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Cold Fever (1995) -- A Japanese businessman travels to Iceland and has a series of misadventures while venturing to a remote area to perform a traditional burial ritual where his parents died several years back.

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Writers:
Friðrik Þór Friðriksson (writer)
Jim Stark (writer)
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Release Date:
5 April 1996 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
Plot:
A Japanese businessman travels to Iceland and has a series of misadventures while venturing to a remote area to perform a traditional burial ritual where his parents died several years back. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
3 wins more
User Comments:
Much more than a tourist advertisement more (21 total)

Cast

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Masatoshi Nagase ... Hirata
Lili Taylor ... Jill
Fisher Stevens ... Jack
Gísli Halldórsson ... Siggi
Laura Hughes ... Laura
Seijun Suzuki ... Hirata's Grandfather
Hiromasa Shimada ... Suzuki
Masayuki Sasaki ... Higashino
Taizô Mizumura ... Hirata's father
Ichiko Takashi ... Hirata's mother
Taeko Kato ... Girl in TV show
Toshimori Iwaki ... TV show commentator
Ari Matthíasson ... Bus guide
Magnús Ólafsson ... Taxi driver
Rúrik Haraldsson ... Grave digger
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Á köldum klaka (Iceland)
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Runtime:
Germany:85 min | USA:83 min
Country:
USA | Japan | Iceland | Denmark | Germany
Language:
English | Icelandic | Japanese | German
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Australia:M | France:U | Germany:12 | Iceland:L | Spain:7 | USA:Unrated
Filming Locations:
Iceland more
Company:
Icicle more

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6 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
Much more than a tourist advertisement, 21 November 2004
Author: lowkeylysmythe from Oakland, CA

This film is indeed a beautiful film showing Iceland's many attractions as the previous reviewer mentioned, but it also draws very interesting parallels between the native beliefs of Icelanders, which in fact are quite similar to what prevailed across Europe before Christianity came(Iceland was settled by Vikings and was among the last places Europeans held to their pagan religion), and the Shinto practices in Japan. One accompanies the main character, a shallow, immature corporate executive from his comfortable Tokyo life to Iceland: where layer by layer he is stripped of comfort, certainty, even rationality, until he is brought to a place where he realizes a simple and profound humanity.

This film is funny, the cinematography is amazing, and it is spiritually enriching. How many films can you say all that about?

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