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The Seagull's Laughter

2001 102 min ★ 5.5 Drama Comedy

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.

Director: Ágúst Guðmundsson Writer: Ágúst Guðmundsson

Cast

Margrét Vilhjálmsdóttir Margrét Vilhjálmsdóttir Freyja
Ugla Egilsdóttir Ugla Egilsdóttir Agga
Heino Ferch Heino Ferch Björn Theódór
Hilmir Snær Guðnason Hilmir Snær Guðnason Magnús
Kristbjörg Kjeld Kristbjörg Kjeld Grandmother
Edda Björg Eyjólfsdóttir Edda Björg Eyjólfsdóttir Dódó
Bára Lyngdal Magnúsdóttir Bára Lyngdal Magnúsdóttir Dísa
Eyvindur Erlendsson Eyvindur Erlendsson Grandfather
Guðlaug Elísabet Ólafsdóttir Guðlaug Elísabet Ólafsdóttir Ninna
Sigurveig Jónsdóttir Sigurveig Jónsdóttir Kidda
Diljá Mist Einarsdóttir Diljá Mist Einarsdóttir Emilía
Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir Birna