The Seagull's Laughter
“Sometimes it's not about whodunit... but why”
5.8
2001
1h 42m
DramaComedy
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.
Key Crew
Director
Ágúst Guðmundsson
Producers
Kristín Atladóttir
Writers
Ágúst Guðmundsson
Cinematography
Peter Krause
Cast (30)
Margrét Vilhjálmsdóttir
Freyja
Ugla Egilsdóttir
