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The Dance (1998)

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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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Cast

  • Gunnar Helgason Gunnar Helgason Pétur
  • Joi Johannsson Joi Johannsson Vítus
  • Benedikt Erlingsson Benedikt Erlingsson Hólófernes
  • Baldur Trausti Hreinsson Ívar
  • Magnús Ólafsson Magnús Ólafsson Sýslumaður
  • Gísli Halldórsson Nikulás
  • Pálína Jónsdóttir Sirsa
  • Dofri Hermannsson Haraldur
  • Arnar Jónsson Arnar Jónsson Djákni
  • Þórunn Magnea Magnúsdóttir Móðir Haraldar
  • Björk Jakobsdóttir Theodóra
  • Guðrún Þ. Stephensen Sjómannsekkja
  • Lilja Guðrún Þorvaldsdóttir Lilja Guðrún Þorvaldsdóttir Sýslumannsfrú
  • Elís Poulsen Jóhann

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