Now available on Homescreen: Of Horses And Men
Director:Benedikt Erlingsson
Stars:Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson, Charlotte Bøving, Johann Pall Oddson
Kolbeinn loves Solveig and Solveig loves Kolbeinn but Kolbeinn is in love with his prized possession and darling, the mare Grána and Grána is obsessed with the stallion Brúnn. Spring is coming and the whole community is following the story. This cannot end well. Vernhardur is in love with vodka and the horse Jarpur loves Vernhardur, his master. Aboard a Russian trawler is a mate by the name of Gengis who doesn't have vodka but loves horses like Jarpur. This not going to end well. Grimur has a passion for ancient horse roads but Egill admires barbed wire fences. Grimur owns a horse and a pair of pincers and Egill owns a tractor. This cannot end well. Johanna loves Raudka, her mare, but Raudka is in love with freedom. On the heath by an old summer cottage lies an injured old man. This could have a happy ending. Juan Camillo loves life and nature and is seeking God in the Icelandic highlands but the horse Old Piebald is tired and longs for rest. How will this end? Well, it all ends in the autumn when the horses are herded and men and horses become one great strand of excitement. The autumn round-up of the horses unifies theme, place, objects, time and characters into an ensemble film.
Nu via Homescreen: Of Horses And Men
Regisseur:Benedikt Erlingsson
Cast:Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson, Charlotte Bøving, Johann Pall Oddson
Synopsis:
In deze IJslandse Oscarinzending van 2014 staan paard en mens centraal. Naast de schitterende landschappen en droge IJslandse humor stelen vooral de paarden de show, in vaak verbijsterende scènes over hun liefdes en levens, en die van hun berijders.
In een onherbergzame IJslandse vallei trotseren de dorpelingen samen met de dieren - en dankzij de broodnodige hartversterkers - de ijzige omstandigheden in het oogstrelend mooie landschap. De gedrongen, maar ijzersterke IJslandse paarden hebben net zoveel karakter en ballen als hun bazen. Dat levert in dit komische drama ronduit absurde situaties op, waarin soms het paard en soms de mens het onderspit delft. Maar hun verwantschap speelt in dit eigenzinnige speelfilmdebuut van Benedikt Erlingsson de hoofdrol. Zowel mens als viervoeter krijgt te maken met liefde en dood.
Info:
Genres: Drama, Komedie
Lengte: 81 min.
Land: IJsland, Duitsland
Beeld: Kleur, 16:9 anamorphic
Geluid: Nederlands - Dolby Digital 5.1
Ondertiteling: Nederlands
