The Honour of the House

The Honour of the House

110 mins | Drama | Oct. 8, 1999

A hypocritical and selfish older sister holds power over her younger, unselfish and humanitarian sister by hiding the shame of her younger sister's pregnancy, with the purpose of upholding the aristocratic status of their name and household. Or that is what we are told, because underneath the facade, is a story of two sisters, who have had intimacy with the same man.

The Honour of the House

110 mins | Drama | Oct. 8, 1999

The Honour of the House
A hypocritical and selfish older sister holds power over her younger, unselfish and humanitarian sister by hiding the shame of her younger sister's pregnancy, with the purpose of upholding the aristocratic status of their name and household. Or that is what we are told, because underneath the facade, is a story of two sisters, who have had intimacy with the same man.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers Nordisk Film, Film i Väst, GötaFilm, Pegasus Pictures, Nordic Screen Production AS, Umbi
Original title Ungfrúin góða og húsið
Directors Guðný Halldórsdóttir
Writers Halldór Laxness

Cast

Tinna Gunnlaugsdóttir

as Þuríður

Agneta Ekmanner

as Prófastsfrú

Rúrik Haraldsson

as Prófastur

Egill Ólafsson

as Björn

Bjørn Floberg

as Viggó

Helgi Björnsson

as Andrés

Ghita Nørby

as Fru Kristensen