''As in Heaven'' () is a 1992 Icelandic
drama film
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directed by
Kristín Jóhannesdóttir Kristin () is a female given name. It is a variation of Christine. It was the seventh most popular first name for girls born in Iceland between 2000 and 2004.
People
* Kristin Bass, United States Air Force officer
*Kristin Booth, Canadian actress
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. It was screened out of competition at the
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 ...
.
The film was selected as the Icelandic entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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at the
65th Academy Awards
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, but was not nominated.
[Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]
Cast
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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 direc ...
as Mother
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Pierre Vaneck
Pierre Vaneck (born Pierre Auguste Van Hecke; 15 April 1931 – 31 January 2010) was a French people, French actor. During his career, he won a Molière Award in 1988 and received a César Award nomination in 2009.
Biography
Son of a Belgian ar ...
as Dr. Charcot
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Christian Charmetant as Burte
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Valdimar Örn Flygenring Valdimar is a given name in Icelandic. Notable persons with that name include:
;First name
*Valdimar Bergstað (born 1989), Icelandic equestrian
*Valdimar Briem (1848–1930), Icelandic poet, prelate, hymnwriter and translator
*Valdimar Grímsson ...
as Kristjan
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Sigríður Hagalín
Sigríður Hagalín (7 December 1926 – 26 December 1992) was an Icelandic actress. She gained global popularity for her portrayal of Stella in the 1991 film Children of Nature. She was nominated for European Film Award for Best Actress and the f ...
as Grand mother
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Daniel Agust Haraldsson
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Páll Óskar Hjálmtýsson
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Álfrún Örnólfsdóttir as Hrefna
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Christophe Pinon as Gonidec
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Helgi Skúlason
Helgi Skúlason (4 September 1933 – 25 September 1996) was an Icelandic actor and stage director.
Early life and education
Helgi was born in Keflavík and attended the district school at Laugarvatn; he trained as an actor at the National Theat ...
as Grand father
See also
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References
External links
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1992 films
1992 drama films
1990s Icelandic-language films
Films scored by Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson
Icelandic drama films
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