Tears of Stone

Tears of Stone

110 mins | Drama | Sept. 15, 1995

About Icelandic composer Jon Leifs (1899-1968) who spent much of his life in Germany before WWII. The film begins in the 1930s after he has married the daughter of an industrialist, Annie, who is also a concert pianist. This era was frustrating for Leifs because his works were seldom performed. Iceland's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1995

Tears of Stone

110 mins | Drama | Sept. 15, 1995

Tears of Stone
About Icelandic composer Jon Leifs (1899-1968) who spent much of his life in Germany before WWII. The film begins in the 1930s after he has married the daughter of an industrialist, Annie, who is also a concert pianist. This era was frustrating for Leifs because his works were seldom performed. Iceland's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1995
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Peter Rommel Productions, Tónabíó
Original title Tár úr steini
Directors Hilmar Oddsson
Writers Hjálmar Helgi Ragnarsson, Sveinbjörn I. Baldvinsson, Hilmar Oddsson

Cast

Heinz Bennent

as Herr Riethof

Ingrid Andree

as Frau Riethof

Ulrich Tukur

as Ernst Züchner