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.
Gunnar Helgason
Pétur
Joi Johannsson
Vítus
Benedikt Erlingsson
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Dansinn
September 25, 1998
1h 23m
6.2
Ágúst Guðmundsson
Ágúst Guðmundsson, Kristín Atladóttir
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IsFilm
IS
Oxford Films
GB
Nordisk Film
DK
Hamburger Kino-Kompanie
DE
Hólófernes
Baldur Trausti Hreinsson
Ívar
Magnús Ólafsson
Sýslumaður
Gísli Halldórsson
Nikulás
Pálína Jónsdóttir
Sirsa
Dofri Hermannsson
Haraldur
Arnar Jónsson
Djákni
Þórunn Magnea Magnúsdóttir
Móðir Haraldar
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