The Fish Can Sing

The Fish Can Sing (1973)


  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1973-02-11
  • Runtime: 2h 47min
  • Language: Íslenska
  • Production Company: RÚV
  • Production Country: Sweden, Germany, Iceland, Denmark, Norway
  • Director: Rolf Hädrich

Summary

Set at the start of the twentieth century, the movie deals with the orphaned boy Álfgrímur, his adoptive grandparents, and the small, tolerant community of misfits and eccentrics they gather around them at Brekkukot, their cottage in Reykjavík. As Álfgrímur begins to encounter the minor politicians, businessmen and social-climbers of the growing town of Reykjavík he starts to question his future as a fisherman's grandson, and is increasingly fascinated by Garðar Hólm, the celebrated Icelandic "world singer" whose sporadic returns to Iceland encourage Álfgrímur to pursue his own personal goals of self-expression. He discovers the true value of his boyhood experiences only as he sets out on a path that will take him away from them forever.

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  • Árni Árnason

    as Álfgrímur (Age 17)
  • Þorsteinn Ö. Stephensen

    as Grandfather
  • Regína Þórðardóttir

    as Grandmother
  • Þóra Borg Einarsson

    as Aunt Kristín
  • Sigríður B Bragadóttir

    as Guðmundsen Girl
  • Róbert Arnfinnsson

    as Guðmundsen
  • Nikulás Þorvarðsson

    as Álfgrímur (Age 12)
  • Sigrún Hjálmtýsdóttir

    as Guðmundsen Girl (Aged 17)
  • Margrét Helga Jóhanssdóttir

    as Cloe
  • Halldór Laxness

    as
  • Jon Laxdal

    as Garðar Hólm
Writing Halldór Laxness Novel
Directing Rolf Hädrich Director
Writing Rolf Hädrich Script Editor

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