Is-slottet (1987)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Per Blom

Writers:

Per Blom (writer)
Tarjei Vesaas (novel)

Genre:

Mystery | Drama

Plot:

In a remote Norwegian mountain-area in the thirties, two 12 year old girls Siss and Unn meets. They are friends...

Plot Keywords:

Female Nudity | Small Community | Forbidden Love | Cult Favorite | Bare Butt

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Line Storesund	...	Siss
Hilde Nyeggen Martinsen	...	Unn
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jan Hoel	...	Young Man
Sigrid Huun	...	Mother / Moren
Urda Brattrud Larsen	...	Bente
Charlotte Lundestad	...	Den nye jenta
Merete Moen	...	Moster
Knut Ørvig	...	En eldre mann
Vidar Sandem	...	Father
Gunnar Svensrud	...	Teacher

Also Known As:

Ice Palace

Runtime:

78 min

Country:

Norway

Language:

Norwegian

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:L | Norway:12

Company:

Norsk Film

Quotes:

Unn: Siss! Let's undress!
Siss: Undress?
Unn: Yes, only undress. That's fun, isn't it?

Beautiful Film

This film might not be to everyone's taste, it is slow moving but like all good things it is worth seeing for the visual impact of the scenery alone. The film revolves primarily around two girls and their interaction between each other and their community. One girl(Unn) is set apart from the rest of her peer group, a loner who is befriended by Siss. As the story unfolds you gain an insight into Unn's character, after sharing a secret with Siss, instead of going to school the next morning Unn wanders off into the snow and disappears. I won't give away the ending of the film, but it is beautifully shot, there are a lot of allegorical references, and the continuity is superb. definitely one for your collection