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Þráinn Bertelsson
Þráinn Bertelsson (born 30 November 1944) is an Icelandic film director, writer, politician, journalist and newspaper editor. He moved into politics during the 2008–2012 Icelandic financial crisis, and was elected a member of the Althing in 2009, initially for the Citizens' Movement (Iceland), Citizens' Movement. He later left the party to become an independent Member of parliament, MP, before joining the Left-Green Movement, which he currently represents. Film production Þráinn has written, directed and produced seven feature films. His 1981 film ''Jón Oddur & Jón bjarni (film), Jón Oddur & Jón Bjarni'' (English title: ''The Twins'') won a Silver Award at the 1982 Giffoni Film Festival.Þráinn Bertelsson: Verðlaun og viðurkenningar Bókmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iceland
Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the region's westernmost and most list of countries and dependencies by population density, sparsely populated country. Its Capital city, capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which is home to about 36% of the country's roughly 380,000 residents (excluding nearby towns/suburbs, which are separate municipalities). The official language of the country is Icelandic language, Icelandic. Iceland is on a rift between Plate tectonics, tectonic plates, and its geologic activity includes geysers and frequent Types of volcanic eruptions, volcanic eruptions. The interior consists of a volcanic plateau with sand and lava fields, mountains and glaciers, and many Glacial stream, glacial rivers flow to the sea through the Upland and lowland, lowlands. Iceland i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fréttablaðið
''Fréttablaðið'' () was a free Icelandic newspaper. It was distributed five days per week. At its peak, it was the most read newspaper in Iceland. History and profile ''Fréttablaðið'' was established in 2001. It was originally owned primarily by the media group '' 365''. The paper was published six days per week, Monday — Saturday until September 2003, when its frequency was switched to daily. As of 2019, it was published six days per week again, and as of 2020, it was published five days per week. It is entirely funded by advertising. ''Fréttablaðið'' has been described as siding politically with the Social Democratic Alliance (Samfylkingin) and for favouring Icelandic membership of the European Union. However, some of its editors have sided with the conservative Independence Party (Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn), and its former editor-in-chief and regular columnist is Independence Party's former leader and Prime Minister Þorsteinn Pálsson. In the period of 2001–20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1944 Births
Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free France, Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command First Army (France), French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in North Africa. ** Landing at Saidor: 13,000 US and Australian troops land on Papua New Guinea in an attempt to cut off a Japanese retreat. * January 8 – WWII: Philippine Commonwealth troops enter the province of Ilocos Sur in northern Luzon and attack Japanese forces. * January 11 ** United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposes a Second Bill of Rights for social and economic security, in his State of the Union address. ** The Nazi German administration expands Kraków-Płaszów concentration camp into the larger standalone ''Konzentrationslager Plaszow bei Krakau'' in occupied Poland. * January 12 – WWII: Winston Churchill and Charles de Gaulle begin a 2-day conference in Marrakech. * Janua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sigla Himinfley
''Sigla himinfley'' () is an Icelandic drama miniseries created by Þráinn Bertelsson. The series takes place in Vestmannaeyjar Vestmannaeyjar (, sometimes anglicized as Westman Islands) is a municipality and archipelago off the south coast of Iceland. The largest island, Heimaey, has a population of 4,414, most of whom live in the archipelago's main town, Vestmannaeyja ..., Iceland, and follows the lives of an influential family in the fishing industry. References External links * Icelandic drama television series 1996 Icelandic television series debuts 1996 Icelandic television series endings 1990s Icelandic television series 1990s drama television series RÚV original programming {{Iceland-tv-prog-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Löggulíf
''Löggulíf'' (English: ''A Policeman's Life'') is an Icelandic comedy film released in 1985, directed by Þráinn Bertelsson and stars Eggert Þorleifsson and Karl Ágúst Úlfsson. It is the last film in the ''Líf'' trilogy and a sequel to ''Nýtt líf'' and ''Dalalíf''. Synopsis Con artists Þór and Danni operate a pet services where they attempt to sell an international falcon smuggler chickens disguised as falcons. After a series of coincidences, the duo end up being enlisted into the Icelandic Police much to the displeasure of the police chief who is forced to set them loose on the streets without any training or preparation. There they manage to get themselves into incredible amount trouble and need to deal with, among other things, a gang of elderly women, a high speed chase through the city and a drunk at Arnarhóll. Cast *Karl Ágúst Úlfsson as Daníel 'Danni' Ólafsson *Eggert Þorleifsson as Þór Magnússon *Lilja Þórisdóttir as Sóley *Sigurður Sigurj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skammdegi
''Deep Winter'' () is a 1985 Icelandic drama film directed by Þráinn Bertelsson. The film was selected as the Icelandic entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 58th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Cast * Ragnheiður Arnardóttir as Elsa * María Sigurðardóttir as Unnur * Hallmar Sigurðsson as Magnús * Eggert Þorleifsson as Einar * Tómas Zoëga as Gísli * Valur Gíslason as Stjórnarformaður * Tómas Agnar Tómasson as Stjórnarmaður See also * List of submissions to the 58th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film A list is a set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of the list-maker, but ... * List of Icelandic submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dalalíf
''Dalalíf'' (English: Pastoral Life) is an Cinema of Iceland, Icelandic comedy film released in 1984, directed by Þráinn Bertelsson and stars Eggert Þorleifsson and Karl Ágúst Úlfsson. It is the second film in the ''Líf'' trilogy and a sequel to ''Nýtt líf''. Synopsis Con artists Þór and Danni present themselves as experts on agriculture and hoax an unfortunate farmer into trusting them with his animals while going abroad. Obviously, he shouldn't have. When they have managed to get the "hold" of things they get the brilliant idea to have an agricultural seminar for city people on the farm. Cast *Karl Ágúst Úlfsson as Daníel 'Danni' Ólafsson *Eggert Þorleifsson as Þór Magnússon *Hrafnhildur Valbjörnsdottir as Katrín *Sigurður Sigurjónsson as JP *Marentza Poulsen as Marit References External linksDalalífon kvikmyndir.isDalalíf on Kvikmyndavefurinn * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dalalif 1984 films 1980s Icelandic-language films Films directed by Þráinn Bertel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nýtt Líf
''Nýtt Líf'' (, English: ''New Life'') is an Cinema of Iceland, Icelandic film directed by Þráinn Bertelsson and released in 1983. The film is a comedy shot in the Vestmannaeyjar, Westman Islands and stars Eggert Þorleifsson and Karl Ágúst Úlfsson, among others. The music features several musicians including the band Tappi Tíkarrass (of which Björk was a member), which contributed the songs "Sperglar" and "Kukl" (a.k.a. "Seiður"). Synopsis The film is the first of three about the misadventures of two friends, Þór and Danni. Two friends working at a restaurant get fired from their jobs and after seeing an advertisement for the fishing industry of the Westman Islands, decide to go there and make some money. The islands become a perfect setting for many funny and strange situations, especially after word gets around that the two are spies from the Ministry of Fisheries. Cast Karl Ágúst Úlfsson: Daníel Ólafsson. Eggert Þorleifsson: Þór Magnússon. Runólfur Dag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reykjavík
Reykjavík is the Capital city, capital and largest city in Iceland. It is located in southwestern Iceland on the southern shore of Faxaflói, the Faxaflói Bay. With a latitude of 64°08′ N, the city is List of northernmost items, the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. Reykjavík has a population of around 139,000 as of 2025. The surrounding Capital Region (Iceland), Capital Region has a population of around 249,000, constituting around 64% of the country's population. Reykjavík is believed to be the location of the first permanent settlement in Iceland, which, according to , was established by Ingólfr Arnarson, Ingólfur Arnarson in 874 Anno Domini, AD. 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 Country, national centre of commerce, population, and governmental activities. Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dauðans óvissi Tími
''Dauðans óvissi tími'' ('Death's uncertain hour') is a 2004 novel by Þráinn Bertelsson, first published in Reykjavík by JPV Útgáfa. The title alludes to the seventeenth-century poem 'Um dauðans óvissa tíma' ('On death's uncertain hour') by Hallgrímur Pétursson. It is a darkly comical crime novel, but also to a significant extent a ''Roman à clef'' about the business activities of Björgólfur Guðmundsson during the 1990s and early 2000s, addressing a range of political, economic, and cultural questions of Iceland of its time, and has been characterised as 'eitt af brautryðjandi verkum á sviði íslenskra hrunbókmennta' ('one of the path-breaking works of Icelandic financial-crisis fiction'). It is the first in a series of books, the second being '' Valkyrjur'' (Reykjavík: JPV, 2005). Style The novel is told in the third person through an omniscient narrator. Particularly in §I, events are often related out of chronological order, with clear date markers in cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
