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 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 direc ...

. He is mostly known for his series of

Viking Vikings ; non, víkingr is the modern name given to seafaring people originally from Scandinavia (present-day Denmark, Norway and Sweden), who from the late 8th to the late 11th centuries raided, pirated, traded and se ...

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 ''When the Raven Flies'' (original is, Hrafninn flýgur ()) is a 1984 Icelandic-Swedish adventure film written and directed by Hrafn Gunnlaugsson. The story is set in Viking Age Iceland. The film was selected as the Icelandic entry for the Best ...

''.

Filmography

* ''

Áramótaskaupið ''Áramótaskaupið'' ("The New Year's Lampoon") is an annual Icelandic television comedy special, broadcast on New Year's Eve by the state public service broadcaster RÚV. Initially aired on radio, and later moving to television, it features ske ...

'' (1974 edition) * '' Óðal feðranna'' (1981) * ''

Inter Nos ''Inter Nos'' ( is, Okkar á milli: Í hita og þunga dagsins) is a 1982 Icelandic drama film directed by Hrafn Gunnlaugsson. It was selected as the Icelandic entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 55th Academy Awards, but was not acce ...

'' ( 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'' ( 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 A ...

'' (''In the Shadow of the Raven'') (1988) * '' Hvíti víkingurinn'' (''The White Viking'') (1991) * '' Hin helgu vé'' (''The Sacred Mound'') (1993) * '' Myrkrahöfðinginn'' (TV-series "''Prince of Darkness''")(2000) * '' Reykjavík í öðru ljósi'' (2000) * '' Opinberun Hannesar'' (2004) * ''Orðstír'' (In development)

References

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Hrafn Gunnlaugsson's Production Company
(accessed 26/11/06) 1948 births Living people

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 ...

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