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Under the Glacier
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6.7Our hero is Umbi (an acronym for emissary of the bishop), sent by him to undertake an important investigation at Snæfell-glacier. In particular he is to look into the conduct and behavior of Jón Prímus, the old pastor at Snæfell. Fantastic rumors are rife: amongst other things it is said that a corpse is lodged in the glacier! Armed with his tape recorder and notebook, Umbi embarks upon his mission. He tries to question the weird locals, a weird lot, but gets evasive answers. Slowly he is dragged into a quagmire of strange happenings and his efforts to understand only make him confused. If at the beginning he is a chipper, a mere device, by the end of the story he is inextricably involved, a committed participant in the bizarre events.
Cast
- Sigurður Sigurjónsson as Umbi
- Baldvin Halldórsson as Séra Jón Prímus
- Margrét Helga Jóhannsdóttir as Úa
- Kristbjörg Kjeld as Hnallþóra
- Helgi Skúlason as Dr. Godman Sýngmann
- Þórhallur Sigurðsson as Jódínus Álfberg
Themes
- based on novel or book
- magic
- scandinavia
- iceland
- woman director
- shamanism
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- Iceland
- Original language
- Icelandic
- Based on
- Under the Glacier
- Director
- Guðný Halldórsdóttir
- Screenwriter
- Halldór Laxness
- Cast member
- Helgi Skúlason
- Duration
- 89
- FilmAffinity ID
- 273530
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- publication date
- 1989-02-25
- title
- Kristnihald undir Jökli
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