The Dance (1998)
Overview
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | is |
| Popularity | 1.295 |
Directed By
Ágúst Guðmundsson
Crew
Ágúst Guðmundsson
Ernest Vincze
Kai Dorenkamp
Rainer Grünebaum
Jürgen Peukert
Elísabet Ronaldsdóttir
Valdís Óskarsdóttir
Tonie Zetterström
Dschingis Bowakow
Kristín Atladóttir
Erik Crone
Ágúst Guðmundsson
Andy Paterson
Tonie Zetterström
Halldór Þorgeirsson
Þórunn María Jónsdóttir
Sigríður Rósa Bjarnardóttir
Kristín Thors
Eggert Baldvinsson
Vilhjálmur Ragnarsson
Ágúst Guðmundsson
Kristín Atladóttir
William Heinesen
TOP CAST
Gunnar Helgason
Pétur
Joi Johannsson
Vítus
Benedikt Erlingsson
Hólófernes
Magnús Ólafsson
Sýslumaður
Gísli Halldórsson
Nikulás
Pálína Jónsdóttir
Sirsa
Dofri Hermannsson
Haraldur
Arnar Jónsson
Djákni
Þórunn Magnea Magnúsdóttir
Móðir Haraldar
Björk Jakobsdóttir
Theodóra
Guðrún Þ. Stephensen
Sjómannsekkja
Lilja Guðrún Þorvaldsdóttir
Sýslumannsfrú
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