L'iceberg (2005)

Fiona, Julien and their two clone-like children live a life appropriate to the robots they have become, in a style-less, cheerless suburb somewhere in the flatlands of French-speaking ... See full summary »

Directors:

Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon,

Writers:

Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon,

Stars:

Lucy Tulugarjuk, Fiona Gordon, Dominique Abel

2 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Lucy Tulugarjuk	...	Nattikuttuk
Fiona Gordon	...	Fiona
Dominique Abel	...	Julien
Philippe Martz	...	René le marin
Thérèse Fichet	...	Fernande
Georges Jore	...	Achille
Louis Lecouvreur	...	Léon
Bruno Romy	...	Georges
Lola Hélie	...	Lola
Justine Fernandez	...	Rosalie
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Joseph Alex	...	Villageois
Madeleine Alex	...	Villageois
Oumar Bangoura	...	Clandestin
Virginie Binard	...	L'employée
Fanny Chausson	...	Douanier

Storyline

Fiona, Julien and their two clone-like children live a life appropriate to the robots they have become, in a style-less, cheerless suburb somewhere in the flatlands of French-speaking Europe. Even the simple act of buttering and eating a roll takes on the appearance of an assembly line. When Fiona, who manages a fast-food restaurant, accidentally locks herself in the restaurant's walk-in freezer overnight, her family doesn't even miss her. She realizes how pointless her life has become and runs away; to seek happiness, put her life right again and perhaps to visit the icebergs with which she begins an obsession. On a bus trip to nowhere, she becomes friendly with an older lady, Fernande, who offers Fiona a place to stay and diversion in her seaside community. There, Fiona becomes attracted to René, who owns a small sailboat, and has been a deaf-mute since a fire in which his parents died. In time, the pair embark on a sailing voyage, unknowingly pursued by the persistent Julien, who ...

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Plot Keywords:

restaurant | boat | seaside | bus ride | male nudity | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Official Sites:

MK2 [fr]

Country:

Belgium

Language:

French Inuktitut

Release Date:

7 December 2005 (Belgium)

Also Known As:

El iceberg

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$1,137 (USA) (4 May 2007)

Gross:

$18,134 (USA) (13 July 2007)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Courage Mon Amour, Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Tongues,Firmly Planted In (Icy) Cheeks

Make no mistake about it, Belgium is a country whose cinema is to be reckoned with. They are perfectly able to turn out some edgy psychological dramas ('De Zaak Alzeimers',or as it's known in this country,'Mind Of A Killer'),as well as some silly,surreal comedy's (as in the case of this film). The Iceberg is one of those films in the later category. The story concerns a middle aged housewife in Brussels, who accidentally gets locked in a meat locker in the local fast food take away where she manages,has a traumatic experience as a result of it, and ends up leaving her family to take up in a quirky seaside village in (one supposes)Scotland. What happens from there has to be seen to be believed. Slapstick comedy occasionally ensues this candy coloured gem of a film. I know I certainly walked out feeling good about myself. You'll have to keep your eyes opened,as this film probably won't play out at many cinemas (and as far as I know, no American standard DVD exists as of yet,despite the fact that the film was released in 2005).