Sólveig Anspach
Nascimento : 1960-12-08, Heimaey (Iceland)
Morte : 2015-08-07
História
Sólveig Anspach (8 December 1960 – 7 August 2015) was an Icelandic-French film director and screenwriter. Born to a German-Romanian father Gerhard Anspach and an Icelandic mother Högna Sigurðardóttir, she spent most of her life living and working in France. After studying philosophy and clinical psychology in Paris, she enrolled in La Fémis and graduated with a diploma in directing in 1989. Her film Stormy Weather was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival. Anspach died of breast cancer on 7 August 2015 at the age of 54.
Screenplay
Dois amantes se reencontram no corredor de um hospital, 15 anos após o primeiro contato. Shauna tem 71 anos, enquanto Pierre tem 45. Opostos, mas hipnotizados um pelo outro, eles se reconectam, enquanto Shauna, que já é mãe, avó e viúva, quer reafirmar que ainda é uma mulher e que a diferença de idade entre eles não importa.
Idea
Dois amantes se reencontram no corredor de um hospital, 15 anos após o primeiro contato. Shauna tem 71 anos, enquanto Pierre tem 45. Opostos, mas hipnotizados um pelo outro, eles se reconectam, enquanto Shauna, que já é mãe, avó e viúva, quer reafirmar que ainda é uma mulher e que a diferença de idade entre eles não importa.
Writer
Samir, 40 e poucos anos, trabalha como operador de guindaste em Montreuil, nos arredores de Paris. Vivendo um amor avassalador e platônico pela professora de natação Agathe, ele, na falta de um plano melhor, decide se matricular em uma das classes da amada, mesmo sabendo nadar perfeitamente. Mas seu falso papel de aprendiz dura apenas três dias e, quando a verdade vem à tona, Agathe fica furiosa. Será o fim? Não exatamente. Durante uma viagem a trabalho para a Islândia, Agathe aproveita a distância para olhar o episódio sob uma nova perspectiva.
Director
Samir, 40 e poucos anos, trabalha como operador de guindaste em Montreuil, nos arredores de Paris. Vivendo um amor avassalador e platônico pela professora de natação Agathe, ele, na falta de um plano melhor, decide se matricular em uma das classes da amada, mesmo sabendo nadar perfeitamente. Mas seu falso papel de aprendiz dura apenas três dias e, quando a verdade vem à tona, Agathe fica furiosa. Será o fim? Não exatamente. Durante uma viagem a trabalho para a Islândia, Agathe aproveita a distância para olhar o episódio sob uma nova perspectiva.
Screenplay
Após uma entrevista de emprego mal sucedida, Lulu decide não voltar para casa, deixando o marido e os filhos à sua espera. Ela não tem nada planejado e se dá alguns dias de liberdade, aproveitando plenamente o que vier em seu caminho. Neste caminho, ela acaba encontrando pessoas que também estão na beira do mundo e alguém que perdeu de vista há muito tempo: ela mesma.
Director
Após uma entrevista de emprego mal sucedida, Lulu decide não voltar para casa, deixando o marido e os filhos à sua espera. Ela não tem nada planejado e se dá alguns dias de liberdade, aproveitando plenamente o que vier em seu caminho. Neste caminho, ela acaba encontrando pessoas que também estão na beira do mundo e alguém que perdeu de vista há muito tempo: ela mesma.
Writer
It's early summer and Agathe is back in France, at home in Montreuil. She has to get over her husband's death and return to her work as a film director. The unexpected arrival at her house of a couple of Icelanders, a sea lion and a neighbour that she has always desired yet never vanquished will give Agathe the strength to get her life back on track...
Director
It's early summer and Agathe is back in France, at home in Montreuil. She has to get over her husband's death and return to her work as a film director. The unexpected arrival at her house of a couple of Icelanders, a sea lion and a neighbour that she has always desired yet never vanquished will give Agathe the strength to get her life back on track...
Director
A fiercely active Communard, Louise Michel is condemned for taking arms against Bismarck. Along with thousands of other revolutionaries, she is deported to New Caledonia, whilst, back in Paris, a young parliamentarian Georges Clemenceau campaigns for a truce with the Communards. During her exile, Louise Michel becomes a teacher and wins the admiration of the other deportees, inspiring them to rise up against the colonial order…
Writer
Anna Hallgrimsdottir, a poetess, dish washer and marijuana dealer in her late thirties, lives in Reykjavik with her two sons, Krummi and Ulfur. Anna is tired of her lifestyle and the coldness of Iceland and wishes to show her sons more of the world. Finally she decides to do something about it, move on, and somewhat change her lifestyle. The first step in her revival is to sell her business which consists of her mobile telephone which includes her big list of clients. The sale is an unusual one and the potential buyer promises her the asking price within 48 hours. During those 48 hours Anna gets into all kinds of “Icelandic familial adventures” as her kitchen fills up with customers/friends, partying, while waiting for her to come Back Soon.
Director
Anna Hallgrimsdottir, a poetess, dish washer and marijuana dealer in her late thirties, lives in Reykjavik with her two sons, Krummi and Ulfur. Anna is tired of her lifestyle and the coldness of Iceland and wishes to show her sons more of the world. Finally she decides to do something about it, move on, and somewhat change her lifestyle. The first step in her revival is to sell her business which consists of her mobile telephone which includes her big list of clients. The sale is an unusual one and the potential buyer promises her the asking price within 48 hours. During those 48 hours Anna gets into all kinds of “Icelandic familial adventures” as her kitchen fills up with customers/friends, partying, while waiting for her to come Back Soon.
Director
5 short films on the theme of European identity.
Screenplay
This is a tale of forged paintings. Nothing could be more ordinary. Only the action takes place in Iceland, a country with a population of 300.000, where everybody is cousin with everybody else and has been for generations. The minor incident suddenly becomes a major affair.
Director
This is a tale of forged paintings. Nothing could be more ordinary. Only the action takes place in Iceland, a country with a population of 300.000, where everybody is cousin with everybody else and has been for generations. The minor incident suddenly becomes a major affair.
Writer
The psychiatry department of a young doctor Cora has just admitted a young lady who refuses to speak and whose identity remains unknown. Cora becomes fond of her patient and establishes a relationship which goes beyond the usual course of treatment. She feels a kind of "call" from this woman as a strange and strong tie grows between them. One day, Cora learns that the identity of her patient has been discovered. Her name is Loa, she is a stranger, she has been sent back home…to Iceland. Cora, who had no idea of this woman's life outside their relationship, is deeply moved : she decides to meet up with her in order to finish the treatment.
Director
The psychiatry department of a young doctor Cora has just admitted a young lady who refuses to speak and whose identity remains unknown. Cora becomes fond of her patient and establishes a relationship which goes beyond the usual course of treatment. She feels a kind of "call" from this woman as a strange and strong tie grows between them. One day, Cora learns that the identity of her patient has been discovered. Her name is Loa, she is a stranger, she has been sent back home…to Iceland. Cora, who had no idea of this woman's life outside their relationship, is deeply moved : she decides to meet up with her in order to finish the treatment.
Director
The history of the execution of Odell Barnes in Texas, on March 1, 2000. The movie, based on testimonies of family, friends and lawyers, aims at demonstrating that O. Barnes did not receive a fair trial and was executed because of his past and background.
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David, Tinna, Svanhvit, Hrönn and Oli live in Reykjavik, are less than 25 years old and work during summer while pursuing their studies during winter. In their eyes reflects the want to cross the sea and discover the world just like their ancestor Erik the Red.
Director
A woman in the fourth month of her first pregnancy fights to save the baby while being treated for breast cancer.
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Director
In a little Icelandic island, 15 years after a volcanic eruption, the inhabitants remember the events but also their premonitory dreams. Outside, the wind fights with the sea, and the volcano is still fuming. Here, the nature is the master.
