The Honour of the House (1999)

A hypocritical and selfish older sister holds power over her younger sister by hiding the shame of her pregnancy.

Director:

Guðný Halldórsdóttir

Writer:

Halldór Laxness (book)

Stars:

Tinna Gunnlaugsdóttir, Ragnhildur Gísladóttir, Agneta Ekmanner

6 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tinna Gunnlaugsdóttir	...	Þuríður
Ragnhildur Gísladóttir	...	Rannveig
Agneta Ekmanner	...	Prófastsfrú
Rúrik Haraldsson	...	Prófastur
Egill Ólafsson	...	Björn
Reine Brynolfsson	...	Hans
Bjørn Floberg	...	Viggó
Helgi Björnsson	...	Andrés
Ghita Nørby	...	Fru Kristensen
Margret Erla Maack	...	Eldri dóttir Þuríðar (as Margrét Erla Maack)
Ellen Egilsdóttir	...	Yngri dóttir Þuríðar
Magnús Ólafsson	...	Læknir
Helga Braga Jónsdóttir	...	Ólétt stúlka
Sigurveig Jónsdóttir	...	Eldir þjónustustúlka
Gagga Jonsdottir	...	Yngri þjónustustúlka (as Rannveig Jónsdóttir)

Storyline

A hypocritical and selfish older sister holds power over her younger sister by hiding the shame of her pregnancy.

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Plot Keywords:

based on book | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Sweden Iceland

Language:

Icelandic Danish Swedish

Release Date:

8 October 1999 (Iceland)

Also Known As:

Das gute Fräulein

Box Office

Budget:

ISK 160,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Umbi, Pegasus Pictures, Götafilm

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Agneta Ekmanner & Reine Brynolfsson are Swedish actors and did not speak a word of Icelandic. They learned all of there lines phonetically,

User Reviews

A good film.

A good film making with good acting and screenplay. I must say that director Guðný Halldórsdóttir has improved her style and ambition since her last work appeared. It was a good idea to let actors speak in their own language, for after five minutes or so, you get used to it.