
The Dance
Drama · Comedy
Overview
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.
Top Cast


Gunnar Helgason
Gunnar Helgason
Pétur
Gunnar Helgason
Pétur


Joi Johannsson
Joi Johannsson
Vítus
Joi Johannsson
Vítus


Benedikt Erlingsson
Benedikt Erlingsson
Hólófernes
Benedikt Erlingsson
Hólófernes
Baldur Trausti Hreinsson
Baldur Trausti Hreinsson
Ívar
Baldur Trausti Hreinsson
Ívar


Magnús Ólafsson
Magnús Ólafsson
Sýslumaður
Magnús Ólafsson
Sýslumaður
Gísli Halldórsson
Gísli Halldórsson
Nikulás
Gísli Halldórsson
Nikulás
Pálína Jónsdóttir
Pálína Jónsdóttir
Sirsa
Pálína Jónsdóttir
Sirsa
Dofri Hermannsson
Dofri Hermannsson
Haraldur
Dofri Hermannsson
Haraldur


Arnar Jónsson
Arnar Jónsson
Djákni
Arnar Jónsson
Djákni
Þórunn Magnea Magnúsdóttir
Þórunn Magnea Magnúsdóttir
Móðir Haraldar
Þórunn Magnea Magnúsdóttir
Móðir Haraldar
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