Magnús Ólafsson

분노의 출구로서 헤비메탈과 선악의 의미에 대한 성찰을 담은 영화. 헤라는 오빠가 벌판에서 황당무계한 사고로 처참하게 죽는 현장을 목격한다. 그때부터 그녀는 사랑하는 오빠를 데려간 신을 증오하기 시작하고 오빠가 듣던 헤비메탈 음악에 빠져든다. 록스타의 꿈을 이루기 위해 마을을 떠나겠다고 호언장담하면서도 선뜻 버스에 오르지 못하는 그녀는 마을에서 온갖 문제를 일으키며 악의 화신인 듯 행동한다. 는 아이슬란드에서는 이미 평단의 지지를 받는 라그나르 브라가슨의 신작이다. 이 영화에서 흥미로운 것은 헤비메탈을 보는 시각이다. 일단 헤비메탈은 납득할 수 없는 상황과 대면한 주인공이 신으로부터 등을 돌린 후 주체할 수 없는 분노를 방출하는 출구로 그려진다. 그러다 보니 신의 대항마인 악으로서 묘사된다. 그러나 영화에는 헤비메탈과 신의 공존이라고 할 만한 순간들 또한 존재한다. 특히 영화 말미에 가족들이 헤비메탈의 도움으로 앙금을 털고 한바탕 춤판을 벌이는 장면은 흐뭇하기까지 하다. 유명 밴드들의 음악을 듣는 재미 또한 쏠쏠한 이 영화는 결국 헤비메탈의 손을 들어주는 것 같다.

A desperate city slicker engineer cheats his way into a small farming community, pretending to know how to save them by re-financing their slaughterhouse not knowing that he's walking into a local world war of small-town politics and general misbehaving.

A student in politics, Jón, is covering for his friend from school as an assistant in the kitchen of a remotely situated home for the disabled for one weekend. Strange working procedures at the home come to Jón´s attention. Disputes seem to be resolved by a secret voting and Jón thinks democracy is threatened. But all is not what it seems.

Kalli, a young boy living with his mother in the suburbs of Reykjavik, thrives in the world of movies and computer games. When he is sent to spend Christmas with his father's new family up north at an isolated farm, Kalli meets his stepsister, who he does not get along with. Soon he decides to run away, but only to be hit harder by reality and Kalli has to learn how to fight "real life" challenges while encountering imaginary and fictional creatures.

Simon a mysterious man with a past returns to Iceland with the intention to end his no good life. Before he can complete his task he meets a young women DÚA who he believes might be his daughter. When she gets into trouble with the police Simon represses his death wish and decides to help her out. Together they flee to the city of Hamburg and smuggle with them what used to be the greatest export of the Vikings, an Icelandic Falcon. Their plan is to sell it to wealthy Arabs.

Regína is 10 years old. Her mother, Margrét, works at a home for the elderly and her father is dead. The story begins one sunny summer morning when kids are leaving for the summer camp and Regína has been told she cannot go. While alone at home killing time she discovers her gift, which is hypnotizing singing. Her friend Pétur shows his talent for finding words that rhyme and together they increase the power of singing.

1999's Áramótaskaup, an annual 50-minute TV movie, satirizing the events of the past year.

Íþróttaálfurinn has managed to change the villagers' negative attitude towards sports, healthy food and all diligence. But when he leaves and the villagers have to manage on their own, they turn out to be very unstable and easily influenced by the criminal Glanni Glæpur, who turns up disguised as a very rich man. In fact, he has stolen the president's car and intends to corrupt the villagers so that he can sell them un-wholesome powder-food and become mayor of the town.

Águst Guðmundsson directed this Icelandic period drama, adapted from the short story We Must Dance by William Heinesen, and set on an island in 1913. Pétur (Gunnar Helgason) narrates, recalling the days when mainlanders arrived for a wedding. Flirtatious Sirsa (Pálína Jónsdottir) marries Harald (Dofri Hermannsson), son of a wealthy landowner on the island. Offshore, a ship is sinking, so the men form a rescue party, returning with the captain, the engineer, and several sailors. With a storm gathering, the engineer dies. The clergyman requests an end to the festivities as a mark of respect. Sirsa protests, but her new husband brings the celebration to a halt. The group then fragments into different activities, drunken or otherwise, and the sensual Sirsa directs her attention toward the handsome Ívar (Baldur Trausti Hreinsson). The film's score features traditional folk music.

Latibær is full of colourful characters who have a very negative attitude towards physical activity, healthy food and so on. They prefer to stuff themselves with sweets and watch television all day. As a result they are all weak and flabby. To change this, the Sports-Elf arrives, and through his positive attitude, driving magnetism and by not taking no for an answer, he persuades the inhabitants to change their destructive lifestyle.

In a barren land ruled by oppression and ignorance, a spirited woman driven by hope of a better life must fight against the odds. Agnes is a servant in the house of the county sheriff. There she is constantly sexually harassed by him and treated with contempt by his wife. Agnes falls in love with Natan, a self taught homoeopathic doctor. The sheriff takes revenge on Natan by making it illegal for him to practice his profession. The dramatic relationship between the three main characters ultimately leads to a fatal web of events where a love affair turns into a nightmare of brutality and destruction.

This Icelandic tale, loosely based on the real-life experiences of director Fridrik Fridriksson tells the saga of a boyhood spent in Iceland in the 1960s.

An elderly couple leave their retirement home to make one last journey back to their home in the Western Fjords.

Follows the adventure of a group of kids and a paper boy named Peter. Plane ride, box car racing and bad neighbours are all included. Iceland's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1990

Dramatized educational film about alcoholism in the past and the present.

A husband and wife living in a village on the eastern most part of Iceland visit their actor friends.

A country boy has to quit school in Reykjavík and move back home.

A drama shot on location in Reykjavík which deals with the pregnancy of a 16 year old schoolgirl and the effect it has on her life. This is an unusual look at a classic situation through the eyes of the young mother-to-be. Humour heightens the refreshingly new treatment of the subject matter.

An Icelandic farmer's son decides to leave his farm, fiance, friends, dog and horse, during the depression before World War II, to start a new life somewhere else.