The Dance

The Dance

1998
1h 23m
5.5

5.5/10

4 votes • View on IMDb
Drama Comedy
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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Production Information

Production Companies
IsFilm Oxford Films Nordisk Film Hamburger Kino-Kompanie
Production Countries
Iceland Denmark United Kingdom Germany
Spoken Languages
Icelandic

Keywords

widow wedding reception shipwreck iceland wedding party sailor faroe islands

Quick Facts

Original Title Dansinn
Release Date September 25, 1998
Status Released
Language IS
IMDb ID tt0168628

Cast

Gunnar Helgason
Gunnar Helgason

Pétur

Joi Johannsson
Joi Johannsson

Vítus

Benedikt Erlingsson
Benedikt Erlingsson

Hólófernes

Baldur Trausti Hreinsson
Baldur Trausti Hreinsson

Ívar

Magnús Ólafsson
Magnús Ólafsson

Sýslumaður

Gísli Halldórsson
Gísli Halldórsson

Nikulás

Pálína Jónsdóttir
Pálína Jónsdóttir

Sirsa

Dofri Hermannsson
Dofri Hermannsson

Haraldur

Arnar Jónsson
Arnar Jónsson

Djákni

Þórunn Magnea Magnúsdóttir
Þórunn Magnea Magnúsdóttir

Móðir Haraldar

Björk Jakobsdóttir
Björk Jakobsdóttir

Theodóra

Guðrún Þ. Stephensen
Guðrún Þ. Stephensen

Sjómannsekkja

Key Crew

Ágúst Guðmundsson
Director
Kristín Atladóttir
Writer
Ágúst Guðmundsson
Writer
Ágúst Guðmundsson
Producer