2 Movies Starring Kristbjèrg Kjeld

The Sea

The Sea

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2002-09-13

Languages:

Icelandic, Norwegian, English

Countries:

Iceland, France, Norway

Runtime:

109 min

IMDB Ratings:

(1411 Reviews)

Genres:

ComedyDrama

Cast:

Writer:

Baltasar Kormèkur

èlafur Haukur Sèmonarson (play)

Fullplot:

Wealthy, aging patriarch Thordur assembles his scattered heirs to discuss the future of the family fishery. But bringing everyone together unleashes a storm of long-repressed sexual abuse, lingering suspicions, sibling rivalries and incestuous passions. Ultimately, it's a heartless battle between the past and the future that culminates in a night of explosive rage.

Of Horses and Men

Of Horses and Men

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2015-03-11

Languages:

Icelandic, Swedish, English, Spanish, Russian

Countries:

Iceland, Germany, Norway

Runtime:

81 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (1440 Reviews)

Fullplot:

Kolbeinn loves Solveig and Solveig loves Kolbeinn but Kolbeinn is in love with his prized possession and darling, the mare Grèna and Grèna is obsessed with the stallion Brènn. Spring is coming and the whole community is following the story. This cannot end well. Vernhardur is in love with vodka and the horse Jarpur loves Vernhardur, his master. Aboard a Russian trawler is a mate by the name of Gengis who doesn't have vodka but loves horses like Jarpur. This not going to end well. Grimur has a passion for ancient horse roads but Egill admires barbed wire fences. Grimur owns a horse and a pair of pincers and Egill owns a tractor. This cannot end well. Johanna loves Raudka, her mare, but Raudka is in love with freedom. On the heath by an old summer cottage lies an injured old man. This could have a happy ending. Juan Camillo loves life and nature and is seeking God in the Icelandic highlands but the horse Old Piebald is tired and longs for rest. How will this end? Well, it all ends in the autumn when the horses are herded and men and horses become one great strand of excitement. The autumn round-up of the horses unifies theme, place, objects, time and characters into an ensemble film.

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