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The Seagull's Laughter
“Sometimes it's not about whodunit... but why”
5.5 / 10• 2001• 1h 42m•NR• Icelandic
DramaComedy
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Margrét Vilhjálmsdóttir
Freyja
LeadUE
Ugla Egilsdóttir
Agga
Heino Ferch
Björn Theódór
Hilmir Snær Guðnason
Magnús
Kristbjörg Kjeld
Grandmother
EB
Edda Björg Eyjólfsdóttir
Dódó
BL
Bára Lyngdal Magnúsdóttir
Dísa
EE
Eyvindur Erlendsson
Grandfather
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ágúst Guðmundsson's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Seagull's Laughter is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
