The Dance (1998)
1h 23m
Running Time
September 25, 1998Release Date
Plot.
Águst Guðmundsson directed this Icelandic period drama, adapted from the short story We Must Dance by William Heinesen, and set on an island in 1913.
Pétur (Gunnar Helgason) narrates, recalling the days when mainlanders arrived for a wedding. Flirtatious Sirsa (Pálína Jónsdottir) marries Harald (Dofri Hermannsson), son of a wealthy landowner on the island.
Offshore, a ship is sinking, so the men form a rescue party, returning with the captain, the engineer, and several sailors. With a storm gathering, the engineer dies. The clergyman requests an end to the festivities as a mark of respect. Sirsa protests, but her new husband brings the celebration to a halt. The group then fragments into different activities, drunken or otherwise, and the sensual Sirsa directs her attention toward the handsome Ívar (Baldur Trausti Hreinsson).
The film's score features traditional folk music.
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Cast & Crew.

Gunnar Helgason
Pétur

Joi Johannsson
Vítus

Benedikt Erlingsson
Hólófernes

Baldur Trausti Hreinsson
Ívar

Magnús Ólafsson
Sýslumaður

Dofri Hermannsson
Haraldur

Gísli Halldórsson
Nikulás

Pálína Jónsdóttir
Sirsa

Saga Jónsdóttir
Salmóma

Dofri Hermannsson
Haraldur

Arnar Jónsson
Djákni

Þórunn Magnea Magnúsdóttir
Móðir Haraldar

Björk Jakobsdóttir
Theodóra

Guðrún Þ. Stephensen
Sjómannsekkja

Lilja Guðrún Þorvaldsdóttir
Sýslumannsfrú

Ágúst Guðmundsson
Director / Producer / Writer

Ernest Vincze
Director of Photography

Kai Dorenkamp
Music

Rainer Grünebaum
Music

Jürgen Peukert
Music

Elísabet Ronaldsdóttir
Editor

Valdís Óskarsdóttir
Editor

Tonie Zetterström
Production Design / Set Decoration

Dschingis Bowakow
Co-Producer

Kristín Atladóttir
Line Producer / Writer

Erik Crone
Co-Producer

Andy Paterson
Co-Producer

Halldór Þorgeirsson
Set Decoration

Þórunn María Jónsdóttir
Costume Design

Sigríður Rósa Bjarnardóttir
Makeup Artist

Kristín Thors
Makeup Artist

Eggert Baldvinsson
Visual Effects
Details.
Release DateSeptember 25, 1998
Original NameDansinn
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 23m
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
shipwreck
widow
iceland
wedding party
wedding reception
sailor
faroe islands
Wiki.
The Dance (Icelandic: Dansinn ()) is a 1998 Icelandic drama film produced and directed by Ágúst Guðmundsson. It is set in the Faroe Islands and revolves around a wedding which is
interrupted when a British fishing trawler is wrecked nearby. The screenplay is based on the short story Her skal danses by William Heinesen from Faroe Islands. It was filmed in the Faroe Islands with an Icelandic cast. It was entered into the 21st Moscow International Film Festival where Guðmundsson won the Silver St. George for Best Director.
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