Fálkar
Directed by:
Friðrik Þór FriðrikssonScreenplay:
Einar KarasonCinematography:
Harald Gunnar PaalgardComposer:
Hilmar Örn HilmarssonCast:
Keith Carradine, Margrét Vilhjálmsdóttir, Ingvar Sigurðsson, Axel Prahl, Margrét Helga Jóhannsdóttir, Hark Bohm, Theódór Júlíusson, Volker Michalowski (more)Plots(1)
Simon, who has taken too many punches from this world and has done too much time in U.S. prisons, returns to his ancestral homeland, Iceland, resigned to do himself in. Before he can complete the task, he meets Dúa, a free spirit he believes may well be his daughter. Simon rescues Dúa from a close scrape with the law and together they escape to Hamburg, smuggling an Icelandic falcon - once the most prized export of the Vikings. Their plan is to sell it to a wealthy Arab. A great idea - until they try it. Fridrik Thor Fridriksson delivers a subtle and poetic film in the league of his own classics ´Movie Days´, ´Cold Fever´ and ´Devil´s Island´. Seemingly as remote as the Icelandic setting, charismatic connoisseur actor Keith Carradine is in command of every scene and lends his character a calm but powerful presence. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Reviews (1)
A slow-paced film where the main role is played by the melancholic, sparsely populated landscape of Iceland, which shapes the natures of the local people. The actual plot is insignificant and seemingly deliberately subdued. What is important and attractive to me is the poetic, almost ballad-like atmosphere, highlighted by the performances of both main actors. Margrét Vilhjálmsdóttir is nevertheless slightly more charismatic. Fridrik Thór Fridriksson has made better films, but this is still a piece of honest filmmaking. Overall impression: 70%.
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