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European Film

This guide includes introductory readings and resources on European film, including books, articles, moving images, and more.

Icelandic Film Resources

Additional Resources on Icelandic Films

Selected Icelandic Films

Rams (dir. Grímur Hákonarson, 2015).

"When a lethal disease suddenly infects Kiddi’s sheep, the entire valley comes under threat."

Winner of the Un Certain Regard Award at the Cannes Film Festival. Winner of the Silver Frog at Cameraimage.

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The Swan (dir. Ása Helga Hjörleifsdóttir, 2017).

"In contemporary rural Iceland, a wayward 9-year old girl, Sól, is sent to distant countryside relatives for a summer to work and to mature. Nature seems endless there, the animals soulful but the people harsh. All except the mysterious farmhand Jón, who – as Sól herself – likes words better than people."

Official Selection at the Toronto International Film Festival.

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A White, White Day (dir. Hlynur Pálmason, 2019).

"In a remote Icelandic town, an off-duty police chief begins to suspect a local man of having had an affair with his late wife, who died in a tragic accident two years earlier. Gradually his obsession for finding out the truth takes over his life and inevitably begins to endanger himself and his loved ones."

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