I swear Iceland must be some magical mythical place. It is beyond believable gorgeous. Well, judging by the photos and films I have seen at least. And the people seem so real and gentle and closer to the divine than the rest of us somehow.
My discovery of the day is a terribly beautiful and terribly sad short called SÃðasti bærinn ( The Last Farm).Â
You can see the end coming, swooping in on feathery wings, and you at first want to do something to stop it. But you know it is inevitable. It has already happened and you realize there is a quiet dignity in it. And then you want to stop the possible derailing of it. Everything is as it should be.
Set in Iceland it is written and directed by Rúnar Rúnarsson and stars Jón Sigurbjörnsson.
It is split into two parts here and runs less than 16 minutes total.
Enjoy…
I want to retire in Iceland. Yesterday I looked for an Icelandic Rosetta Stone but they don’t offer the language. Oh well… maybe I should learn Swedish and Spanish first 🙂
Yup, this was a very beautiful and sad film… a really nice discovery. He has created a few more shorts http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1242172/ btw
I am assuming you plan for me to retire there with you right? 🙂 The language thing might be an issue, but we will figure it out..he he
I’d like to see some more of Rúnarsson’s work. I’ll see if I can track it down.
What a beautiful yet heartbreaking film, Alice. I was reminded of A.S. Byatt’s short story “A Stone Woman” in her Little Black Book of Stories because of the Icelandic setting. You might enjoy it if you haven’t read it. 🙂
“Trunt, trunt, og trollin i fjollunum.”
I have not read it and I definitely will now. Thanks for the tip Jamie! 🙂