The Dance

Sep 25, 1998

1h 23m

★ 5.5

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.

Genres

Drama

Comedy

Production Companies

IsFilm

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Cast

Pétur

Gunnar Helgason

Vítus

Joi Johannsson

Hólófernes

Benedikt Erlingsson

Ívar

Baldur Trausti Hreinsson

Sýslumaður

Magnús Ólafsson

Nikulás

Gísli Halldórsson

Sirsa

Pálína Jónsdóttir

Haraldur

Dofri Hermannsson

Djákni

Arnar Jónsson

Móðir Haraldar

Þórunn Magnea Magnúsdóttir

Theodóra

Björk Jakobsdóttir

Sjómannsekkja

Guðrún Þ. Stephensen

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