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The Dance (1998) [N/A]

Release Date:
September 25, 1998

Original Title:
Dansinn

Alternate Titles:
Dansinn

Genres:
Comedy | Drama

Production Companies:
IsFilm

Production Countries:
Iceland

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 83

Overview from TheMovieDB

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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Production

Co-Producer:
Andy Paterson
Dschingis Bowakow
Erik Crone

Costume Design:
Þórunn María Jónsdóttir

Director:
Ágúst Guðmundsson

Director of Photography:
Ernest Vincze

Editor:
Elísabet Ronaldsdóttir
Valdís Óskarsdóttir

Finance:
Vilhjálmur Ragnarsson

Line Producer:
Kristín Atladóttir

Makeup Artist:
Kristín Thors
Sigríður Rósa Bjarnardóttir

Music:
Jürgen Peukert
Rainer Grünebaum
Kai Dorenkamp

Producer:
Ágúst Guðmundsson

Production Design:
Tonie Zetterström

Set Decoration:
Tonie Zetterström
Halldór Þorgeirsson

Short Story:
William Heinesen

Visual Effects:
Eggert Baldvinsson

Writer:
Ágúst Guðmundsson
Kristín Atladóttir

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