The Seagull's Laughter

The Seagull's Laughter

2001
1h 42m
5.5

5.5/10

15 votes • View on IMDb
Drama Comedy

"Sometimes it's not about whodunit... but why"

Overview

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.

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Language: IS

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Production Information

Production Companies
IsFilm Archer Street Productions Hope & Glory Film Productions GmbH Hope & Glory Pictures International Hope & Glory Pictures Det Danske Filminstitut
Production Countries
Denmark Germany Iceland United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
Icelandic

Keywords

based on novel or book feminism post war life

Quick Facts

Original Title Mávahlátur
Release Date October 20, 2001
Status Released
Language IS
IMDb ID tt0281176

Cast

Margrét Vilhjálmsdóttir
Margrét Vilhjálmsdóttir

Freyja

Ugla Egilsdóttir
Ugla Egilsdóttir

Agga

Heino Ferch
Heino Ferch

Björn Theódór

Hilmir Snær Guðnason
Hilmir Snær Guðnason

Magnús

Kristbjörg Kjeld
Kristbjörg Kjeld

Grandmother

Edda Björg Eyjólfsdóttir
Edda Björg Eyjólfsdóttir

Dódó

Bára Lyngdal Magnúsdóttir
Bára Lyngdal Magnúsdóttir

Dísa

Eyvindur Erlendsson
Eyvindur Erlendsson

Grandfather

Guðlaug Elísabet Ólafsdóttir
Guðlaug Elísabet Ólafsdóttir

Ninna

Sigurveig Jónsdóttir
Sigurveig Jónsdóttir

Kidda

Diljá Mist Einarsdóttir
Diljá Mist Einarsdóttir

Emilía

Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir
Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir

Birna

Key Crew

Kristín Atladóttir
Producer
Ágúst Guðmundsson
Director
Ágúst Guðmundsson
Writer