The Dance

The Dance (1998)


  • Genre: Drama, Comedy
  • Release Date: 1998-09-25
  • User Rating: 5.5/10 from 4 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 23min
  • Language: Íslenska
  • Production Company: IsFilm
  • Production Country: Iceland
  • Director: Ágúst Guðmundsson
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Summary

Águst Guðmundsson directed this Icelandic period drama, adapted from the short story We Must Dance by William Heinesen, and set on an island in 1913. Pétur (Gunnar Helgason) narrates, recalling the days when mainlanders arrived for a wedding. Flirtatious Sirsa (Pálína Jónsdottir) marries Harald (Dofri Hermannsson), son of a wealthy landowner on the island. Offshore, a ship is sinking, so the men form a rescue party, returning with the captain, the engineer, and several sailors. With a storm gathering, the engineer dies. The clergyman requests an end to the festivities as a mark of respect. Sirsa protests, but her new husband brings the celebration to a halt. The group then fragments into different activities, drunken or otherwise, and the sensual Sirsa directs her attention toward the handsome Ívar (Baldur Trausti Hreinsson). The film's score features traditional folk music.

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  • Gunnar Helgason

    as Pétur
  • Joi Johannsson

    as Vítus
  • Benedikt Erlingsson

    as Hólófernes
  • Baldur Trausti Hreinsson

    as Ívar
  • Magnús Ólafsson

    as Sýslumaður
  • Gísli Halldórsson

    as Nikulás
  • Pálína Jónsdóttir

    as Sirsa
  • Dofri Hermannsson

    as Haraldur
  • Arnar Jónsson

    as Djákni
  • Þórunn Magnea Magnúsdóttir

    as Móðir Haraldar
  • Björk Jakobsdóttir

    as Theodóra
  • Guðrún Þ. Stephensen

    as Sjómannsekkja
  • Lilja Guðrún Þorvaldsdóttir

    as Sýslumannsfrú
Directing Ágúst Guðmundsson Director
Camera Ernest Vincze Director of Photography
Production Kristín Atladóttir Line Producer
Costume & Make-Up Kristín Thors Makeup Artist
Writing Kristín Atladóttir Writer
Editing Valdís Óskarsdóttir Editor
Sound Rainer Grünebaum Music
Sound Jürgen Peukert Music
Sound Kai Dorenkamp Music
Production Andy Paterson Co-Producer
Production Dschingis Bowakow Co-Producer
Art Halldór Þorgeirsson Set Decoration
Art Tonie Zetterström Production Design
Editing Elísabet Ronaldsdóttir Editor
Production Vilhjálmur Ragnarsson Finance
Writing Ágúst Guðmundsson Writer
Production Erik Crone Co-Producer
Writing William Heinesen Short Story
Production Ágúst Guðmundsson Producer
Art Tonie Zetterström Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up Sigríður Rósa Bjarnardóttir Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Þórunn María Jónsdóttir Costume Design
Visual Effects Eggert Baldvinsson Visual Effects

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