Böðvar Guðmundsson

Movies

The Fortress
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A story of love and betrayal. One summer night, two friends, Ketill and Eyjólfur, are heading to an isolated farm in a taxi, in search for Herdís, former fiancé of Ketill. He has been abroad all winter and wants to know why she left him the day before his departure, last autumn. Reluctant to face her for fear of what he may find out, he is urged on by Eyjólfur. The course of events takes an unexpected direction.
Dubbi the pigeon
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Cut-out animation. The story of Dubbi the pidgeon in three episodes: Dubbi; Dubbi the Pidgeon; Dubbi grows up. The film is an adaptation of three short children's books (same titles) and contains exactly the same text. Conceived as pedagogic instruments for children between the age of 6-8 who are learning to read.
Full Name, Simon Peter
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The film is about a little boy, living in the centre of Reykjavík during the first years of Second World War. While poverty is still a fact of life, the business of war slowly begins to affect people's lives. Gradually, the terrors of war filter through into the young boy's mind.
Structure, Balance, Colour
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A documentary about context in modern painting. A modern painter is shown at his work and an insight given into modern figurative art and its conceptive origins. The film follows the painter Tryggvi Ólafsson at work, both in his homeland, Iceland, and in Denmark where he lives. The account is in part biographical where it helps to analyze an ongoing creative process as it emerges in the work of a mature artist.
Viðey með sundum
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A film about the island of Viðey in Kollafjörður and its manifold role in Icelandic history.
Who is...
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Sveinn, a musician with writer's block decides to apply for a teaching position in a boarding school where he intends to work on his music, but things don't go according to plan.
The Silvermoon
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A film based on a play with the same name by Halldór Laxness