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Overview
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Release Date:
13 September 2002 (Iceland)
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Tagline:
The truth lies beneath the surface
Plot:
A rich father in a fisher village plans to take on the project of writing his life story. But first he has to take on his own family, and everybody wants something... Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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10 wins
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7 nominations
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Brilliant
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Cast
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Directed by | |||
| Baltasar Kormákur | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Baltasar Kormákur | ||
| Ólafur Haukur Símonarson | play | |
Produced by | |||
| Jean-François Fonlupt | .... | producer | |
| Baltasar Kormákur | .... | producer | |
| Egil Ødegård | .... | co-producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Jón Ásgeirsson | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Jean-Louis Vialard | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Elísabet Ronaldsdóttir | (co-editor) | ||
| Valdís Óskarsdóttir | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Tonie Zetterström | (as Tonie Jan Zetterström) | ||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Gunnar Pálsson | |||
| Guðný Óskarsdóttir | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Thorunn Elisabet Sveinsdóttir | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Ragna Fossberg | .... | makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Agnes Johansen | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Fahad Falur Jabali | .... | first assistant director | |
| Gagga Jonsdottir | .... | second assistant director | |
Sound Department | |||
| Arni Gustafsson | .... | sound post | |
| Kjartan Kjartansson | .... | sound | |
| Nicolas Liebing | .... | sound editor | |
| Ingvar Lundberg | .... | sound editor | |
| Ingvar Lundberg | .... | split mixer | |
| Björn Viktorsson | .... | adr recordist | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Pål Morten Hverven | .... | special effects | |
| Haukur Karlsson | .... | special effects technician | |
| Eggert Ketilsson | .... | special effects supervisor | |
Stunts | |||
| Valdimar Jóhannsson | .... | stunts | |
Other crew | |||
| Harpa Elísa Þórsdóttir | .... | script supervisor | |
Production Companies
- Blueeyes Productions
- Emotion Pictures
- Filmhuset AS (co-production)
- A-Film Distribution (2003) (Netherlands) (theatrical) (for)
- Cinema Mondo (2003) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Neue Visionen Filmverleih (2004) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Palm Pictures (2003) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Pyramide Distribution (2003) (France) (theatrical)
- Upstream Pictures (2003) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Xenix Filmdistribution (2003) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- A-Film Home Entertainment (200?) (Netherlands) (video)
- Impuls Home Entertainment (2005) (Switzerland) (DVD)
- Cut 'n' Paste editing post-production
- Icelandic Film Center funding (as Kvikmyndasjóður Íslands)
Additional Details
Also Known As:
"Hafið" - Iceland (original title)
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Runtime:
109 min
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Certification:
Iceland:12 | Finland:K-15 | France:U | Hong Kong:III | Norway:15 | Germany:12 | Singapore:R(A) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Zurich)
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Despite the fact that Herdís Þorvaldsdóttir is only 3 years older than Gunnar Eyjólfsson, she plays his mother in the movie.See more »
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It's great to go into a film knowing nothing about it before hand. This was the case when I saw "The Sea." While you can easily see it was adapted from a play the themes are consistent and handled cinematically for the most part.
The first thing that is apparent is that the casting in this film is ridiculously perfect. No actor feels out of place. Speaking of which neither are any of the scenes. It is rare to watch such a multi-character film and never be left confused about who's who. All the characters are sharply defined and they all illustrate the struggle amongst family, between the generations and the joining or avoidance of a globalized world.
The scenes in the pool and the scenes with the black sheep are accessible symbolism that serve comedic or story functions such that the audience is never lost. Another amazing thing is that even though all the characters have undesirable traits they're all funny and identifiable. The only place the film falters in anyway is that the father has a speech that's a little too long at the end. With the way the film cuts the framing of the story is very surprising.
The acting all around is great but those who stand out are Gunnar Eyjólfsson, Hilmir Snær Guðnason, Hélène de Fougerolles, Guðrún Gísladóttir and Elva Ósk Ólafsdóttir.
Whenever watching a foreign film, especially one from a culture I'm not that familiar with, I always look for two things: 1. does it seem indigenous and not overly influenced by Hollywood? 2. While being indigenous does it communicate a universal message and/or theme. "The Sea" succeeds in both cases.