A fiftieth anniversary sabotages the power supply of a polluting factory. But also getting ready to adopt a girl. An unclassifiable, iconic, funny and sensitive film. On Wednesday, November 14, he received the LUX 2018 prize awarded by the European Parliament.
The baroque film of Benedikt Erlingsson was awarded Wednesday the European Film Award 2018, the "Lux prize" , awarded by MEPs.
The generic. Hold on, for us Icelandic names are a little complicated. It is a film by Benedikt Erlingsson with Jóhann Sigurðarson, Davíd Thór Jónsson and, above all, Halldora Geirhardsdottir for the main role and his twin sister. A very popular artist in Iceland, as much actress, musician and director, especially on TV.
Genre. Baroque comedy.
The story. Halla, a fifty-something choirmaster, could be considered an exemplary citizen. But she declared war on an aluminum factory that pollutes her environment and starts sabotage ecological while it is announced that she will finally get the adoption of a young Ukrainian. What she has been dreaming of for so long.
The duration. 1:40.
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There is the pleasure of traveling the great Icelandic spaces. Then Halla's character, a woman like everyone else, and at the same time a worthy heroine of the Vikings that actress Halldora Geirhardsdottir wears from start to finish. We also like the ability of Icelanders to make natural the defense of ecology, the challenge of power or feminism. Not to mention the far-fetched dimension of this film where the musicians, playing the music of the film among the characters, perform the same function as the Greek choir in ancient tragedies. Finally, it's very funny, touching but it's also a thriller with a suspense held until the ultimate rebound.
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We must accept to be carried away by another way of telling stories. It's not hard.