bits and pieces from the northern island.
Day three of RIFF Reykjavík Film Festival 2011. After the screening of Let England Shake, film directed by Seamus Murphy in collaboration with PJ Harvey as a visual counterpart for the British musician’s eight studio album, the photographer and film-maker had a chat with the audience. Murphy eagerly answered a few questions by the screening’s attendees, ranging … Read the full article →
Marcel Marx has seen better days. He was a bohemian once, he lived in Paris and, in his words, he was an accomplished artist. Now he has given up his ambitions, he works as a shoeshine and lives with his wife Arletty and his dog Laika in a decrepit neighborhood of the maritime city of … Read the full article →
I won’t deny that, leafing through the festival’s program, I was honestly surprised to find that a film about Paul Watson would be screened at RIFF 2011. My surprise comes from the fact whaling is a taboo topic in Iceland and, whenever it is brought up, it always provokes very strong feelings, both among the … Read the full article →
When last month rumors started circulating about the mysterious project going by the title of Inni (Inside), fans of Sigur Rós went harmlessly insane for a few hours. The most down-to-earth among them perfectly knew what to expect, while others started fantasizing and conjuring all sorts of ideas on Inni being a new album and … Read the full article →
Year two of our attendance to RIFF, Reykjavík International Film Festival. Traditions are not always meant to be broken and this year’s opening event was, as the previous, characterized by an extremely relaxed atmosphere. Nasa, a hugely popular club located in downtown Reykjavík, was the unusual setting for the event. Host of the night was … Read the full article →
There are more events to be brought to everybody’s attention. First of all, submissions to the Reykjavík International Film Festival – RIFF 2011, Iceland’s most important film event and one of the most relevant events worldwide, are now open. The 2011 edition of the film festival is going to take place from September 22 to … Read the full article →
North Iraq, 2003, two weeks after Saddam Hussein’s fall. Ahmed (Yassir Taleeb) is a twelve-year-old boy. His only relative is his grandmother (Shehzad Hussen), an old woman of Kurdish lineage. They are traveling together looking for Ibrahim, Ahmed’s father, who was forced to join the Gulf War years before and never returned. A letter testifies … Read the full article →
Friedrich Dürrenmatt had written a film script entitled Es geschah am hellichten Tag (It Happened in Broad Daylight). Not happy with the ending he had devised for the first version, he decided to write a new one. This time he chose the novel format, completely changing the epilogue and the morals implied in the story … Read the full article →