White Night Wedding
An irreverent, uprooting, and updated interpretation of Anton Chekhov’s play “Ivanov” (which director Baltasar Kormákur concurrently produced for the stage as a period piece), White Night Wedding tells the story of Jon, a university literature lecturer who tries to figure out his life and himself during one bright summer night on the island of Flatey, off the coast of west Iceland. The plot unfolds on two parallel lines, both concerning Jon. Once married to a mentally ill artist, Anna, he’s about to become the uneasy bridegroom of a former student, Thora, his junior by at least 18 years. To complicate matters, he owes the bride's parents a small fortune for renting a piece of land he never used, and his future mother-in-law threatens to call off the wedding if he doesn't settle the debt. Throw in the bride's father, who once dreamed of becoming an opera star, a bald priest who is allergic to himself, an insatiable overweight musician who is the groom's closest friend, and a self-styled local entrepreneur full of loopy ideas, and you see why this bittersweet dramatic comedy set box office records in Iceland last year.
Sponsor:
Icelandic Glacial Water
Cast & Crew
Director: Baltasar Kormákur
Producer: Agnes Johansen, Baltasar Kormákur
Editor: Elisabet Ronaldsdóttir
Screenwriter: Baltasar Kormákur, Ólafur Egill Egilsson
Cinematographer: Bergsteinn Bjorgúlfsson
Awards: Official Academy Award Submission 2008 (Best Foreign Language Film)
Icelandic Film & TV Awards 2008
Music: Sigurður Bjóla Garðarsson, Jón Ólafsson
Principal Cast: Hilmir Snær Guðnason, Margrét Vilhjálmsdóttir, Laufey Elíasdóttir, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Jóhann Sigurðarson
Filmography: Jar City (2006); A Little Trip to Heaven (2005); The Sea (2002); 101 Reykjavík (2000)
World Sales: Celluloid Dreams
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