CinemaOSMovie · 1998 · 1h 23m

The Dance

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Águst Guðmundsson directed this Icelandic period drama, adapted from the short story We Must Dance by William Heinesen, and set on an island in 1913. Pétur (Gunnar Helgason) narrates, recalling the days when mainlanders arrived for a wedding. Flirtatious Sirsa (Pálína Jónsdottir) marries Harald (Dofri Hermannsson), son of a wealthy landowner on the island. Offshore, a ship is sinking, so the men form a rescue party, returning with the captain, the engineer, and several sailors. With a storm gathering, the engineer dies. The clergyman requests an end to the festivities as a mark of respect. Sirsa protests, but her new husband brings the celebration to a halt. The group then fragments into different activities, drunken or otherwise, and the sensual Sirsa directs her attention toward the handsome Ívar (Baldur Trausti Hreinsson). The film's score features traditional folk music.

Directed byÁgúst Guðmundsson

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 23m
Language
IS
Released
September 25, 1998
Studios
Oxford FilmsNordisk FilmIsFilm

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Gunnar Helgason

Gunnar Helgason

Pétur

Joi Johannsson

Joi Johannsson

Vítus

Benedikt Erlingsson

Benedikt Erlingsson

Hólófernes

Baldur Trausti Hreinsson

Ívar

Magnús Ólafsson

Magnús Ólafsson

Sýslumaður

Gísli Halldórsson

Nikulás

Pálína Jónsdóttir

Sirsa

Dofri Hermannsson

Haraldur

Arnar Jónsson

Arnar Jónsson

Djákni

Þórunn Magnea Magnúsdóttir

Móðir Haraldar

Creative team
Directed by
Ágúst Guðmundsson
Ágúst Guðmundsson
Written by
Kristín Atladóttir
Ágúst Guðmundsson
Ágúst Guðmundsson
Produced by
Ágúst Guðmundsson
Ágúst Guðmundsson

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