París nordursins

París nordursinsParis des Nordens / Paris of the North

Competition Narrative Films, Iceland / France / United Kingdom 2014, 95 Min.

Hugi, a teacher, has gone to seek shelter in a village in the west of Iceland, where it’s nice and peaceful and predictable. This comes to an abrupt end when his father Veigar, from whom he’s heard nothing in years, suddenly announces a visit. Father and son are not exactly compatible. The only people messed-up, mid-30s Hugi can relate to are the other two members of the local Alcoholics Anonymous group. Veigar, freshly returned from Thailand, is more of a young-at-heart playboy, and also a passionate beer drinker. But after considerable start-up difficulties, they recognize they have something in common; they’ve both found ways to avoid facing up to themselves. As he did in “Either Way”, director Sigurdsson plumbs the masculine psyche by forcing people into togetherness on an unequal footing. A contemplative hybrid of comedy and drama.

Director Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurdsson

Screenplay Huldar Breidfjörd

Cast Björn Thors (Hugi), Helgi Björnsson (Veigar), Sigur ur Skúlason (Svanur), Jón Páll Eyjólfsson (Richard), Haki Lorenzen (Albert)

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