The Dance

The Dance

1998 is 83 minutes

Rating: 5.5

Plot

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

Baldur Trausti Hreinsson

Ívar

Magnús Ólafsson

Magnús Ólafsson

Sýslumaður

Gísli Halldórsson

Gísli Halldórsson

Nikulás

Pálína Jónsdóttir

Pálína Jónsdóttir

Sirsa

Dofri Hermannsson

Dofri Hermannsson

Haraldur

Arnar Jónsson

Arnar Jónsson

Djákni

Þórunn Magnea Magnúsdóttir

Þórunn Magnea Magnúsdóttir

Móðir Haraldar

Björk Jakobsdóttir

Björk Jakobsdóttir

Theodóra

Guðrún Þ. Stephensen

Guðrún Þ. Stephensen

Sjómannsekkja

Lilja Guðrún Þorvaldsdóttir

Lilja Guðrún Þorvaldsdóttir

Sýslumannsfrú

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