101 Reykjavik 2000  N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Baltasar Kormakur
Cast: Hilmir Snaer Gudnason, Victoria Abril, Hanna Maria Karlsdottir, Baltasar Kormakur, Olafur Darri Olafsson, Thrudur Viljhalmdottir, Eyvindur Erlendsson, Throstur Leo Gunnarsson, Johann Sigurdarson, Edda Heidrun Backman
Hlynur (Hilmir Snaer Gudnason) is a loser; he is 30 years old, still lives with his mother, can't hold a job, etc., etc. When his mother goes away to visit relatives, Hlynur enjoys a drunken, one-night stand with Lola (Victoria Abril) who, if course, soon announces she is pregnant but claims that the baby IS NOT Hlynur's. But wait, Hlynur's mother (Hanna Maria Karlsdottir) now announces that she and Lola are in love and will be spending the rest of their lives together. Meanwhile, Hofi (Thrudur Vilhjalmdottir) announces she is pregnant and insists that Hlynur IS the father. Could events possibly be more complicated?
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A Little Trip to Heaven 2005  R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Thriller
Director: Baltasar Kormakur
Cast: Forest Whitaker, Julia Stiles, Jeremy Renner, Peter Coyote, Philip Jackson, Anne Reid, Alfred Harmsworth, Joanna Scanlan, Iddo Goldberg, Vladas Bagdonas, Phyllida Law, Kharl Anton Leigh
Insurance agent Abe Holt (Forest Whitaker) is sent from the scene of a bus crash miles away to Hastings, Minnesota, to investigate another crash: a fatal car accident that left only charred remains. If the claim goes through, the beneficiary of a $1,000,000 death benefit is the victim's sister Isold (Julia Stiles) who lives in a run-down cabin with her husband Fred (Jeremy Renner) and son Thor (Vladas Bagdonas). During the investigation, Fred becomes the prime suspect in what Holt has now determined to be a murder case in which the car victim's identity was forged. But, as he gets to know Isold, Holt's professionalism wavers.
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No Such Thing 2001  R, 105 min.
Genre: Horror / Fantasy
Director: Hal Hartley
Cast: Sarah Polley, Robert John Burke, Helen Mirren, Baltasar Kormakur, Paul Lazar, Annika Peterson, Julie Christie, Margret Akadottir, Julie Anderson, Gudrun Bjarnadottir
An aspiring reporter, Beatrice (Sarah Polley), travels to Iceland searching for her missing fiance who has been reported killed and then dined on by a Monster (Robert John Burke). She does find the Monster, forms a relationship, and brings him to NYC for treatment. This is NOT Disney's "Beauty and the Beast."
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The Sea 2002 N/R, 109 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Baltasar Kormakur
Cast: Gunnar Eyjolfsson, Hilmir Snaer Gudnason, Helene de Fougerolles, Kristbjorg Kjeld, Sven Nordin, Gudrun Gisladottir, Sigurdur Skulason, Elva Osk Olafsdottir, Nina Dogg Filippusdottir, Herdis Porvaldsdottir
The patriarch of an Icelandic family calls members together at a remote fishing village where he owns a fish processing plant. But, to his frustration, his plans for the future do not gain the easy acceptance of his dysfunctional family.
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| 1. 101 Reykjavik (2000)
2. A Little Trip to Heaven (2005)
3. No Such Thing (2001)
4. The Sea (2002)
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