Tag: Sigurður Sigurjónsson

The County | Review

The Sorrows of Milk: Hákonarson Returns for More Rural Retribution Iceland’s Grímur Hákonarson heads to Norma Rae (1979) territory in the agricultural hinterlands with third...

A White, White Day | Review

Indiscretion of an Icelandic Wife: Palmason Primes a Crime of Passion in Simmering Drama Nothing is initially what it seems in Icelandic director Hlynur...

Interview: Hlynur Pálmason & Ingvar E. Sigurdsson – A White, White Day

At the last Critics' Week in Cannes 2019, critics took notice of Hlynur Pálmason’s second feature, A White, White Day. Pálmason’s debut, Winter Brothers,...

Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #63. The County – Grimur Hakonarson

The County Four years after his hit sophomore film Rams (2015), Iceland’s Grimur Hakonarson should at last be ready with his third feature, The County....

Under the Tree | Review

I Feel Petty: Sigurdsson Dispels the Myth of Polite Society with Sharp Social Satire Hell may be other people, but it’s most certainly your...

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The Devils (1971) | Review

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Ken Russell’s The Devils – 2010 Fantasia International Film Festival

Iconic director Ken Russell was in town to receive a lifetime achievement award from Fantasia for his 50-plus years in the business, a career that has spawned many genre classics including Altered States, Gothic, and The Lair of the White Worm. But it was the little-seen and hard to find The Devils from 1971 that proved to be Russell's most controversial work, and Fantasia managed to snag a copy to be screened on Russell's big night. In the video, Russell discusses the true story behind the film and receives his award with the grace befitting one of the great filmmakers of all time.