The Dance

The Dance (1998)

Drama Comedy

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.

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  • Release Date: 1998-09-25
  • Runtime: 1h 23min
  • Director: Ágúst Guðmundsson

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Cast

  • Gunnar Helgason

    Pétur

  • Joi Johannsson

    Vítus

  • Benedikt Erlingsson

    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

  • Björk Jakobsdóttir

    Theodóra

  • Guðrún Þ. Stephensen

    Sjómannsekkja

  • Lilja Guðrún Þorvaldsdóttir

    Sýslumannsfrú

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