{"id":56390,"date":"2024-09-18T10:08:26","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T10:08:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/riff.is\/?p=56390"},"modified":"2024-09-18T10:12:32","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T10:12:32","slug":"bong-joon-ho-heidradur-a-riff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/riff.is\/en\/bong-joon-ho-heidradur-a-riff\/","title":{"rendered":"It's almost time for RIFF in H\u00e1sk\u00f3lb\u00ed\u00f3, and the program has never been more diverse. Mark the dates!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It's almost time for RIFF in H\u00e1sk\u00f3lb\u00ed\u00f3, and the program has never been more diverse. Mark the dates!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Header<\/span>: Big event! Giant drive-in cinema in V\u00ed\u00f0idalur 21.9. Four classics and a sing-along.<\/span><\/p>\n

It's time to start the engines and fasten your seatbelts, because RIFF's drive-in cinema will be revived on Saturday, September 21st at 3:30 PM and will run until the night with a screening of four classic films for people of all ages.<\/span><\/p>\n

We promise a unique atmosphere in V\u00ed\u00f0idalur, whether guests arrive by car or horse, bicycle or chair, because the experience is that everyone sings along, each with their own nose.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Food trucks, along with popcorn and soda, will be on site to make the experience even better in this largest movie theater in the country in V\u00ed\u00f0idalur!<\/span><\/p>\n

Four ever-popular movies will be shown this time \u2013 and for those in cars, it's easy to connect the radio to the right channel \u2013 and then just enjoy:<\/span><\/p>\n

15:30 \u2013 MY BROTHERS LIONHEART 106 MY<\/span><\/p>\n

The Swedish film that was a hit in 1977, directed by Olle Hellblom, tells the story of the brothers Karl and Jonathan's confrontation with \u00deengil the Grim and his black-clad knights.<\/span><\/p>\n

18:00 \u2013 WITH EVERYTHING CLEAN 99 MINUTES<\/span><\/p>\n

The unforgettable musical film by \u00c1g\u00fast Gu\u00f0mundsson from 1982 where members of Stu\u00f0mann and Gr\u00fdlann compete in a competition between two bands that tour the country.<\/span><\/p>\n

20:15 GHOST STORY 64 MINUTES<\/span><\/p>\n

Vi\u00f0ar V\u00edkingsson's fascinating 1985 strip about a medical student who takes on night duty at a television station and spreads stories about the place's alleged hauntings.<\/span><\/p>\n

21:30 TILBURY 53 MINUTES<\/span><\/p>\n

Another film from Vi\u00f0ar's 1987 collection about a country boy during the war years who looks for his love in the hands of a soldier, who is perhaps, after all, just a coincidence.<\/span><\/p>\n

START SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST IN V\u00cd\u00d0IDAL<\/span><\/p>\n

RIFF's drive-in cinema makes the cinema experience accessible to everyone. There will be Icelandic subtitles for each film and a specially designated seating area at the front of the screen for cinemagoers with disabilities who will receive a 20% discount.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Header<\/span>: RIFF Opening Films\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Header<\/span>: The award-winning film Loveable and the world premiere of 1000 Words, the space saga of Bj\u00f6rn and Br\u00edet.<\/span><\/p>\n

Reykjavik International Film Festival, RIFF, will kick off on September 26th with an opening ceremony in H\u00e1sk\u00f3lab\u00ed\u00f3. This year's opening film is made by the Icelandic-Norwegian director Lilja Ing\u00f3lfsd\u00f3ttir.<\/p>\n

Loveable (Elskling), directed by Lilja, marks her debut feature film, having first premiered in Oslo earlier this year. The film quickly became a talking point due to its intense emotional themes and Helga Guren\u2019s standout performance in the leading role, which Variety described as a 'gutsy performance' in their review. In Loveable, Guren plays Maria, a woman struggling to balance her career ambitions with the demands of caring for her four children, while her husband, Sigmund, is frequently absent due to work-related travel. The couple's relationship reaches a breaking point during a heated argument, leading Sigmund to ask for a divorce.<\/p>\n

\"emotionally jagged debut\"<\/b><\/p>\n

which got a standing ovation at Karlovy Vary Film Festival in July\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Variety further says in its review of Lilja's debut that it is an "emotionally jagged debut" and that the film is "an unusual and clever story that seeks answers to why the second marriage in a row ends like the first, and who, if anyone, is to blame."<\/span><\/p>\n

The movie received a standing ovation at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival in July.<\/p>\n

Screened before: Br\u00edet and Birnir in outer space<\/b><\/p>\n

Before the opening film, RIFF will screen the short Birnir og Br\u00edet<\/strong>, by Erlendur Sveinsson. It follows a couple in outer space who attempt to erase the memories of their relationship. The short, which was filmed in one of Icelandair's airplanes, is a visual journey through Birnir and Br\u00edet's album 1000 Words, that the pair recently released.<\/p>\n

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Header<\/span>: Never before have more Icelandic short films been screened at RIFF\u2026 nearly a hundred applied this year\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

The selection of Icelandic short films that will be screened at this year's Reykjav\u00edk International Film Festival has never been larger, as more people have applied to be included in the festival than this year, or almost a hundred works, which testifies to the incredible growth of the industry in this country.<\/span><\/p>\n

There are three categories to compete in \u2013 feature films, experimental films and documentaries \u2013 and each category will be watched at a leisurely pace. For example, it will take viewers an hour and a half to watch all the feature films in one sitting, but they range in length from seven minutes to almost half an hour, which is about the length of a regular movie.<\/span><\/p>\n

"...all are a testament to the power of short filmmaking..."<\/b><\/p>\n

This year's feature films are eight in number and are as diverse in subject matter as they are numerous, but all are a testament to the power of short filmmaking in Iceland \u2013 and an extremely rich creativity.<\/span><\/p>\n

Annal\u00edsa Hermannsd\u00f3ttir shows us <\/span>Hidden <\/b>which tells the story of Vigd\u00eds, a manager at a law firm, and one morning in her life that takes place in a dystopian alternate reality.<\/span><\/p>\n

Gunnj\u00f3n Gestsson has the work. <\/span>Gusti the Strong and the Revenge of the Sea<\/b> which tells the story of two sailors who find themselves in the clutches of a terrifying sea creature.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hj\u00f6rd\u00eds J\u00f3hannssd\u00f3ttir will be attending. <\/span>The bride<\/b>, but she is Estonian and unexpectedly gets hit with an unpleasant language on the day she is going to marry her Icelandic man.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In Katla S\u00f3lnes' short film titled <\/span>Whim Rules the Child, and Weather the Field<\/b>, Hera must decide whether her dilapidated house by the sea can withstand the pressure any longer.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kolbeinn Gauti Fri\u00f0riksson brings us the film <\/span>Taste <\/b>which takes place in a taste-testing company and revolves around a boss who inspires his employee to greatness.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Directed by Nikul\u00e1s Tumi <\/span>The blue boy<\/b> which tells the story of a young house painter who ends up at the home of a charming couple he met by chance outside a nightclub.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Oddur S. Hilmarsson presents for us <\/span>House for sale<\/b> where a real estate agent finds himself in the dilemma of barely being able to sell his own house, let alone another.<\/span><\/p>\n

S\u00f6lmundur \u00cdsak tells us the story of Mikaela, who has decided to lose her virginity while studying abroad, and the film is called <\/span>Let's finish this.<\/b>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In the experimental images category, five images are shown:<\/b><\/p>\n

In <\/span>Grandma's coffee <\/b>After Adam Emil R\u00edkhar\u00f0sson and N\u00f3i \u00derastar, two friends end up at a gas station in a series of incidents that lead them to think about a rather serious theft.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here, poet Andri Sn\u00e6r Magnason examines melting glaciers and exchanges statistics for a personal approach, in a film by Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee and Adam Lopen, <\/span>The last ice age<\/b>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Flowers in the bone<\/b> is the story of Krist\u00edn Bj\u00f6rk Kristj\u00e1nsd\u00f3ttir about a woman who throws her musical instrument into the abyss, but then only love and the desire to create show her the way.<\/span><\/p>\n

We are world premiering the film. <\/span>Stronger<\/b> by Natalia Mayling Pachero, which is about reunions and connections \u2013 and Hilda, who does everything she can to survive after her father falls ill.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Aephie Chen and Ingvar Haukur Gu\u00f0mundsson show <\/span>Mom<\/b> but there the eight-year-olds among the indigenous people of Taiwan go looking for Mayaw as he lives in his later years in the gray mold of London.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The documentary category also includes five films:<\/b><\/p>\n

\u00c6gis Zita arrives with the picture <\/span>Daenerys<\/b> for lambs and gods which of course is about lambs and gods who feed on sacrifices, disrespect, obedience, piety, joy, wonder and each other!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Mode switching <\/b>is a film by P\u00e9tur J\u00f3nsson and takes place in an unforeseen future when the glaciers have disappeared from the surface of the earth, all as one, and the survivors are tempted to revive them.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tumi Gonzo Bj\u00f6rnsson tells the story of the mess Geir in his film, <\/span>Culture and arts,<\/b> but he works at an art museum where he meets the withdrawn H\u00f6r\u00f0ur who dreams of becoming an artist.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

King <\/b>is the name of the latest music video by Icelandic artist Brikcs, directed by Vasco Alexander, which was filmed in an art museum and delves into the complexity of the human being.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the film by Simone Hart and J\u00f3n G. Geirfinnsson, <\/span>Termination<\/b>, sheds light on Inga Birgitta Spur, who has dedicated her life to preserving the artwork of her late husband, Sigurj\u00f3n \u00d3lafsson.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

There is certainly no shortage of choice this year!<\/span><\/p>\n

Header<\/span>: We look forward to seeing you at RIFF this year!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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