The Best Movies to Watch In Icelandic on Hoopla
Iceland may be known for Björk, whaling, and knocking the UK out of the World Cup in 2018, but the small country of less than 400,000 people is actually behind some of the world’s greatest filims. Here are the best movies featuring the Icelandic language.
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A man is struggling to mourn his passing wife in this slow-burning Icelandic drama. The story starts with him converting an abandoned electricity station into a house, in an effort to find peace. Soon, however, questions about a possible extramarital affair that his wife disturb this peace and make it seem unattainable. The way A […]
The end of the world, of course, forces people to contemplate one’s life purpose, the choices they made, and the opportunities they chose over others. Andrei Tarkovsky examines this idea in The Sacrifice– juxtaposing a hypothetical third World War with main character Alexander’s choices, the choices that led him to a successful acting career, but […]