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Tár úr steini

  • 19951995
  • 1h 50m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
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Tár úr steini (1995)
  • Biography
  • Drama
About the Icelandic composer Jon Leifs (1899-1968) who spent much of his life in Germany before WWII. The film begins in the 1930s after he has married the daughter of an industrialist, Anni... Read allAbout the Icelandic composer Jon Leifs (1899-1968) who spent much of his life in Germany before WWII. The film begins in the 1930s after he has married the daughter of an industrialist, Annie, who is also a concert pianist. This era was frustrating for Leifs because his works wer... Read allAbout the Icelandic composer Jon Leifs (1899-1968) who spent much of his life in Germany before WWII. The film begins in the 1930s after he has married the daughter of an industrialist, Annie, who is also a concert pianist. This era was frustrating for Leifs because his works were seldom performed.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
113
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  • Director
    • Hilmar Oddsson
  • Writers
    • Sveinbjörn I. Baldvinsson
    • Hilmar Oddsson
    • Hjálmar H. Ragnarsson
  • Stars
    • Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson
    • Ruth Olafsdottir
    • Winfried Wagner
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  • Director
    • Hilmar Oddsson
  • Writers
    • Sveinbjörn I. Baldvinsson
    • Hilmar Oddsson
    • Hjálmar H. Ragnarsson
  • Stars
    • Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson
    • Ruth Olafsdottir
    • Winfried Wagner
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    • 3User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson
    • Jónas Jón
    Ruth Olafsdottir
    • Annieas Annie
    • (as Ruth Ólafsdóttir)
    Winfried Wagner
    • Ræðumaðuras Ræðumaður
    Ulrich Tukur
    Ulrich Tukur
    Cilia Marianne Úlfsdóttir
    • Snót yngrias Snót yngri
    • (as Cili Marianne Ulfsdóttir)
    Guðlaug Ólafsdóttir
    • Fríðaas Fríða
    • (as Guðlaug Elísabet Ólafsdóttir)
    Thomas Brasch
    Thomas Brasch
    Heinz Bennent
    Heinz Bennent
    • Herr Richtofas Herr Richtof
    Ingrid Andree
    Ingrid Andree
    • Fräu Ricthofas Fräu Ricthof
    Bergþóra Aradóttir
    • Lífas Líf
    Sigrún Lilliendahl
    • Snót eldrias Snót eldri
    Manuela Konopka
    Benedikt Erlingsson
    Benedikt Erlingsson
    Gerry Wolf
    Kurt Veth
    Kristján Franklin Magnúss
    • Gleðimaðuras Gleðimaður
    Jóhann Sigurðarson
    • Pállas Páll
    Steinn Ármann Magnússon
    • Börkur Hafliðasonas Börkur Hafliðason
    • Director
      • Hilmar Oddsson
    • Writers
      • Sveinbjörn I. Baldvinsson
      • Hilmar Oddsson
      • Hjálmar H. Ragnarsson
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      Hera Hilmar's debut.
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      Spoofed in Áramótaskaup 1996 (1996)

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    7/10
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    I was not at all familiar with Leifs before watching this movie. Knowing it was based on his life I expected it to be a fairly typical biopic, following him from his childhood, through his difficult life, ending up with him as an old man. While it does adhere to many traits common in biopics, I enjoyed that it only focused on one part of his life, instead trying to make that slice represent him as a person. From the character you see, you can guess how he ended up in the situation he was in, and though you only see him living in the difficult time of the second world war, you get a picture of what kind of person he was - both his good sides and his bad.

    The most impressive part of the movie was how much they achieved with what I assume was a quite limited budget. Despite having most scenes being set in cities like Reykjavik and Berlin, there are hardly any shots of the cities themselves. Instead of letting this be an open wound, they opted for a more creative approach, using the darkness of night time and interesting cinematography to hide the fact. While not always successful, it makes the movie much more interesting.

    My biggest gripe with the movie might be due to the print of it I saw - but the image quality seemed to be quite bad, and with a yellow tint that I hope was not intentional.
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    • Jan 23, 2016

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    • Release date
      • September 15, 1995 (Iceland)
    • Countries of origin
      • Iceland
      • Germany
    • Languages
      • Icelandic
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Tears of Stone
    • Filming locations
      • Germany
    • Production companies
      • Tónabíó
      • Peter Rommel Productions
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    • Budget
      • ISK 140,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 50 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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