Angels of the Universe - DVD
Fridrik Thor Fridriksson Collection
Iceland 2000
Colour
English subtitles
HiFi -Dolby Stereo
VHS PAL
97 minutes
Icelandic version of cover shown here
The DVD version of Iceland's most succesfull
movie ever is finally available,
packed with features and extra material!
Extra Material:
- Making of Angels of the Universe (25min.)
- The Trailer
- The TV Ad
- Photos
- "The Saga of Burnt Njal"
The original short film by Fridrik Thor Fridriksson from 1980
Languages:
- Icelandic/German
- Subtitles: English/French/Danish
All menus in Icelandic and English
You can buy the DVD on these great Icelandic websites:
www.buyicelandic.com
www.badtaste.dk
------ FROM THE COVER:
FROM ACADAMY AWARD NOMINEE FRIDRIK THOR FRIDRIKSSON
Angels of the Universe portrays the life of Paul (Ingvar E. Sigurdsson), who suffers from schizophrenia,and the way people react to his illness. At first we see him with his family,childhood friends and the girl (Halldóra Geirharđsdóttir) that he loves, and then we follow him into the psychiatric hospital.There we meet his colourful companions Óli Beatle (Baltasar Kormákur), who believes that he has written all the Beatles songs; the sophisticated and erudite Viktor (Björn Jörundur), who sometimes believes that he is Hitler; and Peter (Hilmir Snćr Guđnason), Paul's room-mate, who has freaked out on acid and is under the impression that he wrote a doctorate about Schiller at a Chinese university. The film is a testimony to a unique life, a subtle blend of humour and zest and delicately charts the uneasy border zone where the comic and the tragic fuse.
"Gorgeous!" New York Times
"...a beatiful film " Variety
"Remarkable!" Screen International
GOTHENBURG FILM FESTIVAL 2000:
BEST SCREENPLAY:
FILM BY THE SEA FESTIVAL
BEST FILM
KARLOVY VARY INT. FILM FESTIVAL:
SPECIAL JURY MENTION
THE MAIN FIPRESCI JURY PRIZE
EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS:
BEST EUROPEAN ACTOR NOMINATION
CAST
Ingvar E.Sigurdsson
Baltasar Kormákur
Björn Jörundur Fridbjörnsson
Hilmir Snćr Gudnason
Helga Jóhannsdóttir
Theódór Júlíusson
Halldóra Geirhardsdóttir
Thor Túliníus
Pétur Einarsson
Egill Ólafsson
Fridrik Steinn Fridriksson
Sara Margrét Mikaelsdóttir
Jón Karl Helgason
Pálmi Gestsson
Director Fridrik Thor Fridriksson
Screenplay Einar Már Gudmundsson
Producers Fridrik Thor Fridriksson, Egil Ödegaard, Peter Rommel,Anna María Karlsdóttir, Gunnar Carlsson & Peter Aalbćk Jensen
Director of Photography Harald Paalgard
Production Designer Jón Steinar Ragnarsson
Editor Sigvaldi J.Kárason,Skule Eriksen
Sound Design Kjartan Kjartansson
Original Score Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson and Sigur Rós
Produced by Icelandic Filmcorporation,Filmhuset,Peter Rommel Productions,ZDF/ARTE, ORB,SVT &Zentropa Productions
Supported by Eurimages, Icelandic Film Fund, Nordic Film &TV-Fund, Dag
Alveberg, Audiovisuelt Produksjonsfond, Elin Eriksen,Filmstiftung Nordrhein,
Westfalen,W DR
