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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) * '' 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 ''The Honour of the House'' () is a 1999 Icelandic film directed by Guðný Halldórsdóttir. It was Iceland's official Best Foreign Language Film submission at the 72nd Academy Awards, but did not manage to receive a nomination.* Cast * Tin ...'' (1999) References External links * 1954 births Living people Tinna Gunnlaugsdottir Tinna Gunnlaugsd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
As In Heaven
''As in Heaven'' ( is, Svo á jörðu sem á himni) is a 1992 Icelandic drama film 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 accepted as a nominee.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 submissions to the 65th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film * List of Icelandic submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Iceland has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best Interna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 Cannes Film Festival
The 45th Cannes Film Festival was held from 7 to 18 May 1992. The Palme d'Or went to the ''Den goda viljan'' by Bille August. The festival opened with ''Basic Instinct'', directed by Paul Verhoeven and closed with ''Far and Away'', directed by Ron Howard. Juries Main competition The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1992 feature film competition: *Gérard Depardieu (France) Jury President *John Boorman (United Kingdom) *Carlo Di Palma (Italy) *Jamie Lee Curtis (USA) * Joële Van Effenterre (France) *Lester James Peries (Sri Lanka) *Nana Djordjadze (Georgia) *Pedro Almodóvar (Spain) *René Cleitman (France) *Serge Toubiana (France) Camera d'Or The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1992 Camera d'Or: * André Delvaux (director) (Belgium) President * David Meeker (foreign delegate) (United Kingdom) * Gérard Mordillat (director) (France) * Gian Piero Brunetta (journalist) (Italy) * Joao Lopes (journalist) (Portugal) * Olivier Bauer (actor) (France ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Best Director at the 20th Guldbagge Awards for ''When the Raven Flies''. Filmography * '' Áramótaskaupið'' (1974 edition) * '' Óðal feðranna'' (1981) * ''Inter Nos'' ( is, Okkar á milli: Í hita og þunga dagsins) (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) * '' Hvíti víkingurinn'' (''The White Viking' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 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 ensembles like Spilverk þjó ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Theatre Of Iceland
The National Theatre of Iceland (NTI) ( is, Þjóðleikhúsið, 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. The theatre serves an important role in the development of new Icelandic plays, and aims to develop youngsters' appreciation of the theatre through productions especially intended for children and youth, and special visits to the theatre. Touring Prod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, while Howard Hawks served as an uncredited co-director. The film is notable as Russell's breakthrough role, and she became regarded as a sex symbol and a Hollywood icon. Later advertising billed Russell as the sole star. ''The Outlaw'' and ''The Ox-Bow Incident'' (also produced in 1943) are the earliest films in the AllMovie list of psychological Westerns. Plot Sheriff Pat Garrett welcomes his old friend Doc Holliday to Lincoln, New Mexico. Doc is looking for his stolen horse and finds it held by Billy the Kid. Despite this, the two gunfighters 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 for him outside the barn. After that, Billy decides to sleep in the barn, and shots are fired at him. He overpowers his am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Atomic Station
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things 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 pron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cool Jazz And Coconuts
''Cool Jazz and Coconuts'' ( is, Kókóstré og Hvítir Mávar) 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 Laddi (born Þórhallur Sigurðsson, 20 January 1947, in Hafnarfjörður) is an Icelandic comedian, actor, voice actor and entertainer known for comedy music and comedy acting. ''Laddi'' has dubbed many characters into Icelandic, in films and TV sh ... as Karl * Rúrik Haraldsson as Björn - sýslumaður * Tyrone Nicholas Troupe III as General Reeves * Jón Tryggvason 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-langu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. Meanwhil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Honour Of The House
''The Honour of the House'' () is a 1999 Icelandic film directed by Guðný Halldórsdóttir. It was Iceland's official List of submissions to the 72nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, 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 * 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 directed by Guðný Halldórsdóttir Films scored by Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson 1999 drama films {{Iceland-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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