The Seagull's Laughter

5.5 / 10

(15 votes)

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.

Country:

Denmark,

Germany,

Iceland,

United Kingdom

Genre:

Drama,

Comedy

Duration:

102 minutes

Year:

2001

Director:

Ágúst Guðmundsson

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Company:

IsFilm,

Archer Street Productions,

Hope & Glory Film Productions GmbH,

Hope & Glory Pictures International,

Hope & Glory Pictures,

Det Danske Filminstitut

Cast:
Margrét Vilhjálmsdóttir

Freyja

Ugla Egilsdóttir

Agga

Heino Ferch

Björn Theódór

Hilmir Snær Guðnason

Magnús

Kristbjörg Kjeld

Grandmother

Crew:
Ágúst Guðmundsson

Director

Kristín Marja Baldursdóttir

Original Story

Ágúst Guðmundsson

Writer

Kristín Atladóttir

Producer

Henrik D. Moll

Editor