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.
Credits
The Seagull's Laughter Cast
Name |
Character |
Heino Ferch
He was 38, now 61 years old
|
as Björn Theódór |
Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir
She was 33, now 56 years old
|
as Birna |
Ugla Egilsdóttir
|
as Agga |
Magnús Ragnarsson
He was 38, now 61 years old
|
as Voice of Björn Theodórsson |
Halldór Magnússon
|
as Tobbi Spritt |
Sigurður Skúlason
He was 55, now 78 years old
|
as Jói Betu |
Margrét Vilhjálmsdóttir
She was 35, now 58 years old
|
as Freyja |
Kristbjörg Kjeld
She was 66, now 89 years old
|
as Grandmother |
Guðlaug Ólafsdóttir
|
as Ninna |
Hilmir Snær Guðnason
He was 32, now 55 years old
|
as Magnús |
Sigurveig Jónsdóttir
She was 70, 77 years old when she died
|
as Kidda |
Valgeir Guðjónsson
He was 49, now 72 years old
|
as Band conductor |
Gunnar Hansson
He was 30, now 53 years old
|
as Dódó's fiance |
Gunnar Helgason
He was 36, now 59 years old
|
as Gauji Sígrenjandi |
Theodór Júlíusson
|
as Þórður the policeman |
Eyvindur Erlendsson
|
as Grandfather |
Benedikt Erlingsson
He was 32, now 55 years old
|
as Hilli |
Arnar Jónsson
He was 58, now 81 years old
|
as Sheriff |
The Seagull's Laughter Crew