The Seagull's Laughter

The Seagull's Laughter

102 mins | Drama, Comedy | Oct. 20, 2001

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.

The Seagull's Laughter

102 mins | Drama, Comedy | Oct. 20, 2001

The Seagull's Laughter
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.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers Archer Street Productions, IsFilm, Hope & Glory Film Productions GmbH, Hope & Glory Pictures International, Hope & Glory Pictures
Original title Mávahlátur
Directors Ágúst Guðmundsson
Writers Kristín Marja Baldursdóttir, Ágúst Guðmundsson

Cast

Heino Ferch

as Björn Theódór

Kristbjörg Kjeld

as Grandmother

Eyvindur Erlendsson

as Grandfather

Jónína Ólafsdóttir

as Doctor's wife

Arnar Jónsson

as Sheriff

Anna Kristín Arngrímsdóttir

as Sheriff's wife

Gunnar Hansson

as Dódó's fiance

Guðmundur Ólafsson

as Dr. Enok

Theodór Júlíusson

as Þórður the policeman

Sigurður Skúlason

as Jói Betu

Gunnar Helgason

as Gauji Sígrenjandi

Halldór Magnússon

as Tobbi Spritt

Kjartan Ragnarsson

as Priest

Jún Júlíusson

as Mailman

Valgeir Guðjónsson

as Band conductor

Magnús Ragnarsson

as Voice of Björn Theodórsson

Lísa Pálsdóttir

as Woman visiting #1

Bryndís Pétursdóttir

as Woman visiting #2