The Seagull's Laughter
2001 · Movie · 102 min. · Iceland
Post-war provincial Iceland: around 1950, Freyja, who'd been a plump teen, returns from America, a widow with a 20-inch waist, seven suitcases of dresses, and a list of who ever wronged or slighted her. She moves in with an aunt and socialist uncle: finding a new husband is high on her agenda, and she's mistrusted by Agga, a pre-teen who's our eyes and ears. The social order and Freyja are more complicated than they seem at first, and so may be her prospects. Class divisions, families ties, pride, the onset of puberty, and the power of Eros sliver the ice.
Direction Ágúst Guðmundsson
Cast Margrét Vilhjálmsdóttir · Ugla Egilsdóttir · Heino Ferch · Kristbjörg Kjeld · Hilmir Snær Guðnason · Edda Björg Eyjólfsdóttir · Bára Lyngdal Magnúsdóttir · Sigurveig Jónsdóttir · Arnar Jónsson
Screenplay Ágúst Guðmundsson · Kristin Marja Baldursdóttir
Cinematography Peter-Joachim Krause
Original title Mávahlátur - The Seagull's Laughter
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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