iceland-actor-stub ...
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As In Heaven
''As in Heaven'' () is a 1992 Icelandic drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ... directed by Kristín Jóhannesdóttir. It was screened out of competition at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival. The film was selected as the Icelandic entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 65th Academy Awards, but was not nominated.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Cast * Tinna Gunnlaugsdóttir as Mother * Pierre Vaneck as Dr. Charcot * Christian Charmetant as Burte * Valdimar Örn Flygenring as Kristjan * Sigríður Hagalín as Grand mother * Daniel Agust Haraldsson * Páll Óskar Hjálmtýsson * Álfrún Örnólfsdóttir as Hrefna * Christophe Pinon as Gonidec * Helgi Skúlason as Grand father See also * List of submissio ...
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1992 Cannes Film Festival
The 45th Cannes Film Festival took place from 7 to 18 May 1992. French actor Gérard Depardieu served as jury president for the main competition. Swedish filmmaker Bille August won the ''Palme d'Or'', the festival's top prize, for a second time with the drama-film ''The Best Intentions''. The festival opened with '' Basic Instinct'' by Paul Verhoeven, and closed with '' Far and Away'' by Ron Howard. Juries Main competition * Gérard Depardieu, French actor - Jury President * Pedro Almodóvar, Spanish filmmaker * John Boorman, British filmmaker * René Cleitman, French * Jamie Lee Curtis, American actress * Carlo Di Palma, Italian cinematographer * Nana Jorjadze, Georgian filmmaker * Lester James Peries, Sri Lankan filmmaker * Serge Toubiana, French * Joële Van Effenterre, French ''Camera d'Or'' * André Delvaux, Belgian filmmaker - Jury President * Olivier Bauer, French actor * Gian Piero Brunetta, Italian journalist * Pierre Favre, French film critic * Richard Hasselm ...
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Hrafn Gunnlaugsson
Hrafn Gunnlaugsson (born 17 June 1948) is an Icelandic film director. He is the brother of mathematician Þorvaldur Gunnlaugsson and the lawyer Snædís Gunnlaugsdóttir and the actress Tinna Gunnlaugsdóttir. He is mostly known for his series of Viking films, sometimes called "Cod Westerns". He was married to Edda Kristjánsdóttir and they have four children: Kristján born 1968 who is a poet and playwright, Tinna who is an actress, Sól who is an art designer and Örk who is an artist and was born in 1993. He won the award for Guldbagge Award for Best Director, Best Director at the 20th Guldbagge Awards for ''When the Raven Flies''. Filmography * ''Áramótaskaupið'' (1974 edition) * ''Óðal feðranna'' (1981) * ''Inter Nos'' () (1982) * ''Hrafninn flýgur'' (''When the Raven Flies'') (1984) * ''Middle Ages Now'' (''Bödeln och skökan'') (1986) * ''Í skugga hrafnsins'' (''In the Shadow of the Raven'') (1988) * ''White Viking, Hvíti víkingurinn'' (''The White Viking'') ( ...
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Egill Ólafsson
Egill Ólafsson (born 9 February 1953) is an Icelandic singer, songwriter, and actor. He is married to the actress, Tinna Gunnlaugsdóttir. Education Egill Ólafsson studied playing guitar and piano when he was young and was part of a boys' brass band under the direction of Karl Otto Runólfsson. While he was a student at Hamrahlid College from 1970 until 1974, Egill Ólafsson sang in the choir of the school Hamrahlid College#The Choir, Kór MH. 1970 he started to study at the Tónlistarskólinn (music school in Reykjavík). The disciplines he was studying were singing and composing. In 1976 Egill Ólafsson graduated at Tónlistarskólinn In Reykjavík. Professional life Among his compositions are music for choirs, brass band music and music for strings and trumpets. He has composed around 30 theatrical works. He composed for musicals ''Grettir'', ''Eva Luna'' and ''Come Dance With Me'', the latter having a run on off-Broadway in 1996. His works have been played by various ens ...
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National Theatre Of Iceland
The National Theatre of Iceland (NTI) (, pronounced ) in Reykjavík, is the national theatre of Iceland. The theater, designed by Guðjón Samúelsson, was formally opened on 20 April 1950. Since 2020, the artistic director of The National Theatre is Magnús Geir Þórðarsson. Productions The NTI performs around thirty productions each season (new productions, re-premieres, co-productions and guest performances), comprising a varied repertoire of new Icelandic works, new foreign works, Icelandic and foreign classics, musicals, dance pieces, puppet theatre and children's productions. The theatre produces around twenty new productions each year and also collaborates with independent theatre and dance groups. Touring Productions The NTI often tours its productions around Iceland, and many productions have also toured abroad, among them ''Tragedy'' at the Worlds Stages, Kennedy Center, ''Gerpla'' at The Bergen International Festival, ''Shimmer the Silver Fish'' at international c ...
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The Outlaw (1981 Film)
''The Outlaw'' is a 1943 American Western film directed by Howard Hughes and starring Jack Buetel, Jane Russell, Thomas Mitchell and Walter Huston. Hughes also produced the film, removing original director Howard Hawks and replacing original cinematographer Lucien Ballard with Gregg Toland. The film is notable as Russell's breakthrough role to becoming a sex symbol and Hollywood star. Later advertising billed Russell as the sole star. ''The Outlaw'' is an early example of a psychological Western. Plot Sheriff Pat Garrett welcomes his friend Doc Holliday to Lincoln, New Mexico. Doc is looking for his stolen horse, only to find the strawberry roan in the possession of Billy the Kid, who says he bought it from someone else. They spar over it, yet take a liking to each other, much to Garrett's disgust. Doc still tries to steal his horse back late that night, but Billy is waiting and foils him. Billy then decides to sleep in the barn, only to be shot at. He overpowers his amb ...
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The Atomic Station
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee' ...
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Cool Jazz And Coconuts
''Cool Jazz and Coconuts'' () is a 1985 Icelandic drama film directed by Jakob Frímann Magnússon. It was entered into the 14th Moscow International Film Festival. Cast * Ragnhildur Gísladóttir as Svala * Egill Ólafsson as Oddur * Tinna Gunnlaugsdóttir as Helga * Þórhallur Sigurðsson as Karl * Rúrik Haraldsson as Björn - sýslumaður * Tyrone Nicholas Troupe III as General Reeves * Jón Tryggvason Jón is an Old Norse common name still widely used in Iceland and the Faroe Islands, Faroes. According to Icelandic name, Icelandic custom, people named Jón are generally referred to by first and middle names and those without a middle name are r ... as Dr. W. Vísindamaður * Júlíus Agnarsson as Gunnar - Þórðarson * Flosi Ólafsson as Bjarki - Tryggvason * Herdís Þorvaldsdóttir as Skólastýra * Sigurveig Jónsdóttir as Lovísa Símamær References External links * 1985 films 1985 drama films 1980s Icelandic-language films Icelandic drama films
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In The Shadow Of The Raven
''In the Shadow of the Raven'' ( Icelandic: ''Í skugga hrafnsins'' ) is the title of a 1988 film by Hrafn Gunnlaugsson, set in Viking Age Iceland. The film was selected as the Icelandic entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 61st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. ''In the Shadow of the Raven'' is the second film of the ''Raven Trilogy'' (also known as the ''Viking Trilogy'') that consists of three 'Viking' films: * 1) '' When the Raven Flies'' (1984) – (original Icelandic title: Hrafninn flýgur) – usually known as simply ''The Raven or Revenge of the Barbarians''. * 2) ''In The Shadow of the Raven'' (1988) – (original Icelandic title: Í skugga hrafnsins). * 3) ''Embla'' (2007) – (original Icelandic title: Hvíti víkingurinn) – the director's cut of ''The White Viking''. Plot The film is a loose re-telling of the legend of Tristan and Isolde. In the year 1077, Trausti returns to Iceland after having studied theology in Norway. Meanwhile, ...
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The Honour Of The House
''The Honour of the House'' () is a 1999 Icelandic film directed by Guðný Halldórsdóttir. It is based on the by Halldór Laxness. It was Iceland's official Best Foreign Language Film submission at the 72nd Academy Awards, but did not manage to receive a nomination.* Cast * Tinna Gunnlaugsdóttir as Þuríður * Ragnhildur Gísladóttir as Rannveig * Agneta Ekmanner as Prófastsfrú * Rúrik Haraldsson as Prófastur * Egill Ólafsson as Björn See also * List of submissions to the 72nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film This is a list of submissions to the 72nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film was created in 1956 by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to honour non- English-speaking films ... * List of Icelandic submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film References External links * Icelandic drama films 1990s Icelandic-language films 1999 films Films ...
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1954 Births
Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head office of IBM. * January 10 – BOAC Flight 781, a de Havilland Comet jet plane, disintegrates in mid-air due to metal fatigue, and crashes in the Mediterranean near Elba; all 35 people on board are killed. * January 12 – 1954 Blons avalanches, Avalanches in Austria kill more than 200. * January 15 – Mau Mau rebellion, Mau Mau leader Waruhiu Itote is captured in Kenya. * January 17 – In Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia, Milovan Đilas, one of the leading members of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, is relieved of his duties. * January 20 – The US-based National Negro Network is established, with 46 member radio stations. * January 21 – The first nuclear-powered submarine, the , is ...
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