The Dance

September. 25,1998      
Rating:
6.9
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Gunnar Helgason as  Pétur
Joi Johannsson as  Vítus
Benedikt Erlingsson as  Hólófernes
Magnús Ólafsson as  Sýslumaður
Arnar Jónsson as  Djákni
Lilja Guðrún Þorvaldsdóttir as  Sýslumannsfrú

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Reviews

Matrixston
1998/09/25

Wow! Such a good movie.

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Huievest
1998/09/26

Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.

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mraculeated
1998/09/27

The biggest problem with this movie is it’s a little better than you think it might be, which somehow makes it worse. As in, it takes itself a bit too seriously, which makes most of the movie feel kind of dull.

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Portia Hilton
1998/09/28

Blistering performances.

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