bits and pieces from the northern island.
Pu Bad Family explores issues and deviations of what’s supposed to be the average upper Finnish bourgeoisie. Mikael Lindgren (Ville Virtanen), a Public Prosecutor, is a well-off and apparently accomplished man. He has two sons: the older one, Dani, comes from a previous failed marriage. Dani is still a young man in high school, but Mikael … Read the full article →
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. Robert Frost and Jim Jarmusch took the same path. Both poet and filmmaker took each in his own field the path less traveled by. As Frost affirms in his The Road Not Taken, … Read the full article →
This year’s RIFF, as promised, will feature a rich program. New Visions Films in competition to receive the Golden Puffin award are featured in this section of the festival. All directors in the New Visions category are deserving filmmakers at their first or second feature film. Le quattro volte (The four times) – M. Frammartino … Read the full article →
Who said that bigger is better? Sometimes staying smaller is the way to go. Speaking of establishments like bars and restaurants, I often found that tiny or cozy places are better, at least for the overall quality of the experience, than the others. Of course this isn’t a 100% accurate rule, but it’s an acceptable … Read the full article →
As I said in my previous post on the Golden Circle, last time we had to temporarily leave the national Park of Þingvellir out of our tour because the weather was awful. I think in the end we were wise to do so, as we found out Þingvellir requires some time to be truly appreciated, as … Read the full article →
The Reykjavík International Film Festival was established back in 2004 to bring to Reykjavík a film festival internationally recognized, as an incentive for the local film industry and also as a cultural catalyst both for cinema enthusiasts and for a wider and more casual audience. Great importance has been given from the very beginning to … Read the full article →
We’ve been living in Iceland for more than six months now and in all this time we couldn’t really find the time, for a reason or another, to take part in more touristy activities, like going around to explore the country. The only serious travelling we did in Iceland was going from Seydisfjordur to Reykjavík … Read the full article →
I’ve read and heard more than once about people finding specimens of boletus edulis (aka known as porcino or cep) growing happily and undisturbed in gardens or other green spaces here in Iceland. Apparently, according to the rumors, this kind of mushroom is very commonly seen, but nobody really cares about it. Since I’m used … Read the full article →