Overview of articles
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Zidane: un portrait du XXIème siècle
Experiment in long-lens photography, disguised as a portrait of and homage to Zinédine Zidane, filmed during a match between Real Madrid and ViPublished on: -
A Little Trip to Heaven
Insurance agent (Forest Whitaker) investigates a fishy case. Icelandic film set in hostile Minnesota in the 1980s that is a cross between a stylised tPublished on: -
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The Higher Force
Iceland Mafia film brings ice-cold humour with a straight face. Amateur poet is the youngest servant in a community of loan sharks. When he recognisesPublished on: -
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The Sea
The parable of the prodigal son in a disfunctional Icelandic fishing family. During the welcome dinner, emotions that have been suppressed for years lPublished on: -
Nói Albinói
Powerful, atmospheric Icelandic feature début. A wonderboy and drop-out on an Icelandic village scale, Noi (17), dreams of escaping from his remote fjPublished on: -
The Juniper Tree
Björk landed her first enchanting role in this rediscovered feminist allegory, shot in the deeply mysterious nature of Iceland. Now restored on 4Published on: -
Oilfields Mines Hurricanes
Based on John Cage’s centuries-long organ piece As SLow aS Possible, this portmanteau road movie follows the meanderings of Salpa, a man with a fish…Published on: -
Of Horses and Men
The credits for this dramatic, delicate debut include Icelandic horses. And rightly so: alongside the fabulous landscapes and dry Icelandic humour, thPublished on: