The Seagull's Laughter
6.8
“Sometimes it's not about whodunit... but why”
Post-war provincial Iceland: around 1950, Freyja, who'd been a plump teen, returns from America, a widow with a 20-inch waist, seven suitcases of dresses, and a list of who ever wronged or slighted her. She moves in with an aunt and socialist uncle: finding a new husband is high on her agenda, and she's mistrusted by Agga, a pre-teen who's our eyes and ears. The social order and Freyja are more complicated than they seem at first, and so may be her prospects. Class divisions, families ties, pride, the onset of puberty, and the power of Eros sliver the ice.
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30 people
Margrét Vilhjálmsdóttir
Freyja
Also in
White Night Wedding
Cruelty
Ugla Egilsdóttir
Agga
Also in
Icelandic Cinema
Heino Ferch
Björn Theódór
Known for
Downfall
Napoleon
Hilmir Snær Guðnason
Magnús
Known for
Lamb
101 Reykjavik
Kristbjörg Kjeld
Grandmother
Known for
Of Horses and Men
Jar City
Edda Björg Eyjólfsdóttir
Dódó
Also in
The County
Stormland
Bára Lyngdal Magnúsdóttir
Dísa
Also in
Broken Glass
Eyvindur Erlendsson
Grandfather
Known for
101 Reykjavik
Jar City
Guðlaug Elísabet Ólafsdóttir
Ninna
Known for
Reykjavik Whale Watching Massacre
Sigurveig Jónsdóttir
Kidda
Also in
Devil's Island
Go LazyTown
Diljá Mist Einarsdóttir
Emilía
Also in
Icelandic Cinema
Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir
Birna
Known for
Woman at War
Metalhead
Ágúst Guðmundsson Director · Kristín Marja Baldursdóttir Story Peter Krause Cinematographer
First release October 20, 2001 · Produced in Denmark, Germany, Iceland, United Kingdom · Production Archer Street Productions, Hope & Glory Film Productions GmbH
Production
IsFilm
Production
Archer Street Productions
Production
Hope & Glory Film Productions GmbH
Production
Hope & Glory Pictures International
Production
Hope & Glory Pictures
Production
Det Danske Filminstitut
Production
Denmark · Germany · Iceland · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Mávahlátur
Original language
Icelandic
Spoken on screen
Icelandic
Release dates
Iceland · October 20, 2001
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
December 1, 2001 · TV
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