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The Juniper Tree

  • 1990
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 18m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
2.4K
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Björk in The Juniper Tree (1990)
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Margit and her older sister, Katla, flee their homeland after their mother is killed for practicing witchcraft. Needing a place to stay, Katla casts a spell over a young farmer named Jóhann ... Read allMargit and her older sister, Katla, flee their homeland after their mother is killed for practicing witchcraft. Needing a place to stay, Katla casts a spell over a young farmer named Jóhann which makes him fall in love with her.Margit and her older sister, Katla, flee their homeland after their mother is killed for practicing witchcraft. Needing a place to stay, Katla casts a spell over a young farmer named Jóhann which makes him fall in love with her.

  • Director
    • Nietzchka Keene
  • Writers
    • Jacob Grimm
    • Wilhelm Grimm
    • Nietzchka Keene
  • Stars
    • Björk
    • Bryndis Petra Bragadóttir
    • Valdimar Örn Flygenring
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    2.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Nietzchka Keene
    • Writers
      • Jacob Grimm
      • Wilhelm Grimm
      • Nietzchka Keene
    • Stars
      • Björk
      • Bryndis Petra Bragadóttir
      • Valdimar Örn Flygenring
    • 31User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
    • 86Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Björk
    Björk
    • Margit
    • (as Björk Guðmundsdóttir)
    Bryndis Petra Bragadóttir
    • Katla
    Valdimar Örn Flygenring
    • Jóhann
    Guðrún Gísladóttir
    Guðrún Gísladóttir
    • Mother
    • (as Guðrún S. Gísladóttir)
    Geirlaug Sunna Þormar
    • Jónas
    • Director
      • Nietzchka Keene
    • Writers
      • Jacob Grimm
      • Wilhelm Grimm
      • Nietzchka Keene
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    • Trivia
      The film was entirely independently funded by Nietzchka Keene.
    • Quotes

      [first lines]

      Margit: Where did she go?

      Mother: She became ashes and left with the wind.

      Margit: And her soul?

      Mother: Her soul... was tied with the heart of a bird.

      Margit: And the thread will hold forever?

      Mother: Until the bird's heart breaks.

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    6/10
    Björk, black and white, Icelandic
    Margit (Björk) and older sister Katla leave their home after their mother is stoned to death for witchcraft. Katla casts a love spell on farmer Jóhann. Jóhann is helplessly spellbound but his son Jónas refuses to accept her.

    It's black and white. It's Icelandic. It's brooding. There is no pale-faced death playing chess but there is some weirder stuff. I don't know what the black hole is meant to be. The movie misses an opportunity to start with a more visceral intensity by showing the stoning and the sisters being chased by the angry villagers. Of course, I stuck with this mostly for Björk. She has an intriguing charisma although her acting has limitations. This is what one can expect from an Icelandic black and white movie about death and witchcraft.
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    • Release date
      • February 12, 1993 (Iceland)
    • Country of origin
      • Iceland
    • Official sites
      • Arbelos Films (United States)
      • Capricci Films (France)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ardıç Ağacı
    • Filming locations
      • Seljalandsfoss Waterfall, Iceland
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 18 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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