Young salaryman Atsushi Hirata (International star Masatoshi Nagase) is forced to cancel his long-awaited golf and holiday in Hawaii. Instead, he must reluctantly travel far north to perform the memorial service in the remote, snowy corner of Iceland where his parents met their deaths. Atsushi still likely Braves the Icelandic winter, discover some unfamiliar cuisine, […]
NORDIC NIGHTS RETURNS TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 29TH AT 6.30 PM ´COLD FEVER´ (Á KÖLDUM KLAKA) is our first Icelandic film this season. Director is Friðrik Þór Friðriksson, previous Oscar nominee for ´Children of Nature´ This film, in English, features a Japanese businessman who reluctantly visits Iceland to perform a ceremony in honour of his parents, who […]
FILM: ‘Of Horses and Men’ ( Hross í Oss ). 2013. 81 min. DIRECTOR: Benedikt Erlingsson STARRING: Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson Icelandic with English subtitles TELEGRAPH, UK, Review Of Horses and Men, the directorial debut of Icelandic actor, writer and stage director Benedikt Erlingsson, is formed of six interlocking fables of rural life. Each involves at […]
Nordic Nights Presents: Film: Grandma Lo-Fi The Basement Tapes of Sigríður Níelsdóttir When: Tuesday February 9, 2016 Doors open at 6pm, movie at 6:30pm Where: Ryerson University 122 Bond Street, Room IMA 307 Wheelchair accessible TRAILER FREE, but donations gratefully accepted. At the tender age of 70 she started recording and releasing her own music […]
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 27 Doors open 6 pm, movie at 6.30 pm Film: Rams (Hrútur) 2015 93 mins. Director: Grímur Hákonarsson Starring: Charlotte Bøving, Theodór Júlíusson, Sigurõur Sigurjónsson Icelandic with English subtitles Iceland's entry in the Oscars, the press says: "A simply but skillfully told tale of the hardships of isolated rural life in Iceland"- Todd […]
Nordic Nights Film Series Returns for Winter 2017 Presented by the Icelandic Canadian Club of Toronto, The Consulate of Finland, the School of Image Arts, Ryerson University and Finnish Studies at U of T. FILM: Cheer Up – documentary (Finnish with English subtitles) DIRECTOR: Christy Garland WHEN: Tuesday, January 24, 2017 TRAILER: http://www.cheerupmovie.com/ Film will be preceded by short […]