The Seagull's Laughter (2001)

5.5/10 • 102 min • Drama Comedy

Overview

Post-war provincial Iceland: around 1950, Freyja, who'd been a plump teen, returns from America, a widow with a 20-inch waist, seven suitcases of dresses, and a list of who ever wronged or slighted her. She moves in with an aunt and socialist uncle: finding a new husband is high on her agenda, and she's mistrusted by Agga, a pre-teen who's our eyes and ears. The social order and Freyja are more complicated than they seem at first, and so may be her prospects. Class divisions, families ties, pride, the onset of puberty, and the power of Eros sliver the ice.

Cast

Margrét Vilhjálmsdóttir

Heino Ferch

Björn Theódór

Hilmir Snær Guðnason

Kristbjörg Kjeld

Grandmother

Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir

Charlotte Bøving

Benedikt Erlingsson

Arnar Jónsson

Gunnar Hansson

Dódó's fiance

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