Grimur’s childhood ends with the natural catastrophe that kills his family. Although Grimur had had a premonition of this, he had been unable to prevent it. More than thirty years later, Grimur is still tormented by guilt. Flashbacks disrupt his life, his painting and the relationship with his girlfriend, who wants a child. Will Grimur be able to find inner place to accept the way his life has developed? „Blue light is cold, it is the light of sky, the sea of death and of eternity. At the other end of spectrum is the warm yellow light of the sun and of life. The changing colours and different faces of the natural scenery mirror our inner emotions“, explains director Oddsson. This spellbinding film with its hypnotic images gazes into depths of the human soul.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 1 hr. 33 min.
- Country, year
- Iceland, Norway, United Kingdom, Germany, 2004
- Genre
- Drama
- Language
- Icelandic
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian, English
- Age rating
- N/A
Credits
- Director
- Hilmar Oddsson
- Screenplay
- Hilmar Oddsson (pagal Vigdís Grímsdóttir romaną)
- Cinematography
- Sigurdur Suerrer Pálsson
- Cast
- Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson, Kristbjörg Kjeld, Ruth Olafsdottir, Snæfríður Ingvarsdóttir, Helga Braga Jónsdóttir, Valdimar Örn Flygenring
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Director
Hilmar Oddsson
Hilmar Oddsson was born in 1957, studied directing at the Munich Colege of Television and Film until 1985, during which time he created his acclaimed short film „In the shadows of scartaris“ (1983) about the mysterious Snaefellsjokull glacier – starting point of Jules Vernes „Journey to the Center of the World“. The psychological thriller „The Beast“ (1986) marked Oddsson’s 1986 feature film debut, for which he also wrote the script and composed the soundtrack. Oddsson is also a film critic and freelance TV producer and has created music clips and advertising film. He describes „Cold Light“ as „my biggest directing challenge so far“.
